With great sadness NMRA learned our good friend, Dallas Jones, 82, of Bowling Green, Ky. has passed away. Dallas was a true giant in the sport of drag racing and a supporter of NMRA and NMCA since the very beginning. 

After getting back into Factory Stock racing with the NMRA this past year and attending three races, my goal for the winter, and into the 2023 race season is to find at a minimum the 2 mph and two-tenths I'm lacking from being mid-pack in the class.

Nitto Tire announced today it will give away a complete set of four tires to winner the 2023 Burnout Contest at the NMRA SBSO.

For the 2023 season, the first Holley NMRA Ford Nationals index racers who achieve that goal at each event while covered by Laris Motorsport Insurance are eligible for the $1,000 Perfect Package bonus. 
 

TransTec to sponsor the Fox-Body Reunion during the 29th Annual NMRA Spring Break Shootout Presented by Nitto Tire from March 2-5, 2023.

A restored 1968 Ford Bronco, with Eaton’s Detroit Truetrac differentials front and rear, and a Roush supercharger with Eaton’s TVS^® 2650 technology, was the grand prize of a sweepstake that benefited the Special Operators Transition Foundation.

Bob Barker, The Price Is Right’s beloved former host, made famous the concept of “closest without going over.” The newly minted NMRA SunCoast Performance 8.60 Street Race class, however, took the iconic idea and reversed it — the closest in the heads-up category to run the number without going under gets the win.

Attention all racers and vendors, the season-opening NMRA Spring Break Shootout is set to kick off March 2-5 so we’re providing critical stacking and parking information to help you navigate your entry into Orlando Speed World.

Kicking off its 25^th Anniversary season, the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals series is bringing more excitement to its season opener with more tire smoke by adding the Ford Drift Invitational.

The story of how Matt and Charla Keiser acquired their 1968.5 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet clone not once, but twice, is truly remarkable.

 This week, our staff headed to Orlando for the start of Sick Week, a premier event for the drag and drivers.

Today a new name emerged, and it was created by a familiar group of product designers and hardcore horsepower enthusiasts. American Forced Induction is the brainchild of Dan and Ryan Jones along with partner Mark Brumitt.

With a long history of making fuel-injected performance vehicles fasters and more powerful, BBK Performance knows what it takes to build an elite street/strip ride. With that in mind, the company continues its support of the NMRA season opener’s namesake class —  the Spring Break Shootout.

The Tech Committee made a rule clarification in Ram/Fresh Air Rule Section and a Base Weight Adjustment in Renegade to the Small Block Turbo (Billet) 366-440 gas Combination – (minus -50lbs).

Today, at the Chicago Auto Show, Ford announced the Mustang Dark Horse will be available carbon fiber wheels.

“Circle D Specialties is excited to sponsor NMRA’s wildly popular True Street class first and foremost because supporting this program allows us to help keep motorsports thriving while also providing a unique opportunity to give back to the racing community that has given so much to us,” Pete Nichols of Circle D Specialties explained.

In His Words—A 16, Conor Fahey Is Excited To Kick Off His NMRA Racing Career

Combining power adders and street-based engine combinations, NMRA’s Limited Street class is a true showcase of the potential offered by Ford’s pushrod and Modular small-block engines.

As NMRA kicks off its 25^th Anniversary season at Orlando Speed World from March 2-5, 2023 a popular class returns. There’s nothing more fun or exciting than banging gears down the drag strip, and that’s just what the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout delivers.

With 500 horsepower, Mustang enthusiasts are anticipating big things from the 2023 Dark Horse. But in addition to power, Ford is amplifying the track handling precision of the all-new 2024 Mustang Dark Horse Mustang, as the design team has created a distinctive collection of colors and materials to amplify its dark aura and digital-age style.
 

NMRA and MNCA, along with VP Racing, makes it easier than ever to fuel your race machine by offering fuel delivery at six events in 2023.

With the NMRA Spring Break Shootout just weeks away, we’re getting excited about heading to Orlando Speed World to kick off the 2023 event season.

The NMRA Tech Committee made Base Weight Adjustments in Renegade to the following Combinations. 

With the off-season coming to a close, we reached out to the NMRA failthfull to see what racers had in store for the upcoming season opener and the 2023 NMRA season. Chris Rusch responded, telling us about the upgrades to his familiar Orange Fury 2018 Mustang GT.

