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NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals Hosts Successful Inaugural Event at Maryland Int’l Raceway

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

1 NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals Hosts Successful Inaugural Event at Maryland Intl Raceway

The NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals, the #1 all-domestic muscle car show in the U.S., rocked the mid-Atlantic region June 3-5 and featured the 3rd Annual shopHEMI.com Late-Model HEMI Shootout, the largest gathering of modern HEMI muscle cars of the year.  The 9th Annual NMCA Flowmaser Muscle Car Nationals at Maryland Int’l Raceway in Mechanicsville, Maryland, the weekend of June 3-5, 2011, saw strong fan attendance as well as very strong racer & show car participation despite a recent heat wave and rain on Sunday morning.  Also featured at this event was a large manufacturers’ midway and Elaine Larsen in her Miller Welders jet dragster shooting for 300+ mph passes!

NMCA Flowmaster Drag Racing:
2 NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals Hosts Successful Inaugural Event at Maryland Intl Raceway
 NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals Hosts Successful Inaugural Event at Maryland Intl Raceway

All the cars and all the stars of NMCA were in attendance along with new faces in most classes including Mike Murillo pictured above, who won the M/T Super Street 10.5W class.  NMCA fans came to see all the wild heads-up and wheels-up classes and they weren’t disappointed!  Supercharged, nitrous assisted, turbocharged, and naturally aspirated…this NMCA event had it all.  The muscle  car movement is in full swing with classic muscle and modern muscle creating a great show for NMCA fans!

shopHEMI.com Late-Model HEMI Drag Racing:
3 NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals Hosts Successful Inaugural Event at Maryland Intl Raceway
 NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals Hosts Successful Inaugural Event at Maryland Intl Raceway

The shopHEMI.com Late-Model HEMI Shootout featured the fastest modern HEMI race cars in the U.S. battling on the 1/4 mile for major bragging rights.  This special event featured the best in modern Challengers, Chargers, 300s, Magnums, trucks and SUVs all showcasing awesome 5.7 and 6.1 liter modern-HEMI power!

TREMEC NMCA Car Show:

4 NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals Hosts Successful Inaugural Event at Maryland Intl Raceway
 NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals Hosts Successful Inaugural Event at Maryland Intl Raceway

This TREMEC NMCA Car Show Series event showcased some of the finest hot rods and muscle cars in the U.S. with participants traveling from all over in attendance.  It was the Late-Model HEMI cars, however, that stole the show with over 100 bright orange, red, green, black and white modern Chrysler and Dodge muscle cars showing off for NMCA’s fans!  shopHEMI.com once again provided the NMCA’s awesome awards pavilion for the car show participants.

Manufacturers’ Midway & Swap Meet:

NMCA participants and fans have come to expect a strong manufacturers midway at all events and this event did not disappoint.  Great companies were on hand including Flowmaster, shopHEMI.com, DiabloSport, JPC Racing, Petty’s Garage, Harland Sharp, ATI Performance, Mickey Thompson, Roush Performance, TRZ, TREMEC, Miller Welders, All Out Automotive, and many more!  Racers and fans could find the parts, collectibles and apparel they desired.

This post event report is being provided to all NMCA series sponsors.  We appreciate your support and recognize that it significantly contributes to the NMCA’s success as the #1 muscle car show in the U.S.  Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions or need anything at all.

9th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Nationals

Friday, May 27th, 2011

1 9th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Nationals

The NMCA Flowmaster Drag Racing Series Tour is moving to awesome MIR in Mechanicsville, Maryland. Bringing all the heavy hitters from the east coast, this event is sure to be a crowd pleaser. This year, the 3rd Annual shopHEMI.com Late-Model HEMI Shootout promises to bring even more modern HEMI’s with the addition of 4 new heads-up classes.

As with all of our NMCA events, there will be two separate drag racing events on Saturday and Sunday. Don’t forget to take some time to check out the vendor midway, car show, swap meet and the infamous burnout contest! It’s all waiting for you at Maryland International Raceway!

The locals won’t know what hit them when the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals comes to town. So don’t miss out and head to Maryland International Raceway for all the wheel-standing, tire-smoking action.

Heads Up Racing! Chevy vs. Ford vs. Mopar

NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Heads Up Racing has it all! Experience everything from blazing 6 second Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street passes to edge of your seat wheel stands in Comp Cams Pro Stock. You’ll witness the best in street legal racing with Chevy vs. Ford vs. Mopar action all weekend.
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Race Your Street Car in an Entry Level Class!

