VP Racing And NHRA Announce New Official Fuel Relationship
San Antonio, TX (November 6, 2024) – VP Racing Fuels, Inc., the global leader in performance fuels, lubricants, and additives, has announced that VP Racing has been named the Official Racing Fuel of the National Hot Rod Association® in a multi-year agreement beginning with the 2025 season. The official announcement was made late yesterday at the NHRA booth at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
VP Racing’s C-25 Racing Fuel will be the Official Spec Fuel for all Pro Stock Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle races. VP will also be the Official Spec Nitromethane for Top Fuel and Funny Car, while multiple VP fuels will be run in Factory Stock and Factory X races.
"VP Racing is thrilled to be the Official Racing Fuel of the National Hot Rod Association,” said Bruce Hendel, Senior Vice President of Global Sales for VP Racing. “VP was founded on making better, more powerful fuel for drag racing, and the NHRA has been part of VP’s heritage for over 40 years. Being named Official Racing Fuel starting in 2025, VP Racing’s 50th Anniversary year makes our association all the more exciting. Over the next decade, the NHRA and VP Racing’s fuel will together again make history.”
In 2025, the NHRA and VP Racing will bring fans the fastest races in motorsports. VP Racing has been Makin’ Power® and has fueled some of the fastest racing on land, water, and air since 1975, and will now fuel NHRA’s pro classes to establish new world records. Since its founding in 1951, the NHRA has continually set new speed records. From 140 mph in 9 seconds in the 1950s to more than 330 mph in less than 3.7 seconds today, the NHRA continues to set the pace.
“It has been an absolute pleasure working with VP Racing Fuels, and we’re so excited to introduce them as the Official Racing Fuel of NHRA,” NHRA Vice President and Chief Development Officer Brad Gerber said. “VP has a long and storied history within the NHRA and racing, and they have been a tremendous partner for so many years. It’s a huge thrill to see this partnership grow in this capacity with a long-term program as we look towards an incredible 2025 season, as well as the NHRA’s 75th anniversary season in 2026.”
VP Racing will fuel all NHRA national events for 2025, including the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, which kicks off with the Gatornationals on March 6 at Gainesville Raceway. VP’s fuel will be available, serviced by VP Racing professionals at the tracks for all 20 racing weekends.
For more information about VP and its products for racers, enthusiasts, and general consumers, visit VPRacingFuels.com.
About VP Racing
VP Racing is best known as the World Leader in Racing and Performance Fluids, powering champions in virtually every form of motorsport on land, sea, and air since 1975. VP powers the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, MotoAmerica, SRO Motorsports America, World Racing Group, World of Outlaws, Fanatec GT World Challenge America, AMA Supercross, American Flat Track, SCORE, USAC, NMCA/NMRA, and more than 60 sponsored series and sanctioning bodies. VP is also the official performance coolant of IMSA, American Flat Track, and ATVMX.
VP also sells a full line of consumer products, including ethanol-free VP outdoor equipment fluids formulated for 2 and 4-cycle outdoor power equipment, lubricants, VP Madditive® automotive performance additives, Stay Frosty® performance coolants, car appearance products, and accessories through national home improvement, automotive parts, and online retailers. The company also offers a program to independent operators of convenience stores and gas stations, car wash, quick lube, and marinas to brand as VP Racing and resell the company’s full range of automotive performance and outdoor small engine products. For more information, visit VPRacingFuels.com.
About The NHRA
NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. NHRA presents 20 national events featuring the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, as well as the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+, NHRA Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown™, NHRA Holley EFI Factory X and Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock at select national events. NHRA provides competition opportunities for drivers of all levels in the NHRA Summit Racing Series and NHRA Street Legal™. NHRA also offers the NHRA Jr. Street® program for teens and the Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League® for youth ages 5 to 17. With 110 Member Tracks, NHRA allows racers to compete at a variety of locations nationally and internationally. NHRA’s Youth and Education Services® (YES) Program reaches over 30,000 students annually to ignite their interest in automotive and racing related careers. NHRA’s streaming service, NHRA.tv®, allows fans to view all NHRA national events as well as exclusive features of the sport. In addition, NHRA owns and operates three racing facilities: Gainesville Raceway in Florida; Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park; and In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Southern California. For more information, log on to www.NHRA.com, or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube.
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VP Media Contact: Bob Merz, bob.merz@vpracingfuels.com or 832-244-6305
NHRA Media Contact: Jeffrey Young, jyoung@nhra.com or 662-288-9841