It is one of the longest running categories in street-legal drag racing, the JLT Performance Spring Break Shootout celebrates 25 years during the NMRA Ford Nationals season-opening event at Bradenton Motorsports Park February 28-March 3, 2019. "This is our third year as the sponsor of the Spring Break Shootout and we are happy and excited to be back and part of the NMRA, said Jay and Lisa Tu...

Richmond Gear, Exedy Racing Clutch, and ROUSH Performance Products all will be returning as NMRA class sponsors in 2019.

Richmond Gear will be continuing as the Factory Stock class sponsor, while Exedy retains their long alliance as the Modular Muscle sponsor, and ROUSH Performance extended their long-standing support of the Super Stang class.     

The 2019 racing season is just weeks away, and the NMRA, once again, will have one of the best contingency programs in the drag racing spectrum. As we've done in past years, we will update you as we continue to add more sponsors. To see the list please click >>HERE<<. Keep in mind that this is the renewal season, which means the list will be updated often so check back frequently. Pleas...

Eaton's new ring and pinion sets are ideal for the performance enthusiast with an assortment of gear ratios available for over a dozen different rear axle styles. Whether used for street or off-road applications, or for competing on the track, they are an ideal addition to pair with Eaton's broad portfolio of performance differentials. These ring and pinion sets build on Eaton's l...

Pre-season testing in Florida is underway with two huge track rentals, one at Bradenton Motorsports Park and the other at Orlando Speed World. An army of Pro Mods, Radial racers, and NMCA/NHRA Factory Super Car/Showdown cars have descended upon the state to prepare for a wild season of drag racing. It was the 2016 Cobra Jet of Kevin Skinner that made the most noise in the opening days of pre-...

By Mary Lendzion Bob Cook has accomplished a lot since he began competing in NMRA Edelbrock Renegade nearly nineteen years ago. He earned a championship while campaigning the Sutton High Performance 2004 Mustang in 2008, and he has wheeled to many wins in his own 1990 Mustang, which most recently was motivated by an 8.2 deck 314 cubic-inch small-block Ford which he built before topping with...

The NMRA Ford Nationals is proud to announce Kim Kussy, President of Aerospace Components is continuing their long-standing sponsorship of the biggest party of the event weekend with the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle for 2019. The Aerospace Components Winner's Circle, formed in 2015, provides racers, families, and friends a chance to celebrate the monumental moment in sty...

ProMedia Events & Publishing, parent company of NMRA Ford Nationals and NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, is proud to announce that Total Venue Concepts will continue to provide the track preparation services at all NMRA and NMCA events in 2019. The Total Venue Concepts will provide track specialists and industry-leading rotators, scrapers, and other equipment at all ten national events to ensur...

The Ford Performance Parts 2019 Coyote Stock Gen II engine calibration is available immediately to all competitors. The new calibration addresses concerns expressed by the Coyote Stock field and supersedes the ECU tune from 2018. The tune is available directly from Ford Performance Parts and NMRA Tech can upload it to an ECU at all events in 2019, beginning with the Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Bre...

Ford designers worked with engineers to create a 2020 Shelby GT500 that is aerodynamic and functional. Its massive front grille opening and functional hood vents help keep engine temperatures under control on the racetrack. By Steve Turner Photos Courtesy of Ford Motor Company and Steve Turner From the moment the 2020 Shelby GT500 rolled onto the stage at the Cobo Center i...

The NMRA is pleased to announce that partnerships with G-Force Racing Transmissions, ARP and Detroit Locker will continue in 2019.

G-Force Racing Transmissions continues this season as sponsor of the Coyote Stock class.  ARP will continue as the Open Comp sponsor while Detroit Locker extends its longtime sponsorship of the Truck and Lightning class.

VP Racing Fuels, Edelbrock Performance and ProCharger return to the NMRA as class sponsors in 2018. VP Racing Fuels will continue as Street Outlaw sponsor as Edelbrock retains their long-standing sponsorship of the Renegade class.

