{"id":32229,"date":"2016-11-04T12:06:13","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T19:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=32229"},"modified":"2018-08-16T12:35:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T19:35:43","slug":"royal-purple-hosts-drivers-at-the-nhra-world-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/royal-purple-hosts-drivers-at-the-nhra-world-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Purple Hosts Drivers at the NHRA World Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/royal-purple-hosts-drivers-at-the-nhra-world-finals\/lasd-cuda\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Cuda.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LASD Cuda\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Cuda-300x165.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Cuda.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32232 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Cuda.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Purple Hosts Drivers at the NHRA World Finals\" width=\"620\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Cuda.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Cuda-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Cuda-376x206.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Premium synthetic lubricant and performance chemical manufacturer Royal Purple\u00ae today announced it will host NHRA drag racers and Royal Purple sponsored drivers Cade Poe, Sergeant Scott Graham and Tim Wilkerson in its Mobile Marketing Unit at the NHRA World Finals in Pomona, Calif., Nov. 10-13. The display, located in the NHRA Midway, will feature Poe and Graham alongside their dragsters, an autograph session with Tim Wilkerson and a meet and greet session<br \/>\nbetween the three drivers celebrating their outperforming talents in keeping with Royal Purple\u2019s standard of excellence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/royal-purple-hosts-drivers-at-the-nhra-world-finals\/cade-poe-with-car\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cade-Poe-with-Car.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"768,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cade Poe with Car\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cade-Poe-with-Car-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cade-Poe-with-Car.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32230 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cade-Poe-with-Car.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Purple Hosts Drivers at the NHRA World Finals\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cade-Poe-with-Car.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cade-Poe-with-Car-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cade-Poe-with-Car-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fourteen-year-old Cade Poe of Poe and Poe Racing is one of the country\u2019s most successful Jr. Drag Racing drivers. As the first NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League driver to earn three Conference Finals\/National Championships, his list of achievements includes winning the 2012 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League 10-Year-Old National Championship, the 2013 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League 11-Year-Old National Championship, and the 2015 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League 13-Year-Old National<br \/>\nChampionship. With the addition of the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League 14-Year-Old Championship title in 2016, he\u2019s built a reputation as one of the future superstars of NHRA drag racing. He will be available to fans throughout the weekend alongside his 2008 Motivational Tubing T\/F Jr. Dragster.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/royal-purple-hosts-drivers-at-the-nhra-world-finals\/lasd-scott-and-crew\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Scott-and-Crew.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LASD Scott and Crew\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Scott-and-Crew-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Scott-and-Crew-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32233 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Scott-and-Crew-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Purple Hosts Drivers at the NHRA World Finals\" width=\"638\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Scott-and-Crew-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Scott-and-Crew-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Scott-and-Crew-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Scott-and-Crew-308x173.jpg 308w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Scott-and-Crew-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Scott-and-Crew.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also appearing for Royal Purple is Sergeant Scott Graham of LASD Motorsports. In addition to drag racing, Graham is an active duty member of the Los Angeles County Sherriff\u2019s Department with 29 years on the force, and currently works in the Narcotics division. He will be displaying his 1967 Plymouth<br \/>\nBarracuda, \u201cCuda,\u201d which produces 950 horsepower and 759 lb-ft. from a 440 c.i. Mopar engine and has recorded an 8.8 second quarter mile at 153 MPH.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32231\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/royal-purple-hosts-drivers-at-the-nhra-world-finals\/image1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1462094360&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32231 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Purple Hosts Drivers at the NHRA World Finals\" width=\"638\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These two drivers will have a meet and greet session at the Royal Purple Mobile Marketing Unit with NHRA legend Tim Wilkerson to talk about their careers and the sport of drag racing. Wilkerson, who is one of the top ten all-time most successful NHRA Funny Car drivers, will also host an autograph session at the Royal Purple booth. More details on these events will be be announced on Royal Purple\u2019s social media channels, including their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoyalPurpleFans\/?fref=ts\">Facebook,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Royal_Purple\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/royal_purple\/\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to host these standout racers and their cars at the 2016 NHRA World Finals,\u201d said Debby Neubauer, Royal Purple Vice President of Marketing. \u201cDrag racing has some amazing stories to tell and these three drivers are some of the most compelling on the circuit. All three are perfect examples of what it means to be a Royal Purple Outperformer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Royal Purple, its 2016 NHRA World Finals display, or its full line of synthetic lubricants and performance chemical additives, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalpurpleconsumer.com\/\">www.RoyalPurple.com<\/a> or call toll-free at 888-382-6300.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32235\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/royal-purple-hosts-drivers-at-the-nhra-world-finals\/rp-logo-high-res\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RP-Logo-high-Res.png\" data-orig-size=\"1860,452\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RP Logo high Res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RP-Logo-high-Res-300x73.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RP-Logo-high-Res-1024x249.png\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32235 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RP-Logo-high-Res-1024x249.png\" alt=\"Royal Purple Hosts Drivers at the NHRA World Finals\" width=\"638\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RP-Logo-high-Res-1024x249.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RP-Logo-high-Res-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RP-Logo-high-Res-768x187.png 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RP-Logo-high-Res.png 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Royal Purple today announced it will host NHRA drag racers and Royal Purple sponsored drivers Cade Poe, Sergeant Scott Graham and Tim Wilkerson in its Mobile Marketing Unit at the NHRA World Finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":32232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3465,1082,3470,3399],"tags":[3945,4963,41,171,1101,1105,4964,1093],"class_list":["post-32229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drag-racing","category-press-release","category-news","category-nhra","tag-2016-nhra-mello-yello-series","tag-cade-poe","tag-news","tag-pomona","tag-press-release-2","tag-royal-purple","tag-sergeant-scott-graham","tag-tim-wilkerson"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LASD-Cuda.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-8nP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32236,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32229\/revisions\/32236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}