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CHP Nationals Features X275 Radial Shootout at Atlanta Dragway
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Santa Ana, CA—The inaugural Chevy High Performance Magazine Nationals will kick off June 1-3, 2012 and it will be featuring the exciting and popular X275 category at the famed Atlanta Dragway (Commerce, GA). The event is open to
all Chevy/GM powered vehicles, including Mustangs and other non-Chevy 275 drag radial cars.
The racers will be competing for $2,000-to-win along with a generous contingency payout that offers $300-per-sticker to the winner and $100-per-sticker to the runner-up—42 leading performance companies are posting contingency awards for over 90 products.
“We are excited to have the X275 program as part of the Chevy High Performance Magazine national event,” says Henry De Los Santos, editor of Chevy High Performance Magazine. He continues, “the X275 racers can look forward to excellent media coverage by our magazine and many other major media outlets.”
Street Legal Drag Racing & More Returns To Pomona August 17th – 19th
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SANTA ANA, CA — The NMCA (National Muscle Car Association) will bring street legal drag racing back to Auto Club Raceway of Pomona when the 2nd Annual Lucas Oil NMCA West Coast Shootout, presented by JE Pistons, takes place
at the legendary facility August 17th-19th, 2012.
This event will not only offer the opportunity for street legal vehicles to compete head-to-head on Auto Club Raceway’s fabled quarter-mile, but also feature the awesome heads-up drag racing classes of the Flowmaster NMCA WEST Street Car Series.
The event will be the 2nd NMCA WEST Street Car Series motorsport show featuring Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed. There will be eleven NMCA WEST drag racing classes, including the six-second 240 mph Garrett Turbo Pro Street cars, along with index and bracket eliminators.
Participants in each of the racing categories as part of the Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed program will be competing for an NHRA Wally.
Nitto Tire All Star Nationals Wrap Up – NMRA
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Commerce, GA – The 4th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals took place th weekend of April 12-15 at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA. The first combined NMRA and NMCA event of the season, the All-Star Nationals
provided some great racing for fans of every make, as well as the Blue Oval-faithful. Three of the series’ classes were combined due to rules similarities, providing for a little Ford-vs-Brand-X competition before the Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing.
SCT Pro Outlaw 10.5 was combined with the NMCA’s Mickey Thompson Super Street for this race and sitting at the top of the ladder at the end of qualifying was Mike Murillo with a blistering 6.496 at over 232 mph. Murillo worked his way through the field to meet Eric LaFerriere in the final, when Murillo was victorious, 6.70 to 6.73.
ProCharger Super Street Outlaw was a tough class this weekend with two drivers out due to breakage before eliminations started. Sitting in the catbird seat going into eliminations was John “The Fireball” Urist with a 7.099-second blast tripping the beams at over 204 miles per hour. Urist met Kenjo jelley in the final round, where a .004 redlight start by Kelley handed Urist the win.
Nitto Tire All Star Nationals Wrap Up – NMCA
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Commerce, GA – There were plenty of familiar faces in the Aerospace Components Winner’s Circle as well as a few new 
ones as the Fourth Annual Nitto Tire NMCA/NMRA All Star Nationals concluded at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga. This was the second race of the 2012 Flowmaster Drag Racing Series, featuring NHRA Unleashed presented by Aerospace Components.
2010 Kooks Custom Headers world champion, Chris Rini and his Camaro put together, a flawless weekend, running consistent 6-ohs, winning his second consecutive event, after beating Clint Hairston after Hairston was forced to abort his run.
In the semifinals Hairston ended up in the sand trap at the end of the track, resulting in suspension damage, but rather than press his luck in the final, the Tulare, Calif., driver took the green, and then coasted down track, watching Rini churn out a 6.06 234 mph.
Racers to Battle at Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals
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Commerce, GA – Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, will be the host of the 4th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All 
Star Nationals, the second stop on the NMCA schedule, over the weekend of April 12-15, 2012. Last year was the first time this event was held at Atlanta Dragway, and the result was a resounding success.