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Nitto Tire, a long time partner of the NMRA, will continue that support in 2019 as they remain the title sponsor of three of the largest events of the season. Their sponsorship begins with the season-opening 25th Annual Spring Break Shootout Feb.28-March 3rd at Bradenton Motorsports Park, followed by the 14th Annual NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing held at Route 66 Raceway the fina...

Lead Photo by Jason Reiss If you've followed the latest happenings NMRA VP Racing Fuels Street Outlaw then you are quite familiar with Big Red, a 2003 Mustang Cobra that is sponsored by MJM Construction and campaigned by Manny Buginga. He captured the title in 2017, his second championship with the first one coming back in 2005. The turbocharged Mustang is fast, like high 4.20s quick in old S...

[ap_tagline_box tag_box_style="ap-top-border-box"]By Jason Reiss Photography Courtesy of Total Seal[/ap_tagline_box] Over the years, engine builders have devised many ways to maximize ring seal, from gapless rings to drilling small holes (gas ports) in the piston tops to allow combustion pressure to get behind the ring's inner diameter inside the ring land and push it outward to seal its fac...

For the past eight years Miller has given away two welders by randomly selecting NMRA and NMCA racers at the annual awards ceremony at the PRI Show. This year, Miller chose to give a Millermatic 211 welder to a couple of lucky racers. It is a lightweight, inverter MIG welder with up to 230 amps of power and runs on either 120V or 240V input power. The unit also includes AutoSet, making the unit qu...

The 2018 NMRA awards ceremony held during the 2018 Performance Racing Industry show was launched into a new era with a revamped ceremony and huge attendance by racers, their families, and fans. Check out the photo gallery below! [envira-gallery id="10158"]

The NMRA Drag Racing Series presented by Keystone Automotive brought its 20th season to a close on Friday December 7th, 2018 during the Performance Racing Industry show as it crowned its class champions. The event was a memorable experience for all and the NMRA would like to congratulate its class champions. VP Racing Fuels Street Outlaw Andy Manson Edelbrock Renegade Frank Varela ProC...

While Gordon Harlow earned an enviable eighth place finish in NMRA ARP Open Comp points in 2017, he wanted to do even better in 2018. The Kentucky-based racer got started by recording a 10.05 on a 10.14 against Woody Pack, who turned on the red, to take his place in the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle at the 10th Annual NMCA/NMRA All-Star Nationals in April at Atlanta Dragway, and he was ....

Having earned the NMRA ProCharger Coyote Modified championship in 2014 and the NMRA Edelbrock Renegade championship in 2015, Frank Varela proved that he was a potent racer in a powerful race car. And while he finished toward the top in NMRA Edelbrock Renegade points in 2016 and 2017, he was focused on a championship in 2018. His year began with a 7.39 to qualify in the second spot and a runn...

Darin Hendricks has what it takes to lead a points chase, and he proved that by cruising to the NMRA Pure Street championship in 2003. He has been shooting for another championship ever since he made the move to NMRA G-Force Racing Transmissions Coyote Stock in 2013, and he came close with a second place finish in 2014 and a fifth place finish in 2017. He started off the 2018 race season by ...

As the 2016 and 2017 NMRA Roush Performance Super Stang champion, Marvin Knack went into the 2018 race season with a target on his back. But he didn't let that stop him from recoding a perfect 0.000 reaction time in his 2011 Mustang GT to lead qualifying in the category and cruising to the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle with an 11.71 on an 11.67 dial against John Golliday at the 24th Annu...

The Digital HPMobile is controlled by the Digital HP Mobile application (app) from your Android or Apple device which communicates with your Digital HP Mobile ignition box via Bluetooth wireless technology, allowing you to program the many features of the ignition system. The easy to use app sets your three rev limits, shift light, start retard, spark settings and tachometer preferences. Save and ...

Having earned a championship in NMRA Detroit Locker Truck and Lightning in 2016 and 2017, Randy Conway had his sights set on earning another one in 2018. He started by going rounds in the Ranger owned by Bruce Lampton at the events in Florida and Georgia, and then he earned a runner-up finish with a 10.19 against Johnny Lightning at the 18th Annual NMRA Ford Motorsport Nationals in May at Maple...

