As we get older it seems like time moves at a quicker pace. Whether it is because we already have a lot of years in the rear-view mirror or the distractions are more numerous as we age, there is no doubt that the years pass by like a race car hitting the third kit past mid-track.

This past weekend saw the 38th running of Pep Boys Nationals at the Koretsky family’s Maple Grove Raceway. Always one of the most popular races on the tour, the fans and racers turned out in force. The sold-out crowd was treated to exciting pro action, but for many northeastern fans, the real show was the wheels-up Muscle Car action in Stock and Super Stock.

Going strong for nearly 20 years, High Horse Performance is now highly respected for being the home of the world’s quickest Gen 3 HEMI-powered cars, but it wasn’t always Mopar muscle that filled the HHP stable.

Sitting serenely in the pits before it goes out to blast down the track in NMCA’s ARP Nitrous Pro Street category, Timothy Barton’s 1973 Chevrolet Nova looks much like any other big-tire doorslammer running in the pro ranks but it holds a secret beneath its back half — old school leaf springs.
 

Darrell Falk, a mechanic by trade, raised his son, Tommy, to follow in his footsteps. From the shop to the streets, Tommy showed an aptitude for racing and an affinity for performance. Now, the two generations of Falk men are campaigning their 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat in multiple categories.

As the 2023 Red Line Oil Synthetic Oil NMCA Drag Racing series races towards its final stop at the 22^nd annual NMCA World Street Finals presented by Chevrolet Performance, there are a total of 13 world champions that will be officially crowned at the conclusion of the event.

This past weekend, car enthusiasts from all walks of life made the pilgrimage to Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the Holley LS Fest East presented by eBay Motors

Winning Indy is a rare and treasured accomplishment, and it's at the very top of every NHRA drag racer's wish list.

It would seem that I am not the only one who is into fast street cars flexing their muscle on the drag strip.

Originating in 1999, Whatever It Takes Transmission Parts, Inc. became a leader in transmission parts solutions for both automatics and manual gearboxes, primarily thanks to its expert team of dedicated employee-owners.

America’s Racetrack, better known as Summit Motorsports Park, will once again be filled with modern and historic muscle cars as the Redline Oil NMCA Drag Racing series returns for the Mickey Thompson NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Sick the Mag, Aug. 24-27.

When Mike Roberts lets the clutch out on his Performance Blue 1970 Mercury, big things happen.

Growing up in Michigan with a family employed by General Motors, it was inevitable that Keith Seymore would follow the same path and that he would wind up campaigning a Chevrolet of his own. For more than four decades, he transformed his hand-me-down 1974 Chevelle into a consistent winner through a system of stead and continuous improvement.

Introduced to drag racing as a child, Chad Stephens always immediately had an interest, but gravitated heavily toward aspects of it that challenged him both intellectually and creatively. Now, Stephens is putting both sides of his brain to work in NMRA Fastest Street Car Coyote Stock as he campaigns his “Dirty Bird” 1987 Ford Thunderbird in the highly competitive class. &nbs...

After halting his drag racing program due to debt, Adam Cox promised himself that he would get back to the sport he loved

The last few weeks of July were tuff ones for the world of Drag Racing, as it saw multiple track closures including the legendary Atco Dragway in New Jersey and it was also announced that Bandimire Speedway in Denver would also cease operations at the end of 2023. In its 63 years of operation, Atco played host to multiple NMRA/NHRA/IHRA national and regional points events, as well as boasting a ve...

Following the successful conclusion of the TorqStorm NMRA/NMCA Power Festival presented by Paul’s High Performance in Martin, Mi., the Holley NMRA Drag Racing Series championship picture coming into focus.

If ever there was an all-encompassing Blue Oval extravaganza, it’s the Whipple Superchargers NMRA World Finals + Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival Presented by Scott's Trailer Sales. The event, which is coming September 28-October 1, features unlimited fun and entertainment for participants and fans.
 

While most of my time is spent dedicated to these pages, I keep busy with some extracurricular activities as well. Just before I sat down to write this column, I came off a whirlwind two weeks that included a car show, the NMRA/NMCA race in Michigan, and new-vehicle media drives on both coasts. 

What’s better than a good old American Muscle Car? How about a good old American Muscle Car that looks as though it just rolled off the Detroit assembly line but performs like a highly modified race car.

Racers figured out a long time ago that supercharging offers great potential for horsepower and there have been various types of blowers developed for street and track performance. In fact, head to any NMCA or NMRA event and see a slew of blowers on race and show cars and trucks, especially in TorqStorm True Street.

Having wheeled a wide variety of cars in an abundance of classes with a plethora of different partners, Steven Wardlow found one particular friendship that’s carried him straight down the groove. Together with Dan Kroll, Wardlow put together an unconventional yet seriously cool 1965 Chevrolet El Camino that he campaigns in NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street.

