Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood has announced that Roush Yates Performance Products, one of the biggest names in Ford high performance, has signed on as title sponsor of the track’s iconic two Civil War Series. 

On May 1-3 the 20th annual Roush Yates Performance Products Spring Civil Wars and Fun Ford Weekend will take over Rockingham Dragway and the Fall Roush Yates Performance Products Civil Wars will return on October 30-November 1. 

“The Roush-Yates name brings a lot of credibility to these events,” Earwood said, “plus, having the Roush Yates Performance Products trailer and staff on hand will be a tremendous service to our racers.” “They are dedicated to being the industry’s best manufacturer and distributor of performance and specialty products,” Earwood said. 

The Civil War Series has been a staple at Rockingham Dragway for many years combining man and machine where local Carolina racers compete on a national level against other drag racers from all over the US on one of the Southeast’s oldest drag strips. 

“Rockingham Dragway is one of the sport’s most historic tracks in drag racing with a rich 45 year history, “ stated Jeff Clark, VP of Sales at Roush Yates. “We are honored to support the drag racing community. It will be a great weekend to bring out the family, watch competitive racing and enjoy a car show.” 

Located in Mooresville, NC this world class facility has a wide variety of new and used racing products for all levels of motorsports from grassroots racers to NASCAR performance. In addition, Roush Yates Performance Products also provides street and performance parts for your daily driver all the way to hot rod fanatics and everything in-between. To get the most out of your vehicle there is a chassis dyno and installation center on site. Customers can find out more information and shop 24/7 on our extensive online catalog by visiting www.roushyatesparts.com. 

The Civil Wars series caters to the sportsman racer with champions crowned in ATI Performance Products Pro Tree Doorslammer, Soles Auto Service Footbrake and Gibbs Racing Outlaw 4.70 and 5.30 classes plus Open Comp, 6.0 and 7.0 Index categories and, for the first time, Pro Tree Jr. Dragster. 

Both races also award Pro Tree Doorslammer Association Series points.