NMRA Advance Ticket Sales are open for purchase for the 25th annual Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout, held at Bradenton Motorsports Park February 28 through March 3, 2019. https://tickets.thefoat.com/NMRANMCA/25th+Annual+NITTO+NMRA+Spring+Break+Shootout/tickets/event-35264/ NMRA continues their ProPledge customer service initiative making it easier and more streamlined to spectate and p...

From the moment Haley James began competing in NMRA ProCharger Coyote Modified, she has held her own. She has won races, she has wowed fans and she wrapped up her first championship in the very competitive and cutthroat category in 2015. And this year, after rolling her red, white and blue rocket of a Mustang out of her trailer, she recorded a remarkable 7.59 to lead qualifying followed by a...

While Bryan Parker was potent in a Mustang coupe on his way to the 2017 NMRA Race Star Wheels Ford Muscle championship, he pulled a Mustang fastback out of his trailer to chase another championship in 2018. For the car powered by a 347 cubic-inch small-block Ford, he chose an 11.50 index and ran 11.54 to qualify in the third spot at the 24th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout presente...

While Jason Henson had achieved several top-five finishes in NMRA Exedy Racing Clutch Modular Muscle points, he was determined to drive to a championship in 2018. He would have his work cut out for him as his fellow competitors have their cars decidedly dialed in for both ends of the track, but so does he, and he was up to the task. He recorded an .014 in his Mustang to qualify in the fourth sp...

Safety has been the backbone of organized drag racing since the 1950s and that notion is very much part of the NMRA/NMCA, the leaders in street-legal drag racing. Proving the sanctioning body's commitment to safety has been through its actions by bringing safety response in-house with its own Safety Team. TNT Rescue has been named the Official Safety Equipment of NMRA/NMCA with exclusive use of...

When it was announced that NMRA Steeda Limited Street would be debuted at the final event of the season in 2017 and contested at all of the events in 2018, racers began readying their cars for the hot new heads-up category. Among them was Michael Ciborowski, who was going to have what it would take to win with his 2014 Mustang GT powered by a Rich Groh Racing Coyote engine, VMP 2.3 supercharge...

Having come close to earning a championship in NMRA Richmond Gear Factory Stock in 2016 and 2017, Dan Ryntz was looking to lock it up in 2018. He began by driving his Mustang to a 10.45 to win over John Leslie Jr. in the final round at the season-opener, the 24th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout presented by Steeda Autosports in March at Bradenton Motorsports Park, and he followed t...

NMRA officials have been discussing the Gen II Coyote Stock engine with the engineers at Ford Performance and some issues that have developed this year. For proper performance of the cam phasers and chain tensioners, Ford Performance Parts requires the use of Motorcraft SAE 5W-50 Full Synthetic XO-5W50-QGT or equivalent oil and fill the engine with eight quarts of oil along with adding a new oil f...

VMP Performance is submerged in Mustang performance all day and everyday, so it is no surprise that when they release a new product it is geared to satisfy a hole in the market. In this case, their new Twinjet 69mm throttle body is a direct bolt-on to the 2015-2017 Mustang GT that is equipped with any of the OEM intake manifolds (including Cobra Jet) and VMP Gen2, Gen2R, and Gen3 TVS superchargers...

While Andy Manson took time off last year to focus on making his car and combination even more fierce, he returned to NMRA VP Racing Fuels Street Outlaw competition this year and proved his prominence in the category. He led qualifying with a 4.30 and won with a 4.31 in his Mustang over multi-time champion Manny Buginga and his Mustang at the season-opener, the 24th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA Sprin...

Interview by Mary Lendzion Photos by Kevin DiOssi and the Fastest Street Car Staff While working at a gas station near his family's home in Maryland when he was fifteen, Eric Holliday would watch the mechanic work on his three Chevy IIs. One was a show car, one was a street-strip car, and another was an eight-second, tube-chassis car, and a ride in one of them was enough to encourage Holliday to...

NMRA continues their ProPledge customer service initiative making it easier and more streamlined to spectate and participate with their popular All-Ford motorsport series. NMRA, in partnership with TheFOAT Ticketing, will offer 2019 advance ticket sales for spectators, racers/crew, and car show participants at each series event. Spectators will receive up to a 20% discount when they purchase th...

