As the dog days of summer drag on, Chad Wendel certainly isn't dogging it when it comes to his combination a recent test session produced a new personal best, just a tick off from the current NMRA Advanced Fuel Dynamics Limited Street records, and there's plenty more left in it. Wendel, who lives in Indiana, headed over to nearby Muncie Dragway on Friday, July 12th for a test session. We've ...

Written by Ainsley Jacobs Photography by Kevin DiOssi In drag racing, much like in life, there are highs and there are lows. The fleeting glow of success can quickly be offset by its less enjoyable counterpart, but a true racer always continues on. Growing up, Darin Hendricks didn't have anyone to turn to for mentorship of his mechanical interests. No one in his family was interested in cars...

Heading into the biggest race of the year for the NMRA, the event staff has made some arrangements that should make things a bit easier for racers. Ice, a rather important commodity at drag strips these days not just for spectators, but race cars as well, will be sold at Concession Stand S14 located on the south side of the grandstands (same side as pits). A 22 lbs. bag retails for $10 and ice ...

Based on NMRA Limited Street performance data from the 19thAnnual NMRA Ford Motorsports Nationals on June 27-30, 2019, the NMRA Technical Department made the following adjustments effective immediately for these Limited Street combinations: TVS GEN3R SUPERCHARGER approved upper pulley size, changed from 3.228 to 3.400. This changed the 2.317:1 lower/upper pulley ratio to the now approved 2.200 ...

2019 NMRA St Louis Best of Show Clyde & Catherine Dumphy 1969 Mach 1  2019 NMRA St Louis Host Club Midwest Thunder 2019 NMRA St Louis Best Steeda George & Carolyn Detty 2019 NMRA St Louis Directors Choice Modified Winner Jeffery Cox 1987 Ranger 2019 NMRA St Louis Late Ford 49' & Up Winner Mike Meyer 1966 Fairlane 2019 NMRA St Louis Best Street Rod Neil Fansler 1937 Ford Truc...

Longtime NMRA Edelbrock Renegade/NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street racer and all-around good guy, Curtis Catalon, had a hiccup in late 2018 but is busy turning lemons into lemonade with an all-new killer combination for his much-awaited return. Living in Louisiana, Catalon made the long haul up to Maryland for the World Cup Finals: Import vs Domestic event in early November. Unfortunately for him, t...

New for NMRA in 2019 is the IDIDIT Performance King of the Street competition and the concept is simple. Every NMRA event serves as a qualifier for an end-of-the year 8-car heads up eliminator to determine who is the King of the Street. The only way to qualify is to grab an Overall Winner title in the QA1 True Street challenge at any NMRA event in 2019 or win either the JLT Performance Spring Br...

NMRA is proud to announce the addition of the Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival to the Nitto Tire NMRA World Finals, creating what will be the largest Ford event on the planet. Taking place September 26th 29th at Beech Bend Raceway, the NMRA World Finals offers the best Ford drag racing, car show, midway, and swap meet and combines it with the all-new Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival. Holl...

By Ainsley Jacobs After traveling as a spectator to the NMRA races in Florida and Kentucky for years, Scott Wayne is ready to jump in mid-season with an Edelbrock Renegade ride of his own. Wayne, who works as a firefighter for Baltimore County in Maryland by day, also spent years traveling with former JPC Racing employee Ronnie Reynolds while Reynolds was racing his own car or helping JPC's ...

World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway has been host to some storied drag-racing performances and when the Keystone Automotive NMRA Series arrived for the third stop in its 2019 season at the facility, racers and spectators answered the call, looking to write the next chapter in impressive performances at the venue. As the event unfolded, it became apparent that the NMRA's return to the area was...

June 6, 2019 The NMRA Technical Department and Ford Performance engineers have researched and discussed several areas of concern with the Gen II Coyote Stock engines with racers and engine builders. The extreme conditions of the category can result in issues that might affect power and/or performance. Due to these findings, the NMRA Tech Department will allow the following components to be r...

