Orland, FL – With hard launches, huge wheelies, and head-to-head racing, competitors settled right into the new home of the Scoggin Dickey Parts Center NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem presented by Holbrook Racing Engines, March 17-19, 2023 at Orlando Speed World Dragway in Florida.

They thrilled at every turn as they took aim at the NMCA Winner’s Circle at this first of six events on this year’s Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals tour, and along the way, they confirmed their commitment and courage.

“We saw some amazing racing at our highly anticipated NMCA season opener at Orlando Speed World Dragway,” said Rollie Miller, NMCA General Manager and National Event Director. “On the well-prepped national stage, racers showed us what we can expect to see on this year’s chase to the championships, and we are in for a wild ride.”

Race after race, VP Racing Lubricants Xtreme Pro Mod competitors prove that they want more and are willing to work for it, and Ty Tutterow and Robert Abbott were certainly among them at this event. Tutterow, in his 1957 Buick-bodied Pro Mod, hammered the tree with an .014 and then hauled to a 3.634 to take a trip to the winner’s circle over Abbott, who was right there with a 3.635 in his Camaro-bodied hot rod.

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Santa Ana, CA — Just west of where rockets regularly blast into space, the Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals will launch its 2023 season at Orlando Speed World in Orlando, Florida. The new venue will pack the same excitement from a host of heads-up and index drag racing featuring the World’s Fastest Muscle Cars.

From the insanely quick VP Racing Lubricants Xtreme Pro Mods and high-flying Holley EFI Factory Super Cars classes to the retro-cool Quick Fuel Technology Nostalgia Super Stock and sealed-engine Chevrolet Performance Stock categories, there is something for every muscle car fan at NMCA events in 2023.

“After a wildly successful campaign last season, we can’t wait to kick off in March with Scoggin Dickey NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem presented by Holbrook Racing Engines,” Steve Wolcott, President and CEO of NMCA, said. “For the first time, NMCA will race at Orlando Speed World to begin the season, and we’re sure racers can’t wait to head south and warm up their tires at a venue known for hosting historic street-car races.”

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Indianapolis, IN – Randy Merrick, Chuck Watson II and Leonard Long were among the winners crowned this weekend at the 21stannual NMCA World Street Finals presented by Chevrolet Performance at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The event was the sixth and final race in the 2022 Red Line Synthetic Oil NMCA Drag Racing Series.

Merrick won just about everything there was to win in VP Fuels Pro Mod as he won the event, clinched the championship, and also capped off the weekend with a new NMCA record of 3.609-seconds in his Corvette out of Glenallen, Mo. Merrick capped off the victory with a 3.629, 206.45 run in the final round to beat Jim Widener, who was close behind with a 3.667, 205.44 run in his ’17 Corvette.

There was also a sweep in the Holley Factory Super Car category, as Chuck Watson II of Grosse Ile, Mich., put together one of the best performances to win the event over A.J. Berge. Watson II was driving his trusty Cobra Jet Mustang scoring a win, a championship, and a record. The top qualifier, with a 7.618 elapsed time, Watson II rode that momentum to the final round where he outran the Dodge Challenger of No. 2 qualifier Berge with a 7.659, 180.65 run. Berge made it close with a 7.720, 181.20, his best run of the event in the final round.

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Santa Ana, CA – The Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals series kicks off its 2023 season at a new track and will rumble on through five familiar facilities delivering drag racing action from Xtreme Pro Mods and Factory Super Cars to True Street and index classes.

“As the second-largest sanctioning body in the world of drag racing, NMCA has a storied history of putting on events that serve up crazy-fast performances for fans of Detroit muscle cars to enjoy,” Steve Wolcott, President and CEO of NMCA said. “That tradition continues in 2023 as we start the season at an exciting new facility in Florida and run through our final event in Indianapolis.”

Launching in Orlando for the first time from March 16-19, 2023 with the 21st Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, the Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals series joins forces with its sister series in Rockingham, North Carolina from April 13-16, 2023 for the 15th Annual NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals. That event begins a three-event run of both series running concurrently, which is rounded out by the 18th Annual NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl Of Street Legal Drag Racing running from May 4-7, 2023 in Madison, Illinois, and the 3rd Annual NMRA/NMCA Power Festival in Martin, Michigan, from July 20-23, 2023. NMCA races on its own for the final two events of the season with the 22nd Annual NMCA All-American Nationals from August 24-27, 2023 in Norwalk, Ohio, and the 22nd Annual NMCA World Street Finals from September 21-24, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Written by Mary Lendzion

Norwalk, OH – The variety of cars, combinations and competitors combined for a magnificent and memorable event at the NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Sick the Magazine, Aug. 25-28 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

The race track was hooking, and as a result, the racers were hauling at the fifth of six events on the NMCA tour.

