As the 2020 PDRA Season Kicks Off, Coast Packing Returns to the Drag Strip with Its World-Beating Camaro -- And Fast #FatMaps for Every Spot on the Circuit

As sure as the calendar flips into a new year, the PDRA, the the Professional Drag Racers Association, swings into action — and that means the roaring return of Coast Packing Company CEO Eric R. “Goose” Gustafson’s and his ’69 ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro (along with the skinny on the very best places to score awesome dishes prepared with lard and/or beef tallow).

As it has for the last three years, Coast, the leading supplier of animal fat shortenings in the Western U.S and the second largest in the nation, will accompany each stop on the PDRA circuit with special online gastronomic #FatMaps in major markets, showcasing spots From the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic states, from Ohio to Virginia, where fans can “Taste the Difference” that lard and beef tallow make in popular dishes.  Last month, Gustafson unleashed the centrifugal supercharged Pro Charger-equipped Camaro’s 3,500 horses at the Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida, during the first tune-up event for Pro Boost class racers.

Returning this year, Jason Lee of PTP Racing will continue to handle the tuning with a Haltech Elite 2500 engine management system. Improvements on the 2625-pound racecar for the 2020 race season include chassis updates and refinements by Tim Lyons at Lyons Custom Motorsports, with a Noonan Engineering 570 cubic-inch Hemi and Procharger F3X-140 Centrifugal Supercharger providing the power.

“We couldn’t be more bullish on 2020,” Gustafson said.  “We have the car, the team, the experience to be in the hunt for the PDRA Pro Boost Championship, so we’re looking forward to a sizzling year.  At the same time, we’re excited to use this platform to promote the flavors and the authentic taste experiences that lard and beef tallow deliver without fail.”