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Style GuideNHRA Communications Dept. STYLE GUIDE -AAA- AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest NationalsAAA Texas NHRA FallNationalsAARWBAAmerican Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters AssociationACCUSAutomobile Competition Committee of the United States. Members include NHRA, NASCAR, CART, IRL, USAC and SCCA.aftermarketOne word. The market for parts and accessories used in the repair or enhancement of an automobile.Amalie Motor Oil NHRA GatornationalsannualAn event cannot be described as annual until it has been held in at least two successive years; Never use first-annual, use inauguralautomakerAuto Club NHRA FinalsAutomobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award-BBB- backpedaledbackupAs in backup car, referring to a spare car.Big GoSlang name for U.S. Nationals; no quotesBig Three AutomakersGeneral Motors, Ford, ChryslerbiteJargon referring to adhesion of a tire to the racing surface.BondoBrand of body filler. Capitalize.bracket racingPopular type of handicap racing where each competitor uses a dial-in or performance prediction.break out (v.), breakout (n.)Occurs when competitor has run quicker than his dial-in time.burndownOccurs when two competitors purposely delay the staging process.burn out (v.), burnout (n.)Spinning the tires prior to the start of a drag race to increase tire temperature and improve traction.byeWhen a racer has no competition due to short field or a no-show.-CCC- CacklefestNHRA trademark.
Line of nostalgia dragsters at starting line with engines running.car lengthTwo words.career-bestUse hyphen.carmaker, carmakersCARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA NationalscenterlineOne word.chassisThe plural of chassis is chassis.Chevrolet Official truck of the NHRAChevrolet Performance U.S. NationalsChristmas TreeThe electronic device incorporating calibrated lights used to start a drag race.clutch discNot disk.Countdown to the Championshipcubic centimetersEngine displacement, usually written as cc on every reference with no periods or spaces.cidCubic inches of displacement (lower case, no periods). Used with a hyphen, e.g., 500-cid.crew chiefcrewmember-DDD- datelinesDatelines on stories should contain a city name, entirely in capital letters, followed in most cases by the name of the state, country or territory where the city is located.No state abbreviation with the following:ATLANTABALTIMOREBOSTONCHICAGOCINCINNATICLEVELANDDALLASDENVERDETROITHOLLYWOODHONOLULUINDIANAPOLISLAS VEGASLOS ANGELESMIAMIMILWAUKEEMINNEAPOLISNEW ORLEANSNEW YORKOKLAHOMA CITYPHILADELPHIAPHOENIXPITTSBURGHSEATTLEST. LOUISSALT LAKE CITYSAN ANTONIOSAN DIEGOSAN FRANCISCOStories from all other U.S. Cities should have both the city and state name in the dateline, including KANSAS CITY, Mo.
And KANSAS CITY, Kan.Several states do not use abbreviations.
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