Dave Wallace has penned a masterpiece in the May 2009 issue of Hot Rod on the first Funny Cars, the Super F/X Dodge Chargers.

CompetitionPlus.com's Director of Photography Roger Richards was presented with the honor of shooting a photo layout of the original Jimmy Nix Charger purchased and restored by reknowned musclecar collector Frank Spittle. 

Before a crowd of enthusiastic fans holding their breath, and media with cameras focused and ready, Jack Roush unveiled the new ROUSH®
2010 Mustang, the fifth generation high-performance pony car to bear
his name. The debut took place at the Livonia, Mich., vehicle assembly
plant, just yards away from where the new ROUSH 2010 Mustangs will be
built when production begins in early April.

“This is a very exciting day for me and for ROUSH Performance,” Jack
Roush said. “The very first ROUSH Mustang was built in 1994 and we have
come a long way since that day in terms of performance, styling, and
handling. And, this ROUSH 2010 Mustang is a prime example of our
results-oriented program team working together under a tight deadline
to be as close to the Ford factory Job One launch as possible.”

In addition to the car, ROUSH now has more than 150 different parts
which fit the 2010 Ford Mustang and allow owners to personalize their
own vehicle.

NHRA Top Fuel Driver Doug Herbert will participate in activities surrounding the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
races held at Bristol Motor Speedway, March 21-22.  Herbert will
compete in a celebrity amateur race as part of the Scotts Saturday
Night Special Charity Event, and will start his dragster in front of
nearly 160,000 spectators during the pre-race ceremonies prior to
Sunday’s Food City 500.

Herbert’s Top Fuel Dragster will be on display outside Bristol Motor
Speedway throughout the weekend, beginning Friday for Food City Race
Night, but will be moved inside the .533-mile oval Sunday morning, when
he will start the 8,000-horsepower machine on the track’s frontstretch.

“Bristol is one of my favorite races,” said Herbert, who scored his
first Top Fuel victory at Thunder Valley in 1992.  “Before they built
zMAX Dragway in Charlotte last year, Bristol was my home track.  I like
going up there so I was excited when they asked me to be at the circle
track.  When we start the dragster for all the NASCAR fans I’m sure
they’ll love it!”

Father-Son Duo to Join Benny Alfonse in 2009 … 
 
When your credentials feature seven world championships, numerous world
records and a penchant for success, the odds of your remaining
unemployed for very long are usually slim to none. 
 
Long Island-based Pro Modified team owner Benny Alfonse confirmed today
that he has purchased the equipment and services of father-son team
Scotty and Scott Cannon to tune and if necessary, drive for his
doorslammer operation. Also joining the team will be painter
extraordinaire Barney Squires as a fill-in driver. 
 
“Yes, I purchased Scotty and all of his stuff. I bought Scotty, I bought
Scott, I bought Barney,” Alfonse confirmed. “I bought everything I could
possibly buy to help me go faster and possibly win something.”

Turbocharged Pro Modified Racer Mike Moran’s Relentless Pursuit of
Excellence … 
 
Mike Moran goes to the starting line knowing his Pro Modified has more
horsepower than anyone he lines up against. 
 
The Pro Modified racer from Taylor, Mich., recently made his first
five-second run, blasting down the quarter-mile in Valdosta, Ga., to a
5.973 at 250.41 miles per hour. 
 
Those familiar with the Pro Modified class would argue that these
volatile doorslammers are already on the verge of striking the
5.7-second barrier; what has taken him so long?

MOPAR, IHRA celebrate 10th anniversary of Mopar Canadian Nationals

MOPAR and drag racing.

It is a combination that has gone hand-in-hand for years and a
relationship that will continue to grow into the future as MOPAR
celebrates its 10th anniversary as title sponsor of the IHRA MOPAR
Canadian Nationals July 17-19 at Grand Bend Motorplex in Ontario.

“The MOPAR Canadian Nationals is one of the most prestigious events on
our tour. The event is rich with history and great racing,” said IHRA
National Sales Director Tommy Dupree. “MOPAR has always been a great
partner for this race, their involvement and execution at this event is
what makes it so prestigious.

“I can not imagine the race without them.”

The MOPAR Canadian Nationals is the longest running IHRA Canadian
national event and one of the few events in drag racing that pits
competitors from all different countries.

NHRA South Central division director Craig Hutchinson has been tapped
by JEGS to be the Grand Marshal/Honorary Starter at the 6th Annual NHRA JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals.  The event is March 20-22 at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, La.
 
Hutchinson just celebrated 20 years of service with NHRA.  During that
time, Hutchinson, along with his wife Sue (also a 20-year NHRA
veteran), has run the land of the Good Guys like a well-oiled machine. 
Along with the division’s three national events and the JEGS Cajun
SPORTSnationals, Hutchinson and his team oversee six Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series races and a myriad of other events in the division.
 
Hutchinson’s passion for drag racing dates back to his childhood in
Chandler, Ariz., from where he would make the 25-mile trek - by bicycle
- to the old BeeLine Dragway in Scottsdale, Ariz.
 

Mopar®, Chrysler LLC’s Parts division, has renewed its Mopar
Contingency Program for the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle and Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series. The program offers financial awards to Mopar-powered
grassroots racers competing with specified Mopar parts. The renewal
marks the Company’s commitment to the long-running Mopar Contingency
Program.

Drivers competing in Competition, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super
Gas, Super Street, Top Sportsman, and Top Dragster classes in both
series are eligible for Mopar contingency awards. Eligible parts in the
Mopar Contingency Program include the Mopar Engine Assembly, Mopar
Cylinder Heads, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Valve Covers and the Mopar Center
Section.

The folks at Auto Imagery have for sale a special 20 X 24 glossy print showcasing the excitement of the nostalgia nitro Funny Cars. The high quality print features the cars that competed in the 2008 and 2009 Bakersfield March Meet events. They are offering this special edition product for $49.95.

Clay Millican felt this story was better left untold.
 
Weeks before the NHRA season-opener, Millican underwent surgery to
correct a back injury sustained as a sportsman racer in 1997.
 
Millican can honestly say when he rolled to the starting line for the
first round of qualifying at the NHRA Kragen Auto Parts Winternationals
in Pomona, Ca., he did so for the first time in his Top Fuel career
without pain.