- JOHN FORCE RACING FEATURED IN TWO OF DRAG RACING'S LEADING PUBLICATIONS
- DANIEL WILKERSON RUNS CAREER BEST FRIDAY AT CHARLOTTE NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
- VINTAGE JOHN FORCE TAKES PROVISIONAL NO. 1 QUALIFIER AT CHARLOTTE NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS
- Jeff Taylor Races Himself in JEGS $50K Final and Eric Aman Captures Silverstate $50K Win on Friday at the Spring Fling
- BO AND RANDI LYN BUTNER KICK OFF JHG NHRA MOUNTAIN MOTOR PRO STOCK SEASON AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
- JOHN FORCE AND RICK HENDRICK: A LONGSTANDING FRIENDSHIP INITIATED BY A MOVIE AND LATER A RED BALL CAP
- Kalitta, Force, Anderson and Smith take the #1 spots at Friday qualifying of the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
WHO’S IN THIS ISSUE OF RPM – APRIL 2013
Brandford, ON – BIG BAD BARRY MACHINE – Let’s take a ride around town in a twin turbocharged, fuel injected 2,500-plus 
horsepower 1956 Chevy street machine, then blast the quarter-mile in 7.00 seconds! That is exactly what Joe Barry has planned for you!
THE BIRD – Ruffling Some Features Wherever It Goes – Charlie Johnson’s latest and baddest version of his 1977 Firebird serves up 565 cubic inches of fuel injected, nitrous oxide sipping big block power, and is one bad machine!
HAND MADE IN AMERICA – WORLD CLASS 1,000 HP SUPERCAR – A Hand Built Street-legal Monster…The Shelby 1000
BROTHERS IN HORSEPOWER…without borders – When Tim Lewis is done taking you along for a look at some of the world’s fastest doorslammers in drag racing, you will have a whole different take on the Import/Sport Compact scene! That’s right, we said imports… the REAL deal!
Pro Street Revival – A number of years ago a car crazed Brian Lutz was wrenching on a 1981 Monte Carlo in the process of building a Pro Street cruiser. This was when Pro Street was all the rage and everyone who was anyone was building one.
Mopar, Magneti Marelli Partnership Takes Center Stage on Matt Hagan’s Dodge Charger Funny Car With Don Schumacher Racing in 2013
Auburn Hills, MI – Mopar’s aftermarket partner, Magneti Marelli is expanding its relationship with Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts 
and customer care brand, as well as its involvement in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing series. The international automotive parts supplier will partner with Mopar as primary sponsors of Don Schumacher Racing’s Dodge Charger R/T driven by Matt Hagan for multiple races during the 2013 season.
Race fans will notice a fresh new look to Hagan’s Funny Car starting this weekend at the Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., as a ‘Magneti Marelli Quality Auto Parts Offered by Mopar’ primary paint scheme will be highlighted on the Dodge Charger R/T entry. The same scheme will soon be displayed on the team’s transporter, as well as driver and crew uniforms.
David Latino tops State Capitol Raceway Pro-Am winners with three Ironman trophies
BATON ROUGE, LA – David Latino knows a thing or two about winning at State Capitol Raceway. The Donaldsonville, Louisiana native 
has won an event at the Baton Rouge facility in each of the past three seasons, slowly accumulating more and more trophies each time he visits. He won there once in 2011, added two more Ironman trophies to his collection last season and now Latino has added a three-win weekend to his career.
Quite frankly there isn’t much left for Latino to conquer at SCR.
Latino swept Super Stock behind the wheel of his 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt and added a win on Saturday in Stock Eliminator in his 2002 Firebird to take home an Ironman triple at the Division 4 season opener on the Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour presented by AMSOIL double-header over the weekend at State Capitol Raceway.
JEFF MILLER PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCES NEOPMA CONTINGENCY PROGRAM FOR 2013
Huntington, NY – Officials from the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association [NEOPMA] revealed that Pro Mod racer Jeff Miller’s 
Company, Jeff Miller Performance [JMP], will post over $15,000.00 in contingency for NEOPMA racers using one of his JMP engines or blower combinations in their race car during the 2013 season.
JMP provides services to the performance racing industry. JMP builds complete engines for all power adders, fuel system management, blower upgrades and freshening, chassis & shocks setup, on track consulting for tuning and chassis needs. A JMP engine and blower combo used by Steve King has won the NEOPMA championship in 2010 and runner up in 2011.
Biggest names in Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car battle at Tucson’s Arizona Nitro Jam
TUCSON, AZ – In the world of nostalgia nitro racing there are a prestigious few events that boast having the biggest names and the best 
cars in the sport.