VP Racing Fuels, Inc., Official Fuel of the NMRA, is regarded worldwide as the leader in racing, performance fuel products, and branded retail, and today it announced the launch of a new identity for the corporation, its products, and programs.

It’s February and that means we’re just four weeks away from the 29^th Annual NMRA Spring Break Shootout. As always, we’ll be kicking off the season in the Sunshine State, as the Spring Break Shootout is set for March 2-5 at Orlando Speed World.

The Holley EFI Factory Super Cars racer gives it everything he has and goes for glory

It may be the off season, but the ProMedia team is hard at work planning and preparing for an exciting 2023 event season.

Dan Jesel used his decades of experience to converge on an idea that the perfect V8 would have eight equal cylinders free of compromise.

The NMRA Tech Committee updated and clarified new changes to the Cruise and Class Format amendments in All-Female True Street today. 

To aid the fight against diabetes, Ford is bringing the most powerful Mustang GT ever to Barrett-Jackson’s annual auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

TorqStorm’s TS91R and the TS94R centrifugal superchargers have been reviewed and approved for competition in NMCA Xtreme Street and NMRA Renegade provided the product maintains compliance with the class specs and rules for centrifugal superchargers.

Any stick racer will tell you there’s nothing quite like dumping the clutch and rowing the shifter in a manual transmission-equipped vehicle.

Wheel studs are an important part of any driveline, and ARP has long focused on manufacturing premium grade replacements for factory and aftermarket applications.

This week, we lost one of the most likeable and well-known members of our automotive community when “Smitty” Smith of Edelbrock died of a heart attack.

High performance runs in the Skillman family as three generations have competed successfully in NHRA, NMCA and NMRA drag racing. Grandfather Ray, along with his son Bill and his son Drew, have won races in a wide range of categories, from Stock to Pro Stock and Bill Skillman, who is a regular at NMCA events, won the Holley EFI Factory Super Cars championship in 2021 driving a Ford Mustang Cobra Je...

NMRA Tech Committee releases Super Bowl of Muscle Car Drag Racing Shootout Rule Amendments and procedures

Carroll Shelby Centennial Edition Mustang pumps out 750+ horsepower, only 100 total 2023 model year cars to be built in the USA and a very limited number to be offered internationally

The NMRA Tech Committee finalized rules and released today, the Championship Class rules for starting the 2023 season in the following classes

There are seemingly endless ways to customize your vehicle. Common mods include aftermarket wheels, body kits and a new paint job always does the trick. There are simple items that can be added in minutes and others that take lots of thought, combined with sweat equity and money.
 

Ford Bracket Racing Ready To Kick Off In Orlando March 2-5 at the NMRA Spring Break Shootout

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund offers financial assistance of up to $5,000 to foster future leaders and innovators in the automotive aftermarket industry.

On what would have been Carroll Shelby’s 100th birthday, Goodwood is delighted to announce that the legendary American driver, car manufacturer and entrepreneur will be celebrated at this year’s Goodwood Revival, over the weekend of September 8-10, 2023.

Shane England and his Fun-Haver-backed Big Kahuna Monster Truck will be on hand meeting and greeting fans at the NMRA Spring Break Shootout on Saturday, March 4. 

The mission, undertaken roughly six years ago, was to build a competitive car for the NMRA Series, specifically the FSC Ford Muscle and HP Tuners Super Stang index classes. We wanted a car that not only ran in the 10-second zone, but had to be reliable with a minimal amount of required maintenance, and most importantly, could win races.

RC Components offers a complete line of front and rear wheels for drag racing and street/strip applications.

With the series celebrating its silver anniversary in 2023, it was only fitting to bring something a little extra special to the festivities courtesy of Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his band of merry Fun-Havers that will join the party on Saturday, March 4th. 

The Lightweight Strange 2-Piston Front Brake Kit is delivers maximum performance with minimum weight and drag.

Showing that you can assemble a mindful performance vehicle, Innovation Performance Technologies (IPT) of Aberdeen, North Carolina, builders of brand-new turnkey muscle cars, has completed ShoKr, a fantastic 1989 Mustang LX, built to support the RPM Act.

NMRA Tech Committee updates shifter rules in Index classes