Nearly 40 years ago two friends tried their luck by going into business together to sell performance pieces for first-generation Ford Mustangs. Today their company CJ Pony Parts expanded into a comprehensive parts supplier with multiple locations stocking a massive catalog of components.

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.

When the NMCA and NMRA team rolls into a racetrack, the parade is led by a pair of Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD trucks, which are the Official Truck and Tow vehicle of the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals.

I have to laugh at myself because I have become the old (read, experienced) guy that can look back and say the kids don’t know how good they have it.

After months of anticipation, the Mickey Thompson NMRA Ford Homecoming rolled into Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

As true fans of the sport of drag racing, many of our staffers spend down time back at tracks, whether it’s in the stands, behind the wheel or behind the wall with camera in hand.

Del Holbrook, former NMRA Limited Street racer and son of champion drag racer Chris Holbrook, secured the first No. 1 qualifying position of his career in the driver’s seat of the Varsity Ford / Holbrook Racing Ford Mustang Saturday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park.

NMCA, National Muscle Car Association, is home to everything American muscle and of the myriad of categories, Micro Strategies Stock Eliminator is one of the most time-honored.

If you were a Mustang fan in the 1980s and 1990s, it’s likely you were glued to the pages of magazines like Super Ford, 5.0 Mustangs, Mustangs & Fords, Cars Illustrated and of course Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords magazine. It’s likely you drove a Foxbody, and for many, modifying it was a must.

To suggest that the relationship between Red Line Synthetic Oil and the NMRA Drag Racing Series is far greater than a typical sponsorship would be a huge understatement

Under a humid spring morning in March of 1974, Wayne Gapp and Jack Roush relaunched their fresh Mustang II Pro Stock machine for a weekend of match races during Gatornationals. The Mustang II only debuted six months prior, and the duo was quick to pick one up on the rumor that it was slipperier in the wind than even the venerable Pintos. Roush would pilot the new Mustang II, while Gapp drove his P...

Growing up just outside of Detroit, it was inevitable that Matt Harget would one day find his way onto the drag strip.

Diversity has never been a problem for drag racing, as people from all walks of life are able to experience the thrill of straight-line racing. And that was evident at Summit Motorsports Park where 34 women drivers took part in the Tremec All Female True Street class.

Growing up in Michigan with a family employed by General Motors, it was inevitable that Keith Seymore would follow the same path and that he would wind up campaigning a Chevrolet of his own.

Two months ago, Autumn Schwalbe experienced every racer’s worst nightmare when she was involved in a high-speed crash during qualifying for the NMRA/NMCA Allstar Nationals in Rockingham, N.C.

The first weekend of June means only one thing if your blood runs blue, Fords At Carlisle! The annual event draws the Ford faithful from all over the world, and the mass of Fordnatics converge on the 82-acre fairgrounds in central Pennsylvania to celebrate all things Ford.

The D1 points meet at scenic Maple Grove Raceway, is always one of best attended LODRS events in the country. Hosted by the Koretsky family’s Maple Grove Raceway, the classic drag race attracted 118 Stock Eliminator entries, 85 Super Stockers and a 540-plus total car count. 
 

At just 18 years of age, NMRA racer Brayden Creamer has big goals. The Vincennes University freshman has set his path on becoming an airline pilot and he’s already accumulated 80 hours flying a Cirrus SR 20 aircraft as a student pilot.

Audrey Baize’s father, Junior, was racing before she was born, so it didn’t surprise her mother, Rochelle when he wanted to take her to the racetrack as soon as possible.

During the event season, there is plenty of excitement to behold. With each race the stakes get higher in the championship points chase, the records matter more, and on the NMRA side of things, we creep closer to the epic season finale in picturesque Bowling Green.

When the annual Red Line Synthetic Oil NMCA Drag Racing awards banquet is held in Indianapolis in early December, there will be 13 champions crowned. But there is much work to be done before anyone can script their acceptance speech

Holley went full send at LS Fest Texas, with two full days and nights of GM-powered mayhem. LS Fest Texas took on a life of its own, as all types of LS and modern LT-powered vehicles went all out in a variety of driving and show competitions.
 

Following the successful completion of the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Muscle Car Drag Racing in St. Louis, the 2023 NMRA Holley Drag Racing Series has officially hit the halfway point.

With strict restrictions on what can and cannot be modified, NMRA’s Richmond Gear Factory Stock class is one of the sanctioning body’s most challenging categories.

Jim Betz took the NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street class name seriously. He chose to emphasize the “street” portion of the category’s moniker when building his stunningly beautiful new Cadillac ATS competition car.

Known around the globe for producing some of the baddest manual transmissions in drag racing, TREMEC is a leading manufacturer of torque transfer solutions that surprisingly got its start thanks to government regulation.

Here’s a quick reminder to NMRA racers that the 2023 points have been updated following the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing

After securing the first No. 1 qualifying position of his career on Saturday, Lenny Lottig, who competes in both NMCA and NHRA competition, drove his ITI Trailers and Truck Bodies Chevrolet COPO Camaro to victory at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.