Inside The 2015 NMRA World Finals At Beech Bend Raceway

The weather has finally cleared and we’re racing at last here at the NMRA World Finals in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Sunday has brought with it action in every NMRA category. We’ve been entertained with some incredible action on the track, and some great exhibition runs by some of the stars of Street Outlws including Boosted GT and Mike Murillo.

There was plenty of additional action as well. With Dan Wilm’s Street Outlaw machine making the biggest show of the afternoon, standing on the bumper for 300 feet. While this put Wilm second to last on the qualifying ladder it quite likely made him a favorite of the ans and a viral video caught by us today.

Then of course there’s the grudge racing. Mike Murillo and Chris Hamilton aka Boosted GT, both of Street Outlaws fame (and Murillo a multi-time NMRA champion). These two are here to sign autographs and put on an entertaining show for the fans. A grudge race is said to be lined up between the pair, but most of the fans will have left before that match can happen as oil-downs and breakage takes it toll on the trackand sends us late into the night.

Friday and Saturday rain has plagued the NMRA World Finals. There were limited runs during Friday’s test session before rain started coming down, cancelling the evening qualifying session.

Saturday hasn’t proved much better. Scattered rain showers have thwarted efforts by the Beech Bend staff to keep the track dry. NMRA managed to get one round of qualifying in for Truck and Lightning and Open Comp. With Super Stang and Modular Muscle in the lanes the skies have opened up once again, and the radar doesn’t look promising.

The forecast for tomorrow however, is sunny and temps in the mid-70s. We should get the full day of racing in with no problems, and a lot of great racing action.  Headsup qualifying will kick off at 10:30am Sunday morning. We’ll be back here with videos, photos and more then.

There’s a chill in the Kentucky air as the rumble of Ford horsepower shakes the bluegrass state. That can mean only one thing, the NMRA World Finals is rolling back into Beech Bend Raceway Park for the 2015 season. We’ll be there all weekend long shooting photos and video, interviewing racers, and car owners, and bringing you complete coverage of this event from the inside, as only StangTV can. So buckle up, stay tuned, and get ready. It’s World Finals time, and with a first-ever Grudge Night, EcoBoost shootout, and even more high powered action in store, this promises to be the biggest weekend of racing Bowling Green, Kentucky has ever seen.

Melissa Urist is making her debut in NMRA competition this weekend. Piloting the Hellion Power Systems twin turbo equipped Mustang GT, the fairer Urist showed she’s no slouch behind the wheel running a 9.95 during Thursday’s test ‘n tune session. We’ll be talking with Melissa and John Urist about this big racing career move later this weekend. For now, we can tell you that following that pass John told us there’s more in the combination, and that all of the parts on this car are straight from the Hellion catalog, meaning anyone can replicate this performance with their own ’15.

Racing for a special cause to support the family of a fallen police officer, Adam Cox brought his Modular Muscle powered Mustang out for a quick hit at test n tune. Bearing the Ponder 954 sticker on the hood, Cox pulled off a personal best ET during testing.

Terry “Beefcake” Reeves has two cars for Team Beefcake Racing here at the World Finals. We caught a quick video of his car making a pass during Thursday’s Test n Tune.

The EcoBoost shootout is this weekend, and Brad Gusler is the man everyone is gunning for. Gusler told us Thursday he has some new tricks up his sleeve for the competition. We watched him make a pass on Thursday afternoon and he’s currently working out a few tuning bugs.