For this weekend, we’re stationed here at Autoclub Raceway at Pomona, California for the NMCA West showdown. To say it’s hot would be a complete understatement. Our current temperature is just near 100 degrees and it hasn’t even hit noon yet. However, the remaining race weekend should have slightly cooler temperatures. So, what’s on the grid for this weekends round of races? For starters, The Flowmaster NMCA WEST will be here on the Autoclub Raceway at Pomona all weekend for August 17-19. Of course, we’ll be here all weekend to cover the entire event all the way through finals. This will be the second Annual Lucas Oil NMCA WEST Coast Shootout, which is presented by JE Pistons. What’s more, this is the second of four races where drivers will earn championship points. With only three races scheduled for this specific track, the NMCA WEST is privileged to be here at this iconic track. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show. We’ll have all the coverage, including qualifying, eliminations, semi’s and the finals. Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, SCT Performance. For all your high plug and play performance, look no further than SCT Performance.

Pit Notes – Behind The Scenes

Racers have already begun making passes at this legendary track. We'll be going through today with a complete round of test and tune.

Check out this '66 Chevelle belonging to Mike Boulier out of San Clemente. Mike claims that his fortified BBC is docile enough to be a daily driver, but ferocious enough to dominate True Street.

Al Jimenez was running an F3 Procharged BBC under the liftoff front clip of his '72 Camaro. Jimenez was pretty tight-lipped about the details of his setup, but he was able to tell us that he has swapped out the Crower rockers for a set of Jesel units, after they consistently kept breaking at Bakersfield.

Ryan "Toaster" Jones brought his low 7-second '65 Nova to the Pomona battlefield. We caught up to him in the pits where he just finished up some last minute tweaks.

Test And Tune – Run What You Brung

Let's face it, drag racing is dangerous. Just check out the this wagon and driver who nearly avoided getting center-punched. Luckily, the driver and car escaped injury.

Our Power Automedia BlownZ project car made the obligatory appearance at this year's NMRA event. Despite some technical difficulties, it still managed a 9.55 econd pass at 119 mph, with driver James Lawrence lifting off at the end.