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MICKEY THOMPSON PERFORMANCE TIRES & WHEELS RETURNS TO THE NMCA AS SERIES AND SUPER STREET 10.5W CLASS SPONSOR
Stow, OH –Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels returns to NMCA racing as an official 2014 series sponsor as well as the 
Super Street 10.5W class sponsor. The company will also offer contingency awards for all Pro, Sportsman and special-event classes, and Mickey Thompson Motorsports will be on site at most events offering trackside support.
“It’s great to renew our relationship with NMCA as both a series and contingency sponsor,” stated Tom Kundrik, Motorsports Manager, Mickey Thompson. “Our support of the oldest and most recognized all-domestic vehicle drag racing series in the country is something we’re very proud of, and we look forward to another great year.”
With more than 100 participating manufacturers and the largest all-cash contingency programs in street-legal drag racing, the NMRA, NMCA, NMCA WEST and CHP Nationals attract the largest field of streetcar competitors and fans. For more information about the NMCA series, visit http://www.nmcadigital.com.
2014 NMRA Ford Nationals Event Schedule Released
The NMRA Ford Nationals Series is pleased to announce its 2014 event schedule. Next year will feature the NMRA’s 16th anniversary 
tour with special events planned at each and every race. A more detailed event schedule press release will follow soon.
March 6-9, 2014
20th Annual NMRA Spring Break Shootout Presented by Muscle Mustangs
Featuring the Muscle Mustangs Spring Break Shootout
Bradenton Motorsports Park – Bradenton, Florida
TREMEC / NMRA World Finals Racer Appreciation Party Announced!
Bowling Green, KY – Attention in the pits, attention in the pits… all NMRA racers and crew are cordially invited to the annual NMRA 
Racer Appreciation Party Presented by TREMEC. This party will be held at the Nitto Tire NMRA All-Ford World Finals at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, KY, on Friday, October 4th. The party will run from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM and will feature lots of free pizza, beer (and sodas) and music! NMRA & TREMEC’s racer appreciation party is fun time where racers, crew, sponsors, vendors, and media can hang out with each for a TGIF good time!
“This party has always been a big part of the NMRA World Finals and is a chance for our racers, crew, sponsors & vendors to get together and have some fun,” said Steve Wolcott of ProMedia Events. “TREMEC & NMRA look forward to this party each and every year.”
Special Events Planned for This Weekend’s NMRA Norwalk, Ohio, Event!
multiple special events that will make it one of the largest Blue Oval events in 2013. The 4th Stop of the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals will take place just 2 hours south of the Motor City. Special events include a Killer Clutch Shootout, the Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords 25th anniversary celebration, a 2011-2014 5.0L Mustang Shootout, and an All-Female battle royale sure to attract national attention.Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords will celebrate their 25th anniversary in style at NMRA’s Norwalk, Ohio, event. Have you ever wanted to meet the editor’s of one of the best late-model Mustang books on the planet, or dreamed of having your car featured in Muscle Mustangs? Then you need to book your hotel room and make the trip to this extra special event to meet the guys from Muscle Mustangs and see if your hot rod has what it takes to appear in this great publication!
TREMEC® Stick Shift Shootout & Racer Appreciation Party Announced
Courtesy of NMRA
Santa Ana, CA – Do you think your manually shifted Ford-powered street machine is one of the quickest in the country? Well, you won’t 
want to miss this! Long-time NMRA True Street sponsor, TREMEC, in part with presenting sponsor Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords magazine, has announced that they will hold the first-ever “Stick Shift ShootoutTM” as part of this year’s 19th Annual NMRA Nitto Spring Break Shootout—March 7-10, 2013 in Bradenton, Florida!
The staging lanes at Bradenton Motorsports Park will be bursting at the seams as over 100 entrants will battle for top True Street honors, with the fastest 8 stick cars receiving a special shootout plaque to recognize their prowess. From there things will heat up as the quickest two manual-equipped vehicles will have an all-out slugfest with a ‘winner takes all’ best 2-out-of-3 heads-up finale!
