Series administrators of the AMS Pro Mod Challenge presented by Tindle
Enterprises, Inc. announced, today, several rule changes in the turbo-powered
entries to enhance competitive performance based on results from performance to
date. Changes are effective immediately, and are under continued scrutiny of the
Series to maintain competitiveness between the different power
plants.
 
Engine Size: Max 650 CID
 
Clutch: Up to
three-disk clutch permitted

NHRA Pro Stock drivers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Greg Anderson are both
coming off milestone victories in the series' two most-recent races as
they prepare for this weekend's 23rd annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals
at Maple Grove Raceway. Just one race after Anderson drove his Summit
Racing Pontiac GTO to his 50th career Pro Stock win at Sonoma (Calif.)
on July 29 Coughlin drove his JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt to his 50th career
NHRA national-event win at Brainerd (Minn.) on Aug. 12. Fittingly,
Coughlin defeated Anderson in the final round at Brainerd, his 37th
NHRA Pro Stock win to go with his 13 Sportsman victories in four
different classes. Only 11 racers have now reached the prestigious
50-win plateau in NHRA history including legendary names like John
Force, Warren Johnson, Bob Glidden, Kenny Bernstein and Joe Amato,
among others.

"As a result of their hard work and dedication, Greg Anderson and Jeg
Coughlin Jr. have reached a milestone that only a few drivers in the
history of NHRA have achieved, and we congratulate them both on this
tremendous accomplishment," said Fred Simmonds, GM's drag racing
marketing manager. "NHRA championship drag racing has been around for
56 years, and has nearly 80,000 members, so when two GM drivers become
only the 10th and 11th drivers in NHRA history to get 50 career wins,
it speaks volumes about their abilities and winning attitudes. Everyone
at Chevrolet and Pontiac are very proud of what these two drivers and
their teams have accomplished, and we wish them continued success as
they prepare for the Countdown to the Championship."

The 37-year-old Coughlin spent most of the 2006 season away from Pro
Stock competition before joining Victor Cagnazzi Racing and returning
for the season's last three races. The 2000 and 2002 NHRA POWERade Pro
Stock champion now has 37 Pro Stock wins and 13 Sportsman victories,
winning seven times in Super Stock, four times in Super Gas, and one
time each in Competition Eliminator and Top Dragster.

Pro Stock competitor Mike
Edwards said he did the best thing he knew to do to fix his DNQ situation – he
stayed home. The 15-time NHRA national event winner and driver of the Young
Life Pontiac has been MIA on the tour since the rescheduled Bristol event.

Fans of Edwards can
breathe a sigh of relief. He hasn’t quit. He’s just sorting through his
problems by testing. Once he’s done, he’ll return.

“Maybe Reading, but Indy
for sure,” Edwards said. “We are just struggling in the engine department.
We’re not competitive, so what’s the sense in going to the races if you can’t
qualify? I just don’t see the need in wasting the effort and the money it
takes. I want to feel that I have a halfway chance. I really want to be back
out there.”

Edwards has been testing
at Tulsa International Raceway, but the extreme temperatures gripping much of
the country in the last month have limited his efforts. Lately, he has limited
his testing to the early morning hours.

“We’ve made a little
headway, but we’re not sure if that is what it takes to qualify,” Edwards said.
“We’re just going to keep working at it.”

Current NHRA Top Fuel point leader Rod Fuller will pilot the
yellow-and-black Ransome CAT dragster during the 23rd running of the
Toyo Tires Nationals. David Powers Motorsports and Bensalem, Pa.-based
Ransome CAT have partnered for the Reading, Pa. event, Aug. 16-19, at
Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, it was announced today. This is the
sixth time that David Powers Motorsports and a Caterpillar dealer group
have joined to back Fuller’s car this season.

The relationship between David Powers Motorsports and the CAT dealer
groups is designed as a pilot program to increase technician
recruiting. Caterpillar dealers are experiencing a shortage of
technicians and NHRA drag racing offers a technician-rich recruiting
environment to find qualified candidates with experienced mechanical
backgrounds. Ransome CAT is a full-time Caterpillar dealer serving
eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware.
Ransome CAT operates 13 locations and employs more than 600 people.

“I’m back in black,” Fuller joked. “I’m excited because Ransome CAT was
instrumental in getting the talks started with Caterpillar. To
represent Ransome and Caterpillar is exciting. I’m going to one of my
favorite tracks on tour, Maple Grove. It’s the home race for my clutch
guy Shafty (David Karcanes) and he’s really excited too. We can secure
the No. 1 spot in the Countdown and that’s what we plan on doing.”

Legendary NHRA Pro Stock teammates Ronnie Sox and Buddy Martin are among the
eight inductees this year into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, which will expand its honor
roll of racing greats at its 19th annual induction ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 15,
at the Fillmore Detroit. Three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Shirley
Muldowney, who already is enshrined in the hall, will help induct Goodyear and
IRL executive Leo Mehl.  The class of 2007 also includes former NASCAR champion
Bill Elliott, Indy car mechanic/team manager Jim McGee, 1960 Indy 500 king Jim
Rathmann, America's first national sports car champion, John Fitch, and
dirt-track and pavement motorcycle hero Bubba Shobert.

The Stanley Works, parent company of Mac Tools, along
with Kalitta Motorsports, have teamed up to bring a bold, new look to
the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series on the quarter-mile drag strip at
Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa., Aug. 16-19.

A special, one-time-only paint scheme will adorn the Top Fuel
dragster driven by Doug Kalitta at the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals. The
expressive decorations on the quick machine employ a classic hot
rodding, flat-black base combined with a modern, faster style with
hard-edged and reflective bright yellow and fluorescent red accents.

Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the 26th
annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, the 16th of
23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series -

Sunday's final results from the 26th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd
International Raceway.  The  race is the 16th of 23 in the  NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series:

Final round-by-round results from the 26th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at
Brainerd International Raceway, the 16th of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series: