Feeding Indy’s Taste for Speed, Coast Packing’s Pro-Mod Camaro Aims for NMCA World Street Finals Sept. 24-27; #FatMap317 Features Farm Fats at Local Take-Out/Delivery Spots

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As this unprecedented drag racing season draws to a close, summer yields to fall colors – including the black and white of the checkered flag – and Coast Packing Company’s CEO Eric R. “Goose” Gustafson prepares to drive his Coast Packing sponsored ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro at the 19th Annual NMCA World Street Finals presented by Chevrolet Performance Sept. 24-27, “Takeout or Delivery” #FatMap317 in tow.

Set for Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, NMCA Muscle Car Nationals will mark the final stop on NMCA’s national tour – a golden opportunity for Coast’s R&E Racing team, which, as the points leader in its class, looks to wrap up the VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod championship this coming weekend.  Away from the strip, Coast has prepared its distinctive online gastronomic compendium of  local spots where fans can “Taste the Difference” that so-called “farm fats” — lard and/or beef tallow — make in popular dishes.  The 85 Indianapolis area locations across 25 cities on #FatMap317 all feature dishes available by delivery or on a take-out basis (explore the #FatMap).

In Indianapolis, Taste of Havana makes its traditional Cuban bread with lard, while Turchetti’s Salumeria serves a smash burger with a 1/4 lb. bacon blended beef patty, beef tallow fries – all complementing its full service butchery and meat market.  The Mug in Greenfield fries its pork tenderloin in lard, sharing that reverence for lard with the donuts at Longs Bakery, the chips at Madera Tex-Mex BBQ & Tap and the tortillas at El Jaripeo.  Traditional lard pie crusts are all the rage at Pots & Pans Pie Co. in Indianapolis, Mrs. Wick’s Pies in Winchester and Lattice & Lard, whose pies can be found at markets around Indy (including Goose the Market and Wildwood Market, both of which also sell lard for at-home use).  Cracker Barrel Old Country Store cooks with lard, and national chains Portillo’s Hot Dogs, Buffalo Wild Wings, Outback Steakhouse and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen dutifully fill their fryers with beef tallow.