MILITARY PERSONNEL ON ACTIVE DUTY GET A FREE PASS

Both Huntsville track owner George Howard and DRO editor Jeff Burk are military veterans. Knowing from their own experience that most GI's just don't have much extra money, they've decided to give any active duty member of the military coming to the Rocket City Nationals July 1-3 at Huntsville Dragway FREE ADMISSION into the race by showing their current ID card.

Please note that the date has changed from that previously announced and the name of the event has changed to reflect Huntsville, Alabama's connection with NASA and the U.S. space program.

With NHRA World Champ Tony "The Sarge" Schumacher in Don Schumacher's U.S. Army-backed Top Fueler headlining the $101,000-to-win eighth-mile race along with defending IHRA World Champ Clay Millican's Werner Enterprises Top Fuel dragster, the soldiers from the Army's nearby Redstone Arsenal should have a really cool Fourth of July celebration. (Steve Gruenwald photo) [4-21-2005]

 

WILKERSON, LEE MATCH RACE AT BYRON

Tim Wilkerson will be driving his Chevy Monte Carlo Funny Car in a match race with Cory Lee in Dale Creasy's Pontiac Firebird at Byron (IL) Dragway on Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! April 24. Also on the bill will be nostalgia fuel dragsters. Be there! (Jeff Burk photo) [4-21-2005]

THE CROWNING TOUCH

Since JEG'S Mail Order is sponsoring both NHRA SPORTSNationals events, JEG'S decided to do something different and create some additional excitement for the competitors. Any driver who wins in the Pro Mod, Competition Eliminator, Super Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Stock and Super Street classes at the JEGS.com Cajun SPORTSNational is eligible. Each of the winners from the JEGS.com Cajun SPORTSNationals (April 22-24 at Belle Rose, LA) must also win the JEGS Northern SPORTSNationals (July 28-31 at Columbus, OH) to be awarded the JEG'S Crown.

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"The JEG'S Crown trophy will turn a lot of heads when it's unveiled this weekend on the NHRA2Day set," explained Scott "Woody" Woodruff, JEG'S Director of Media & Motorsports. "We are really excited to have some fun with this program and promote the competitors that have a shot at taking home the additional hardware at the JEG'S Northern SPORTSNationals." [4-21-2005]