June 5, 2019 The NMRA Technical Department announced earlier today that NMRA Coyote Stock Class Racers may change (under NMRA Tech Supervision and reseal) existing cam phasers with Ford Part # M-6004-A50R - 2015-2017 5.0L/5.2L Coyote High Performance Cam Phaser and/or change the VCT Solenoids with Ford Part # M-6297-M50A - 5.0L High Strength VCT Solenoids. Tasca Ford is offering a Racer Disc...

The NMRA Technical Committee has updated the 2019 class rules to reflect mid-season changes. Classes which have had changes made with have an update date of (6-4) in red. Thanks to everyone for their input on these changes. They may be found >>HERE<<

By Steve Turner Photos by the FSC Staff An injector solenoid pulses, releasing fuel pushed out by over 2,000 psi. A cloud of fine droplets hangs in the air. It's an impressive sight to behold, but for John Urist it was a eureka moment for his NMRA VP Racing Fuels Street Outlaw racing program. The idea of the magic those micro droplets might unlock inside the combustion chamber of his turbochar...

In light of recent incidents, the NMRA/NMCA Event Team would like to remind all NMRA/NMCA racers, crew, sponsors and fans that every track on the NMRA and NMCA Tour has rules and requirements for your pets please leash your dogs and pick up after your pets! The NMRA and NMCA event team have had to deal with several incidents and complaints regarding unleashed pets and our team felt it necessary...

By Michael Galimi Photos by the Author and Dave Milcarek A few weeks ago we teased on social media'dyno testing of Project #PureEvil's new engine combination, dubbed PE-2. It sounded rowdy, angry, and it crushed last year's combination by a wide margin. The new Rich Groh Racing masterpiece has more of everything and produced 744rwhp on JPC Racing s chassis dyno. For those keeping score that ...

Written by Derek Putnam More than 50 drivers arrived at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gatewayto participate in the QA1 True Streetclass, and the street test would be a combination of road and track, as drivers pounded the streets of Madison, Illinois before returning to the track and making laps on the famed oval. When the drag strips runs were complete and the results tabulated, Randy Thoma...

Attention all NMRA Ford Nationals competitors The NMRA Tech Department has requested that all mid-season rule requests be turned in by Friday May 31th. The staff is trying to expedite the process to get any adjustments and rule modifications handled in a quick and decisive manner. We value all of your input and while not all requests are granted, each one is studied and determined if it is in the ...

Fox body, S550, or S197 whatever you prefer, we've got plenty of 'Stangs in the staging lanes ready to run in today's eliminations. Despite a forecast that made more than a few wonder about the possibility of racing today, the rain instead fell on Saturday night. Kurt Johnson, Jake Green and our on-track team are hard at work prepping the surface now, and we should be ready for eliminations s...

The World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway has been host to some storied performances, and when the Keystone Automotive NMRA Series arrived for the third stop in its 2019 season at the facility, racers and spectators answered the call, looking for the next chapter to be written in impressive performances. What car and driver combination could negotiate the warm temperatures to stand in the Aeros...

Good morning, St. Louis! Racers here at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway are busy getting ready to rock and we're ready for another awesome day of NMRA all-Ford drag racing. The Inaugural NMRA Gateway Rumble is proudly presented by HPJ Performance, the Midwest Modular Mustang experts, and we would like to send out a huge THANK YOU for their support! Please make sure to stop by the H...

We're minutes away from kicking off the Inaugural NMRA Gateway Rumble and conditions for today's racing look favorable. Master track prep guru Kurt Johnson of Total Venue Concepts is overseeing the racing surface this weekend here at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, and we'll keep you up to date with all the breaking news as it occurs. The official schedule for today's time trials and ...

No, we aren't trading drag racing for oval racing but the QA1 True Street competitors are in for a treat during this weekend's inaugural NMRA Gateway Rumble, presented by HPJ Performance, at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (formerly Gateway Motorsports Park). The 30-mile street cruise will include a lap on the high-banks of the famous oval track, which is home to prestigious IndyCar and N...

