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Racing News: Dan Fresh Takes First Place in Ultra4 Metalcloak Stampede

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Falken
Falken’s Dan Fresh took first place in the 4500 Class at last weekend’s ULTRA4 Metalcloak Stampede.

Falken Tires Scores Wins in Ultra4 Metalcloak Stampede

Taking first place in the 4500 Class at last weekend’s ULTRA4 Metalcloak Stampede was Falken’s Dan Fresh, driving a Jeep Wrangler-based chassis built by SAVVY Off-Road. Driver Josh Atteberry and co-driver Jack Gessner took second in the 4600 Class, running a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Following right behind in the same class were driver Dawson Allington and co-driver Mark Allington, who took third. The next ULTRA4 event is scheduled April 12 at the US Gear Tear Down in Tennessee at Pittsburg, where top finishers in the 4400 Class also qualify for the 2020 King of the Hammers race.

Classic Instruments Signs on as 2019 Sponsor for NMCA Muscle Car Nationals

For the 2019 racing season, Classic Instruments will be a sponsor at the platinum level for the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals and will post contingency for those racing in the series. The season will consist of approximately six events, and Classic Instruments contingency requirements can be found on NMCA’s website. The NMCA Contingency Program is a cash program in all-domestic street-legal racing with more than 80 participating companies, 150 products and more than $3 million in total posted cash.

Skip Barber
Red Line will outfit each Mustang GT in Skip Barber’s fleet with motor oil, transmission fluid, gear oil and brake fluid to ensure the cars are fully equipped to handle demanding race track conditions.

Red Line Synthetic Oil Partners With Skip Barber Racing School as Official Lubricant Supplier

Red Line Synthetic Oil has announced a partnership with motorsports training academy, the Skip Barber Racing School. Going forward, Red Line products will be the exclusive supplier of lubricants used by the school and also provide technical support. As the official lubricant supplier of the Skip Barber Racing School, Red Line will outfit each Mustang GT in Skip Barber’s fleet with motor oil, transmission fluid, gear oil and brake fluid to ensure the cars are fully equipped to handle demanding race track conditions. To signify the partnership, Skip Barber’s Mustang GTs will prominently feature Red Line’s logo on the vehicles.

E3 Announces NHRA Contingency Program for 2019

E3 spark plugs has announced a new NHRA Contingency Program for the 2019 race season targeting the sportsman racer.  Winners running select E3 products will receive $300 and the runners-up will receive $100. Contingency will be paid at all NHRA Mellow Yellow Drag Racing Series, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and JEGS All Stars events. The 2019 NHRA Mellow Yellow Drag Racing series with 24 sanctioned events officially started February 7–10 at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, California. The E3 contingency program went into effect for the 50th Annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals that was held March 14–17 at Gainesville Raceway in Florida.

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