Pacific Division News

As the NHRA series moves to the East Coast and Gainesville, Grime Boss reminds drivers they don’t have to wait until race weekend to sign up for contingency. You can register anytime at www.grimebossracing.com Grime Boss Contingency made many changes this year, including a lower buy-in price and adding more qualifying classes. Drivers now only pay $95 for the 2014 season. This package includes a case of 60 count Grime Boss Heavy Duty Wipes, a bracket dispenser and decals. Gr

The Gumout Brand is back in NHRA for 2014! The NHRA Winternationals in Pomona marked the return of Gumout, the Houston-based performance chemicals company, part of the ITW Global Brands corporation. One element of the marketing focus will be to support the sportsman racers who run the NHRA National events. Gumout will be on site for technical information and also support qualifying racers with a contingency program in the following classes: Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Sup

Quick Fuel Technology® (QFT™) has been very involved with NHRA in getting its replacement-style carburetors accepted for Stock and Super Stock racing as the 30-year-old plus O.E. units are no longer available or viable. QFT™ has also been leading the charge with its new large-bore QFX™ Black Diamond® carburetors for the very popular Super Comp, Top Sportsman and Top Dragster classes, and its recent introduction of a full line of racing fuel pumps that fulfill virtually all ra

The Amalie Oil Company is proud to become an NHRA Contingency sponsor at all 24 NHRA national events. Amalie is posting for ALL Pro and Sportsman categories, including the 2014 Summit Racing Equipment Series finals contested at the eight designated events. To qualify, racers will need proof of purchase for at least $50 of any branded AMALIE® Motor Oil, complete a W-9 and run the Amalie contingency decal on their car. Amalie branded oil will be available on the midway at n

Hogan's Racing Manifolds is happy to announce we are taking part in the 2014 NHRA Contingency Program, posting at every National, Regional and Divisional Event! Hogan's is excited to announce we have expanded our contingency program for the 2014 season to include the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Top Dragster & Top Sportsman at the National and Divisional level, as well as postings for semi-final finishes in several categories. Hogan's is posting contingency for the Mello

Bell racing USA is proud to announce their continued affiliation with NHRA as an associate sponsor for the 2014 NHRA racing season. Bell will be posting awards at 9 different 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events for helmet use. Bell Racing USA will require every driver making a claim to have a current SA2010 or equivalent Snell rating, an advertising release, a W9 on file, and a Bell Helmets decal on both sides of the car at the start of eliminations. “With the suc

Grime Boss will once again take part in the NHRA Contingency program. This year will bring several positive changes including reduced fees, class expansion, and ease of registration. Grime Boss has lowered the buy-in cost for its contingency program. Drivers will only pay $95 for the 2014 season. This package includes a case of 60-count Grime Boss Heavy Duty Wipes, a dispenser bracket and decals. Grime Boss is posting contingency for more classes in the 2014 Lucas Oil Ser

The 2014 NHRA contingency postings are now being added to the contingency section of nhraracer.com. Racers are advised to check back frequently to this site for Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Mello Yello Series Pro Stock Motorcycle, NHRA Pro Mod Series, Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Summit ET Racing Series and Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series postings. The Contingency Sponsor Requirements, NHRA Contingency Award Rules and Policies, as well as the Contingency Sponsor Appro

The list of companies already committing to the 2014 NHRA contingency programs is continuing to grow.

NHRA is pleased to announce the 2013 National Performer Award Champions: Todd Patterson (Stock Automatic), Paul Wong (Stock Stick), Robert Carpenter (Super Stock Automatic) and Gary Summers (Super Stock Stick).

The MSD and Racepak Support Trailer will not be attending the NHRA Auto Club Finals in Pomona, CA on November 7 - 10, 2013 due to scheduling conflict with the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show. We do apologize for the inconvenience to our customers and race fans, although the race support trailer will see you at the NHRA Winternationals, in Pomona, CA. on Feb 6-9, 2014. As always you can contact our technical support team at (915) 855-7123 or get answers

The MSD and Racepak Support Trailer will not be attending the NHRA Auto Club Finals in Pomona, CA on November 7 - 10, 2013. We do apologize for the inconvenience to our customers and race fans. There aren’t many races that our rig misses out on during the season but unfortunately scheduling issues arise and we can’t avoid them. As always you can contact our technical support team at (915) 855-7123 or get answers to your questions on our website at msdperformance.com. 573

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GRIME BOSS CONTINGENCY DRIVERS FILL THE WINNER’S CIRCLE More race cars turning up in the NHRA winner’s circle are proudly displaying the Grime Boss logo. It’s been a successful month for drivers in the Grime Boss contingency program. At the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol the winners and runner-ups in Super Stock and Super Gas categories all received payouts from Grime Boss. Sherman Adcock took home his first NHRA National Event win this year in Super Gas and ru

NHRA racers have a win-win situation when they use Quick Fuel Technologies’ (QFTs) new high-capacity fuel pumps on their race cars. First, they get fuel pumps capable of putting them consistently in the winner’s circle, and secondly, QFT is posting Winner and Runner-Up money in 21 NHRA classes. The pumps are available in 230, 260, 300 and 400 gallon per hour models, and have wide application from Pro Stock to Sportsman classes. The housings are constructed of aircraft grade (

Just a short news update from SCE Gaskets’ SoCal plant. Things are cooking here at SCE as we move further into the season. We’re just about ready to publish a brand new 352 page Master Catalog, in addition, we now have a specialty mini catalog just for Nitro, Alcohol & Nostalgia racers. We’ve also stepped up our game by cutting shop lead-times in half to help racers get what they need, when they need it. Things have been pretty exciting here at SCE due to our involvement with

For those racers attending the NHRA New England Nationals on June 20-23, 2013 and the LODRS event at Epping, NH, Ken Moses Racing Transmissions will have ATI parts on-hand and will offer trackside support and service should it be needed. ATI regrets we can't be there with our own support trailer but would like to thank Ken Moses for stepping up to assist our customers. For further information and technical support, please call our Sales Technicians at 410-298-4343 or visit ou

NHRA Contingency Program Policies, Procedures and Claims The success of the NHRA Contingency Program is very important to both manufactures and the racing community. Manufacturers offer millions of dollars in payouts to the racers at each and every race and it is very important that the rules regarding contingency claims are adhered to by everyone in the racing community. The 2013 Contingency Award Rules and Policies can be found in section 1.11 of the 2013 NHRA Rulebook and

The MSD and Racepak Support Trailer will not be attending the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, NH on June 20 - 23, 2013. However, both MSD and Racepak Support Crews will be working that race at the K&N Filter Trailer to continue to support our racers when they need us most. Also, we are very sorry to announce that MSD will not be attending the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, MN on August 15-18, 2013. Only our Racepak Support Team will be in attendance at this eve

As a reminder to all racers; contingency postings for the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events are posted on nhraracer.com. Simply click on the Mello Drag Racing Series Event Contingency Postings link on the lower left of the opening page of nhraracer.com then select the event you would like to view. Contingency postings for events through the Bristol event are now posted. 54764