Have you ever wanted to drag race? Imagine racing your street car on one of the best drag strips in the U.S.! NMCA has a number of entry level racing classes designed just for you! True Street is for 15-second cars down with over 9 awards presented on Saturday. Open Comp, Nostalgia Muscle Car, and Late-Model EFI are all great classes for a new racer. For rules information visit: www.nmcadigital.com/rules.
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Other Special NMCA Event Features

Every NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals event offers special event features that ensure the NMCA is the #1 muscle car 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 NMCA’s giant manufacturers’ midway and swap meet. Be sure to take a stroll through the huge TREMEC NMCA Muscle Car & Hot Rod Car Show to see some of the finest late-model and classic Chevys, Fords, and Mopars on the planet. Cover your ears and hold onto your seat when the NMCA’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 NMCA’s world famous burnout contest as crazed fans burn down their cars for your applause!
4 9th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Nationals

5 9th Annual NMCA Muscle Car NationalsshopHEMI.COM LATE-MODEL HEMI SHOOTOUT

Every year the NMCA and shopHEMI.com come together to produce the largest modern HEMI event of the year…the Late-Model HEMI Shootout. This year the Late-Model HEMI Shootout will move to Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicswille, Maryland the weekend of June 3-5, 2011. The Late-Model HEMI Shootout is a special “event within an event” that runs in conjunction with the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals – so you get two major events for the price of one! The Shootout attracts the fastest supercharged, turbocharged, nitrous-powered and naturally aspirated modern Challengers, Chargers, 300s, Magnums, and SUVs in the U.S. to compete on the national stage. For more features of the Late-Model HEMI Shootout and the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, log onto www.nmcadigital.com/MD

Event Schedule

FRIDAY

Gates Open:  Noon
NMCA Test & Tune:  3:00pm – 6:00pm
HEMI Shootout Qualifying Rd. #1:  5:00pm
Qualifying Rd. #1:  7:00pm
Dialiing-For-Dollars Bracket:  8:00pm
Exhibitions:  9:45pm
Secure Track:  10:00pm

SATURDAY

Gates Open:  10:00am
Racer, Car Show and Swap Meet Registration:  10:00am
HEMI Rumble \ True Street \ Bracket Time Trials:  Noon
HEMI Shootout Qualifying Rd. #2:  1:00pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #2:  2:00pm
True Street Meeting:  2:00pm
True Street Cruise:  3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentations:  4:00pm
HEMI Rumble \ Bracket Time Trial:  4:00pm
Burn-Out Contest:  4:30pm
True Street Eliminations:  5:00pm
Gamblers Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1:  6:00pm
HEMI Shootout Qualifying Rd. #3:  7:00pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3:  8:00pm
Exhibition:  10:30pm
Secure Track:  11:00pm

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:  11:30am
Pro Heads-Up Eliminations:  Noon, 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 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 Round All Eliminators:  5:00pm
Secure Track:  6:00pm

Track Information

Track Name: Maryland International Raceway
City: Mechanicsville, Maryland
Track Phone: 301-884-9833
Track Fax: 301-884-9878
Track Address: 27861 Budds Creek Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Web Site: www.mirdrag.com
Email: info@mirdrag.com

Host Hotels

Hotel: Comfort Suites
Address: 11765 Business Park Drive, Waldorf, MD 20601
Phone: (301) 932-4400
Website: www.comfortsuites.com

Hotel: Country Inn & Suites
Address: 2555 Business Park Court, Waldorf, MD 20601
Phone: (301) 645-6595
Website: www.countryinns.com

Hotel: La Quinta Inn Lexington Park
Address: 22769 Three Notch Road, California, MD 20619
Phone: (301) 862-4100
Website: www.laquinta.com

Hotel: La Quinta Inn Waldorf
Address: 11770 Business Park Dr, Waldorf, MD 20601
Phone: (301) 645-0022
Website: www.laquinta.com

3rd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Rocks Atlanta Dragway!

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

1 3rd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Rocks Atlanta Dragway!

2 3rd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Rocks Atlanta Dragway!

The Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals, one of 2 combined points events, went to Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA, for the first time ever and rocked the house with over 15,000 fans witnessing 500+ muscle cars go wheels-up and even up in flames as the largest street-legal drag racing event of the year hit the Peach State.  When the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals, the NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals, and the GM Performance Parts LSX Challenge series combined for a weekend…fans knew they were in for something special.  After a strong Friday night storm, fans awoke to sunny crisp skies and came out to be a part of a record-setting crowd at Atlanta Dragay, NHRA’s “house of speed.”  Cool muscle cars were not limited to the strip, however, as over 300 of the finest hot rods on the planet entered the TREMEC / UPR Products Hot Rod & Muscle Car Show.  Fans that hit the ATM on the way to the track cruised down a national-event midway with over 50 vendors displaying their products and selling speed & performance parts all weekend!

Heads-Up Muscle Car Drag Racing, Fire, and Wall Smack’in Action!

3 3rd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Rocks Atlanta Dragway!

4 3rd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Rocks Atlanta Dragway!

All the cars and all the stars of the NMRA/NMCA, and LS community put on a show for Atlanta area fans who came out to see the best in street legal drag racing.  From wheels up NMRA Factory Stock cars to 6-second 200 mph NMCA Pro Street and Super Street cars…this event had it all.  With crisp air and a passion for what they do, the Atlanta Dragway team had their track hook’n and cook’n with many record passes recorded by NMRA and NMCA’s competitors.  ”Wild Action”…those 2 words are what fans will remember from the first NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.  NMCA Super Street star, Tony Nesbitt, pictured above had his Corvette burst into flames on the starting line as a broken component ripped through a fuel line causing one of the most dramatic fires in NMCA history.  The crack staff at Atlanta Dragway quickly extinguished the fire and Team Midnight worked throughout the night and actually had Tony’s Corvette ready for Sunday’s competition.  Unfortunately, a problem at the line kept them from continuing to the next round.  Mike Murillo, NMRA & NMCA Outlaw star, and Jason Lee, NMRA & NMCA Drag Radial champ, both brushed the wall at the stripe and with hard work were able to win rounds in Sunday’s eliminations.

TREMEC / UPR Products Hot Rod & Muscle Car Show:

5 3rd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Rocks Atlanta Dragway!

Georgia is truly a motorsports state and nowhere was it more evident than in the combined TREMEC NMCA Car Show and the UPR Products NMRA Car Show.  Over 300 of the best hot rods and muscle cars in the U.S. showed off for the fans.  The car show area was a flood of chrome and vibrant colors with something for everyone.  The award ceremony was first class as the show participants enjoyed the cool shade at the TREMEC / UPR Products Awards Pavilion.


Manufacturers’ Midway and Swap Meet:

6 3rd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Rocks Atlanta Dragway!

NMRA and NMCA events have a reputation for strong manufacturers’ midways where fans and racers can check out and purchase performance parts, accessories, collectibles, apparel and much more.  Combine NMRA and NMCA in Georgia and you get over 50 vendors on hand including Nitto Tire, Flowmaster, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center, GM Performance Parts, TREMEC, 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, Harland Sharp, ERL Performance, Trick Flow Specialties, Moss Muscle, QA1, GM High-Tech Performance, SPEC Clutch, JDM Engineering, UPR Products, Quick Fuel Technology, TRZ Motorsports, SAM, Lunati, ACT, Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, Roush Racing, Brenspeed, Johnny Lightning Performance, Exedy Racing Clutch, Blow By Racing, BMR, Brenspeed, Holley, JRi Shocks, and many others with awesome displays and product showcases.

This post event report is being provided to all NMRA and NMCA  series sponsors.  We appreciate your support and recognize that it significantly contributes to NMRA’s success as the #1 all-Ford motorsport show in the U.S. and the NMCA’s status as the #1 muscle car series.  Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions or need anything at all.

9th Annual FueLab NMCA World Street Finals

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

9th Annual FueLab

NMCA World Street Finals
October 7-10, 2010
Gateway International Raceway – St. Louis, MO

9th Annual FueLab NMCA Street Finals

With the closure of Memphis Motorsport Park, the NMCA has moved its World Street Finals & LSX Shootout event to beautiful Gateway International Raceway, just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. The 9th Annual FueLab NMCA World Street Finals will once again combine with the 4th Annual GM Performance Parts LSX Shootout, the largest LS event of the year.

