Factory Stock Showdown expands to seven events in 2018

[Ken Miele]

The dates are posted for next seasons Factory Stock Showdown, more info can be found here.... https://www.nhra.com/news/2017/sam-t...en-events-2018

2018 SCHOOL OF AUTOMOTIVE MACHINISTS & TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE

March 15-18 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla.
April 27-29 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Charlotte, N.C.
June 15-17 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, Tenn.
June 21-24 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Norwalk, Ohio
Aug. 29-Sept. 3 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis
Sept. 21-23 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, St. Louis
Oct. 4-7 AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, Dallas

[Nick Heath]

16 car fields and as their own eliminator...exactly the way it should be!

[Mike Delahanty]

Here is the 2018 NMCA schedule where the Holley EFI Supercar Showdown will be run.

13 races for both series next year.

March 8-11, 2018
16th ANNUAL NMCA MUSCLE CAR MAYHEM • Bradenton Motorsports Park, Bradenton, FL

April 5-8, 2018
10th ANNUAL NMRA/NMCA ALL-STAR NATIONALS • Atlanta Dragway, Commerce GA

May 17-20, 2018
17th ANNUAL NMCA BLUEGRASS NATIONALS • Beech Bend Raceway, Bowling Green, KY

July 26-29, 2018
13th ANNUAL NMRA/NMCA SUPER BOWL OF STREET-LEGAL DRAG RACING • Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, IL

August 23-26, 2018
17th ANNUAL NMCA ALL-AMERICAN NATIONALS • Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, OH

September 20-23, 2018
17th ANNUAL NMCA WORLD STREET FINALS • Lucas Oil Raceway, Indianapolis, IN



4 comments

[Dwight Southerland]

Glad to see it!

[Larry Hill]

I believe the first 7 second run will be at a non NHRA event. Reason, track prep will not be a compromise between T/F, F/C, and Pro Stock. The track will be prepared for dead hook all the way to the finish line.

Factory Showdown was good at St.Louis. A lot of the teams had a much better handle on suspension and engine management. It will be a very good show next year!

With Factory Showdown having its own eliminator the DNQ's should not be able to invade Stock eliminator, this will make most of us happy.

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

I believe the first 7 second run will be at a non NHRA event. Reason, track prep will not be a compromise between T/F, F/C, and Pro Stock. The track will be prepared for dead hook all the way to the finish line.

Factory Showdown was good at St.Louis. A lot of the teams had a much better handle on suspension and engine management. It will be a very good show next year!

With Factory Showdown having its own eliminator the DNQ's should not be able to invade Stock eliminator, this will make most of us happy.

I counted 12 FS/XX cars that went into the eliminator but most didn't make the 1st rd.
call.

[jmcarter]

Having their own eliminator is great and future expansion to beyond seven events is probably a certainty. Pro Mod will probably expand more as well...only downside I see is that quotas for the rest of Sportsman classes might decrease.

As for the first seven, would not be surprised to see it at the Dutch next weekend. Weather forecasts change by the hour of course but looks to be VERY fast so I'm planning on going if only to spectate.

[George Fitzpatrick]

Originally Posted by Ken Miele

The dates are posted for next seasons Factory Stock Showdown, more info can be found here.... https://www.nhra.com/news/2017/sam-t...en-events-2018

2018 SCHOOL OF AUTOMOTIVE MACHINISTS & TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE


March 15-18 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla.
April 27-29 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Charlotte, N.C.
June 15-17 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, Tenn.
June 21-24 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Norwalk, Ohio
Aug. 29-Sept. 3 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis
Sept. 21-23 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, St. Louis
Oct. 4-7 AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, Dallas

Disappointing nothing in the north east, ET,maple grove or Epping.