By Mary Lendzion While John Leslie Jr. is used to going into wheelies in his Mustang in NMRA Richmond Gear Factory Stock, he recently went into his most wild and wicked one yet. It was during the first round of qualifying at the 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by MAHLE in early April at Atlanta Dragway. After the launch, the car pulled a usual whe...

NMRA is celebrating a return to Gateway Motorsports Park, now called World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, for the NMRA Gateway Rumble, presented by HPJ Performance, May 16-19, 2019. As part of the celebration there will be a Saturday-night QA1-sponsored Racer Appreciation Happy Hour that includes a FREE Raffle with over $8,500 parts and gift certificates up for grabs! That is right, every sin...

No stranger to speed, having previously raced alcohol-burning go-karts on dirt tracks with his sons, Sunrise Beach, Missouri, resident Todd Bennett has turned his once street car into a full-tilt VP Racing Fuels Street Outlaw entry and plans to debut his recently re-focused 2013 Mustang GT at the Inaugural NMRA Gateway Rumble presented by HPJ Performance in St. Louis in May. In 2015, Bennett wa...

Interview by Mary Lendzion Photos by the Fastest Street Car Staff When Haley James was growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she would go to the track to watch her dad, Dwayne James, race. She learned a lot from the legendary NMRA racer, including what it takes to be courageous and what it takes to be competitive, and then she started setting the world on fire. She earned championships in N...

Celebrating its 11th year, the annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport traditionally held at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, faced a challenging weather forecast, but he staff rose to the occasion and was welcomed by thousands of fans who came to see the world's fastest Fords rip up the 1320. The All-Star race features special one-off ...

Best GM and Best Paint, 1955 Chevrolet, Ron Massow Best Chrysler, 1967 Dodge Coronet, Robert Orstadius Best Chevelle and Best Interior, 1969 Chevelle, Tommy Ellison Best of Show, 1970 Mercury Cyclone, Shane Bryant Best of Show, 1970 Mercury Cyclone, Shane Bryant Best of Show, 1970 Mercury Cyclone, Shane Bryant Host Car Club, Unstabled Mates Mustang Clu...

By Ainsley Jacobs Brian Mitchell, a name synonymous with the NMRA, has been keeping a secret the past few years. From his very first Renegade race back when the class first started in the late 90s to his retirement in 2015, the legend has been busy resurrecting his original Wizard 92 Ford Mustang LX. Mitchell sold his iconic Fox body in the mid-2000s and was ready to give up on racing ye...

In the mid-1990s the Mustang community gathered at Gateway Motorsports Park for what was known as the Gateway Rumble. It was the second heads-up Mustang street race that was modeled after the highly successful Spring Break Shootout. In 2019, the NMRA racing officials are bringing the street car chaos of the Gateway Rumble back to Gateway Motorsports Park with backing from the chassis component man...

Witten by Ainsley Jacobs Photography by Kevin DiOssi After starting with the NMRA in the early 2000s, but having to temporarily put his program on hold to focus on his family, Michael Ciborowski has come back in a big way by claiming the inaugural NMRA Limited Street championship in 2018. Growing up in Illinois, Ciborowski always gravitated toward motorsports and racing was at the forefro...

The 11th annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals, presented by MAHLE Motorsport, at Atlanta Dragway provided a unique opportunity for the 275 radial racers in NMCA Mickey Thompson Street Outlaw and NMRA VP Racing Fuels Street Outlaw. The two categories run as one due to the rules package being a direct crossover. This year the NMRA/NMCA tech officials put the two Street Out...

We have a two more companies added to this season's contingency posting, which will be posting through the rest of the year. They include: Ross Racing Pistons and M&K Sport Coach. Ross Racing Pistons, which has been manufacturing custom and off the shelf high-end forged aluminum racing pistons since 1979. Ross will be posting in SO, REN, MS, LS, FS, MM, SST classes. M&K Sport Coach, ...

The NMRA Technical Department released today, additional 2019 Rule Amendments and Clarifications. Unless otherwise noted in this document, these Amendments and Clarifications will be in effect immediately. The 2019 NMRA Rulebook Amendments and Clarifications can be found under the 2019 Rules Revisions & Clarifications link HERE.

