Reportedly the AHRA is coming back. According to the website AHRADragRacing.com , a drag racer named Rod Saint has purchased the rights to use the trademarks and logos of the defunct group. Saint is reportedly planning to bring the sanctioning body back as a primarily sportsman organization.

Word has it that veteran nitro runner Tommy Johnson Jr., could be back in a ride as early as Atlanta, if certain deals work out. Sources indicate that he'll be running a Funny Car if they come to pass. Could a certain Funny Car driver who has long sought a pilot to fill his ride finally be getting his wish?

CompetitionPlus.com is still investigating but sources have confirmed that Matt Smith will be aboard George Bryce's new Buell Pro Extreme Motorcycle at this weekend's ADRL Hardees Georgia Drags in Valdosta, Ga. What exactly is a Pro Extreme Motorcycle? The answer is simply this, the Buell is exactly like the G-Squared entry that won the 2008 NHRA Finals minus E.F.I., which is replaced by carburetors and nitrous.

Reportedly this is a one-race deal, but who knows after this, our source indicated.

Word has it that veteran nitro racer and former award winning photgrapher Whit Bazemore will be reunited with a camera this weekend albeit a camera of a different type. CompetitionPlus.com has learned that Bazemore will serve as a pit reporter for ESPN2's coverage of the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas. This weekend's event is expected to be his official "tryout".

Sources have told CompetitionPlus.com that major insurance provider Aflac is looking seriously into a major drag race program. We have learned the company contemplated coming into the sport this season on the side of a Pro Stocker but from what we hear now, a 300-mile per hour Top Fuel dragster appears to be on their radar.

CompetitionPlus.com has learned that following the DNQ in Houston, V. Gaines will debut a new in-house engine program in Las Vegas. Gaines will remain with Mopar power and this move ends a long-time association with Larry Morgan, who built his engines. Those on the forefront of Pro Stock news will recall that Gaines also owns a sportsman engine company [Madcap Racing Engines] as well as a successful chassis business [Lazarus Race Cars], so an in-house, turn-key Pro Stocker should be on the horizon.

CompetitionPlus.com has learned that noted nitro tuner Kevin Poynter reportedly has visions of team ownership according to a usually reliable source. One of the items we have learned is there could be a sponsorship in place that work very well for this rumored forthcoming program.

Sources have told CompetitionPlus.com that a certain red Top Fuel dragster on the NHRA side is making a serious play to become yellow and black with CAT livery in 2010. Is there a connection in place on the current red team that has worn the yellow before? Time will tell.

Sources have told CompetitionPlus.com that the planned association of Hot Rod Fuller and Bob Vandergriff Jr. will not make their debut in Houston as originally planned. The NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals appears to be the logical choice although it's up in the air at the moment regarding which one of the duo will drive that weekend.

Matt Hagan tested this past weekend at Palm Beach International in a Funny Car sans the Brakesafe signage. The blank body wasn't just for testing his Don Schumacher Racing Funny Car. CompetitionPlus.com has learned that Brakesafe will no longer be on the side of the Dodge Charger flopper at national events beginning in Gainesville.

Brakesafe, scheduled to serve as the NHRA Pro Mod series sponsor, backed out at the last minute citing a bad economy as the reason.