Ensure your car meets the NHRA safety standards with Fathouse Fabrications 8.50-spec, weld-in cage kit. The kit includes the dash bar, steering column mounts, cage floor plates, and dash plates.Countless hours were spent developing Fathouse Fabrications' S197 roll cage kits to insure proper fitment and give you a professional fitting cage. Installing a cage in your car is a job that requi...

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...

It was only a matter of time that someone broke into the 3.50 zone on a radial tire. We've seen numerous passes in the mid 3.60s over the last few months, and thanks to some favorable spring weather, a sticky track, and a whole lot of horsepower, Kevin Rivenbark was able to break that barrier, running 3.58 seconds at 206.67 mph during the Sweet 16 race at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Riv...

Just one year ago, a nail-biting Holley EFI Factory Super Cars qualifying session saw Geoff Turk run the first quarter-mile pass in the 7s at the 2018 NMCA season opener at Bradenton Motorsports Park, which earned him the first of five spots in an exclusive 7-Second Club sponsored by Holley EFI. At the 2019 NMCA season opener, it wasn't just one, but over a dozen cars that collected 7-second ti...

Top Fuel pilot Richie Crampton secured back-to-back event victories Sunday at the 50th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Robert Hight (Funny Car), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also winners in their respective categories at the third of 24 events on the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. Crampton locked in...

NOTE: Photography captured during NMRA Spring Break Shootout It has been a red-hot month for Florida's Yandro Ulloa and his Levin Motorsports 1998 Mustang Cobra and he can add the Stick-Shift Elite class win at the Texas 2K19 at Houston Raceway Park, Powered by Penzoil, to his list of victories. It all began through the opening days of March with an action-packed weekend during the 25th ...

  For enthusiasts using a Dart or Rocket small-block, Moroso now offers a fabricated aluminum oil pan designed for wet-sump applications. It fits Super Stock/Bracket Cars, Dragsters, Roadsters or Body Cars, and the double kick-out design ensures large stroke clearance, wide main cap clearance and maximum horsepower. The pan offers an 8-quart capacity and measures 8-1/2 inches deep and accept...

  Converting the carbureted fuel system on your car or truck over to EFI has never been easier! Holley now offers OE style fuel tank modules that are designed as a direct replacement for your factory early Mustang pick-up and sending unit. There is no need for modifications and you will not have to replace your fuel tank. You can even retain the factory fuel hard line, just connect ...

Moroso now offers a valve cover breather kit that provides an easy way of adding an oil fill port to a valve cover without welding.Since no welding is required, you no longer have to worry about heat damage to chrome or powder coat. The breather features a billet aluminum baffled screw in adapter with a 1-inch breather with either a chrome or black finish, and a cleanable and re-usable filter make...

Pro Mod racers and other competitors who are high-volume users of nitrous oxide can benefit from the new Sportsman Nitrous Pump available from Nitrous Supply. The handy refill station is designed to quickly transfer nitrous oxide from large 48-64 lb. capacity mother bottles to smaller vehicle-mounted bottles. Ideally suited to keeping N2O bottles topped off for peak efficiency, this economical p...

The Chevrolet Nova hit the streets in 1968 after a monumental redesign that featured a longer wheelbase, shorter chassis, and more shoulder and leg room inside. Fifty years later, IDIDIT, LLC offers an additional creature comfort for the legendry model with its new Tilt Floor Shift Steering Column. The Tilt Floor Shift Steering Column for the '68 Nova is a cleaner, sleeker version of the fa...

The FAST E7 Programmable Ignition delivers the power and precision required when dealing with the high compression, screaming RPM and power adders used in todays racing engines. And its now paired in a kit with the FAST E93 Coil for the best spark output. The capacitive discharge ignition provides up to 160mJ of energy and +- ½ degree of timing accuracy. The powerful spark is matched to a m...

