DRAGSTRIPS IN THE NEWS

Agent 1320 got a note the other day from Larry Hensley at Darlington Dragway to say that Larry was no longer managing and promoting the track. According to the note, Carlton Phillips and Johnny Rocca sold their interest in the track to former

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IHRA Pro Stock racer Johnny Dowey.

In other news, the Agent's favorite eighth-mile facility, Lancaster Dragway, may have changed hands. Ralph Galluzzi sold the dragstrip and paved oval to racer Jim Reid who has raced both oval track and straight line. In case you've never been there, the eighth mile dragstrip at Lancaster is part of the front stretch of the oval track. It is a great track to visit on a Friday or Saturday night when they run Quick 8 programs. [3-9-2004]

SNAPCASE MAKING MUSIC FOR NHRA ESPN2 BROADCAST

Jon Salemi (when he isn't crewing on Mike Stawicki's '63 Pro Mod that is sponsored by the band Snapcase or running the G-Force Race Cars fab shop for his brother Jim Salemi) also happens to be the lead guitar player and a vocalist for Snapcase. Well, Kevin Wilson, music director for ESPN, happens to be a Snapcase fan contacted the band and hired them to cut a 60-90 second song to be used as the intro music in and out of commercials during EPPN2's broadcasts of NHRA's POWERade Drag Racing series.

A tip of the Agent's fedora to the band and Kevin Wilson. Oh, by the way, the Snapcase-backed '63 will make its 2004 debut at the Gatornats as part of the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod series. (Jeff Burk photo) [3-9-2004]