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Rocky Di Lecce steps it up for 2013 PMRA Pro Modified season
Courtesy of PMRA
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Rocky Di Lecce will be returning to the Pro Modified Racing Association with some more horsepower and a 
lighter car for 2013.
We found some more horsepower and lightened up the car, noted Di Lecce, who placed fifth in the PMRA points race in 2012, his first year in the popular Pro Modified series. We should be faster than last year.
The 1968 Chevy Camaro is powered by a 526-cubic inch Brad Anderson (BAE) Hemi sitting in the Tim McAmis Race Cars chassis. A Lenco Drive sits behind the engine, which features a Kobelco Supercharger and Waterman Racing fuel system. The former OSCA champion qualified for all PMRA races last season, his best showing a runner-up finish to eventual PMRA champion Eric Latino during the IHRA MOPAR Nationals at Grand Bend. His best run in the Camaro to date has been a 5.99-second, 230-mph posting.
Big Saturday charge puts Coughlin in top half of Pro Stock field
Courtesy of Jegs
POMONA, CA – Jeg Coughlin Jr. shrugged off a sluggish start to the season-opening 53rd annual Winternationals and blistered the track 
with a 6.572-second run at 210.97 mph Saturday morning to jump from outside the qualified field to the No. 6 spot on the elimination ladder.
“We tested so well and had some big ideas about what we were going to do when we got here but lo and behold, both of our team cars went out there and shook like crazy on both Thursday and Friday,” Coughlin said, referring to his JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger and teammate Allen Johnson’s Mopar Dodge Avenger. “I’ll be honest, it caught us all by surprise and had us more than a little perplexed.
PRECISION TURBO TO SPONSOR 2013 X-DRL PRO TURBO CLASS
Courtesy of X-DRL
Hebron, IN – PRECISION TURBO AND ENGINE has been named the official sponsor of the newly-formed X-Treme Drag Racing League’s 
(X-DRL) Pro Turbo class. Additionally, Precision is also proud to be an official sponsor of the 2013 X-DRL Contingency Program for its inaugural season.
The Precision Turbo & Engine Pro Turbo class will feature some of quickest and fastest cars in the country, showcasing the greatest technological innovations in turbocharging. “We are excited to really push the limits on performance this year and to be working with the X-DRL. With a class specifically designed for turbocharged cars, we are expecting to see ETs and MPHs unlike anything before.” stated Harry Hruska, President of Precision. Furthermore, PTE will work with racers to study their data and performance innovations as part of an ongoing effort to improve the overall Precision product line.
ADRL ANNOUNCES XPS SHOOTOUT – REVAMPS RULES TO ALLOW EFI
Courtesy of ADRL
Lake St. Louis, MO — Officials from the American Drag Racing League announced today that longtime sponsor Sonny’s Racing Engines 
will join BigStuff3 in sponsoring the inaugural Bert Jackson Memorial Shootout for Extreme Pro Stock Competitors in 2013. The Sonny’s Racing Engines Bert Jackson Memorial Shootout presented by BigStuff3 will take place during qualifying at the ADRL World Finals IX at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, on Saturday, October 19, 2013.
It was also announced that the two companies will be posting more than $50,000 in contingency to ADRL competitors in 2013. As a result, the ADRL Technical Services Department has approved Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) for use in its Extreme Pro Stock class for 2013 and beyond.
S&W Race Cars 2013 Cyber Sales Weekend Series
Spring City, PA – S&W Race Cars & Components has launched their 2013 ‘Cyber Sales Weekend’ Series. The Cyber Sales Weekends will take place during the last weekend of every month, in 2013. They will feature Deep Discounts
on S&W’s most popular ‘Made in the USA’ Bolt-On & Weld-On Race & Rod Parts. The monthly ‘CSW’ details can be found on the Sales & Savings Programs page that’s located on S&W’s website. http://www.swracecars.com/store/SalesSavingsPrograms-OSCAR_422.aspx
Mopar Ready to Defend Championships as 2013 NHRA Season Launches in Pomona
Courtesy of Mopar
Pomona, CA – This weekend’s Winternationals at the historic Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif., marks the start of the 2013 
National Hot Rod Association Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and Mopar is ready to pick things up right where it left off in 2012. Defending the two championships earned last season in both Pro Stock and Funny Car classes is at the top of that list.