As the NMRA All-Ford Nationals series is focused on celebrating champions and top ten finishers during the upcoming PRI Show in Indianapolis in early December, planning for 2019 is well underway. The official NMRA championship drag racing line-up in 2019 will be: STREET OUTLAW RENEGADE MODIFIED STREET LIMITED STREETCOYOTE STOCK FACTORY STOCK OPEN COMP TRUCK & LIGHTNING...

The 2019 NMRA Preliminary Rules are posted Thank You to NMRA racers and sponsors who have submitted rule requests for the 2019 season. The NMRA Tech committee has reviewed nearly 100 requests and addressed many concerns coming out of the 2018 racing season. As one can imagine it is a daunting task to balance all of the racing categories and your input is greatly appreciated. We wou...

DeatschWerks has taken the Mustang scene by storm and quickly got known for its fuel injectors and fuel pumps. In fact, they are the fuel injector supplier for the supercharged Cobra Jet factory racecars, which is impressive because the injectors easily passed severe durability and performance testing by Ford. The company continues to refine its fuel system solutions, this time expanding into fuel...

The 2018 NMRA annual awards ceremony, presented by Aerospace Components Winner's Circle, will be held Friday evening December 7th in the Sagamore Ballroom at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. The ceremony, presented by Aerospace Components, will begin with a cocktail reception, courtesy of Keystone Automotive, at 7:30 with the awards ceremony starting promptly at 8:30 PM. ...

You'll get tired of winning wearing the new RaceQuip America helmet! RaceQuip's all new VESTA15 America full face Snell SA2015 helmet makes a bold statement. The America is just like our other FRP VESTA15 Snell SA2015 helmets except that it has an American flag graphic treatment. We use a hydro-dip process and then clear coat over it for a durable and shiny finish. The VESTA15 helmet series incorp...

The Nitto Tire NMRA World Finals features a No Time heads-up class dubbed Outlaw True Street and ZP Performance Steering sponsors it. The format is simple the competitors spend Friday and Saturday making test hits before they embark on a 30-mile cruise to prove they are street-worthy. The racing format has them running just an eighth-mile distance and adding to the drama is the random chip-draw te...

It's time to vote for deserving NMRA racers and crew for the annual NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals Awards. Please click on the link below to vote... http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07efq517atjmjqj7bg/start Voting deadline is October 15, 2018... NO EXCEPTIONS!   *Only one vote per NMRA member will be counted.   Thank you, we appreciate your p...

ProMedia Events and Publishing is proud to announce veteran journalist, book writer, and photographer, Steve Turner, is joining the staff as editor of Fastest Street Car magazine, in addition to the promotion of Steve Baur to Digital Content Editor. Turner becomes the fourth editor in Fastest Street Car's 18-year history. Baur's Digital Content Manager position is a new title to enhance the quickl...

The NMRA would like to kick-off the 2019 rules discussion in an effort to serve you better. With that in mind, Please submit rule requests for the 2019 NMRA drag racing series by October 15, 2018. Our Tech Department, headed by Lonnie Grim, will begin evaluating those requests to help form the 2019 Preliminary Rules for next season. We value all of your input and while not all requests are granted...

Final 2018 season points have been posted. You can find them >>here<<. Please take a moment to look them over. If you see a discrepancy, please send an email to [email protected]. As per our rules, there is a five-day review period. Unless otherwise contacted before 5PM (Pacific Time) on Monday, October 8th, these points will be considered final.

The sun has set on the 2018 NMRA drag racing season and on twenty years of incredibly awesome NMRA All-Ford World Finals competition at Kentucky's beautiful Beech Bend Raceway Park. Tons of sunshine and great racing allowed the year to wrap up with wins celebrated in the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle, records, championships, and a whole lot more at the 20th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA World Fina...

It's day three of the 20th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA World Finals, Presented by Holley EFI and today, champions will be made. Eliminations are in full swing and, as the final event of the year, prepare for records (and parts) to be broken as NMRA drivers load the spicy tune ups and get ready to send it! Get Sunday's schedule of racing action right HERE In the UPR Products booth in vendor midway...