Tony, Cara and Tony, Jr. Schumacher enjoy a quiet moment at the U.S. Nationals. Cara is expecting their second child, a son they will probably name Daniel, any day now and is feeling and looking more beautiful than ever. After hearing someone tell Cara she will now have an Army of two she lovingly jokes, "You mean an Army of three," counting Tony. Speaking of the Schumacher family, Don and Sara had a wonderful time while vacationing in the South Pacific recently. Don snorkeled with five-foot sharks, sting rays and observed manta rays while enjoying their tiki hut which had a glass bottom and only stood six feet above the beautiful crystal-clear ocean. They had a tremendous time at a Tahitian barbecue and finished off the day by having his and her massages. Winning the U.S. Nationals certainly took the sting out of rejoining the daily grind of running a top-notch race team. Don would like to send his apologies for not including a photo of his and Sara's trip but when he was reached he was in an automobile en route to the Pentagon -- a pretty good excuse if you ask me.

Miracles of all miracles, a photo of Sonnie Herbert with her eyes open (Sonnie instinctively closes her eyes when someone tries to take her photograph). She is seen with Diane Williams, wife of injured dragster pilot Billy Williams, while they visited in the pits of the NHRA Nationals. Diane reports that Billy is still in a coma but the physical therapists work with him on a daily basis to keep up his strength and she knows she can always get a reaction out of him when she turns the TV to some drag races. Billy loves to see the Dragsters and Funny Cars, but falls asleep when the Pro Stockers take center stage. (Once a dragster driver, always a dragster driver). Everyone's thoughts and prayers are with both Billy and Diane in their ongoing struggle to regain a bit of normalcy in their lives. For anyone out there interested in winning a top fuel car, don't forget to go to Doug Herbert's web page www.dougherbert.com and register. The Top Fuel car will be given away "ready to run" to a lucky person at the Las Vegas race.

For all Ed "The Ace" McCullough fans out there who are wondering what Ed, Linda and family will do to fill their winter months it's almost a sure bet they'll joins the throngs of skiing enthusiasts on the numerous slopes across the United States and participates in one of the family's favorite sports. Linda, who is a wonderful cook and homemaker, is also a very supportive wife and everyone who knows and admires her wishes her and Ed all the best for the future. Since people with Ed's talent are few and far between and are in huge demand on the racing circuit, it's a given he'll be back wrenching a top-notch fuel car for the 2004 racing season -- if that's what he wants. His smiling face is certainly missed at the race track.