Norwalk, OH – As the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals celebrates 25 years in 2023, the race season is creating new memories and merriment, and that was apparent at the 3rd Annual Mickey Thompson NMRA Ford Homecoming, June 9-11, 2023 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

“My team and I were happy to be part of the 25th anniversary of the NMRA,” said Bill Bader Jr., president of Summit Motorsports Park. “We were proud that the series chose Summit Motorsports Park as the place to celebrate its major milestone in motorsports.”

In addition to racing, the well-attended event in the Buckeye State was bustling with extra elements, including the Cobra Jet Reunion presented by TascaParts.com and Ford Performance, SVTPerformance.com 30th SVT Reunion, 40th Saleen Reunion, Harland Sharp Fox Body Reunion presented by Foxy Events, and the Anderson Composites Ford Off-Road Alley, among others.

Cars made crazy turns in the Maximum Motorsports All-Ford Autocross produced by AutoXperts, and the original Bigfoot and Bigfoot #19 made a boisterous appearance, with Bigfoot #19 crushing cars.

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Madison, IL – Blasting into The Gateway to the West, the NMRA and NMCA joined together for the 18th Annual NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Muscle Car Drag Racing over the weekend of May 5-7, 2023, at the picturesque World Wide Technology Raceway just outside of St. Louis in Madison, Illinois. With the iconic Gateway Arch setting the stage in the backdrop for a truly special weekend, racers celebrated milestone moments, well-deserved wins, and everything in between.

In conjunction with the NMRA and NMCA’s famous drag racing action on WWTR’s quarter-mile track, Douthit Motor Sports brought not one but two incredible, flame-throwing jet engine-powered Funny Cars out for exhibition runs that packed the stands with spectators. Meanwhile, both the original Bigfoot monster truck and Bigfoot #8 graced the property with their presence and delighted fans all weekend long, and other special features such as the car show, vendor midway, and ultimate fan experience all provided ample opportunities for additional excitement with games, giveaways, and more.

The combined field of NMRA VP Racing Madditives Renegade and NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street made for some exciting action at World Wide Technology Raceway, and Terry Wilson topped the list thanks to a 4.537 at 154.30 mph pass in his nitrous-injected 1995 Ford Mustang. Wilson worked hard during the Testo Shootout, but it was Martin Connelley who instead claimed ownership of the Nitto Tire Diamond Tree Ring with a win there. Hunting for redemption, Wilson focused on the next hurdle in front of him – winning the race outright. In eliminations, he picked up four wins in a row to run against Steven Wardlow and his 1965 Chevrolet El Camino in the finals for all the marbles. Ready to settle the score, Wardlow ripped down the eighth-mile and found what he was looking for on the winning side of the track by way of his 4.618 at 154.26 mph run.

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Rockingham, NC – The Holley NMRA Drag Racing series completed its second event of the season as the 15th Annual NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport took over historic Rockingham Dragway last weekend. More than a dozen individual champions were crowned at the event, which features many of drag racing’s quickest Ford-powered vehicles.

The star of the race turned out to be former class champ Susan Roush McClenaghan, of Livonia, Michigan, who earned titles in both the MagnaFuel Open Comp class and the Exedy Racing Clutch Modular Muscle. Driving her familiar Roush Performance Mustang in both classes, McClenaghan topped Jody Blalock to earn the Open Comp crown and then won the Modular Muscle title by topping Charlie McCulloch. In both final rounds, McClenaghan had a quicker reaction time and ran closer to her dial-in than her opponent. Between both classes, McClenaghan went undefeated for nine consecutive elimination rounds.

Other winners included Jeff Kinsley, who won the Edelbrock Xtreme Street/VP Racing Madditives Renegade title by racing past Martin Connelly’s Mustang in the final round. Kinsley, in his Camaro, turned on the win light with a 4.646 on the eighth-mile course to cover Connelly’s competitive 4.899. Connelly was a semifinalist at the season-opener in Orlando, Florida, last month.

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Norwalk, OH – Back in 2018, NMRA’s sister series, NMCA, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Cobra Jet, and ever since then Cobra Jet owners and fans have clamored for another gathering of Ford’s storied, purpose-built machines. That time has come as Tasca Ford and TascaParts.com again support the 55th Anniversary Cobra Jet Reunion during NMRA’s Ford Homecoming event at Summit Motorsports Park from June 8-11.

“The first Cobra Jet reunion was simply epic, and since that time owners and fans have asked me when we could do another one,” Steve Wolcott, President and CEO of NMRA, said. “With the 55th Anniversary of the Cobra Jet coinciding with NMRA’s silver anniversary, what could be a better time? We’re thrilled to have TascaParts.com again supporting this event, and we can’t wait to see all the classic and modern Cobra Jets in Norwalk.”

Cobra Jet owners can participate in a variety of ways, including a dedicated car show or entries that include the car show and drag racing. Participants will enjoy a Saturday lunch provided by Tasca Ford under a dedicated Cobra Jet Reunion tent in the car show, and fans can enjoy a variety of Cobra Jet vehicles from a legendary chapter in Ford’s performance history.

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Orlando, FL – Terry Wilson, Samantha Moore, and Mike Bowen were among the champions crowned as the Holley National Mustang Racer’s Association (NMRA) kicked off its Golden 25th anniversary season at the RYNO Classifieds Spring Break Shootout presented by Nitto Tire USA.

