It only took two races races before Todd and Steve Torrence, his new teammate,
squared off against each other. It came in the quarterfinals at Las Vegas and they put on a
good show.

Torrence, who registered his quickest elapsed time (4.583
seconds) and speed (326.56 mph) in qualifying 11th, did what he needed against
Todd. He left the starting line first with a .085-second reaction to Todd’s
.090. But Todd prevailed with a 4.582 at 320.28 to Torrence’s 4.663 at
311.92.

Robert Hight couldn't get it his Funny car to fire on Sunday. On Monday, he had no such problem. This test run resulted in a supercharger explosion and lots of oil on the racing surface. Hight was uninjured.

AMS Pro Modified Challenge officials announced on Sunday evening during
the awards banquet that the series will return in 2007 with ten events
and possibly two more. The two dates in question will most likely be
during the NHRA SportsNationals events. The rules will most likely
remain under the current structure and will not follow the lead of the
IHRA in their rumored alterations.

Tulsa Raceway Park was assigned an IHRA event about a month ago.
Yesterday, it was used as a runway for a mistaken pilot. The plane's
takeoff was filmed on FOX News.

 
EVENT NOTEBOOK   EVENT PHOTO GALLERY

Gillig,
Ulsch, Berney, and Keenan Collect Championships in Orlando

300
cars, 21,000 spectators, and the best - bar none - heads-up, street-legal doorslammer
racing in the world. That in a nutshell is a recap of the just-completed event
simply known as “Orlando.”

Technically
it’s called the Real World Street Nationals, and this year’s version, the 14^th
annual, was an unqualified success. Well, the racers who crashed, broke, or failed
to qualify may have a problem with that assessment, but the vast majority of
fans and racers who jammed the tight confines of Orlando Speed World Dragway
likely have a positive response if asked to evaluate the event.

The
number of race vehicles on hand is even more impressive considering that there
are only four classes – Super Pro Street, Outlaw 10.5, Heavy Street, and Radial
Tires.

In
Super Pro Street,
the premier class of the RWSN, 2003 winner Tony Gillig returned to the winner’s
circle at the expense of fellow Illinois
resident Chuck Samuel, himself a former winner in Orlando.

Gillig,
who is stepping away from his team’s 2004 Mustang after this weekend, took the
win when Samuel got out of the groove and lifted.  

In
Outlaw 10.5, consistency won the weekend for Maryland’s Chuck Ulsch, who parlayed a
string of 6.90s into a trip to the final and a classic Ford versus Chevy
confrontation with Brad Brand.

Ulsch
lined his 2002 Camaro up beside Brand’s 1992 Mustang in the final stanza, which
came to a sudden end when Brand pulled the trigger way too early and left a
glowing red bulb in his wake.

Funeral
arrangements are being handled by

D.O. McCombs
& Sons Funeral Home,

8325 Covington
Road,

Fort Wayne,
Indiana 46804.

Visitation hours
are Wednesday, November 1 2:00 to 4:00 and

6:00 to 8:00.
The funeral will be Thursday, November 2 at noon.

Here are some spy spots of the new Terry and Greta Leggett Cobra Mustang to be driven in ADRL competition by Tommy Mauney. the car will have an Alan Johnson Hemi and a screw blower. Looks fast just sitting still.

Kenny Bernstein announced over the Labor Day weekend that he would most
likely borrow an existing Funny Car to begin licensing procedures for
next season's return. Bernstein told Torco's CompetitionPlus.com that
he is going to wait until his new Monster-sponsored Dodge Funny Car is
completed.

LINE
CLINCHES NHRA POWERADE SERIES PRO STOCK CHAMPIONSHIP; Schumacher,
Beckman, Stevens and Hines earn victories at ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA
Nationals

Third-year Pro Stock driver Jason Line captured the first
NHRA POWERade world championship of the season Sunday at the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas.

After
collecting the $200,000 series champion's check, Line shared the
spotlight with race winners Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Jack
Beckman(Funny Car), Richie Stevens (Pro Stock), and Andrew Hines (Pro
StockMotorcycle) at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
"I can't believe it," Line said. "This doesn't seem real. It's been
coming but now that it's finally happened I don't even know what to
say."

Line needed to earn 20 more points than teammate and three-time
defending category champ Greg Anderson to clinch the crown and
accomplished that in a head-to-head meeting in the semifinals. The
championship is the fourth in a row for Las Vegas-based team owner Ken
Black.

"It's bittersweet to clinch it against Greg," said Line, who has earned
four victories in eight final rounds this season in his Summit Racing
Pontiac
GTO. "He's the man. He's my champion. I love the guy and to me he'll
always be the man. If not for him giving me the chance to drive inthe
first place, I wouldn't be standing here. To keep the championship
within the team is huge. There is a huge group of people responsible
for what happens on the racetrack and this championship will be shared
byall of us. It's a great group that Ken has put together and I'm proud
tobe a part of it."

Sunday's final results from the Sixth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA
Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The $1.8million
race is the 22nd of 23 in the $50 million NHRA POWERade DragRacing Series:

Top Fuel -- Tony Schumacher, 4.469 seconds, 313.58 mph def. J.R. Todd,
4.550 seconds, 320.81 mph.