Matco Tools is offering a limited edition
Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle® graphic toolbox. The Matco 4s Series box
debuted in January and is available through May 2008.

The special
Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle® graphics package is available on two Matco
models: the 4225R, a double bay toolbox, and the 4325R, a triple bay toolbox.
The 4225R box has 11 drawers with a capacity of 6,432 square inches and 25,738
cubic inches, while the 17 drawers of the 4325R box have 8,286 square inches and
33,141 cubic inches of storage space to secure all of your tools with room to
spare.

Two-time and defending NHRA POWERade
Series Funny Car world champion Tony Pedregon finished fifth in the
Pro/Celebrity race at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Saturday.

He was first among the drag racers – Whit Bazemore finished sixth
overall and Marty Nothstein finished eighth – and second among the pros
behind only Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner.

Skinner was the defending Pro/Celebrity champion; he finished as runner-up this year to model and ESPN announcer Jamie Little.

NHRA congratulates Danica Patrick on her recent IndyCar Series victory in
Japan, as she joins a long list of NHRA female
racers who have won major auto
racing events dating back to the mid-1970s.

NHRA's first major female
winner was Shirley Muldowney, who earned a Top Fuel victory in 1976. She has
been followed by eight other women who have won major national events in the
57-year history of NHRA. The most recent, Peggy Llewellyn, became the first
black woman to win an NHRA race, claiming the Pro Stock Motorcycle victory in
Dallas last October.
Angelle Sampey, who competes in Pro Stock Motorcycle,
has the most NHRA victories for a woman with 41. Muldowney, who earned 18
NHRA victories in her career, and Sampey each have won three NHRA world
championships.

A wealth of July weather in April made for a great start to the season for the RAM RACING
N/A Shootout. Randy Harshman road tested his new 63 split window to the winners
circle in PRO N/A video http://ywnv.vidiac.com/video/3a2b80a6-7eb3-4f82-96af-9a83016223b7.htm

Charlie
Booze started off the season with a win in 10.5  video http://ywnv.vidiac.com/video/3a2b80a6-7eb3-4f82-96af-9a83016223b7.htm

Western
Canadian Pro Mod driver Kenny Lang achieved a long time dream last
Sunday when he earned his first career “Ironman” during the IHRA’s
Spring Nationals at Rockingham, NC.

Kenny Lang captured the Pro Modified title when Scott Cannon, Jr. broke.

Driving his spectacular and refurbished ’53 Corvette and displaying his
new association with DragRaceCanada’s popular NitroMoose line of
products, Lang and his talented crew (from Manitoba) were all business
all weekend while putting forth a dominating display.

After qualifying #2 for the very swift Pro Modified program with a
6.031 secs effort, Lang and company coaxed three more low 6.0 secs runs
on Sunday to advance past Jason Hamstra, Billy Gibson and Tommy
D’Aprile.  That was to have set up a much anticipated final round date
with defending IHRA World Champion Scott Cannon.  However when Cannon’s
car had engine problems and developed a leak, Lang rode off into the
North Carolina sunset on a single and as a victor.   The win came in
what was in fact Lang’s third straight final round appearance at the
“Rock” including the 2007 racing season.

Doug Herbert, owner and driver of the SnaponFranchise.com Top Fuel dragster,
will be speaking at a second “Choices and Consequences” seminar to help promote
safe driving.

After losing his sons, Jon, 17, and
James, 12, in an automobile accident just a few months ago, Herbert has made it
his mission to help prevent other parents,  families, and friends from
experiencing what he has been feeling since the tragic loss of his
boys.

Hagan Wins First Career Ironman; Knocks off Paul Lee in Nitro Funny Car Final at Rockingham Dragway

Spencer Massey (Top Fuel), Laurie Cannister (Alcohol Funny Car),
Kenny Lang (Pro Modified) and Elijah Morton (Pro Stock) claim Ironmen
at IHRA Spring Nationals in Rockingham

Matt Hagan captured his first nitro Funny Car title since stepping up from the Pro Modified ranks.

Matt
Hagan spent two seasons trying, unsuccessfully, to find the Winner’s
Circle in IHRA’s Pro Modified class. He moved into a Nitro Funny Car
for the 2008 season…a move that has agreed with him so far.

Hagan secured his first career NFC round win on his way to his first
career national event victory at the 37th Annual IHRA Spring Nationals
in Rockingham. He defeated Paul Lee in the final round to claim his
first national event title.

Point standings (top 10) for IHRA professional categories following
the Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts and Castrol at
Rockingham Dragway, the second of 11 events in the  2008 Knoll-Gas
Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series -