This year EATON Performance called out all of the TVS supercharged vehicles to come to Atlanta Dragway in early April for the NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals and see who is king of the hill. The EATON TVS Supercharger Throwdown would pay the winner $1,000 cash, a supercharger of choice from Eaton's technical partners (Edelbrock, ROUSH Performance, Magnuson Superchargers, and Harrop), and hand out an...

Interview by Mary Lendzion Photos by Kevin DiOssi Fascinated with mini import trucks as a teenager, Bart Tobener spent a lot of time shining up and showing his 1988 Mazda B2000 while he was a teenager living in Florida. Eventually, he began taking it to Moroso Motorsports Park, where he perpetually pushed the stock combination past its limits. He went on to race some raucous motorcycles ...

Written by: Ainsley Jacobs A wet start to the weekend on Friday threw a wrench in the racing schedule, but the NMRA and NMCA staff worked hard to get the track ready as quickly as possible to maximize the racing at the 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by MAHLE Motorsport. Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, hosted the second stop on the NMRA Keyst...

We're here for day three of the 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals and in only a matter of hours we will have new winners to celebrate in the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle. Running in the combination NMRA Edelbrock Renegade/NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street class this weekend, Floridian Mike Freeman and his ProCharged 88 Mustang are working out the kinks in ...

Today things get serious at the 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport. After a wet start on Friday, the NMRA/NMCA team dried and prepped the track and we ran a full round of qualifying yesterday, which included some impressive performances. Today the action continues with two rounds of qualifying, as well as eliminations in the All-Star ...

With the rain overnight, the Total Venue Concepts crew is hard at work drying the Atlanta Dragway surface in preparation for today's first round of qualifying at the 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport. Yesterday was an action-packed day of test n tune runs and more racers were stacked up and ready to claim their pit spots as the acti...

It's a gorgeous, cool day as the race rigs are rolling into Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, for the 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport. Today's action gets underway at noon with a test n tune session that will give us an idea of who is running well heading into qualifying. Stay tuned here for coverage throughout the day and wat...

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...

Racer & Vendor Parking and Stacking Schedule and Information Wednesday, April 3RD 8AM OVERNIGHT Racer and Vendor Stacking in Designated areas (see map) and follow signs to proper areas for stacking 3PM 6PM Pre-event Credential/Ticket Sales in Stacking Lot Thursday, April 4th 8AM Vendor and Racer Gates Open 7PM Racer Gate Closes. (remains open overnight for already credentiale...

By Mary Lendzion Photos courtesy of Fred Cook When it was announced that EATON, NMRA and NMCA would partner to present the EATON TVS Supercharger Throwdown at the 11th Annual Scoggin Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by MAHLE, April 4-7 at Atlanta Dragway, excitement ensued. Drivers of vehicles with late-model engines including LS, LT, Modular and Gen III HEMI eng...

If you're not that into drag racing, or if you like to look at fast cars standing still, the NMRA also includes a car show component to all of its events. The 2019 season started off with an impressive turnout for the UPR Products Car Show at the 25th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout at Bradenton Motorsports Park in sunny Bradenton, Florida, and there was a little bit of everything for...

Celebrating its 25th year, the annual Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout traditionally held at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, did not disappoint, as this longstanding event has become the Spring Break destination for Mustang and Ford enthusiasts everywhere, and a great way to kick off the racing season. As usual, the QA1 True Street class was packed with over 130 contestan...

The 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Shootout presented by MAHLE Motorsport, at Atlanta Dragway April 4-7, 2019 will once again feature special class shootouts for racers of ARP/MagnaFuel Open Comp from both organizations as well as the Sealed Stock Showdown, featuring the best racers from Chevrolet Performance Stock and Coyote Stock. For the second year in a row, the VP ...

By Ainsley Jacobs Photos by Fastest Street Car Magazine Chasing a dream several years in the making, Canadian racer Jeff Bloem exceeded his expectations when he took home not one but two wins at the 25th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout season opener in March, 2019. The weather back home at his home in Ontario meant Bloem hadn't been to the track since October of 2018, and wit...