The 2019 Nitto Tire NMRA World Finals + Holley Ford Fest featured a new shootout and it was geared towards Ford's latest transmission, the 10R80. With backing from McLeod by Raybestos, the NMRA sanctioning body went looking for the quickest 10R80 competitors. Answering the call was Team Beefcake Racing's Terry Reeves with his Vortech-powered Mustang as he ran in the 8s and took home the big check ...

NMRA Ford Nationals is pleased to announce the Nitto Tire Pizza & Beer Racer Appreciation Party on Thursday September 27, 2018 from 5:30PM to 7:30PM at Beech Bend Raceway. All racers, families, crew, and sponsors are invited to help celebrate the NMRA All-Ford World Finals with FREE pizza, beer, and other beverages. Brought to you by Keystone Automotive, NMRA is the biggest and longest runn...

In a rare occurrence, the sun is shining at Maple Grove Raceway as the 19th annual NMRA Ford Motorsport Nationals is underway with a full weekend of championship drag racing and street car competitions. Check back often to keep up with the latest news from the pits and on the drag strip, or watch along at www.speedvideo.com for Live video coverage. Manny Buginga is back in NMRA action and he br...

Florida's Bradenton Motorsports Park was bustling the opening weekends of March, first with the Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout, which was then followed immediately by the NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem event. Both events featured the Street Outlaw category, sponsored by VP Racing Fuels on the NMRA side and Mickey Thompson for NMCA. The 2019 rules are aligned with the X275 class, which allowed co...

A few years ago Vortech revamped its racing supercharger line-up, slapping the V-30 moniker on the racing-oriented gear case, and then stacking a variety of impellers and compressor covers on the backside of it. On the surface, the group simplified the identification process but in reality it was a complete reset on the racing program and the biggest of the bunch is the behemoth on these page...

The Capri Swarm is unofficially the largest gathering of the first generation (1970 to 1977) Mercury Capri in all of drag racing. NMRA hosts the Capri Swarm with a dedicated test-and-tune category and special show categories. The leader of the pack is James Meredith as he is unofficially the quickest and fastest first gen Capri. He ran 9.80s yesterday as he tunes up his naturally aspirated Coyote ...

We had a bit of rain overnight, but the NMRA and NMCA staff was up bright and early this morning to start the drying process. Today's forecast is looking good, teams are busy getting ready for eliminations, and we expect to be rockin' and rollin' shortly. Above, NMRA G-Force Racing Transmissions Coyote Stock racer Joe "The Wildman" Marini dries his car in preparation for the day's shenanigans. ...

If you love NMRA and NMCA drag racing then you don't want to miss the NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals, presented by MAHLE Motorsport, at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA, the weekend of April 5-8, 2018. Putting the All-Star in the All-Star Nationals will be three special showdowns for class racers giving bonus cash prizes and bragging rights. The original concept when we combined NMRA and NMCA f...

There have been two big talking points heading into the 14th annual NMRA Super Nationals, presented by WyoTech. The first has been the big news regarding the ownership of National Trail Raceway. A new management group has taken over the facility and instantly spent over $500,000 in improvements with new racing surface, staging lanes, improved pits, new fencing, and many other projects. The other s...

The competition has been fierce in Edelbrock Renegade and one of the most talked about rides of the weekend is Tony Hobson's 2014 Mustang GT. The Missouri-based racer competes out of the JPC Racing camp and brings a turbocharged Coyote 5.0 to the class. Hobson was victorious in his first round pairing against the point's leader and Spring Break Shootout winner, Dom DiDonato. The Coyote topped the...

By Jason Dempsey Although he ran his Dez Racing-backed Mustang in three events in the Renegade class during the 2015 season, Massachusetts-based racer and Edelbrock Renegade point's leader Aaron Bates considers himself a rookie in the class and in heads-up racing in general. His car was a full-on street car just two years ago, sitting in the Dez Racing shop awaiting a big-horsepower makeove...