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In Year’s Final Outing, Coast Packing’s Radial vs. The World Camaro Returns to Bradenton for 49th Snowbird Outlaw Nationals Dec. 4-6

December 4, 2020

Bringing the curtain down on a record-shattering 2020 drag racing campaign, Coast Packing Company’s R&E Racing team and its ’69 ProCharger Radial vs. The World Camaro will be burning rubber during the 49th Snowbird Outlaw Nationals, presented by Motion Raceworks, at Bradenton Motorsports Park Dec. 4-6 – and offering shout-outs to area take-out and delivery spots as it rolls.

As Coast Packing #LardLovers Recipe Contest Enters Home Stretch, Contestants Reflect on Comfort Food During the Pandemic

November 20, 2020

While comfort food never really goes out of style, it’s enjoying a remarkable resurgence this holiday season, as contestants in our Fourth Annual #LardLovers Recipe Contest open their kitchens to classic dishes that set a special tone – and taste – during an unprecedented time.

Just Ahead of Thanksgiving, Coast Packing’s R&E Racing Team Hits Orlando World Street Nationals XXVII, With Jason Lee Commandeering ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro

November 18, 2020

Capping a blockbuster season on both the PDRA and the NMCA circuits, Coast Packing Company’s R&E Racing team wrapped up the year on Sunday at Orlando Speed World Dragway, host of the World Street Nationals XXVII, sponsored by Late Model Engines, Howards Cams and Nitrous Outlet.

Cooking Up Sweet and Savory Things for #NationalLardDay, Coast Packing’s 4th Annual #LardLovers Recipe Contest is Back

November 5, 2020

Proving that there’s nothing like those classic family recipes to bring kitchens and home cooks to life, today we announced the fourth annual #LardLovers Recipe Contest — with a nod to a renewed, widespread appreciation of comfort food. For the fourth consecutive year, Coast is issuing the call for any unique, unpublished recipe that uses lard, in sweet or savory categories (think pie crust, special bread or cookie recipe, fried chicken concoction, holiday tamale surprise, etc.).

Fresh Off NMCA Xtreme Pro Mod Championship, Coast Packing/R&E Racing Team Heads to Georgia For Duck X Productions Sweet 16 3.0, With ‘World’s Fastest Small Tire Cars’ — and Expanded #FatMap229

October 7, 2020

Commandeering 3500 horses to South Georgia Motor Sports Park (SGMP) in Adel on October 10-13, our CEO Eric R. “Goose” Gustafson -- for the first time ever with radial tires on this car -- will drive his ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro at Duck X Productions’ Sweet 16 3.0, with “takeout or delivery” #FatMap229 in tow.

Capping a Season to Remember, Coast Packing/R&E Racing Team Claims the Crown as 2020 NMCA Xtreme Pro Mod World Champion

September 30, 2020

Saving the best for last, Coast Packing Company CEO Eric R. “Goose” Gustafson on Sunday powered his ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro to yet another blistering #1 finish – this time, for all the marbles, at the 19th Annual NMCA World Street Finals presented by Chevrolet Performance Sept. 24-27, held at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals marked the final stop on NMCA’s national tour.

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

September 22, 2020

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 our 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 Sept. 24-27, with #FatMap317 in tow.

‘Fastest Track in Michigan’? We’ll Say, as Coast’s ‘Goose’ Gustafson’s Xtreme Pro Mod Camaro Brings It Home in 3.70 at NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals

September 3, 2020

There’s no place like Motor City to demonstrate just what a smoking internal combustion engine can do in an eighth of a mile – just ask CEO of Coast Packing Company, Eric “Goose” Gustafson, who on Sunday powered his ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro to a blistering #1 finish in the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Force Engineering, at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan.

In First Coast Packing/Healthy Fats Coalition Ipsos Survey, Big Majority Say Natural Fats Healthier than Processed Foods, Agree Plant-Based Meat is ‘Highly Processed’

August 26, 2020

In an era where faux hamburgers “bleed” and meat substitutes are among the hottest “commodities” in the food business, nearly two-thirds of Americans believe “natural” is healthier than “processed” and that plant-based diets clearly belong within the “highly processed” camp. So say respondents in our first-ever Coast Packing Company/Healthy Fats Coalition (HFC) Animal Fats Study.

West of Motor City, Coast Packing Poised for NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals Aug. 26-30; Feeding Need for Speed, #FatMap269 Flags Lard/Tallow Take-Out & Delivery Spots

August 24, 2020

The dog days of summer may be here, but humidity won’t sap the energy at the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Force Engineering at Michigan’s US 131 Motorsports Park Aug. 26-30, as Coast Packing Company’s CEO Eric R. “Goose” Gustafson and his ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro waves the banner of “Takeout or Delivery” #FatMap269.