It wasn’t just any gathering of beautiful Fords at the Mickey Thompson NMRA Ford Homecoming. Rather a host of special gatherings augmented the traditional UPR Products Car Show. The result was a sprawling field of magnificent machinery that spanned from Ford’s earliest creations to the latest vehicles. 

As the Holley NMRA celebrates 25 years in 2023, the race season is creating new memories, and that was apparent at the event at Summit Motorsports Park.

Daily coverage from the Mickey Thompson NMRA Ford Homecoming at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Eliminations results from the Mickey Thompson NMRA Ford Homecoming at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Daily coverage from the Mickey Thompson NMRA Ford Homecoming at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Qualifying results, as we receive them, from the Mickey Thompson NMRA Ford Homecoming at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Daily coverage from the Mickey Thompson NMRA Ford Homecoming at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Daily coverage from the Mickey Thompson NMRA Ford Homecoming at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

It’s a special weekend on the calendar with the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals series rolling into Summitt Motorsports Park for the Ford Performance Nationals. Sure everyone is excited about the ice cream on a hot racing weekend, but this event is also packed with special features ranging from the Baer Brakes All-Female True Street category to the TREMEC Shelby GT500 Shootout. 

As the fourth stop on the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals tour rolled into Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, the stakes were high on the racetrack as competitors jockeyed for position in the championship points chase.

In it's second year at America's Race Track, Summit Motorsports Park, the NMRA Ford Performance Nationals delivered exciting racing on track, as the racers vie for valuable championship points in the second half of the 2022 Holley NMRA Ford Nationals drag racing season.

Race wrap and results from the 22nd Annual NMRA Ford Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Sunday event coverage and race updates from the 22nd Annual NMRA Ford Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Elimination results from the 2nd Annual NMRA Ford Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Saturday event coverage and race updates from the 22nd Annual NMRA Ford Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Qualifying results from the 22nd Annual NMRA Ford Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Friday event coverage and race updates from the 22nd Annual NMRA Ford Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

It's the final day of the NMRA Ford Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, and we are ready to wrap things up by crowning the winners in each category! >>> ELIMINATION RESULTS CAN BE FOUND HERE <<< Officials have been working hard to dry the track after this morning's rain, but we're planning to go racing at approximately 10 a.m. The forecast cal...

Hosted at the iconic Summit Motorsports Park, the fourth stop on the 2021 Holley NMRA Ford Nationals drag racing tour was the Inaugural NMRA Ford Nationals on June 11-13 in Norwalk, Ohio, and the weekend wound down the fields in over a dozen classes to finish out strong with memorable winner's circle celebrations. On Saturday evening, four of the rain-delayed final rounds from the 16th Annual N...

We're kicking off day two of the NMRA Ford Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park and will be wrapping up qualifying today for all classes while also running through True Street and the special All-Female True Street category. Spectators can cruise the midway to talk to their favorite Ford-focused vendors and enjoy the big UPR Products car show that's going down all day long. >>...

The NMRA is here at beautiful Summit Motorsports Park and we've got a great weekend of exciting racing ahead. In addition to the heads up and index categories, this event will host specialty classes such as the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout, All-Female True Street, Ring of Fire car show competition, and more. Later today the rain-delayed final rounds for Limited Street, Factory Stock, and Coyote ...

RACER, VENDOR STACKING, PARKING & GATE INFORMATION Below is a daily schedule of Parking and Gate information and Instructions. Thursday, June 10th GATE OPENS: NOON 6PM 8AM Lenders Lot opens for Racer and Vendor Stacking. 11:30 AM Will Call and Racer/Crew Sales open in Lenders lot. NOON BUD Gate open for parking 6PM Racer Gate (Bud Gate) Closes and Overnigh...

Do you want to earn a chance to win a Whipple Supercharger The winner of each Mickey Thompson Tires Street Car Challenge in 2021 (three total events) will be entered in a random drawing with the prize being a Whipple 3.8L Gen 5 supercharger! That is a one in three chance to win a blower that is worth up to $9,400 in value. The Street Car Challenge is a unique category that offers a chance to g...

The second of three special TREMEC Stick Shift Shootouts in 2021 goes down during the NMRA Ford Performance Nationals June 10-13 at Summit Motorsports Park. The TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout celebrates power-shifting fun at select Holley NMRA Ford National events with the Quick 8 eliminator on Sunday. NMRA officials will select the quickest 8 Stick Shift racers from the completed QA1 True Street ...

The Holley NMRA Ford Nationals is excited to announce the addition of an All-Female True Street category to the upcoming Ohio event. Presented by Baer Brake Systems, All-Female True Street will take place during the NMRA Ford Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park the weekend of June 10-13, 2021. Summit Motorsports Park is a world-class facility located in Norwalk, Ohio, and is the fourt...

Whipple Superchargers recently signed a multi-tier sponsorship package and it includes a presenting sponsorship in the newest category in the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals series the Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels Street Car Challenge Presented by Whipple Superchargers. The class will run three times in 2021 BMR Suspension NMRA Spring Break Shootout (March 4-7), NMRA Ford Performance Nationals (J...

