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 -

Sunday's final results from the Spring Nationals presented by Advance
Auto Parts and Castrol at Rockingham Dragway.  The  race is the second
of 11 in the  2008 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series:

Top Fuel -- Spencer Massey, 4.712 seconds, 313.51 mph def. Bruce Litton, 4.764 seconds, 310.13 mph.

Final round-by-round results from 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:

TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE -- Mike Strasburg, 4.735, 316.23
def. Kevin Jones, 4.947, 283.79; Spencer Massey, 4.765, 309.91 def.
Scott Palmer, 4.855, 265.43; Bruce Litton, 4.682, 300.20 def. Terry
McMillen, 9.574, 83.63; Bobby Lagana Jr., 4.691, 323.27 def. Michael
Gunderson, 12.749, 76.38;

SEMIFINALS -- Massey, 4.709, 315.34 def. Strasburg, 5.037, 228.23; Litton, 4.724, 315.27 def. Lagana Jr., 4.902, 254.81;

FINAL -- Massey, 4.712, 313.51 def. Litton, 4.764, 310.13.

The popular rumor circulating throughout Rockingham Dragway suggested
six-time IHRA World Champion Scotty Cannon had sold his newly
constructed Vanishing Point Race Cars-fabricated 1968 Pontiac Firebird.
Cannon confirmed the rumor as truth.

So who did he sell his car to?

“We sold it to an unknown guy,” Cannon responded.

“An unknown guy?” we asked.

“When he pays you it's his, regardless of his name and who he is,”
Cannon explained. “He just doesn't want his name revealed yet. I guess
it's sort of a surprise. We did some testing with it at Darlington; he
did some driving with it and he's happy and all good. Everybody will
know pretty soon who it is. It won't take long, I'm sure.”