ADDITIONAL READING TV TIMES

NHRA and ESPN officials announced that coverage from this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway will air twice, including a newly added primetime telecast scheduled for Monday, Oct. 11, from 5-7 p.m. (ET) on ESPN2.  Coverage for the rain-delayed event also will be replayed on Sunday, Oct. 17 from 7-9 p.m. (ET) on ESPN2. [10-8-2004]

TUTTEROW GOES INTO TEENS AT THE 'BIG DOG'

One of the Agent's operatives at Piedmont for the Thursday night session of the $50,000 to win "Big Dog" street race called to say that veteran match racer Todd Tutterow ran his brand new ex-IHRA Pro Stocker with a supercharged "big" small block Ford and blew the opposition away with a 4.19 blast. Seems like the rules for that "Pro Street" race allow 2650-lb supercharged small block-powered Pro Mods to compete. The Agent would like to ask what ever happen to 3000-lb street cars with working windows, doors, lights, and a VIN number? Ah well, time marches on.  Look for complete coverage of the event next week in DRO.  [10-8-2004]

ANOTHER WALLACE GETS NOSTALGIC

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DRO columnist Dave Wallace Jr. sent this photo of veteran journalist Dave Wallace Sr. getting a snoot full...of nitro that is. Wallace snapped this shot while his pop was sitting between the pipes of the Doss, Clayton & King Top Fuel Dragster, restored to "original-plus" condition by owner-driver Wayne King (pictured) and burning pure nitromethane.

The senior Wallace, now 77, still hasn't delivered a long-promised story to DRO, but from the looks of this photo obviously there is still hope. [10-8-2004]