Tucson’s Arizona Nitro Jam presented by Good Vibrations and CarSafe is quickly becoming one of those events.
For the third year in a row the fastest names in Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car will do battle on the Tucson quarter-mile as two-time defending NHRA Heritage Series champion Jason Rupert in the brand new “Bays & Rupert” ’69 Camaro will do battle against three of the most competitive teams in the sport in the AMSOIL Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car “Clash of the Titans” at Southwestern International Raceway.
Danny Rowe Set to Debut New Agave Underground Tequila Sponsorship at 44th annual NHRA Gatornationals
LAGUNA HILLS, CA – Only a week removed from announcing his major sponsorship deal with exclusive tequila company, Agave 
Underground, Danny Rowe can hardly contain his excitement leading up to this weekend’s kickoff to the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season, the 44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
Long since known as the East Coast opener and one of the most historic stops on the NHRA trail, the Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville provides the perfect launch pad for Danny Rowe Racing and Agave Underground Tequila first season together.
“We’re ready to go,” said Rowe. “It’s been a very exciting start to the year, and we haven’t even made a pass yet. We just announced our deal with Agave Underground Tequila, which, of course, we’re thrilled about, and we’re ready to get out there and get after it.”
The team, led by world-renowned crew chief, Jimmy Rector, enjoyed a successful test session at Palm Beach International Raceway in February, and hopes to come out swinging with their supercharged Agave Underground Pro Mod Camaro this weekend in Gainesville.
Terry McMillen, Troy Coughlin, Blake Alexander, Hector Arana Jr., Don O’Neal, Alan Reinhart on WFO Radio
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals preview edition. Terry McMillen, Troy Coughlin, Blake Alexander, Hector Arana 
Jr., and Don O’Neal all join host, Joe Castello, along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on WFO Radio Nitro. To listen now, go to http://www.wforadio.com
Amalie Oil Top Fuel driver, Terry McMillen stops by to talk about running his sponsors’s race, the possibility of making the “NHRA Countdown” in 2013, and putting forth a strong effort in Gainesville.
Pro Modified World Champion, Troy Coughlin, tell the dramatic story of winning the final two races of 2012, and bringing out a new chassis for the final race. Coughlin, also, re-lives his shocking four foot, 1/8 mile wheelstand in Gainesville last year.
Hyde pleased with 2012 season, no big changes for 2013
STRATFORD, ON – Other than not catching fellow racer Michael Hinbest in a pair of final rounds in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series 
presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Top Sportsman driver Spencer Hyde said he was pleased with his 2012 year of racing.
Everything went pretty well, said the driver of the Hyde Racing 1968 Camaro which placed fourth in points last year. It would have been nice to catch Mike but it just didn’t happen.
Hyde was referring to a pair of final runs where he was eliminated by the Top Dragster of Hinbest. The finalists of both Top Sportsman and Top Dragster are paired against each other for an event showdown, with the winner declared the champion.
Uni-Select to Sponsor Alexander for 12-Race 2013 Schedule
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Uni-Select’s Auto Service Plus and SAX brands announced today its sponsorship of 24-year-old Funny Car 
driver Blake Alexander. Alexander’s 12-race 2013 schedule will begin at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series east coast opener, the Gatornationals, March 14-17 at the Auto-Plus® Raceway in Gainesville, Florida.
The Auto Service Plus powered by Auto-Plus® Funny Car will compete at 10 marquee NHRA events as well as the legendary Auto-Plus Night Under Fire match race in Norwalk, Ohio. Longtime supporter of Blake’s racing program Gates Automotive will also provide support at the Houston and Charlotte events in April.
“Auto-Plus is very excited for the 2013 NHRA race program and to be teaming up with Blake Alexander. We know that Blake has worked very hard to get ready for this season and we are looking forward to start the race season at the Auto-Plus® Raceway at the Gatornationals.” says Brent Windom, Uni-Select’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Knowles “Blown Money” Team Excited for Amalie Motor Oil NHRA GATORNATIONALS
Grand Junction, CO – Mike Knowles finished the 2012 season one round out of the top 10 in points; in 2013 he and his “Blown Money” 
team are excited at the prospect of a much higher finish.
“Last season had it’s ups and downs but in the end everything worked out for the best. My crew is much tighter knit now and I feel more in control. Me and my guys work very well together. We’ve finished some off-season testing a few weeks ago and ran into some issues with the car but, were able to regroup and get things figured out. That’s a good feeling. It really gave us some confidence and excitement heading into this year”, said Knowles.
The “Blown Money” team had hoped to debut their new Tim McAmis Race Cars “Mob Themed” Mustang this weekend but will instead shoot for a Charlotte debut if testing goes well before then.
