AMS STAFF LEASING PRO MODIFIED CHALLENGE SCHEDULE RELEASED; PRE-EVENT CONCERTS ADDED

AMS Staff Leasing has renewed its sponsorship of Pro Mod exhibitions scheduled at 10 NHRA national events. The 2003 NHRA AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge exhibition will be contested for the first-time at the Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals, May 29-June 1 at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill. The rest of the 10-race schedule for 2003 will remain the same: Mac Tools NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla. (March 13-16), O'Reilly Spring Nationals, Houston (April 10-13), Mac Tools Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, Tenn. (April 25-27), Matco Tools SuperNationals, Englishtown, N.J. (May 15-18), Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals, Madison, Ill. (June 27-29), Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis (Aug. 27-Sept. 1), O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals, Memphis, Tenn. (Sept. 18-21), O'Reilly Fall Nationals, Dallas (Oct. 9-12), and the ACDelco NHRA Las Vegas Nationals (Oct. 23-26).

 

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The NHRA AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge exhibitions will be aired as a stand alone show on ESPN2 on a tape-delayed basis and produced by Masters Entertainment Group. The invitation-only exhibitions will feature eight-car fields set during two qualifying sessions (Friday and Saturday). Sunday final eliminations will feature three rounds to determine a winner.

A special NHRA AMS Pro Mod Challenge Shootout will take place at the O'Reilly Fall Nationals with an additional $10,000 in prize money available to participants, selected by AMS Staff Leasing and subject to NHRA's approval, based on a to-be-determined AMS points system to be announced at a later date.

Nowling Motorsports Management again has been signed by AMS Staff Leasing to administrate and manage the Pro Modified series. NMM will also produce 10 pre-event concert parties for Tarpit Records in conjunction with the Pro Mod events.

"We had two concert/parties last season," said NMM principal Kenny Nowling, "and this year we're going to add eight more, thanks to Tarpit Records. These concerts will benefit not only Tarpit Records and their bands, but also the Pro Mod racers and, most importantly, our fans." [12-10-2002]

HARLEYS SACRIFICE TO RUN NHRA

According to the Agent's sources, the NHRA Screamin' Eagle exhibition series will pay the Harley competitors much less than IHRA paid last year. Evidently both the Pro Modified and Top Fuel Harley racers are trading money for the exposure that NHRA will offer them. The Agent didn't know you could pay the bills with "exposure." The Agent also hears that IHRA is still trying to decide about keeping the T/F Harleys as an IHRA Eliminator for the 2003 season. [12-10-2002]

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