Drag Illustrated Issue 165, February 2021 | Page 24

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Mickey Thompson Tires Street Outlaw Returns Full-Time to NMCA in 2021

By Mike Galimi

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals

is proud to announce the Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels Street Outlaw category will be contested at all six national events in 2021 . The fast-paced 275 Radial category joins five other heads-up eliminators to create one of the most diverse championship line-ups in drag racing .
“ Mickey Thompson Tires Street Outlaw racers always bring great competition to the NMCA events and we are happy to host them at all six stops in 2021 ,” said Rollie Miller , General Manager and National Event Director . “ Several bigname racers approached us over the winter about bringing the category back full-time to compete for the prestigious NMCA title in 2021 . We listened and worked with Mickey Thompson Tires to make it happen for this year .”
The category offers compelling competition with supercharged , turbocharged , and nitrousenhanced entries that run deep into the 4-second zone on a pair of 275 / 60R15 radial tires . The Mickey Thompson Tires Street Outlaw class mimics
the popular X275 Radial eliminator .
“ We ’ ve been a leader in the 275 Radial market since the start of it and we are proud to bring Street Outlaw to the racers and fans at the NMCA ,” said Tom Kundrik , Motorsports Manager
at Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels
The 2021 NMCA season begins March 18-21 at Bradenton Motorsports Park with the NMCA Muscle Mayhem presented by Holbrook Racing Engines . DI
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