2013 Special Events Add Excitement to NMRA’s 15th Anniversary Tour
Courtesy of ProMedia
SANTA ANA, CA – Focused…that is the theme for the NMRA Ford Nationals 15th Anniversary Tour as Special Events dominate the 
2013 racing schedule. The #1 all-Ford Motorsport show in the United States will feature a tighter schedule, more heads-up racing, and exciting special events. Over four thousand racers and car show participants will be competing for fame and fortune as national bragging rights are on the line as well as the richest purse and contingency program of any Ford-only series.
As usual, the NMRA season opener is the 19th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout held March 7-10 at Bradenton Motorsports Park (Bradenton, FL). The Spring Break Shootout kicks off on Thursday, March 7th at a special Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords Open House. This free event is open to anyone and will feature free parts raffle, tour facility, free food and drinks, music, and much more. For more information log-on to Muscle Mustang’s website as we get closer to the event.
FIRST OUTING WITH CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS IS A MEMORABLE ONE FOR MARK MARTINO
Courtesy of Mark Martino Racing
Stoney Creek, ON – It didn’t take Mark Martino and his Charter Communications Pontiac GXP long to shake off the rust, from a nearly
summer long absence from the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, this past weekend at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota. In the process of logging his second round win of the season he also recorded a career best qualifying position, all of which was overshadowed by a minor rules violation during final eliminations on Sunday.
Following a second round victory against Larry Morgan, that would have put Martino into his first semi-final round ever in NHRA competition, he was notified that the team had been disqualified for a weight violation and that Morgan would be reinstated. “After beating Larry, going across the scales we came up five pounds light,” said a still confused Martino. “All weekend it weighed at least five pounds heavy so it was a big surprise to us when they told us we were under.”
Video Lookback at NMRA Milan
Courtesy of Promedia
NMRA To Host VMP Tuning Terminator / GT500 Shootout at Maryland Event
Courtesy of NMRA
Budds Creek, MD – The NMRA is pleased to announce that VMP Tuning has stepped up to the plate to sponsor a special 
Terminator / GT500 Shootout at the NMRA Maryland event that will take place at Maryland Int’l Raceway the weekend of May 4-6, 2012.
The Terminator / GT500 Shootout will bring together some of the fastest Cobras and GT500s in the U.S. to compete in a heads-up winner take all format at the newest NMRA Keystone Automotive event on the schedule. Some of the loudest smack-talk on the web is from the Terminator / GT500 community all talking about who has the fastest ride…well this Shootout will decide it once and for all!
VMP Tuning, one of the leading tuners of high performance Fords in the U.S. and manufacturer of VMP TVS superchargers, put up the cash for the Terminator / GT500 class:
Event Wrap-up, NMRA Spring Break Shootout
Courtesy of NMRA
Bradenton FL – The 18th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout Presented by Steeda officially kicks off the 2012 NMRA Keystone Ford Nationals season. Old faces along with new ones made the trek down to sunny Bradenton
Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida. There were some impressive elapsed times run on Sunday, when the headwind switched directions and the temperature and humidity dropped, racers turned the wicks up and put on an awesome show.
In SCT Pro Outlaw 10.5 turnout was light thanks to cars not being ready or hurt in pre-season testing, with only four cars taking the beams in competition. At the end of Saturday, Tim Essick sat at the top of the ladder with a 6.88 at 201 miles per hour. Archie Marasco was able to sneak by an ailing Mike Murillo to advance to the final round and meet Tim Essick. Essick cracked off an outstanding 6.663 at 208 miles per hour to take the win over Marasco’s aborted run.
ProCharger Super Street Outlaw, six drivers were all vying for a spot in the winner’s circle. After an intense three rounds of qualifying, Chris Tuten came out on top with a 7.16 at 200 miles per hour to lead the field. However Tuten fell in the first round to Andrew DeMarco, who advanced all the way to the final round where he met John Urist. DeMarco left first but Urist was able to drive around him for the win, 7.16 to 7.39.