The facility is located in the perfect place, with close-by hotels and restaurants, and the track surface always hooks. Named ‘Georgia’s House of Speed’, the Atlanta Dragway staff takes pride in making their facility live up to its name, and the NMCA’s racers look for that consistency on the racetrack as a result. In fact, ARP Nostalgia Pro Street race Dave Beeson muscled his nitrous-assisted Camaro to a 7.175 at over 197 mph at this event to set both ends of the class record!
NHRA & NMCA Continue Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed Series!
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SANTA ANA, CA — It was announced today that NHRA, Aerospace Components, and ProMedia, the parent company of the NMCA, will once again combine forces and continue the Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed series in
conjunction with the NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals event series.
Outlined in a multi-year agreement reached between the NHRA and ProMedia, the Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed Series will again be contested at all NHRA Member Tracks on the 2012 NMCA and NMCA WEST tour. NMCA events include: Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA. (April 12-15); Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, CA (June 22-24); Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL. (July 12-15); Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Ky. (Aug. 3-5); Milan Dragway, Milan, Mich. (Aug. 24-26); Speedworld Dragstrip in Wittman, AZ. (Sept. 21-23); Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, (Oct. 11-14); and Royal Purple Raceway, Houston (Nov. 9-11).
BAKERSFIELD TO PLAY HOST TO THE FLOWMASTER/NMCA WEST COAST SEASON OPENER JUNE 22-24, 2012
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SANTA ANA, CA – In a joint announcement made today by executive staff members of the NMCA and Auto Club Famoso Raceway, the highly anticipated season opener for the Flowmaster NMCA WEST Street Car Series will be contested, June
22-24, 2012 in Bakersfield, CA, at the fabled Auto Club Famoso Raceway.
“There is no doubt that history has been made many times over here in Bakersfield. We are looking forward to once again make history when we have the privilege of hosting the kick-off event for the Flowmaster/NMCA WEST Coast Street Car Series,” said Blake Bowser, Vice President & General Manager of Auto Club Famoso Raceway.
The NMCA recently expanded its racing series to include a West Coast division sponsored by Flowmaster Performance Exhaust Systems. The series was originally scheduled to begin in Fontana, CA, at Auto Club Dragway, Fontana, April 20-22, 2012, however, a recent court ruling put the brakes on the season-opener Fontana date.
Bergstrom Expands Role, Huey Dewitt Joins ProMedia Team
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Santa Ana, CA – ProMedia announced today that Gene Bergstrom will be expanding his role by assuming the duties of General Manager of the NMCA WEST Coast Street Car Series, sponsored by Flowmaster Exhaust Systems. Bergstrom will continue to serve as director of event operations for the NMRA and NMCA but also will now assume the responsibility of leading as well as overseeing ProMedia’s west coast division as general manager effective immediately stated NMCA WEST president, Charlie Harmon.
“Gene’s west coast experience as a racer, track operator, NHRA division director and executive will serve him well in his additional capacity,” Harmon said.
Bergstrom spent 21-years as an employee of the NHRA, in a variety of positions including serving as the northwest regional director for a decade, followed by serving as director of field operations for the NHRA. Bergstrom has also managed several racetracks throughout his long career.
Flowmaster to Sponsor All-New NMCA WEST Car Series Through 2013
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Santa Ana and Santa Rosa, CA – November 22, 2011 – Flowmaster, Inc., the exhaust technology company, and ProMedia Events are pleased to announce that Flowmaster will be the series sponsor of the all-new NMCA WEST Street Car Series through the 2013 season. NMCA West will debut in 2012 as a 4-event championship series catering to the growing west coast drag racing scene.
- Auto Club Dragway – Fontana, CA – Apr. 20-22, 2012
- Famoso Dragway – Bakersfield, CA – June 22-24, 2012
- Speed World Dragway – Phoenix, AZ – Sept. 28-30, 2012
- Auto Club Dragway – Fontana, CA – Oct. 19-21, 201
Stay tuned for a complete list of NMCA WEST race classes and rules, along with special announcements guaranteed to make the 2012 event season one to remember.
