For the 3rd stop, NMRA visits New Jersey, the one and only Garden State for an all out East Coast showdown. Bringing all the heavy hitters, this event is always the crowd pleaser. NMRA racers will turn up the heat as they we get closer to the mid-season. Expect some fast times and broken records this weekend!
As with all of our NMRA events, we have something to keep you entertained all weekend with the Vendor Midway, Car show, Swap meet and the infamous Burnout Contest!
Don’t forget about the Atco Raceway Bar, open all weekend to mingle and have a cold one while you watch Ford Drag Racing’s best racers battle it out on the track! It’s all waiting for you at Atco Raceway!
All-Ford Heads Up Racing!
NMRA Ford Nationals Heads Up Racing has it all! Experience everything from blazing 6 second Pro Outlaw 10.5 passes to edge of your seat wheel stands in Hot Street. You’ll witness the best in Ford street legal racing action all weekend.
Race Your Street Car in an Entry Level Class!
Have you ever wanted to drag race? Imagine racing your street car on the best drag strip in the USA! NMRA has entry level classes designed just for you. True Street is for 15 second cars down with over 9 awards given away on Sunday. Open Comp, Modular Muscle, Super Stang are all great classes for a new racer. For rules information visit: www.nmradigital.com/rules
Other Special NMRA Event Features
Every NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals event offers special event features that ensure the NMRA is the #1 all-Ford series in the U.S. Be sure to hit the ATM on your way to the track because there will be great deals on the parts you want at the NMRA’s giant manufacturers’ midway and swap meet. Be sure to take a stroll through the huge UPR Products NMRA All-Ford Car Show to see some of the finest late-model and classic Mustangs & Fords on the planet. Cover your ears and hold onto your seat when the NMRA’s 300+ mph jet car rockets down the 1/4 mile as it attempts to break the track’s land speed record. And finally, don’t forget about the NMRA’s world famous burnout contest as crazed fans burn down their cars for your applause!
Event Schedule
FRIDAY
Gates Open: Noon
Test & Tune: 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Qualifying Rd. #1: 7:00pm
Secure Track: 9:00pm
SATURDAY
Gates Open: 9:00am
Racer, Car Show, and Swap Meet Registration: 9:00am
Bracket Time Trials: 9:15am
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #2: 10:30am
True Street Meeting: 11:00am
True Street Cruise: Noon
Exhibition: Noon
Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1: 12:15pm
True Street Eliminations: 1:30pm
Exhibition: 3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentation: 3:05pm
Burn-Out Contest: 3:15pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3 (inverted order): 3:30pm
Secure Track: 5:00pm
SUNDAY
Gates Open: 8:00am
Racer, Car Show and Swap Meet Registration: 8:00am
Heads-Up Eliminations Rd. #1: 9:00am
Bracket Time Trial: 10:00am
Pre-Race Ceremonies: 11:30pm
Pro Heads-Up Eliminations: Noon, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm
Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1: 1:00pm
Final Exhibition: 3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentation: 3:05pm
Car Show Parade of Champions: 3:45pm
Final Rounds All Eliminators: 5:00pm
Secure Track: 6:00pm
TRACK INFORMATION
Track Name: Atco Raceway
City: Atco, New Jersey
Track Phone: (856) 768-2167
Track Address: 1000 Jackson Rd., Atco, NJ 08004
Web Site: www.atcorace.com
Email: dragrace@atcorace.com
HOST CAR CLUBS
Club: Wicked Motorsports
Website: www.wickedmotorsports.net
Club: East Coast Stangs
Website: www.eastcoaststangs.com
HOST HOTEL
Hotel: Comfort Inn & Suites-Mt. Laurel
Address: 6000 Crawford Place Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone: (856) 727-0100
Website: http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-mount_laurel-new_jersey-NJ153
Special Instructions: When making reservations please refer to the group NMRA Nationals spectators to book at the rate of $89.00 plus all applicable taxes, this rate will be available from Friday May 13th 2011 to Sunday May 15th 2011. Please call.
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