PRO STOCK SPY PHOTOS

Agent 1320 received a couple of shots from one of his Indy operatives showing the new paint schemes for the Bob Glidden-tuned Pro Stockers as they were being unloaded at the shop. The blue "camo-paint" job is on the Richie Stevens-driven Team Mopar/Valspar Dodge Stratus R/T. The red Dodge will be driven by a double-secret driver to be announced by team owner Don Schumacher very soon, but there is still a lot of speculation the driver may be Mopar contract driver Shaun Carlson. [1-11-2006]

TEAM TORCO HITS THE WALL

The Agent’s operative at the Valdosta, GA, track called to report that Dave Connolly had a wall banging incident during pre-season testing of his SKULL GEAR Pro Stock Chevrolet Cobalt on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Agent’s operative, the incident occurred at the end of a long burnout. Pro Stock teams "scuff-in" new tires by making long, long Funny Car style burnouts. Our operative on the scene reports that the incident happened when the car made a hard right turn just after Connolly rolled out of the throttle at the end of the burnout. [1-11-2006]

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Speaking of Torco, the Agent hears that Evan Knoll's company may be having a legal problem with the Torco Racing Oils company, which was established in 1950 in California.

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A spokesman for Torco Racing Oils, who asked not to be identified stated, “Torco Racing Oils discontinued licensing of the Torco name to Knoll Gas as of August 14, 2005. The original 5-year licensing agreement began in 1995 and Knoll Gas asked for an additional 5-year extension of the agreement. We have now asked that Knoll Gas discontinue using the Torco name so as not to dilute our name."

We will have more as this story continues. [1-11-2006]