The Australian-based Brett Stevens Racing team will not be entering the
2008 Goldenstates Drag Racing Championships at the Perth Motorplex from
the 14th-15th November.

A decision has been made by team principle Brett ‘The Boss’ Stevens to
sit out all of his four Top Doorslammers and four Top Bikes from the
event, a move that has been brought about by a number of compounding
factors one of which is the current economic climate.

“It is with regret that I have had to make the decision to not take my
race teams to the Goldenstates in Perth, and hope that the fans and
sponsors understand the reasons I feel it necessary to do so,” Stevens
said.

Robert Hight had never won a round of eliminations at the ACDelco Las
Vegas NHRA Nationals in his previous three attempts but made up for
lost time racing into the final round versus Cruz Pedregon. In a race
that could have moved him into second place Hight narrowly missed
getting the win when his Auto Club/Los Angeles Dodgers Ford Mustang
came up just short at the finish line 4.111 seconds to Pedregon’s 4.10.

“I’m a little bummed that we didn’t win. Our car fell off a little and
Cruz murdered the tree. I don’t know how you do that. Realistically we
picked up three rounds today. I’m greedy I would have liked to have
picked up four but there is always a bright side. The biggest thing for
me is we have a shot at Pomona this year. We didn’t really have a shot
last year without setting a national record or having Tony Pedregon not
qualify,” said Hight.

Dave Connolly's remarkable run into contention for the NHRA POWERade
Series Pro Stock championship officially ended when he lost to Cagnazzi
Racing teammate and reigning class champion Jeg Coughlin in the
quarterfinals.

Connolly entered the event in third place, 79 points behind Coughlin,
knowing Coughlin needed to lose early. Connolly qualified ninth and
defeated Warren Johnson in the first round while Coughlin ousted Rickie
Jones to set up the confrontation.

PEDREGON MOVES INTO FUNNY CAR POINTS LEAD WITH WIN; SCHUMACHER, COUGHLIN AND RIVAS ALSO WIN IN LAS VEGAS

Funny Car driver Cruz Pedregon guided his car into the points lead with a win Sunday at the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals.

Top Fuel POWERade Series world champion Tony Schumacher, Pro Stock’s
Jeg Coughlin and Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Chris Rivas joined Pedregon in
the winner’s circle at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with only
one race remaining in the Countdown to 1 playoffs.

Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the
Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las
Vegas Motor Speedway, the 23rd of 24 events in the  NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series -

Top Fuel

1.  Tony Schumacher, 2,645; 2.  Hillary Will, 2,369; 3.  Antron Brown,
2,360; 4.  Cory McClenathan, 2,332; 5.  Larry Dixon, 2,328; 6.  Rod
Fuller, 2,275; 7.  Brandon Bernstein, 2,273; 8.  Doug Herbert, 2,255;
9.  Doug Kalitta, 2,177; 10.  David Grubnic, 2,162.

Ron Capps suffered a supercharger explosion and the misfortune enabled
the veteran Funny Car driver an opportunity to test NHRA's
newly-mandated Electrimotion Safety Shutoff Controller during the first
round of the NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals.

Sunday's final results from the Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas
NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  The  race is
the 23rd of 24 in the  NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series:

Top Fuel -- Tony Schumacher, 3.806 seconds, 314.53 mph  def. Rod Fuller, 3.821 seconds, 315.19 mph.

Final round-by-round results from the Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals
at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the 23rd of 24 events in the  NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series:

TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE -- Clay Millican, 3.878, 311.85 def. Brandon Bernstein,
3.872, 312.93; David Grubnic, 3.976, 297.81 def. J.R. Todd, 4.068,
307.65; Hillary Will, 3.877, 311.77 def. Doug Kalitta, 3.924, 306.81;
Rod Fuller, 3.829, 317.72 def. Tim Boychuk, 3.963, 292.90; Tony
Schumacher, 3.824, 316.52 def. Joe Hartley, 6.648, 102.29; Antron
Brown, 3.843, 315.34 def. Troy Buff, foul; Cory McClenathan, 3.859,
310.63 def. Morgan Lucas, 3.967, 299.13; Larry Dixon, 3.845, 313.37
def. Terry McMillen, 4.638, 167.38;

QUARTERFINALS -- Dixon, 3.827, 311.99 def. McClenathan, 3.841,
314.39; Brown, 3.839, 317.19 def. Grubnic, 3.874, 309.49; Fuller,
3.813, 318.32 def. Will, 4.648, 199.23; Schumacher, 3.851, 295.92 def.
Millican, 3.898, 310.48;

SEMIFINALS -- Schumacher, 3.833, 305.15 def. Dixon, 3.899, 305.56; Fuller, 3.821, 314.46 def. Brown, 5.960, 104.96;

FINAL -- Schumacher, 3.806, 314.53 def. Fuller, 3.821, 315.19.

CompetitionPlus.com has learned that veteran Pro Stock driver Bob
Glidden will be back in a Ford and racing against son Billy  in a best
two out of three match race during the upcoming PSCA Street Car Super
Nationals at this strip in Las Vegas, Nev.

The father and son will do battle in a pair of the soon-to-be-released 2009 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Super Stock/Stockers.

First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the
Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las
Vegas Motor Speedway, the 23rd of 24 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series.  Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended
Saturday.

Top Fuel -- 1. Tony Schumacher, 3.781 seconds, 318.92 mph  vs.
16. Joe Hartley, 3.952, 301.60; 2. Antron Brown, 3.812, 315.49  vs. 15.
Troy Buff, 3.935, 300.26; 3. Rod Fuller, 3.816, 318.39  vs. 14. Tim
Boychuk, 3.919, 297.75; 4. Larry Dixon, 3.831, 313.88  vs. 13. Terry
McMillen, 3.918, 307.86; 5. Cory McClenathan, 3.852, 314.17  vs. 12.
Morgan Lucas, 3.895, 309.98; 6. Hillary Will, 3.861, 310.48  vs. 11.
Doug Kalitta, 3.894, 309.27; 7. J.R. Todd, 3.864, 313.37  vs. 10. David
Grubnic, 3.874, 308.99; 8. Brandon Bernstein, 3.864, 313.00  vs. 9.
Clay Millican, 3.865, 315.42.