It didn't take second-year Pro Stock racer
Erica Enders long to secure a major sponsor for her new racing operation,
signing food, nutrition, and beverage company Revive USA as the primary backer
of her Dodge Stratus R/T for the remainder of the season with a three-year
option. The team will debut its' new Revive USA Dodge Stratus R/T at this
weekend's 21st annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals in Dallas.

Mopar mourns the
passing of Greg Reeves, Engineering Manager for Dodge Motorsports and Mopar
Performance Parts. Reeves suffered an apparent heart attack at his Michigan home on Sunday,
September 17. He is survived by his wife Rosemary, his daughters Jamie and
Jennifer, and his son, Justin.  He also had a granddaughter, Sydney.  

Funeral arrangements are as follows:

Kenny Bernstein, who
surprised the motor sports media at the Mac Tools U.S.

Sharon Ramlow, who has been operations
coordinator at the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) for two years, has
been promoted to IHRA director of operations. Her new duties will include
overseeing financial and logistic details pertaining to all IHRA national events
as well as planning and executing the annual IHRA champion’s banquet.

“We are very excited to have Sharon move into this position,” IHRA President
Aaron Polburn said.

Six-time Australian Top Doorslammer
champion Victor Bray continued his charge towards a seventh title by winning the
rain-interrupted Australian Nationals at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway. Victor
now leads the race for the 2006/07 championship by 45 points after two of seven
rounds.

Team Bray dominated the event, with Ben Bray leading qualifying
with a pass of 6.056-seconds at 241.81 mph, and Victor breaking the world speed
record with a mighty charge of 245.77 mph in the first qualifying session.

Competition Plus wishes to correct
and clarify some information concerning notes we posted from last
weekend's American Drag Racing League event Dragstock III at Rockingham Dragway
in North Carolina. 

After reviewing our notes, we discovered that we had
misinterpreted the comments of Flowmaster Vice-President Richard Small. In
reference to the large attendance, Small was quoted as saying, "We need to
find a place that will hold the crowd." However, track owner Steve Earwood said
Small had "raved about this event

Nitro Funny Car racer Bob
Gilbertson and his Autolite XP Spark Plugs team will skip the next two NHRA
races (Dallas this weekend and the rescheduled Reading, Pa. event the following
weekend) so that he can compete in the two conflicting IHRA races in Canada and
Maryland with hopes of winning the IHRA eMax World Championship.

Gilbertson is currently third in the IHRA points standings and
only 24 points out of the lead and believes that he's got a very good chance of
winning the title.

Hostess’ Race Divas -- NHRA Top
Fuel ace Melanie Troxel and the IRL’s Danica Patrick and NASCAR’s Leilani Münter
-- are featured in a limited-edition 2007 Hostess Race Divas calendar.  In
addition to monthly Hostess Race Divas photos, the calendar lists monthly racing
milestones and provides an insider’s take on Race Divas’ stats and background
with insight from the drivers on their success. Each month also includes a
Hostess recipe, such as Twinkie Lemon Fruit Tarts and a Black Forest Dessert
made with Hostess Cup Cakes.

Mark Pawuk, driver of the Mark
Pawuk Pontiac GTO pro stocker, gives his description of competing in the
‘Countdown to the Championship’ and being within the Top Eight. 

“A tight points chase that boils down to the final six events –
about a quarter of our season - seems like a great idea.  It will give
frustrated competitors an opportunity to reel in a dominant driver, and because
I’ve always been a chaser, making the Elite Eight would make me feel that I’d
still have a chance.  And if I were lu

Torco's CompetitionPlus.com has
confirmed that team owner Dick Maskin and Bob Glidden parted ways as of 3 PM
today. Both parties involved agree the reasoning for the split was just a
difference of opinion and chose to leave it at that.

"I cherish the experience that I had to work with Bob and I
learned a lot from him," Maskin said. "He is a talented individual."

Maskin said Glidden tendered his resignation.