Although golf is his primary passion, Colin Smith needed something to fill the void when he’s not on the fairway. So, the 34-year-old financial advisor from West Chester, Pennsylvania, decided to honor his late father by building a drag car.
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.
Leticia Hughes saw her fair share of Mustangs while growing up in the small town of Brownsville, Kentucky. She was fully fascinated by her brother’s Mustang when she was in her early teens, and she had her own Mustang by the time she was in high school.
Earlier this year, the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals announced a brand-new shootout category that combines a heads-up start with a breakout index, and it is aimed directly at the street car market.