“After earning two NHRA Championship titles, our Mopar drivers have set the bar high for this new season,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group’s service, parts and customer-care brand. “We are looking forward to an exciting and competitive year watching our Mopar drivers and teams highlight the strength of our HEMI®-powered Dodge entries in both Pro Stock and Funny Car, and ultimately battle for win titles at every race event in defense of both championships.“
NEOPMA ANNOUNCE CONTINGENCY PROGRAMS WITH REHER-MORRISON RACING ENGINES AND JAN-CEN MOTORSPORTS
Courtesy of NEOPMA
Huntington, NY – The Northeast Outlaw Pro Mods [NEOPMA] is proud to partner with Reher-Morrison Racing Engines and Jan-Cen 
Motorsports as contingency sponsors in 2013.
Reher-Morrison Racing Engines out of Arlington, Texas will post a credit of $500.00 to the winner and $250.00 to the runner up at each event running their engines and sporting their decals.
Jan-Cen Motorsports out of Elma, NY will post a credit to supercharged Pro Mods of $500.00 to the winner and $200.00 to the runner up at each event using their products and sporting their decals. Jan-Cen will post a credit to Supercharged Pro Mods that do not use their product but display their decals of $200.00 to the winner and $100.00 to the runner up.
An In-Depth Interview with IHRA President Aaron Polburn and CEO Jason Rittenberry
Courtesy of IHRA
NORWALK, OH – During the last weekend in January one of the biggest announcements in the history of the International Hot Rod 
Association was made as the ownership group at Palm Beach International Raceway and Memphis International Raceway headed by President and CEO Jason Rittenberry acquired 100 percent of the IHRA and its assets under the new name IHRA Entertainment.
With Rittenberry and partners Michael Dezer, Joseph Lubeck and Edward Kobel at the helm big plans are in store for the IHRA and all of its series, but a lot of questions still remain. Are there other tracks on the ownership group’s radar? What does this mean for the racer and for Nitro Jam? What are the long-term plans for the company? With so many questions still on the table we decided to sit down with IHRA President and General Manager Aaron Polburn and IHRA Entertainment CEO Jason Rittenberry to ask those very questions and a few more.
New power to motivate Top Dragster of Everitt Racing in 2013
Courtesy of Quick 32
STRATFORD, ON – The Everitt Racing Team will be returning to competition in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA 
Auto Parts with some new power in its Top Dragster entry.
We’re stepping it up a bit, noted team driver and 2012 Quick 32 Sportsman Series Rookie of the Year Mike Everitt of Stratford, Ontario. We weren’t happy with our qualifying attempts last year.
So now the Mullis Race Cars chassis will house a 706-cubic inch Dart Big Chief engine, with carburetors and Speedtech nitrous assist for its second season of Quick 32 Sportsman Series racing, replacing the previous 632-cubic inch engine of last year. The car will continue to use a Hutch’s Transmission Service transmission to convey the power of the new engine to the track.
ANDY MCCOY RACE CARS TO POST $48,000 IN CONTINGENCY FOR 2013 ADRL TOUR
Courtesy of ADRL
Lake St. Louis, MO — Officials from the American Drag Racing League announced today that longtime partner and innovative chassis 
builder Andy McCoy Race Cars will return as a major sponsor for the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech. AMRC will post $48,000 in contingency across six ADRL classes in 2013.
“Everyone at AMRC was ecstatic when the Nowling and Switzer families reacquired the ADRL,” said AMRC owner Andy McCoy. “The response from our customers has been equally enthusiastic. We all agree that under their leadership the ADRL has a very bright future.”
AMRC’s latest creation, a sleek new ’69 Chevelle body, was recently approved by the ADRL’s Technical Services Department for competition in the ADRL beginning in 2013.