By Jason Reiss Photos Courtesy of Frankenstein Engine Dynamics Editor's NoteRace Pages Digital posted an introduction to Frankenstein Engine Dynamics CNC-porting services for late-model cylinder heads, showing a brief history and processes involved at the Texas-based business. In this part, we look at what they offer the 5.0/5.2 Coyote crowd. Despite their popularity in the LS/LT markets the com...

AEM has created an HEI Adapter Module (30-3829-00) that works with the Infinity Series 3 ECU and allows users to control ignition timing on engines that are using an HEI distributor. This module gives users the power to control ignition timing above 500 RPM using the Infinity Series 3 ECU (the HEI distributor controls timing during start up and up to 500 RPM). An integrated crank signal condition...

As cold blankets much of the country, racers headed south to kick the tires and light the fires at the 17th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem. Presented by E3 Spark Plugs, the NMCA series runs through six events with the season opener kicking off at Bradenton Motorsports Park today under sunny skies and cool weather. The racer rigs were lined up early this morning in anticipation of getting on the dra...

The biggest racing news out of Detroit are the red-hot factory drag car programs offered by Chevrolet Performance, Dodge / Mopar, and Ford Performance, proving grassroots drag racing is a key market for their involvement. Those three companies are proud to announce a $1,000 bonus programif their brand winsthat will be thrown on top of the NMCA winner's purse through the 2019 season. Nearly four...

AutoMeter is proud to introduce its new Mopar Classic series instruments to assist owners of vintage Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth vehicles with protecting their investment and maintaining a period correct look. Officially licensed Mopar Classic Gauges are backed by accurate and reliable, track-tested, and race-proven electric performance movements. Finished in chrome bezels and easy to read black...

After a long off-season, racers headed south to burn rubber and take names at the 25th Annual Nitto Tire Spring Break Shootout held at the historic Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida. Through four days of beautiful weather and tight competition, the racing came to a close on Sunday with the victors heading to celebrate in the exclusive Aerospace Components Winners Circle. Raci...

Each year the Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout at Bradenton Motorsports Park features one of the largest manufacturers midways of the season...and 2019 is no exception!  Be sure to hit the ATM on your way to the track Feb. 28 thru March 3 for great deals on the parts you need for your Mustang or Ford.  Have an all-new Ford Mustang   No problem¦Spring Bre...

Austin Prock, son of championship tuner Jimmy Prock, will make his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series debut at the 2019 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona this weekend. Prock will be driving the Montana Brand / Rocky Mountain Twist Top Fuel dragster for John Force Racing tuned by crew chiefs Jon Schaffer and Ronnie Thompson. I'm excited to head out to Pomon...

Last month we watched Daniel Pharris dust off his formidable 2017 Mustang Shelby GT350 Pro Modified and drop into the 3.60s with a best of 3.67 at 215 mph. He qualified near the top of the field during the US Street Nationals, before it was rained out. A few weeks later, he revealed photos of the car sitting on a set of Mickey Thompson ET Radial Pro 315 tires as he and car chief Grant O'R...

A few years ago Vortech revamped its racing supercharger line-up, slapping the V-30 moniker on the racing-oriented gear case, and then stacking a variety of impellers and compressor covers on the backside of it. On the surface, the group simplified the identification process but in reality it was a complete reset on the racing program and the biggest of the bunch is the behemoth on these page...

Text and Photos Courtesy of NHRA/National Dragster NHRA drivers took the opportunity to shake off the rust at the preseason test session at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park Jan. 30 “ Feb. 2. Defending Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence shows no sign of slowing down by setting the quickest pass of the session. Torrence piloted his Capco Contractors/Torrence Racing dragster to a 3....

Get your right arm and left leg ready as the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout roars back into action during the Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout February 28 - March 3, 2019 at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida. But the gear-bang'n madness doesn't stop there as the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout brings together the Quick 8 elimination on Sunday. NMRA officials will select the qu...

As the JLT Performance Spring Break Shootout celebrates 25 years of street car insanity, Baer Brakes wanted to enhance the winners pot by throwing in a gift certificate for a Deep Stage Drag Racing Brake System kit valued at around $1,000. This means the Quick 16 winner on Sunday could walk away with $1,800 as they celebrate in the Aerospace Components Winners Circle with an NMRA Victor award...

