CASTELLANA ADDS ASSOCIATE SPONSOR

There should be some good eating in the Awesome Motorsports pits next year. The two-car Pro Mod team of Mike Castellana and Shannon Jenkins have added Parmalat, a producer of food products, to their current Western Beef sponsor. Parmalat distributes dairy products, beverages, canned vegetables and sauces. The association with Castellana's team marks Parmalat's first involvement with drag racing, although they have previously sponsored a Formula One race team. Castellana is a supermarket chain owner in Westbury, NY.

For the record, the Agent likes his steaks rare.
(Jeff Burk photo) [11-20-2003]

OAKLEY SPREADING SPONSORSHIP AROUND IN 2004

It's no secret that Pro Mod star Scotty Cannon will be running the entire AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod schedule for 2004 with sponsorship from Oakley. The Agent had heard that Gary Scelzi's Dodge would get primary sponsorhip from Oakley but recent information leads

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the Agent to believe that Scelzi's main sponsor will be Dodge. Instead of supporting a single car, Oakley will get signage on all five of the Team Schumacher vehicles.

Speaking of the Mohawked-one, the Agent hears that Cannon was very close to putting a Fuel Coupe deal together with Scott Kalitta but the deal fell through at the last minute when financing couldn't be secured. The Agent wouldn't bet against Cannon getting a Fuel ride next year yet. [11-15-2003]

DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND DRAG RACING?

Remember when no one knew who the hell Jesse James (the current Harley bike builder not the outlaw) was? Or who Paul and Paul Jr and Orange County Choppers were? Then along came the Discovery Channel, which started making one-hour shows out of these guys' lives at the shop and suddenly everyone in the world knows who they are and are wearing their apparel and these guys are making guest appearances on the Letterman Show. Could that same kind of fame be coming to Pro Mod and drag racing?

The Agent noticed a Discovery Channel logo on the rendering of the GT-500 Carroll Shelby Mustang Pro Mod that someone on the two-car Mike Ashley team will drive next year and can't help but wonder if there is some tie-in between the Discovery Channel and the Unique Performance/InfiNet Mustang. Wouldn't that be cool for drag racing and Pro Mod if there was some kind of tie-in between the two? [11-15-2003]