GOODYEAR REPLACES SOME TIRES

The Agent has been told that the NHRA Tech Dept. is asking Top Fuel and Funny Car teams to NOT USE tires with serial numbers 3886 through 4080. Beginning at the Gatornationals, the tires will be replaced by Goodyear. [3-14-2005]

DRAGPALOOZA DATE CHANGES TO MAY 20-22

The ADRL DRAGPALOOZA at Valdosta, Ga., the second of six events on the 2005 FLOWMASTER American Drag Racing League schedule, has been moved to new dates of May 20-22. The move away from the event’s original May 6-8 dates will help ADRL and its broadcast partners with production of Adrenaline: The Series, a unique reality-based program that begins airing next month on The Men’s Channel. The date change will also ease travel schedules for Outlaw Pro Mod drivers who compete on both the FLOWMASTER ADRL and AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge presented by TLR tours, as there are AMS/TLR events scheduled for four consecutive weekends in April.

The DRAGPALOOZA event will open with test passes and grudge racing on Friday, May 20. Three rounds of qualifying and eight-car eliminators will be held in both the Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous categories on Saturday, and Sunday will feature the ADRL’s unique 22-car, three-round Team Challenge concept. The competition in Valdosta will consist of top drivers from both the ADRL and AMS/TLR tours squaring off in "The Rematch" from the first-ever ADRL event last fall in Jackson, SC. (Jeff Burk photo) [3-14-2005]

MILLICAN AND MORE COMING TO HUNTSVILLE

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More Top Fuel teams, including Peter Lehman’s four-time IHRA World Champion Werner Enterprises entry with driver Clay Millican and tuner Mike Kloeber, have pre-entered for the July 3-4 Outlaw American Nationals at Huntsville Dragway, Huntsville, Alabama. Others teams who have pre-entered include the legendary Jack Ostrander and Texas Outlaw Don Sosenka (aka Mr. Magoo), NHRA regulars Scott Palmer and Virgil Hartman (two cars), and IHRA regular C.J. Nelson. Doug Herbert has also expressed interest in attending but hasn’t yet committed.

The race will be an NHRA “National Open” where sportsman cars can race, set records and get those valuable grade points. Stay tuned for more news. This is getting good. (Ron Lewis photo) [3-14-2005]