Guess where we are headed this week? That's right. Believe it or not, it's already tim for the NMRA World Finals and our King of the Street competition. Check out the official info from the NMRA after the jump...

For our final stop of the Keystone Automotive NMRA Ford Nationals, we head to the rolling hills of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Beech Bend Raceway will again be home to our World Finals event. As the final event, this is not only one of the NMRA's oldest, but hands down the largest. With over 400 heads-up race cars attending last year, you can expect close to 500-600 packing the raceway this year.
5.0 Mustang will also host its awesome King of the Street competition where 16 of the best all-around Mustangs shoot for the coveted title!

Posi Performance will also bring you a special Terminator/GT500 shootout for a battle of blue oval supercars. While you're there, don't miss the cool trucks at the event as a part of the LightningRodders.com community. And for those of you with more than just racing in mind, the World Finals features one of our largest car shows, swap meets and vendor midways. So come down to Beech Bend Raceway for an action-packed all-Ford extravaganza and watch the season's championships be decided on the strip!
For any blue oval fan, this is THE event to attend; records will be broken and championships will be crowned at Bowling Green! 

If you can't be there, be sure to check out all the live-streaming action on the web at: www.motormaniatv.com, courtesy of Nitto Tire.
All-Ford Heads Up Racing!

NMRA Ford Nationals Heads Up Racing has it all! Experience everything from blazing 6-second Pro Outlaw passes to edge of your seat wheel stands in Hot Street. You'll witness the best in Ford street legal racing action all weekend.

Race Your Street Car in an Entry Level Class!
Have you ever wanted to drag race? Imagine racing your street car on one of the best drag strip in the USA! NMRA has entry level classes designed just for you. True Street is for 15 second cars down with over 9 awards given away on Sunday. Open Comp, Modular Muscle, Super Stang are great classes for a new racer with a mild to wild race car.

For rules information visit: www.nmradigital.com/rules

As one of the oldest all-Ford events in the nation, the Ford Expo became even bigger when it combined with the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals for the first time in 2005. The combination of this time-honored nostalgia Ford event, with the wild and crazy NMRA heads-up drag racers, has made for one of the most exciting blue oval weekends in the US. What's more...how about Elaine Larsen in her Embry-Riddle 300 MPH jet car trying to break the Kentucky land speed record!

If you love Fords and drag racing then this is THE event for you! Check out everything the NMRA has to offer (refer further below on this web page for more detailed descriptions):

• Huge Nostalgia Ford Auto Show & Shine Presented by UPR Products
• Giant All-Ford Swap Meet Packed-Full of Hard to Find Parts!
• Huge New Parts Manufacturers' Midway
• And much, much more!
For more information visit: www.nmradigital.com/KY

300+mph Jet Car

HUGE All-Ford Car Show

Massive Vendor Midway & Swap Meet

World Famous Burnout Contest

NMRA World Finals to Host 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords' King of the Street Competition

"5.0 Mustang's King of the Street competition is a great event to check out each year at the NMRA World Finals," said Charlie Harmon, president of the NMRA. "The caliber of vehicles that enter this competition is awesome because they look incredible and they all put down some serious numbers on the dyno and on the track. This competition further demonstrates the connection that the NMRA and 5.0 Mustang have with serious street-legal performance enthusiasts. Steve Turner, the editor of 5.0 Mustang, and his team truly bring out the best street Mustangs from around the U.S. to compete for the honor of King of the Street."

The NMRA World Finals is the largest all-Ford drag racing event in the U.S. and it is held each year at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, KY. King of the Street is just one of many special features of this event.

Event Schedule- 13th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA All-Ford World Finals

Gates Open:
Noon

Registration & Tech Only:
Noon-5:00pm

Secure Track:
5:00pm


Gates Open:
9:00am

(NMRA) Test & Tune:
11:00am-3:00pm

Qualifying Rd. #1:
3:00pm

Secure Track:
5:00pm


Gates Open:
9:00am

Racer, Car Show, and Swap Meet Registration:
9:00am

Bracket Time Trials:
9:15am

Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #2:
10:30am

True Street Meeting:
11:00am

True Street Cruise:
Noon

Exhibition:
Noon

Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1:
12:15pm

True Street Eliminations:
1:30pm

Exhibition:
3:00pm

Car Show Awards Presentation:
3:05pm

Burn-Out Contest:
3:15pm

Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3 (inverted order):
3:30pm

Secure Track:
5:00pm


Gates Open:
8:00am

Racer, Car Show and Swap Meet Registration:
8:00am

Heads-Up Eliminations Rd. #1:
9:00am

Bracket Time Trial:
10:00am

Pre-Race Ceremonies:
11:30pm

Pro Heads-Up Eliminations:
Noon, 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 4:30pm

Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1:
1:00pm

Final Exhibition:
3:00pm

Car Show Awards Presentation:
3:05pm

Car Show Parade of Champions:
3:45pm

Final Rounds All Eliminators:
5:00pm

Secure Track:
6:00pm

Track Information

Track Name: Beech Bend Raceway Park
City: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Track Phone: (270) 781-7634
Track Address: 798 Beech Bend Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Web Site: www.beechbend.com
Email: beechbendpark@msn.com