DENHSAM RETURNS TO FORCE IN 2004?

The Agent has been hearing a lot of rumors about who will be sitting in the driver's seat of John Force's fleet of Ford Mustangs for the 2004 season. Here's what the Agent is fairly sure of. Force will be driving one of the cars. It is 90% sure that Gary Densham will also return to the Force camp for next year.

According to the Agent's source, the reason for Densham's return was that when the decision to release him was made, the Pedregon deal hadn't gone down. Now, team management feels that because of all the craziness that has gone on surrounding who will join the Force Team for 2004, bringing Densham back will help the team have a smoother transition than bringing in two new drivers and trying to get the tuners, drivers and teams to jell! [12-15-2003]

STEWART TO CREW CHIEF FOR CAPPS

John Stewart, crew chief on Darrell Gwynn's Top Fuel dragster this year, will be moving to the Funny Car pits next season as crew chief for Ron Capps' Skoal Racing Green Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

"We are always looking to add good, experienced people and Stewart definitely fits that description. He has worked with winning cars and tuned winning cars," said team owner

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Don Prudhomme.

During his almost 30 years in the sport, Stewart also spent time as a crew member for Connie Kalitta, Shirley Muldowney, Cruz Pedregon, Shelly Anderson, Tim Wilkerson, Bob Vandergriff, Dean Skuza and Jim Epler.

"Most of my career has been spent with under-funded teams," Stewart said. "Now I have a situation I've dreamed about -- being on a team that has the funding to do what it takes to win a championship.

"A winning team needs the right equipment, the right crew and the ability to test. We'll have all of that," he added. [12-12-2003]

NHRA ADDS SPORTSMAN NATIONAL EVENT

The NHRA SPORTSnationals will be held April 23-25, 2004 at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, LA. The event will feature a guaranteed purse of more than $50,000 and will feature competition in Competition Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. NHRA Lucas Oil Series national event points will be awarded to drivers in all categories except Super Street.

Missing from the event's roster are the Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car classes, which has stirred a reaction among those drivers. For a more in-depth treatment of this event, please see Burk's Blast. [12-12-2003]

SUPERCHARGER SEMINAR, EH?

Those of you in the Ontario Province of Canada (or those who think it's worth the trip) may want to attend the "Supercharger/Fuel System 101 Seminar" conducted by supercharging guru Darren Mayer. The one-day seminar will be February 7, 2004 from noon to 6:00 p.m. at the Festival Motor Inn, in Stratford, Ontario. For more information call 519-271-9070 or 519-272-4950. [12-12-2003]