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Permatex will sponsor the #00 car and driver Quin Houff in four races Solon, OH… Permatex®, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has announced that the company will continue its sponsorship of StarCom Racing during the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series. This marks the second consecutive year that Permatex will support StarCom’s 00 Camaro, and the first year supporting StarCom’s

The incredible story of Jay Blake, a head mechanic who lost his sight and found the strength to continue to follow his dreams. View Video

Follow A Dream – Virginia Lucas Oil race wrap up –Thursday, April 26, 2018 MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (April 26, 2018) – Follow A Dream/Permatex Chevrolet Camaro Top Alcohol Funny Car team owner Jay Blake promised things would get better after the team’s slow start in the first two races of 2018. And indeed that’s what happened this past weekend in the Lucas Oil

Follow A Dream – Route 66 Nationals race wrap-up – Tuesday, June 5, 2018 MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (June 5, 2018) – The Follow A Dream/Permatex Top Alcohol Funny Car team had a mixed weekend of success and adversity in this past weekend’s racing action at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois (outside Chicago). On the success side, the Jay Blake-owned team reached the

(This schedule is tentative) Date Location City State March 9-12 Gainseville Points Race Gainseville FL March 16-19 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gator Nationals Gainseville FL April 21-22 Virginia Points Race Richmond VA April 28-30 Four-Wide Nationals Charlotte NC May 26-27 Maple Grove Points Race Reading PA June 22-25 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk OH June 30-31 Lebanon Valley Points Race W. Lebanon

MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (July 3, 2018) The Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team went into a one-month break with momentum and confidence, finishing runner-up in this past weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Racing Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, at Lebanon Valley Dragway in West Lebanon, New York. Driver Phil Burkart was the No. 1 qualifier for the event with a strong run

MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (August 8, 2018) The Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team enjoyed its best weekend of the season, capturing a win this past Saturday in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northeast Division race at Atco Dragway in New Jersey. “The hot rod’s back!” team owner Jay Blake exuberantly said. “The car did what we wanted to. When

February 2-10, 2017….Derek West and team # 20 left for Johnson Valley, California on Thursday Feb. 2nd after months of preparation for the opening race of the 2017 season, which is also the biggest race of the every season. The week was full of media, photo shoots & prepping for qualifying. Derek qualified on Tuesday Feb. 7th during “Power Hour” taking a great starting