Donald Norris from South Carolina was the Sunday winner in Top Eliminator.  (Terry Clark photo)

North and South Carolina, that is. Racers from both states got wins at Rockingham Dragway’s Powerfest on Aug. 18. See the results at here.  [08/20/19]

Bill Skillman won the Factory Super Cars class at the NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing in his Cobra Jet Mustang. He also competes in the NHRA Factory Stock class. (Chris Haverly photo)

The NMCA All-American Nationals will host the COPO Camaro Shootout presented by COPO Parts Direct this weekend at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH. Celebrating the golden anniversary of the legendary COPO Camaro, the COPO Camaro Shootout is a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness the largest gathering of late-model COPO Camaro muscle, which will compete in a special eliminator this weekend.

Factory Super Cars will also be in competition pitting the Detroit Big Three manufacturers against each other. COPO Camaro, Dodge Challenger Drag Pak and Ford Cobra Jet Mustang cars will be racing down the quarter mile for bragging rights. The separate Cobra Jet Showdown will be one of the largest gatherings of late-model and vintage Cobra Jets anywhere. And for the Dodge racers, it’s the Dodge/Mopar Hemi Shootout.  [08/20/19]

Tom Hoffman (shown) has a 13-point lead over Dennis Spurgeon going into the penultimate Victory NSS event. (Dennis Mothershed photo)

The classic Super Stock race cars of the Victory NSS series will be part of the World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova Raceway this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24. More than 40 NSS racers are expected to battle for the coveted World Series crown.

As usual with the series, the points are incredibly close and with only two races left in the Championship Series, the racers will be giving it their all. The Victory cars will make two qualifying runs Friday night and will start Eliminations Saturday afternoon and into the Big Show Saturday evening.  [08/20/19]

The S&W Performance Group will hold a big swap meet celebrating their 60th anniversary at their Pennsylvania shop on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Booths (10’ x 20’) are available for just $20. Pre-register by Oct. 1 with Morgan (morganm@swracecars.com).    [08/20/19]

NHRA and IHRA Stock Eliminator classes require stud rockers and Jesel has reintroduced its innovative design of Premium Stud Rockers with several new features made possible with improvements in materials and machining operations. However, true to their unique design, they require no bothersome stud girdles or guideplates – instead, the rocker pivots on a steel stanchion post that engages Jesel’s patented retainer plate to keep the rocker arm perfectly aligned with the valve. It is securely fastened to the cylinder head using a 7/16” to 3/8” stepped stud and ARP 12-point nuts. The steel stanchion post can be shimmed up or down to adjust the rocker arm height for correct valve tip geometry. Jesel removed weight to reduce the moment of inertial and to reduce friction with premium dual 3/8”-wide bearings with external thrust washers that ride on precision-ground, tool steel trunions. Needle bearing nose rollers further reduced valvetrain friction. The precision ultra-lite CNC bodies are machined from 2024 aluminum then receive a shot-peened finish to help resist fatigue from stress under hot operating conditions. Jesel’s proven 3/8-24 cup style adjuster allows for precise valve lash setting. Currently, Jesel’s Premium Stud Rockers are available for 24-degree Big-Block Chevy heads, but other popular engine models will be made available.  [08/20/19]