Wilson claimed the win in VP Racing Fuel Renegade while Moore was victorious in WIT Transmissions Limited Street and Bowen earned the title in Richmond Gear Factory Stock.

The event marked a triumphant return to historic Orlando Speed World Dragway for the NMRA series and additional winners included Casey Shotwell (Suncoast Performance 8.60), James Meredith (Exedy Clutch Mod Muscle), John Butsko (Ford Muscle), Adam Kuffel (BBK Spring Break Shootout), Mike Roup (Truck and Lightning), Vincent Dastra (Coyote Stock), Kevin McKenna (HP Tuners Super Stang), Dennis Hilliard (ARP Open Comp), Geoffe Maze (Watson Racing GT500 Street), and Jeff Smith (Tremec Stick Shift Shootout).

Wilson, of Pittsboro, Ind., drove his ’95 Mustang to a narrow win against former series champ Haley James in the VP Racing Renegade final. Wilson won with a 4.589 to James’ 4.623 in a race decided by just .012-second at the finish line. Wilson’s path to the final included wins against Eric Eaton and Jason Spina.

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Santa Ana, CA – For fans of modern muscle, the Holley EFI Factory Super Cars class is one of the most exciting categories in Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals competition. Thanks to Hard Drive Racing, it is now more alluring to competitors as well, thanks to an increased payout for class winners.

With the support of Jim Betz and Hard Drive Racing, any competitors who place a Hard Drive Racing sticker on the back window of their vehicles and emerge victorious will take home even more cash. In all, thanks to Holley EFI and Hard Drive Racing, champions at all six races this season will win $8,000 at each event plus generous potential contingency payouts.

“The rivalry between fans of the Big Three automakers is a foundation of the popularity of drag racing. Holley EFI Factory Super Cars lets brand-loyal racers battle for bragging rights in modern muscle cars that are factory-prepped for the drag strip,” said Rollie Miller, National Event Director and General Manager at ProMedia Events & Publishing, the parent company of the NMRA and NMCA drag racing series. “These cars deliver amazing performance on the track, and thanks to Jim Betz and the Hard Drive Racing team, we can add even more excitement and motivation to racers in this class.”

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Santa Ana, CA — As the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals launches its 25th Anniversary season at the 29th Annual NMRA Spring Break Shootout at Orlando Speed World from March 2-5, 2023, the action will extend from the drag strip to the drift pad. Kicking off the season with a reloaded, festival-style event that brings automotive excitement from the past and present to set the stage for a stellar season.

“With the addition of the Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival, NMRA’s World Finals set the standard for Ford events by delivering a weekend full of non-stop excitement. For our 25th Anniversary we wanted to start the season with that same kind of excitement,” said Steve Wolcott, Co-Founder of NMRA. “To make that happen we teamed up with leaders in the industry to add something for everyone who loves Ford performance.”

Leveraging the full capabilities of Orlando Speed World, the Spring Break shootout won’t just see championship drag racing on the 1,320, but tire-shredding drifting and burnout contests on the drift pad. Bringing smiles to faces in both places on Saturday will be Fun-Havers Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Chelsea DeNofa who will do some drift exhibitions while meeting their fans. They will also participate in other areas of this extra special event. Fun-Haver will also bring out Shane England and his amazing Big Kahuna monster truck.

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Bowling Green, KY – The 24th Annual Whipple Superchargers NMRA All-Ford World Finals presented by Competition Clutch & Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, wrapped up another successful and action-packed season. In addition to the championship Holley NMRA drag racing, attendees were enthralled with the screaming drift cars of Vaughn Gittin Jr., Chelsea DeNofa and newcomer Adam LZ, the tire-blasting burnout contest, an off-road course, and new for this year, the Retro Meet.

The 16-car field of VP Racing Madditives Renegade was tight, with defending and two-time champion Joel Greathouse leading the charge in qualifying with a 4.52. The finals came down to Greathouse and his KBX Performance teammate Shawn Pevlor, with Pevlor collecting his first NMRA win in his nitrous-assisted machine, 4.51 to 4.58.

Right from testing on Thursday, it looked to be a tight battle between JDM Engineering Limited Street points leader Samantha Moore and rookie Del Holbrook, as the two continually clocked personal best ETs and qualified first and second respectively. Moore was also the first Limited Street racer to post a 7-second pass in competition and set the class record once again. In the final round of eliminations, however, Holbrook took the advantage at the tree (.111 to .192) and a hot tuneup netted him a winning 7.94 to Moore’s 8.01.

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Santa Ana, CA – The Holley NMRA Ford Nationals series celebrates a quarter century of the fastest Fords by kicking off its 2023 event season in a new locale and returning to five familiar facilities. Along the way, several special features and celebrations are planned to mark the occasion.

“From kicking off our silver-anniversary season by returning to Orlando Speed World, where we can offer automotive excitement on the drag strip and beyond, to the season finale at Beech Bend Raceway the 2023 NMRA schedule is action-packed from start to finish,” Holley NMRA Ford Nationals General Manager and National Event Director Rollie Miller said. ”Putting on Ford races for this many years is a milestone worth celebrating, and we don’t plan on taking our foot off the gas any time soon.”

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