CARQUEST CONTINUES ROMINE SPONSORSHIP

CARQUEST will be the primary sponsor for the complete 2003 NHRA season for Romine and his John Mitchell-owned Montana Express Top Fuel Dragster.

"We are proud to continue our relationship with Paul in 2003," said Scott Ginsburg, CARQUEST Director of Advertising. "He has represented CARQUEST well since 1997 when we became his primary sponsor and we look forward to him competing at all NHRA events in 2003."

Romine is a three-time IHRA Top Fuel champion, winning titles in 1997, 1998, and 2000. His best NHRA event finish came at the 1998 NHRA all-star event in Rockingham, N.C. where he lost in the final to Kenny Bernstein. He has NHRA career bests of 4.648-seconds at 320.28 mph. Prior to his association with Mitchell, Romine drove for NHRA Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert in 2001 and 2002. Romine owned his own Top Fuel operation from 1997-2000. [11-26-2002]

CHASSIS BUILDER AND CREW INJURED IN SHOP FIRE

Kurt Damron, one of the most prolific sportsman chassis builders at his Undercover Race Cars shop in Leesburg, FL, was seriously burned along with partner Mike Archibald and employee Bill Frederick. Damron was listed in critical condition with burns to his respiratory tract, face, back and chest. Bill Frederick is listed in guarded condition and Mike Archibald condition was listed as stable.

It appears the men were either truing to get a dragster started or had it running and were adding fuel when the fuel ignited and spread to an open 55 gallon drum of methanol which exploded.

Leesburg Fire Captain Tommy Neal said "The fuel exploded and burned them. We're sure they knew what they were doing, but this time it just got the best of them." [11-26-2002]

WILL THEY CALL HER 'PRINCESS'?

Chip and Wendy King are the parents of a baby girl born Nov 19. Said the proud pop, "Was due Dec. 31 but she couldn't wait so she red-lighted and arrived early." [11-26-2002]

 

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