RADFORD CAPTURES 2002 WCPMA CHAMPIONSHIP

Dennis Radford and his Poison Viper racing team have sewed up the 2002 West Coast Pro Modified Association Championship and punctuated it by winning the most recent race at Boise, Idaho and also setting low e.t. and Top Speed of the meet. Radford currently holds an insurmountable lead of nearly 2,000 points over 2001 Champ Andy Neyer. [8-28-2002]

NHRA FINES PRO STOCK DRIVER LARRY MORGAN; PRO STOCK RACERS WANT DIFFERENT QUALIFYING RULES

After a recent diatribe by Mopar Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan on live national television in which Morgan berated NHRA for their scales and also made a statement (and we are paraphrasing here), "If NHRA doesn't start preparing the tracks better they are going to get somebody killed!"

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The normally affable Morgan was upset when his Pro Stock Dodge Neon came up light on the scales after qualifying, and he was then disqualified.

One Pro Stock team spokesman told Agent 1320 that any wind on the nose or tail of a Pro Stock, Top Fuel or Funny Car while they are on the scales will change the weight readings because of the lift or down force created by the sophisticated aero packages used on those cars.

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The Agent thinks it might be a good idea for NHRA to build a portable shed to surround the scales at national events with so much at stake for the racers.

Morgan and many other Pro Stock competitors are becoming increasingly frustrated with the qualifying procedure and the difficulty of making the 16-car NHRA fields. The Agent hears that Pro Stock teams are lobbying NHRA to consider a program where the top four qualifiers from each session that haven't already qualified would qualify. Confused? So is the Agent. Stay tuned. [8-28-2002]