AND A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL

More than 10,000 people joined Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert for an open house celebration at the new 110,000 square-foot Doug Herbert Performance Parts showroom and race shop Saturday.

Herbert signed autographs throughout the day, gave ESPN a tour of the new shop and talked to fans about racing and high performance parts. Other drivers, including Pro Stock incoming rookie Erica Enders, Funny Car veteran Bob Gilbertson, driving school legend Roy Hill and Herbert Performance Parts-sponsored racer Gary Bingham were all on hand and signed autographs for hours were all on hand and signed autographs for hours.

"I couldn’t believe how many autographs Erica, Bob, Roy and the rest of the drivers signed," Herbert said. "They all looked like they were having fun too, which is the best part. I’m glad we had so many racers take part in the Open House because the fans really got to spend some time talking to each driver." (photos courtesy of Doug Herbert Performance Parts) [1-26-2005]

SUMMIT TO OPEN ATLANTA SUPERSTORE

Construction will soon begin on a 25,000 square-foot Summit Racing Equipment Retail Superstore in McDonough, GA, just south of Atlanta. The location will also house a regional distribution center which will allow Summit to have faster delivery for customers in the southern U.S. Headquartered in Tallmadge, OH, Summit also has another Superstore and regional distribution center in Sparks, NV. [1-26-2005]