Tommy Gray was recently crowned the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association Blower Points Champion for 2009.

“The NEOPMA series is my favorite series to run. The format fits our needs, and it’s a friendly and competitive series to boot”, said Tommy. “First and foremost, I would like to thank my father, partner and best friend Tom Gray Sr., whom without his knowledge and support we would not be racing. My Wife Fran, son Brandon, daughters Ashley and Carley who fully support me on and off the track. I would also like to thank Richard Dixon for all he does for the team.

The fifth annual JEGS NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals is underway at National Trail Raceway. The weekend showcases NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman competitors at the last of three SPORTSnationals events this year.  Nearly 500 competitors have made their way from around the nation in order to compete for nearly $65,000 plus more than $400,000 in posted contingency awards. Among the avid race fans were 1,500 students who attended Friday’s Career Day, in which they learned about opportunities in the automotive industry and received a full day at the races.

After Friday’s time trials and qualifying passes, Jason Coan of Greentown, Ind., drove his ’32 Bantam to the top of the Comp Eliminator field, just as he did at last year’s event. Gary Summers, Franklin, Ky., grabbed the pole in Super Stock while Irvin Johns out of Charlestown, Ind., wheeled his ’09 Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak vehicle to the No.1 position in Stock Eliminator.

Jim Daniels, of Bristol, Pa., drove his Ray Barton Racing 1968 Dodge Dart to the provisional No. 1 spot after two qualifying sessions today in the Mopar® HEMI® Challenge Race Series event at the JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals. Daniels posted an elapsed time (ET) of 8.540 in the first qualifying session to claim the top spot at National Trail Raceway and then defended his position in the second qualifying round with a Super Stock class-best ET of 8.511.

“I’ve worked really hard for this,” said Daniels, who will aim for his first career Mopar HEMI Challenge pole and second career HEMI Challenge win tomorrow. “Ray and David [Barton] have put some really long hours in preparing the car and the motor. We’re really pleased with the car and we’re looking forward to tomorrow.

The best bracket racers in NHRA’s Northeast division are battling it out at Maple Grove Raceway in the Summit Racing Series Northeast Division Finals.  More than 700 racers in four categories, Super E.T., Pro Eliminator,  Street and Motorcycle, are vying for team and individual honors.

Robert Hight raced to the Funny Car qualifying lead Friday at the O’Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec.

Larry Dixon, Mike Edwards and Eddie Krawiec also led their categories at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.

It is not often that a track is so good that drivers can’t handle it, but that was just the case Friday night.

Perfect conditions wreaked havoc on a majority of the competitors on the opening day of the IHRA President’s Cup Nationals at Maryland International Raceway, but for the few who were able to figure it out Friday made for some of the most exciting passes of the year.

Highlighting Friday’s opening round was Kenny Lang’s world record pass of 5.884 seconds to place him on top of the Pro Modified charts, while Bruce Litton (Top Fuel) and Pete Berner (Pro Stock) also figured out the conditions and rocketed to the top of the charts in their respective divisions.

The new American Hot Rod Association is making a serious comeback. So serious are their efforts that this morning the following statement was posted on their new www.ahradragracing.com website: The American Hot Rod Association is now accepting applications for sanctioning agreements at this time.  In addition to sanctioning motor sports facilities, AHRA, through its endorsed insurance carrier “Philadelphia Insurance Companies”, can now provide coverage for racing events and their respective facilities.”

Don’t adjust your computer monitor in the morning if your CompetitionPlus.com homepage looks different. It’s supposed to look different.

Through the efforts of talented web designer Ryan McCoy, owner of 1320 Media, CompetitionPlus.com has overhauled its look for the first time since 2006.

The new design features a larger design and in time, larger photos to accompany its informative articles. This design is expected to make navigating the site a quicker process and likewise provide a quicker download for the readers.

Royce and Linda Miller know they were lucky, this time.

The owners and operators of Maryland International Raceway, an IHRA national event drag strip in Budds Creek, Md., were the victims of a robbery at their home. They cannot determine whether the crime was related to their association with the track or not, but regardless, for all the precautions they’ve ever taken in the name of safety, they were confronted by a pair of robbers.

This is the first time Royce has discussed the incident with the drag racing media.

For the Millers, August 18^th was no different than any other Tuesday. Royce had finished hosting a test session for NHRA Pro Stock team owner Jim Yates while Linda worked from home tending to the track’s book-keeping chores. The hour wasn’t late, about 8:30 PM.

Pro-Filer Performance Products, Inc has limited seating available for the October 17-18 Power Tech Series Darin Morgan Cylinder Head and Induction Class.