A huge crowd filled the stands and surrounded the edge of the track. The sound engines revving and tires smoking filled the air. The excitement was electric at Beech Bend Raceway, but it this year it wasn’t all about the drag strip. In 2019 the final race on the NMRA
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Donathen to Debut New NMRA Coyote Stock Fairmont Wagon in 2020
Mike Bowen has long held the title of most unique ride in the NMRA’s G-Force Racing Transmission Coyote Stock class, but a challenger to that title will make his debut during the 2020 season, as Tim Donathen readies his 1978 Ford Fairmont Wagon for some gear-banging, heads-up racing. Donathen’s wagon came
Double’d Up—Charles Hull and Joel Greathouse Capture X275 and Ultra Street Championships
2019 World Cup Finals: Import vs. Domestic Race Recap
It was another successful year of late-season action at Maryland International Raceway in Budds Creek, Maryland, as the Haltech World Cup Finals: Import vs. Domestic presented by Wiseco Pistons was the stage for cool, fall air and record-breaking runs. By the time the race had wrapped up, it was a pretty
Mickey Thompson Debuts New 27-inch S/R Front Tire Sizes
Drivers of custom street and high-horsepower strip machines have another chance to go skinny with the latest 27-inch sizing option added to Mickey Thompson Tire & Wheels’ Sportsman S/R front radial tire line. Available in 2020, the new 27x7.00R20LT size joins the popular 27X6.00R15LT, 27X8.00R15LT, 27X6.00R17LT and 27X8.00R17LT 27-Inch tall skinny
Peeled Banana—JPC Racing’s Famous S197 Goes Naturally Aspirated and renamed Peeled Evil
Pure Weight Loss—Project Pure Evil Drops Weight for World Cup Finals Prep
Our resident project car, Pure Evil, had a decent showing at the NMRA World Finals + Holley Ford Fest when it dropped into the 8.80s in warm weather action. A few weeks after the NMRA season ended, Mike Washington—the car’s owner/driver and project curator—began prepping for the postseason action. All year
HELP WANTED—RPM Act Reintroduced to US Senate and Needs Your Support!
Time for action! The RPM Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate for the current session of Congress. The Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2019 (RPM Act) protects Americans’ right to modify street cars and motorcycles into dedicated race vehicles, along with industry’s right to sell the parts
The Inside Scoop—Nitto World Finals and Inaugural Holley Ford Fest
After months of planning and preparation, the first ever Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival at Beech Bend Raceway Park is finally in the books and the result was a sensational event for the NMRA, Holley, racers, and spectators. The NMRA All-Ford World Finals, which have been held at Beech Bend Raceway for over
2020 NMRA Ford Nationals Event Schedule
The NMRA Ford Nationals is excited to release its 2020 all-Ford event schedule. Operating for over 20 years, the NMRA series is the largest and longest running Ford performance series in the world. For 2020, the schedule packs in championship drag racing, exciting street car shootouts, car shows, manufacturer’s midways,