PRODUCTS & PRESS
THERMO-TEC SIGNS ON
AS OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF
THE 2019 NMRA SERIES
MICKEY THOMPSON IS
READY FOR A SHOWDOWN
Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels is
ready for an old-fashioned drag rac-
ing showdown. The well-known rac-
ing tire manufacturer has announced
a sponsorship agreement with Don
Schumacher Racing’s (DSR) NHRA
Stock Showdown Series program
and driver Leah Pritchett.
The sponsorship of DSR’s SAM-
Tech.edu NHRA Mopar Factory
Stock Showdown Series team will
involve support for drivers Leah
Pritchett and Mark Pawuk. The
agreement includes plans for driver
appearances, marketing partner-
ships and exposure on Pritchett’s
social media channels throughout
the 2019 and 2020 race seasons.
“Mickey Thompson is no stranger
to championships, and we’re thrilled
to align ourselves with DSR’s cham-
pionship-winning Stock Showdown
Series team and driver Leah Pritch-
ett,” said Ken Warner, Vice Presi-
dent of Marketing, Mickey Thomp-
son Tires & Wheels. “We know this
is going to be another great year for
the DSR team, and we can’t wait to
hit the track.”
Last year, 30-year-old Pritchett
closed out her second full season
as a member of Don Schumacher
Racing with a championship in the
Factory Stock Showdown Series,
to go with a top-five finish in the
Top Fuel class. Throughout 2018,
Pritchett pulled double-duty,
competing in the full seven-event
Factory Stock Showdown Series
schedule while simultaneously
competing in the 24-race NHRA
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Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
She clinched the 2018 SAMTech.
edu NHRA Factory Stock Show-
down Series championship in her
Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak
at the Texas NHRA FallNationals
when she raced to her third con-
secutive win during her first full
year competing in the class.
Her first win came at the presti-
gious NHRA U.S. Nationals, where
she raced to victory from her sec-
ond Factory Stock No. 1 qualifier
position. At the very next event,
she became the first Factory Stock
driver to make a 7-second pass.
The 2018 Factory Stock Show-
down crown was the fourth title for
Pritchett, who previously captured
the 2000 and 2001 Jr. Dragster di-
vision 7 championships, and the
2010 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Se-
ries championship in the Nostalgia
Funny Car class.
While securing the Factory
Stock title, Pritchett was the only
professional driver to contend for
two world titles during the 2018
NHRA season.
The first race of the 2019
SAMTech.edu NHRA Factory
Stock Showdown Series is set for
March 14-17 at the Amalie Mo-
tor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in
Gainesville, Florida. The series will
expand to eight races during the
year, including inaugural visits to
the Virginia NHRA Nationals in
Richmond, Virginia, and the Me-
nards NHRA Heartland Nationals
in Topeka, Kansas.
I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com
Heat insulation leader Thermo-
Tec plans to show drag racers the
benefits of cooler components after
signing on as Official Sponsor of
the 2019 National Mustang Racers
Association.
Thermo-Tec specialists will
be onsite at select NMRA events
across the country, offering product
knowledge and suggestions to com-
petitors as they race to keep cool
during the hot summer months.
“The high-performance cars of
the NMRA series produce heat—a
lot of it. Thankfully, Thermo-Tec
will be right by their side the entire
season with temperature control
products and advice that provide
proven results on the track,” said
Nick Helms of Thermo-Tec.
Thermo-Tec boasts an un-
matched line of performance sound
and heat control products includ-
ing: insulators, shields, wraps,
sleeving, tapes and coatings to
protect vital engine components.
All will be available to NMRA com-
petitors, including the company’s
popular Express Sleeves easy-to-
use removable sleeving designed to
keep radiant heat away from vul-
nerable wiring, hoses and cables.
“We are proud to partner with
Thermo-Tec because their prod-
ucts offer innovative solutions
to the heat problems these high-
horsepower cars produce,” said
Steve Wolcott, NMRA CEO and
co-founder. “Simply put, they make
products that solve problems for
any drag racer.”
The NMRA Keystone Automotive
Ford Nationals is the No. 1 all-Ford
motorsports show in the United
States, attracting the most racers,
fans, sponsors and contingency.
Each NMRA event features awesome
heads-up Ford drag racing, a huge
all-Ford car show, a giant manufac-
turers’ midway, burnout contest and
true street and bracket racing.
The season kicks off Feb. 28
at the 25th annual Nitto NMRA
Spring Break Shootout at Braden-
ton Motorsports Park in Braden-
ton, Florida. Visit www.nmradigi-
tal.com for details.
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