NOSTALGIA DRAGS AT KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL The agent has been told that one of the Midwest’s most successful Nostalgia drags race, The Nostalgia Nationals which was held for years at the now shuttered Mid-America Raceway in Wentzville, MO. is being moved to historic KCIR in nearby Kansas City, MO. The track is going to try to bring back some of the racers that frequented that track in its heyday when it annually hosted the AHRA SummerNationals. We’ll pass along the date of the Nostalgia Races when we get one. (Photo by Jeff Burk) [5-20-2005]

CORRECTION

DRO posted an agent 1320 note yesterday saying that Wes Buck track operator at Eddyville Dragway in Iowa was going to change his June Pro Mod date so that it would be on the same weekend as the race at the Jeffers Pro Car series race at St. Louis. According to an email from Mr. Buck he hasn’t quite been able to juggle his schedule to make that happen…yet. He is still trying but the date change isn’t official. Stay tuned to agent 1320 for more updates on the race date at Eddyville which is still over a Month away. [5-20-2005]

FORMER TOP FUEL DRIVERS IN THE NEWS

Agent 1320 got a call from his Texas operative with a tip on former Top Fuel pilot and NFL quarterback Dante “Dan” Pastorini. The last time the agent saw Dante he was doing snow

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ski reports for the weather channel. Now comes the news that Pastorini is again involved in motorsports for the first time since 1995. Pastorini is driving in the Rolex Sports Car Series and is sponsored by Administaff Inc. The agent also found out that another former Top Fuel pilot and professional home run hitter Jack Clark is working as a coach for the O’Fallon, MO minor league River City Rascals. The agent may have to visit with Clark since O’Fallon. MO is the location of the Drag Racing Online World Headquarters. [5-20-2005]

PSCA AT FONTANA THIS WEEKEND

The Pacific Street Car Association will hold their California Street Car Nationals this weekend at SoCal's California Dragway in Fontana.  In addition to the regular PSCA classes the popular Top Eliminator West will also be part of the show with their 6.30 Index Class. The Agent hears that a handful of Nitro Nostalgia Funny Cars will be sneaking their way into the Top Eliminator West program and DRO's own nostalgia editor, Jeff Utterback, will make an appearance in Jeff Gaynor's flopper. Monty Berney (pictured) will be bringing out his gorgeous, blown '55 Chevy to compete in Pro Street. (Darr Hawthorne photo)  [5-19-2005]