PAUL TAKES LOU FOR A RIDE

Paul Romine had one of his best weekends in a while, getting to the semi's before losing to eventual winner Doug Kalitta's stellar 4.48. Romine carried Lou Cavalieri's name on the side of the cockpit in honor of the racer/businessman who died just days earlier.

GANN PROVES THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CUBIC INCHES

Shawn Gann ran a stellar 7.05 in qualifying at E-town on his 90+ cubic inch, carbureted Suzuki and defeated Greg Treble in the final with a 7.10 lap. On the other hand, G.T. Tonglet ran a best of 7.11 with his 170 c.i., fuel-injected Harley. Hmmm?

JUNGLE JIM WAS AT E-TOWN

Berserko Bobby Doerrer was in the house at E-Town with his buddy the late "Jungle Jim" Liberman. Berserko is the one on the right. The pair had just left Berserko Bob's Lounge after a long night of partying.

WHIT GETS OFF THE 'SNIDE AT E-TOWN; BEARD GETS NUMBER 40

Whit Bazemore (lead photo) has been knocking on the door for most of the season, suffering through some heartbreaking final round losses. But all of that angst was erased when he got a decisive win--the first one in over a year--at E-town and the first Funny Car win for Dodge since 1998. We think the win was also significant for crew chief/tuner Lee Beard as it was his 40th career win as a crew chief.

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