This weekend will feature some highly anticipated match-ups as the NMCA racers battle it out for the championship. Follow all the exciting action all weekend long made possible by LIVE TIMING sponsored by GM Performance Parts.

9th Annual FueLab NMCA World Street Finals

This is the LS event of the year where you can expect to see all the cars and all the stars of NMCA and LS drag racing. Records will be broken, along with oil pans, transmissions, and suspensions…so you won’t want to miss out on all the excitement

9th Annual FueLab  NMCA World Street Finals

This event also features the huge TREMEC all-domestic car show where you can see some of the finest hot rods in the U.S. Be sure to hit the ATM on your way to St. Louis because the NMCA World Street Finals and LSX Shootout has one of the largest manufacturers’ midways with lots of deals on the parts you need!  Finish the season right…see you in St. Louis!

Event Schedule

THURS
Gates Open:  Noon
Registration & Tech Only:  Noon -5:00pm
Secure Track:  10:00pm

FRI
Gates Open:  9:00am
NMCA/LSX Test & Tune:  noon-6:00pm
Heads Up Qualifying Rd. #1:  6:00pm
LSX Heads Up Qualifying Rd. #1:  8:00pm
LSX Index Time Trial:  8:30pm
Heads Up Qualifying Rd. #1 (cont.):  9:00pm
Secure Track:  9:30pm

SAT
Gates Open:  9:00am
Bracket/ LSX Time Trials:  9:15am
Heads-Up & LSX Qualifying Rd. #2:  10:30am
True Street Meeting:  11:00am
True Street Cruise:  Noon
Exhibition:  Noon
Bracket Time /LSX Index Time Trials:  12:15pm
True Street Eliminations:  1:30pm
Exhibition:  3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentations:  3:05pm
Burn-Out Contest:  3:15pm
Heads-Up & LSX Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3 (Inverted Order): 3:30pm
LSX Index Final Qualifying Round:  5:00pm
Dial-In For Dollars Bracket Eliminations:  4:30pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3 (cont.):  5:30pm
Secure Track:  6:00pm

SUN
Gates Open:  8:00am
LSX Eliminations Rd. #1:  9:00am
Bracket Time Trial:  10:00am
Heads-Up Eliminations Rd. #1:  11:00am
Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1:  11:30am
Pre-Race Ceremonies:  12:30pm
Pro Heads-Up Eliminations Rd. #1:  1:00pm
Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1:  1:30pm
Final Exhibition:  3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentations:  3:05pm
Car Show Parade of Champions:  3:45pm
Final Rounds All Eliminators:  5:00pm
Secure Track:  6:00pm

Track Information

Track Name: Gateway International Raceway
City: Madison, Illinois
Track Phone: (734)-439-7368
Track Address:  700 Raceway Blvd., Madison, IL 62060
Web Site: www.gatewayraceway.com

4th Annual JE Pistons NMCA/Edelbrock Muscle Car Nationals

Friday, August 27th, 2010
4th Annual JE Pistons  NMCA Muscle Car National

4th Annual JE Pistons NMCA Muscle Car National

August 28-29, 2010 – Milan, MI

Next weekend Milan Dragway will play host to the 4th Annual JE Pistons NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, the sixth event of the 2010 NMCA Edelbrock Drag Racing Series. The NMCA promises to thrill anyone that attends with a special Chevy vs. Ford vs. Mopar event. Heads up, wheel standing, tire smoking, 6-second, 200 mph streetcars will greet this history-laden track that started operations in 1962. Milan’s huge facility will accommodate all contestants and spectators alike. As always we’ll fill the weekend with a wheel-standing heads-up drag race, swap meet, vendor midway, car show, and the infamous Burnout Contest.
Gates open Friday at noon with a test and tune session scheduled from 3-7. First round qualifying will also be held Friday beginning at 7.