Longtime sponsor Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels has been named the class sponsor of the new Street Car Challenge, aimed at bringing in a wide variety of Mustangs and Fords to the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals. The series will host the Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels Street Car Challenge three times in 2021 NMRA Spring Break Shootout (March 4-7), NMRA Ford Performance Nationals (June 10-13), and th...

The fun continues for stick-shift racers in QA1 True Street as TREMEC Transmissions and the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals expand the popular shootout to three stops on the 6-event national tour. The TREMEC Transmissions Stick Shift Shootout will be contested during the NMRA Spring Break Shootout, the NMRA Ford Performance Nationals, and the NMRA World Finals + Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival. ...

The Holley NMRA Ford Nationals is excited to announce its return to Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio the weekend of June 10-13, 2021. Summit Motorsports Park signed a five-year contract with ProMedia Events & Publishing to host the Ford-only event at the world-famous facility. Summit Motorsports Park is one of the premier drag racing facilities in the world, so we jumped at the opp...

The action heats up at US 131 Motorsports Park with the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals August 27-30, 2020 and Force Engineering has been named the Presenting Sponsor of the event. Arguably one of the most action-packed events on the schedule, the NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals roars into Michigan's fastest race track with the two biggest street-legal sanctioning bodies...

The NMRA/NMCA national event at US 131 Motorsports Park is a GO and we will be conducting the competition under local event regulations. Those regulations restrict the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Force Engineering to only Racers, Racer Crew, Car Show, and Car Show Crew along with a daily limit of 100 General Admission Spectator tickets. The official event da...

There have been some local legal developments at US 131 Motorsports Park, which could affect the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals Presented by Force Engineering over the weekend of August 27-30, 2020. There is a strong possibility the NMRA/NMCA All-Americans will be a Participant/Crew-ONLY event. We are working with the track officials and local government for clarification o...

We were recently made aware of Summit Motorsports Park decision to remain closed for 2020 and we are currently working on a solution for the NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals. The Bader family and Summit Motorsports Park are friends and valued partners of NMRA and NMCA and we support them with this difficult and hard decision. We look forward to returning to their world-class facility in 2021, ...

Twice-a-year Ford Performance Cobra Jets gather to celebrate the heritage and racing tradition of the famed factory drag race vehicle. The bi-annual Ford Performance Cobra Jet Showdown presented by Watson Racing launches into action during the Nitrous Supply NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals August 27-30, 2020 at Summit Motorsports Park (Norwalk, Ohio). For the ninth year in a row the biggest na...

After a rain-shortened program yesterday, racers are ready to rev up and roll into eliminations on this final day of the 15th Annual NMRA Ford Super Nationals at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. They'll be focused on going rounds, gaining points and getting to the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle at this fourth of six races on this year's tour. Pictured above is Mike Ciborowski, who is ...

The NMRA Drag Racing Series presented by Keystone Automotive kicked off the second half of a six-race series with the 15th Annual NMRA Ford Super Nationals, June 7-10 at National Trail Raceway. The crowd of racers and fans dealt with weather late in the day on Friday and Saturday, but cooperation got the program completed in its entirety. NMRA officials made the call to run three rounds of qualify...

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 ...

SATURDAY BRACKET RESULTS

It is Battleground: Ohio for the NMRA Drag Racing Series, presented by Keystone Automotive, as the series begins the second half of the season in the six-race championship competition. The NMRA SuperNationals goes down this weekend at National Trail Raceway, located just outside the city limits of Columbus, Ohio. Pictured above, the NMRA crew lays down a fresh layer of VP Racing Fuels Lane Choi...

The NMRA SuperNationals, held at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio, has always attracted a large and diverse field of QA1 True Street entries from the 60s-era Mustangs up to the newest offerings from the dealership. To help celebrate the street/strip competition, NMRA has teamed with Weldon Pump to throw the biggest True Street Racer Happy Hour of the year. NMRA officials have secured over $...

As the fourth of six events on this year's NMRA tour, the 14th Annual NMRA Ford Super Nationals, June 8-11 at the recently renovated National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio, packed a lot of punch as drivers delivered pulse-pounding performances to work their way up in points. With his eye on the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle, Dwayne Barbaree led qualifying in VP Racing Fuels Street Outlaw...

Drivers showcased sensational skills during qualifying on Friday and Saturday, and among them were Dwayne Barbaree, who blew to a 4.39 to lead in VP Racing Fuels Street Outlaw, Alton Clements, who cruised to a 7.45 to lead in Edelbrock Renegade, Jacob Lamb, who rowed gears to a 10.24 in G-Force Racing Transmissions Coyote Stock and Matt Amrine, who motored to a 10.65 in Richmond Gear Factory Stock...

We begin day two of the 14th annual NMRA Super Nationals, presented by WyoTech, on a somber note. Yesterday evening we learned of the passing of Vic Edelbrock, an icon in the automotive aftermarket. Vic was a dear friend to NMRA and NMCA and we express our deepest condolences to the Edelbrock family in this time of mourning. Vic and his Edelbrock Corporation have been supporters of our series ...

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...