Our friends at the NMCA have just announced the dates for the 2019 Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series! Read all about it in the official release below.
For Immediate Release
NMCA Hosts 2019 Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series at 5 Events
- Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series hosted at the NMCA All-Star Nationals, Memphis Homecoming, Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing, All-American Nationals, and World Street Finals
- LSX Shootout returns home to Memphis International Raceway
- Real Street Shootout is Back in 2019!
- Chevrolet Performance Street Car Challenge offers up to 75 Free Entries at every NMCA Event
Santa Ana, CA (December 17, 2018) The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals is excited to announce it will host five Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series events in 2019. The five-race series that is focused on modern LS/LT performance will be run during the NMCA All-Star Nationals at Atlanta Dragway (Commerce, GA) April 4-7, Homecoming at Memphis International Raceway (Millington, TN) May 2-5, NMRA/NMCA Nitto Tire Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing at Route 66 Raceway (Joliet, IL) July 25-28, NMCA All-American Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park (Norwalk, OH) August 22-25, and the NMCA World Street Finals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis September 19-22.
“We are thrilled to host five Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series events this year as the LS/LT community is an exciting part of the NMCA,” says Rollie Miller, general manager of NMCA Muscle Car Nationals. “The series will have a wide-range of categories and the Real Street Shootout is also returning, which will be run at the Memphis event.”
The 13thAnnual LSX Shootout returns home to Memphis International Raceway, the site of the original event that helped kick-off the LS drag racing craze in 2007. The official championship categories for the Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series are CP Stock, presented by Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center, Proform Rumble, and LME Street King. The Brian Tooley Racing Real Shootout, hosted during the LSX Shootout, will once again receive a championship ring and participate in the Champions Dinner during the PRI Show. It retains the same format as last year with the field including the quickest LS/LT powered Edelbrock Xtreme Street entries. Every NMCA event will feature the popular Chevrolet Performance Street Car Challenge, offering a limited free-entry promotion to the first 75 cars.
About NMCA
The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals is the second largest drag racing sanctioning body and is known as “The World’s Fastest Street Cars.” Supported by top engine and chassis builders from around the country, Xtreme Pro Mod is the ultimate door-slammer class that features heads-up Nitrous vs. Turbo vs. Blower big-tire action. VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod is part of NMCA’s heads-up lineup that includes Street Outlaw, ARP Nitrous Pro Street, Edelbrock Xtreme Street, Holley EFI Factory Super Cars, FST Carburetors N/A 10.5, Chevrolet Performance Stock and other power-infused categories. It is also home to the Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series, which is dedicated to promoting the LS/LT engine family and providing a safe and fun arena for late-model Chevy performance enthusiasts. For more information about the NMCA Drag Racing Series, visit www.NMCAdigital.com
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