Event Schedule
FRI

Gates Open:   Noon
NMCA Test & Tune:   3:00pm-7:00pm
Qualifying Rd. #1:   7:00pm
Secure Track:   10:00pm

SAT

Gates Open:   9:00am
Bracket & L/M HEMI Time Trials:   9:15am
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #2:   10:30am
True Street Meeting:   11:00am
True Street Cruise:   Noon
Exhibition:   Noon
Bracket & L/M HEMI Time Trials:   12:15pm
True Street Eliminations:   1:30pm
Exhibition:   3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentations:   3:05pm
Burn-Out Contest:   3:15pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3 (Inverted Order):   3:30pm
Dial-In For Dollars Bracket Eliminations:  4:30pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3:  5:00pm
Secure Track:   6:00pm

SUN

Gates Open:   8:00am
Heads-Up Eliminations Rd. #1:   9:00am
Bracket Time Trial:   10:30am
Pre-Race Ceremonies:   Noon
Heads-Up Eliminations Rd. #1:   12:15pm
Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1:   1:30pm
Final Exhibition:   3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentations:   3:05pm
Car Show Parade of Champions:   3:45pm
Final Rounds All Eliminators:   5:00pm
Secure Track:   6:00pm

Track Information

Track Name: Milan Dragway
City: Milan, Michigan
Track Phone: (734)-439-7368
Track Address: 10860 Plank Road, Milan, MI 48160
Web Site: www.milandragway.com

2nd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Puts On a Huge Show for Charlotte Area Fans!

Monday, August 16th, 2010

One of the largest street legal muscle car events of the year was held last weekend at awesome zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, NC, as the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals and the NMCA Edelbrock Muscle Car Nationals series were featured at the 2nd Annual Nitto Tire All-Star Nationals.  Despite high 90 degree temperatures this event attracted over 10,000 fans, 700 race and show competitors and 45 vendors and manufacturers on the midway.

Heads-Up Muscle Car Drag Racing:

1 2nd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Puts On a Huge Show for Charlotte Area Fans!

Heads-Up Muscle Car Drag Racing

 2nd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Puts On a Huge Show for Charlotte Area Fans!

All the cars and all the stars of the NMRA and NMCA put on a show for Charlotte area fans who came out to see the best in street legal drag racing.  From wheels up NMRA Factory Stock cars to 6-second 200 mph NMCA Pro Street and Super Street cars…this event had it all.  A year after the inaugural All-Star Nationals event the zMAX team had their track hook’n and cook’n with many record passes recorded by NMRA and NMCA’s competitors.

4-Wide Jet Car Monster Race:

2 2nd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Puts On a Huge Show for Charlotte Area Fans!

4-Wide Jet Car Monster Race

 2nd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Puts On a Huge Show for Charlotte Area Fans!

zMAX Dragway is the country’s only 4-wide dragstrip and NMRA/NMCA took full advantage of this opportunity.

Elaine Larsen, the first lady of jet car drag racing, took on 3 other jets and showed them why her program is among the best in the USA.  Over 24,000 horsepower shook zMAX Dragway as 4 jets roared 4-wide down the 1/4 mile.

TREMEC & UPR Products All-Domestic Car Show:

 2nd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Puts On a Huge Show for Charlotte Area Fans!

3 2nd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Puts On a Huge Show for Charlotte Area Fans!

TREMEC AND UPR Products

North Carolina is truly a motorsports state and nowhere was it more evident than in the combined TREMEC NMCA Car Show and the UPR Products NMRA Car Show.  Over 400 of the best hot rods and muscle cars in the U.S. showed off for the fans.  The car show area was a flood of chrome and vibrant colors with something for everyone.  The award ceremony was first class as the show participants enjoyed the cool shade at the Trim Parts Awards Pavilion.

Manufacturers’ Midway and Swap Meet:

 2nd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Puts On a Huge Show for Charlotte Area Fans!

4 2nd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals Puts On a Huge Show for Charlotte Area Fans!

Manufacturers' Midway and Swap Meet

NMRA and NMCA events have a reputation for strong manufacturers’ midways where fans and racers can check out and purchase performance parts, accessories, collectibles, apparel and much more.  Combine NMRA and NMCA in N. Carolina and you get over 45 vendors on hand including Nitto Tire, TREMEC, Trim Parts, Harland Sharp, GM Performance Parts, SPEC Clutch, JDM Engineering, UPR Products, SAM, ATI Performance Products, ACT, Kooks Custom Headers, Turbonetics, Roush Racing, Brenspeed, Johnny Lightning Performance, Exedy Racing Clutch, Blow By Racing, Moroso, VP Racing Fuel,  Downs Ford Motorsport, and many others with awesome displays and product showcases.

This post event report is being provided to all NMRA and NMCA  series sponsors.  We appreciate your support and recognize that it significantly contributes to NMRA’s success as the #1 all-Ford motorsport show in the U.S. and the NMCA’s status as the #1 muscle car series.  Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions or need anything at all.