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GLIDDEN'S NEW 5.0 MUSTANG

Evidently Billy Glidden is still a drag racer. Despite his annual retirement from the sport, the active leader of the Whiteland, Indiana drag racing family has returned to action with a new red 5.0 'Stang, just in time for the big buck Ford race at St. Louis May 18-20. Ace lensman Rod Short sent these shots and promises to send DRO more info on Glidden and his new ride soon.

SPOTTED IN ATLANTA
Current IHRA Pro Stock points leader Gene Wilson helped former IHRA regular Tony Gillig prepare for a qualifying pass. Wilson said he's concentrating exclusively on winning the IHRA championship this year, but added he'd "definitely" like to try Pro Stock racing NHRA-style someday.
(Photo by Ian Tocher)

BADER BLASTS BURK

Drag Racing Online Editor, Jeff Burk, received a hot phone call recently from IHRA Pres Bill Bader concerning an earlier Agent 1320 note saying rumor was that Don Prudhomme was upset with NHRA and was possibly considering an excursion over to IHRA. That part didn't bother Mr. Bader, but the reference to another rumor that Kenny Bernstein had been approached about being booked into IHRA races by IHRA or SFX really did. Mr. Bader called to inform DRO in no uncertain terms that IHRA, and he stressed IHRA, had not and would never book Top Fuel racers into an IHRA National Event

"If I did that, our Top Fuel class would be basically a match race and I don't want that. I want real racing at IHRA events," Bader said.

He went on to say, "When I bought IHRA I told everyone involved--including the racers—that, while I would honor any commitments made by the previous IHRA administration, as far booking in Top Fuel cars after the 1998 season there would be no booking of cars for our events."

Mr. Bader made that point clear in no uncertain terms and also stressed that to his knowledge no one from IHRA or SFX had ever contacted Kenny Bernstein.

Although it clearly stated in the 1320 note that what was being written was a rumor and nothing else, Mr. Bader wanted to make the facts known and DRO is glad to oblige the headman at IHRA and dispel any rumors that we can.

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