THERE'S POWER IN PIPES!

Evidently the Pro Stock community is finding power in some new places these days. One team that qualified very well told DRO that many of the teams have been doing a lot of experimentation with piston rings to get a little power, but the area where many teams are really finding a lot of power (60-80 hp) is with new headers. And you thought it was just pipe.

Kurt Johnson claimed his third Pro Stock victory of the season.
"I've never been on a run like this before," he said of his fourth straight final round appearance. "We've had a little bit of luck out there, but we're also making the right calls at the right time." (David Allio photo)

BEWARE OF THE DART

You don't hear a lot about him these days, but Richard Maskin of DART fame has probably been actively racing Pro Stock longer than anyone else. These days he is backing Texas driver Taylor Lastor III. Maskin motors have won a lot of Pro Stock races and championships and his car's semi-final round appearance at Bristol in 3500-ft air may indicate that he may be back on track.

EDWARDS GOT THE LIGHT

Mike Edwards, from Broken Arrow, Okla., earned a $1,000 bonus and the Motel 6 'Who Got the Light' award when he defeated Taylor Lastor by a 0.0014-second margin of victory in the semi-final round of Pro Stock eliminations. Edwards Lost the final round to Kurt Johnson.

NO REST FOR THE FORCE

Just in case you might think that the men who work on John Force's personal Fuel coupe are dogging it, DRO talked to one of the crew that works on cylinder heads who said that the team had been working 20-hour days the last two races trying to fix whatever their problems are. These guys are serious. (Jeff Burk photo)

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