Sunday's final results from the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals presented by NAPA
Auto Parts at San Antonio Raceway. 
The  race is the first of 12 in
the $19.5 million 2007 Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series:

Point standings (top 10) for IHRA professional categories following the Amalie
Oil Texas Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts at San Antonio Raceway, the
first of 12 events in the $19.5 million 2007 Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing
Series -

Scott
Cannon, Jr., was just a pup when his six-time Pro Modified championship-winning
dad was winning everything the class had to offer almost 15 years ago. Today, he
looked like a chip off of the old block. Last night he was trying to steer clear
of his emotional elder who reportedly pump-faked throwing a RacePak. An
observant crew member reminded him it was the team’s only unit.

Torco’s
CompetitionPlus.com quizzed a few of the leading nitro racers in San Antonio
regarding their feelings of running eighth mile.

DEFENDING CHAMPION TOPS NITRO FUNNY
CAR QUALIFYING

Gary Densham claims #1
slot in first-ever Knoll – Gas Nitro Jam™ eighth-mile event; Foley (Top Fuel),
Commisso (Pro Modified), Patrick (Pro Stock) and Munroe (Alcohol Funny Car) also
grab top qualifying honors

Last season Gary Densham, Bellflower, Calif.,
defeated Paul Lee in the Knoll Gas-Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Car final
round to claim the first IHRA Ironman of the season at the Amalie Oil Texas
Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts at San Antonio Raceway. This year the
situation is completely different, but Densham is back on
top.

Necessity being the better part of invention, IHRA officials made a
historic decision following Friday qualifying at the Texas Nationals. Problems
with the right lane caused them to create the first-ever eighth-mile Knoll – Gas
Nitro Jam™ national event, even after completely resurfacing the entire final
half of the right lane. All Friday runs were converted to eighth-mile runs using
incremental times.

In an effort to dispel rumors about the condition of Budweiser/Lucas Oil crew
chief Tim Richards, Kenny Bernstein wants to advise fans, friends and members of
the drag racing fraternity that Tim is fine and is at home
resting.

           
“At our
Indianapolis race shop Friday
afternoon, Tim felt nauseated and dizzy. 
As a precautionary measure, Kim had Tim transported to Methodist Hospital
where tests were run.  The results were negative and Tim was
released.

We found it interesting to compare Shannon Jenkins' new Pontiac GTO with NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow. We see no confusion with the Pro Stocks (which precipitated a future rule change) but we have determined that race fans might all of a sudden think the IHRA is running NASCAR vehicles.