"Ironman Randy" Seward captured his fourth Spring Break Shootout win in 2018 with his 8-second Mustang LX. 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...

Photo by BME Photography The conditions are awesome and the strip at Bradenton Motorsports Park is set on kill, providing great opportunities for racers to post big performances. The latest to add his name to the list of ridiculous runs is Bill Skillman, driving the family's 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet. He is the fourth NHRA/NMCA Factory Showdown/Super Car racer that we know of to drop into th...

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Houston Raceway Park (HRP), the iconic drag strip located in the Houston suburb of Baytown, is Making the Switch to Pennzoil through a new multi-year relationship that changes the name of the 30-year-old facility to Houston Raceway Park powered by Pennzoil. Today's announcement with Pennzoil marks another exciting chapter in the history of Houston Raceway Park, HRP Vice President...

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. Ford Performance Unleashes The 10-Second 2020 Shelby GT500 In The Motor City By Steve Turner Photos Courtesy of Ford Motor Company From the moment the 2020 She...

Noted driveline components manufacturer Mark Williams Enterprises has developed a unique 2-piece driveshaft for the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat that solves problems common to OEM shafts. It is manufactured from 7075-T6 aluminum alloy, employs proprietary (patented) technology, and is critically speed-rated for reliable operation far above factory RPM levels. Driveshafts are also available fo...

Holley is pleased to announce the release of a large and varied assortment of new EFI components “ High Flow Dual Port Boost Control Kits, Current Transducers, EV6 Unterminated Injector Harnesses, Unterminated Flying Lead Main Harnesses, and 1/8-NPT Sensor Blocks.HIGH-FLOW DUAL-PORT BOOST CONTROL KITS Holley EFI High Flow Dual Port Boost Control Kits flow almost 40% more than comparabl...

The nifty little ECU controller and the EEC-IV adapter harness are included with EFI Sources MircoSquirt system for pushrod Ford V-8s from 1986-1995. By Miles Cook Photos Courtesy of EFI Source EFI Source is an intriguing resource for aftermarket late-model EFI setups, providing easy-to-install plug and play stand-alone upgrades. The company currently offers applications for GM LS and ...

By Miles Cook Photos Courtesy of Chevrolet Performance and Fastest Street Car Magazine In 1969, big-block Camaros were not generally available with a 427. The biggest hitter was the 375-horsepower 396 also known as the L-78. The L-78 could be outfitted with optional aluminum cylinder heads, which then turned it into an L-89, which today is a very rare and desirable collectable Camaro. ...

Video by Nightmare on Your Street via YouTube The Discovery Channel's Street Outlaw series has helped launch street-legal drag racing to the next level. First with its controversial street racing show, Street Outlaws that is based in Oklahoma or the 405 as the cast likes to refer to their hometown. The success in the ratings department pushed the producers to create two spinoffs with a sim...

Written By Paul Huizenga Photography by the FSC Staff and Courtesy of the Manufacturers Prompted by ever-more-stringent emission and fuel economy regulations, car manufacturers are switching to gasoline direct injection power plants in everything from four-cylinder econobox transportation appliances to the crossover vehicles that are the minivans of the new millenium, and even in their pe...

By Ainsley Jacobs Photos by Wayne Stewart Everyone has their secrets, but in the grudge racing scene, secrets are highly protected as racers know that keeping quiet and keeping opponents guessing can help earn win lights and payouts. Recently, one of the most feared “ and respected “ names in the game went public in a big way. When Justin Lil Country Swanstrom dropped a bombshell 3...

By Ainsley Jacobs Photos Courtesy of Justin Cyrnek Justin Cyrnek has a history of swapping ˜Stangs. In late 2017, he sold his green, Larry Jeffers Racecars-built, turbocharged 2013 Mustang GT to Brad Medlock so that he could finance another 13 GT replacement build. Now, he has yet another Mustang in his stable “ a wicked orange X275 beast. Originally purchased new in 2004 as a Body in ...

