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GLENDORA, Calif. – The NHRA today announced Aeromotive Inc., one of the nation’s leaders in automotive aftermarket performance products, as presenting sponsor for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series event at the NHRA Toyota Nationals, Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. It is the final race during the 2014 NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
“The Pro Mod class in the NHRA has really grown and matured over the past few years,” said Aeromotive Inc. president and owner Steve Matusek. “The diversity in cars and power adders is a manufacturer’s dream. We hope this partnership will only help strengthen what we already have and springboard both Aeromotive and the Pro Mod class to unparalleled levels.”
Featuring the world’s fastest and most unique doorslammer race cars, the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series offers something for every kind of hot-rodding enthusiast. The growing class is highlighted by historic muscle cars like,’67 Mustangs and ’68 Firebirds and ’69 Camaros, as well as a variety of newer American muscle cars. With more than 3,000 horsepower, the suspended door pro mod cars travel the quarter-mile in less than six seconds at speeds exceeding 250 mph.
Aeromotive Inc. is a true high performance aftermarket manufacturer specializing in fuel delivery and fuel delivery components. Utilizing aerospace tolerances and procedures, three generations of track experience and a meticulous approach to engineering, Aeromotive Fuel Systems has become the absolute pinnacle of performance fuel delivery. Their innovation, both on and off the track, has led the way for a complete line of high performance fuel systems for street rods, muscle cars and late model performance vehicles.
Fans are invited to the Aeromotive/Agave Underground hospitality tent in the Pro Mod pit area on Saturday, Nov. 1 when NHRA legend Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen takes part in a special meet-and-greet. The event will begin at 1 p.m.
The 2014 NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, whose race and championship purses are powered by Speedtech, competes during a 10-race schedule, with each event televised on the Velocity Channel. The season kicked off at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with Mike Castellana taking the opening victory over 2013 series champion Rickie Smith. Mike Janis took the second race of the season at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals, defeating Castellana in the final. Rickie Smith defeated Von Smith to win the third race of the season at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals.
Von Smith raced to victory in the fourth race of the season at the Toyota NHRA Summernationals in Englishtown, N.J., beating Jason Hamstra. In the fifth race of the season at the Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol, Tenn., Pete Farber defeated Steve Matusek. The sixth race of the season saw 2012 series champion Troy Coughlin beat Von Smith to take the Wally at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.
Rickie Smith picked up his second win of the season when he defeated Farber to win the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Troy Coughlin followed with his second win of the season over Janis at the Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals, the eighth race of the season. Mike Knowles won his first career Pro Mod race when he defeated Von Smith in the final of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis.
Each race will air in a half-hour show on the Velocity Channel, which launched in October and is owned by the Discovery Network. The shows, produced by Masters Entertainment Group, will air during 10 consecutive weeks in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. NHRA presents 24 national events featuring the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. NHRA provides competition opportunities for drivers of all levels in the NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. NHRA also offers NHRA Youth Racing for teens and the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 5 to 17. In addition, NHRA owns and operates five racing facilities: Atlanta Dragway in Georgia; Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville in Florida; National Trail Raceway in Ohio; Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis; and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California. For more information, log on to NHRA.com, or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
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