On their minds were the memories they would make if they made it to the NMCA Winner’s Circle and collected a coveted Victor Award at America’s Racetrack.

“Summit Motorsports Park was proud to welcome the NMCA racers to our home for this exciting event,” said Bill Bader Jr., president of Summit Motorsports Park. “We were happy to celebrate their accomplishments with them, whether they had a personal best or picked up a win, and we hope the fans enjoyed the action as much as we did.”

Furiously fast cars were flying in VP Racing Lubricants Xtreme Pro Mod, where reigning champion Chip King set the pace with a 3.65 in his Mustang Mach 1. When the final round of eliminations rolled around, however, Randy Merrick and Jason Hamstra pulled to the starting line. Merrick muscled to the win with a 3.68 in his Corvette over Hamstra, who was literally right there with a 3.71 in his Camaro.

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Santa Ana, CA – Chevrolet, a longtime sponsor and supporter of the Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, has expanded its role with the popular sanctioning body by becoming the “Official Truck & Tow Vehicle of NMCA” for 2022 and beyond.

The NMCA national event series has partnered with Chevrolet Performance for over 20 years in various programs from launching the LSX line-up of factory performance parts to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the famed COPO Camaro. As the Official Truck & Tow Vehicle of NMCA, Chevrolet has provided the series a pair of 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD dually pick-up trucks for towing and fire / safety purposes with over a dozen competitions on the schedule as both a sanctioning body and event production company.

“Our long-term relationship with Chevrolet is very valuable to NMCA from their deeply engrained performance division and now their line-up of new trucks and tow vehicles. We’re thrilled to showcase these trucks across the country, displaying their capabilities to our racing community and relying on them as key components to fire / safety response in our high-speed sport,” said Rollie Miller, General Manager and National Event Director of ProMedia Events & Publishing, the parent company to the Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, Holley NMRA Ford Nationals, and ProMedia Productions.

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Santa Ana, CA – Launching the Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals in the Florida sun is a long-standing tradition, and in 2023 the action will begin at Orlando Speed World for the first time in series history.

“With spectator and enthusiast demand for more motorsport features at each event, NMCA has struck a partnership with Orlando Speed World that includes the opportunity for championship and street car drag racing as well as future development of more diverse event features for next year and beyond,” explained Steve Wolcott, President and CEO of NMCA.

As home to one of the longest-running door-slammer events in the country, OSW is well equipped to support NMCA’s diverse portfolio of classes including the crowd-favorite VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod, as well as opening up the opportunity for the expansion of more automotive action.

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Madison, IL – As part of a time-honored tradition, racers came from all corners of the country to compete at the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing presented by Fuelab, May 12-15, 2022 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Illinois.

The longstanding and loved annual event was loaded with everything from fascinating competition to friendly rivalries. Waiting for racers who were able to outlast all of the others in their categories were NMCA and NMRA Winner’s Circles, Victor Awards and the decidedly desirable Nitto Diamond Tree Rings.

On the Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals side of this event, racers went over 200 mph in the eighth-mile in the extremely exciting VP Racing Lubricants Xtreme Pro Mod category, and leading the charge was Chip King, who set the pace in qualifying with a 3.68 in his magnificent Mustang Mach 1. But later in the weekend, Randy Merrick and Derek Ward met for the final round of eliminations, and Merrick muscled to the win with a 3.66 in his Corvette over Ward, who was forced to ease off of the throttle to a 4.38 in his Camaro.

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Rockingham, NC – The racers were masterful and the racing was mind-blowing at the Scoggin Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by MAHLE Motorsport, April 21-24, 2022, at Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina.

The event at The Rock replaced the NMCA and NMRA’s annual stop at Atlanta Dragway, which closed last year. It promised plenty of action, and it definitely delivered, with everything from hard launches and high wheelies to exciting elapsed times and edge-of-your-seat competition.

On the Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals side, VP Racing Lubricants Xtreme Pro Mod racers rocketed to 3.60s and 3.70s in their commanding cars in qualifying, and among them was Derek Ward, who set the pace with a 3.67 in his Camaro. Ward hung tough all weekend, and earned a trip to the NMCA Winner’s Circle and an alluring Victor Award with a 3.70 run against Tom Blincoe, who was quicker on the tree, but shook the tires to a 5.65 in his Corvette.

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