PRO STOCK TRUCK ASSOCIATION DONATES MEMPHIS PURSE TO RELIEF FUNDS

The Board of Directors of the Pro Stock Truck Association (PSTA) and its members voted to donate the entire Pro Stock Truck purse for the NHRA AutoZone Nationals presented by Pennzoil to the disaster relief funds that have been established for this purpose. The donation will total $27,500. The Pro Stock Truck Association represents 32 member teams.

KEYSTONE TITLE RIGHTS GO TO PEP BOYS

Pep Boys has agreed to another title sponsorship with the National Hot Rod Association. Under the terms of this new agreement, the association's October 4-7 event at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa., will be known as "The Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, presented by Greased Lightning."

Earlier this year, as part of Pep Boys' increasing involvement in motorsports, the company sponsored the Pep Boys NHRA 50th Anniversary Nationals at Pomona, Calif.

The new sponsorship will provide Pep Boys the opportunity to introduce Greased Lightning, the manufacturer of well-known cleaning and degreasing products used by many motorsports teams, to the sport of drag racing and the NHRA. Greased Lightning recently signed on as the presenting sponsor of The Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.

IS NMRA TRYING TO BECOME THE NMCA?

The Agent hears that the NMRA (National Mustang Racers Association) may be trying to be the major player on the professional street car racing scene, trying to muscle out the in-limbo NMCA and NSCA. The Agent hears that at a recent NMRA event in Maryland the NMRA booked in NMCA and NSCA regular Pat Musi and one other Pro Streeter to run an exhibition.

This all makes some sense when you consider that the parent company (ProMedia - not to be confused with Primedia) for the NMRA publishes the highly successful Race Pages and Fastest Street Car magazines. These guys are highly successful, well funded and professional. The only real question is what will happen to the rest of the classes that are unique to the NMCA association. Stay tuned.

NASCAR CATCHING UP WITH NHRA

Agent 1320 got a call from a NASCAR source that was appalled by the fact that some teams were actually buying 358 cubic inch Winston Cup motors for $100,000. "Big deal," the Agent told him, "Some of our Pro Stock truck racers have been spending $100,000-plus for their 357 inch motors and they have to buy two at a time." Has the whole world gone mad?

RIEGER AND BRAD ANDERSON IN PRO MOD

We may have reported this before but Brad Anderson confirmed that he would be building the Hemi motors for the '57 Chevy coupe currently being built for defending NMCA Outlaw Street champ "Bad Bob" Rieger. Sources tell Agent 1320 that Rieger has hired a couple of supercharged specialist from a shuttered supercharged engine shop in Florida to crew the car. Supposedly Rieger will run all of the NHRA and IHRA events (that would be around 31-32 events). The Agent thinks Bob better hire two crews like they do in NASCAR if he is going to run a NASCAR type of schedule.

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