Ford officially announced its 2013 Mustang Cobra Jet at the 2011 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show in Orlando, Florida, ready to roll into NHRA’s Stock and Super Stock classes and start dominating. The 2013 Cobra Jet will be limited to just 50 units and orders can be placed at a local Ford dealer where it’ll be first come, first serve.

Production of the Cobra Jets won’t begin until June of 2012 and Ford anticipates to start delivering vehicles by mid-summer of that year. It has an approximate MSRP of $86,000 with the naturally aspirated option while the supercharged variant will run $93,000. Additional options and pricing won’t be announced until the beginning of next year in January.

But what we do know about the race car is that both will be powered by Ford’s 5.0L TiVCT powerplant, with the naturally aspirated one featuring a Cobra Jet induction system, CNC ported heads, high lift cams and low-drag accessory drive while the supercharged version sports a 2.9L Whipple supercharger mated to a 5.0L with CNC port-matched manifold and heads and a proprietary 10-rib supercharger drive system for high RPM use without the need of a belt.

Ford also improved the chassis on the 2013 Cobra Jet with lightweight body modifications helping give it better weight distribution and while electric power steering provides better drivability without parasitic horsepower loss. On the inside, a new roll cage was designed to optimize safety and chassis rigidity. Minor tweaks include a new brake pedal ratio for more modulation and stopping power while the rear suspension’s geometry has been tweaked to deliver faster and more consistent 60-foot times.

Unfortunately no horsepower figures were announced with the release of the vehicle at PRI.

Ford is also allowing its fans to vote for the color of the 2013 Cobra Jet (classic white, silver or black) at fordracing.com with voting ending on December 31st, 2011.

GALLERY: 2013 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet

[Source: Mustangs Daily]

After a consistent season with five trips to the podium in six races, Huntington Beach, California native Brandon Davis finally took the checked flag this past weekend at Mid-Ohio in his Applied Computer Solutions/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang Cobra.

Davis started from pole and had excellent competition from the K-PAX Racing Volvo S60 driven by Andy Pilgrim, until lap 17 when Pilgrim’s car suffered mechanical issues.

“I think Andy [Pilgrim] would have been tough, had he stayed around,” said Davis. “Getting out front, I was able to breathe a little bit and just run laps. When I saw that Andy dropped out, I was able to conserve tires a little bit.”

“After being so close for so long, it feels great to finally win this year. We’ve been on the pole but in the races, we just didn’t have the pace to win. So it feels pretty good.”

Rounding out the podium was Tony Rivera, of Missouri City, Texas, and James Sofronas, of Newport Beach, Calif, both driving Porsche 911 GT3s.

The win for Davis further solidifies his lead in the Drivers’ Championship with 733 points, leading Safronas with 656.

Full race results after the jump:

LEXINGTON, Ohio – Results from Sunday’s 29-lap, 65.481-mile SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship Round Seven race, the Toyo Tires Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Presented by Dish Network at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown,  car, laps and reason out (if any).

1. (1), Brandon Davis, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 29.

2. (4), Tony Rivera, Missouri City, Texas, Porsche 911 GT3, 29, -1.396.

3. (3), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 29, -9.592.

4. (16), Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga., Volvo S60, 29, -21.311.

5. (5), Dino Crescentini, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 29, -31.220.

6. (10), Jeff Courtney, Slinger, Wis., Dodge Viper, 29, -41.740.

7. (8), Charles Putman, Mills, Wyo., Dodge Viper, 29, -47.810.

8. (11), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 29, -49.340.

9. (12), Gunter Schaldach, Aspen, Colo., Dodge Viper, 29, -49.849.

10. (14), Sonny Whelen, Old Saybrook, Conn., Chevrolet Corvette, 29, -1:05.453.

11. (9), William Ziegler(R), Jacksonville, Fla., Porsche 911 GT3, 29, -1:05.649.

12. (7), Ritch Marziale, Tempe, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 28, -1 lap.

13. (15), Mike Hartley, Williamstown, N.J., Dodge Viper, 28, -1 lap.

14. (13), Mike Borkowski, Miami Beach, Fla., Dodge Viper, 26, -3 laps.

15. (2), Andy Pilgrim, Boca Raton, Fla., Volvo S60, 17, Trans.

16. (6), Eric Curran, Easthampton, Mass., Chevrolet Corvette, 2, Susp.

SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Drivers’ Championship

After Seven of 10 Rounds

Pos., Driver, Car, Points (wins)

1, Brandon Davis, Ford Mustang Cobra, 733 (1)

2, James Sofronas, Porsche 911 GT3, 656 (1)

3, Tony Rivera, Porsche 911 GT3, 643 (1)

4, Andy Pilgrim, Volvo S60, 596 (1)

5, Randy Pobst, Volvo S60, 568 (1)

6, Eric Curran, Chevrolet Corvette, 510

7, Sonny Whelen, Chevrolet Corvette, 405

8, William Ziegler(R), Porsche 911 GT3, 404

9, Dino Crescentini, Porsche 911 GT3, 384 (1)

10, Tony Gaples, Chevrolet Corvette, 380

Pos., Manufacturer, Points (wins)

1, Porsche, 45 (3)

2, Ford, 41 (1)

3, Volvo, 30 (2)

4, Chevrolet, 26

5, Dodge, 16 (1)