ROWE RETURNS TO RACING

Danny Rowe, who drove for Pro Mod team owner Mike Ashley in 2004 and then sat out the 2005 season, will be back in the seat of his own car next year. The California racer has purchased a Tommy Mauney-built '63 Corvette with a second Mauney car on order and will have power from a Brad Anderson Chrysler Hemi engine. He has hired Jimmy Rector to be crew chief.

"I realized from my experiences over the years that having the best parts doesn't guarantee a championship," Rowe said. "It takes good people. Jimmy Rector has already tuned a Pro Mod to a world title and is the first tuner that has taken a Pro Mod into the fives. You can imagine how excited I am to have him tuning for our team." Rowe will run on the IHRA and ADRL circuits. (Jeff Burk photo) [11-23-2005]

McMILLEN, HEDGES HEAD FOR CITRUS NATS

The Knoll Gas Motorsports teams will be competing Nov. 26-27 at the Citrus Nationals at Moroso Motorsports Park in West Palm Beach, FL. Dave Hedges, Jr. will be in the driver's seat of the Top Alcohol Dragster wrenched by Brian Pfeifer. Hedges first drove the Knoll Gas/TORCO Race Fuels-sponsored team at the U.S. Nationals, and Pfeifer has been crew chief on all of Evan Knoll's personal race cars.

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Terry McMillen's new Top Fuel team (shown), which made its debut in the Knoll stable at the IHRA World Finals, will again have the support of Mark Oswald and Dale Creasy, Jr., although a crew chief has not been selected yet.

"We'll spend a lot of time this winter making laps and getting ready," said McMillen, a Funny Car veteran. "We might surprise a few people early in the season, but it won't be a surprise for us. The harder we work, the luckier we'll get."

The Murray's Mountain Dew Citrus Nationals will feature NHRA national competition in classes such as Top Alcohol Dragsters, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street. Also in attendance will be Pro Mods (including Scotty Cannon Jr.), Super Pro, Pro, Pro Bike and the Autocraft Outlaw Quick 16. The show also has a full lineup of jet exhibition vehicles such as the Original Jet Truck, two jet Funny Cars, two jet dragsters, and two wheelstanders. (Jeff Burk photo) [11-23-2005]