  The quickly expanding conglomerate formed by Elite Motorsports announced today the addition of record-setting tuner and engine management expert Shane Tecklenburg to the braintrust led by Modern Racing's Justin Elkes. The arrangement calls for Tecklenburg to supply the team's three turbocharged NHRA Pro Modified entries piloted by Erica Enders, Alex Laughlin, and Steve Matusek with c...

While hes had a stellar year racing with his Blackbird Dodge/Mopar Challenger Drag Pak, Geoff Turk was already making plans for 2019 earlier this year, and they are taking him on quite the departure from what has proven to be hugely successful in 2018. As you may have gleaned from the image spread across these pages already, Turk has chosen to join the Blue Oval gang with the purchase of a 2018 Co...

Interview by Mary Lendzion Photos by Kevin DiOssi and the FSC Staff and courtesy of Ted Hughes While Ted Hughes had road-raced and drag-raced in various cars and categories through the years, he decided to change gears by purchasing a new COPO Camaro in 2016. He introduced it, and himself, to NMCA Holley EFI Factory Super Cars in 2017, and flew to a ninth-place finish in points that year, and...

Dodge and NMCA are proud to announce that every new Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 owner will receive a complimentary one-year associate membership to the NMCA for the 2019 racing season. Dodge is ramping up production to deliver the 11-second capable Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 in the first quarter of 2019 and they are making it easy to have fun at the drag races thanks to a partnershi...

It will come full circle for Pro Mod driver Steve Matusek in 2019. The veteran standout announced today he will drive a twin-turbo Ford Mustang for Elite Motorsports in 2019, joining Elites burgeoning Pro Mod operation that will also feature Erica Enders and Alex Laughlin for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service season. This move is a return to Matuseks ...

Written By Steve Baur Photography By Dr. Rudy Rouweyha and Courtesy of Aerospace Components Since coming to market in 1993, the SVT Lightning pickup truck has become a favorite among Ford, Mustang, and truck enthusiasts everywhere. When the supercharged, second-generation version came out in 1999, we saw even more of them at the race track, modified to the hilt and drastically reducing elaps...

Written by John F. Katz Photography Courtesy of Chassis Engineering and the FSC Staff The cackling, record-blasting, fin-backed carbon-fiber phenomenon that is Pro Modified racing emerged some 27 years ago from the IHRA Top Sportsman class, and from the nitrous-snorting, mountain-motor outlaws it attracted. Pro Mod has since spawned its own brood of super-lightweight sub-classes that spurn the...

Written by Derek Putnam Photography Courtesy of BES, Induction Solutions, and the Manufacturers As much as we often hear of turbo this and supercharger that, nitrous oxide injection is still just as popular as everthe NMCA even has a class dedicated to just that power adder in ARP Nitrous Pro Street. When we caught wind of Induction Solutions Steve Johnson and his plan to put together a rese...

Perennial Formula Drift contender Matt Field abandoned his successful Nissan 240SX S14 after the 2017 season and built a '13 Corvette from the ground up in preparation for this year's Formula Drift tour. Starting with a moldy, flood-ravaged C6 he tracked down somewhere in Atlanta, Field and his team completely rebuilt the car, transforming the soggy stock piece into a full-fledged race car in a bu...

Written By Scott Parker Photography Courtesy of Gen III Performance How do you become the fastest Gen III Hemi in the world By breaking stuff. That is exactly what lead to the Gen III Performance aluminum Hemi race block. We were racing Rob Goss' Challenger and split the aluminum block, so we built another one and killed that right awaywithin 10 passes. After the first one, we started lo...

An anniversary-themed 2019 COPO Camaro race car introduced at the SEMA Show celebrates the 50-year milestone of the special order, ultimate performance models and launches the 2019 COPO Camaro program. Chevrolet is proud to celebrate 50 years of the COPO Camaro legacy, said Jim Campbell, GM U.S. vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. Its one of the most enduring legacies in d...