Team JEGS Chef Nicky Morse will speak to more than 1,000 students visiting the Detroit AutoRama during a question and answer session Friday, March 6, at the Cobo Center.

National Guard ADRL officials announced today a new and streamlined
registration process for all competitors and crew members for the 2009
season beginning at the Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V at Houston Raceway
Park.
 
A dramatic increase in the number of participants at National Guard
ADRL tour events along with more stringent insurance regulations has
forced ADRL officials to make changes to the registration process at
all national events.
 
Gone is the old "hard card" system and its lengthy application
procedure and long lines. As an identification system, it unfortunately
allowed for fraudulent use by some individuals, allowing those who
should not have been in restricted areas during race weekends illegal
access to those areas of the race track.

Heavy Hitters World Champion Lang, Rowe and Commisso to race at IHRA Mardi Gras Nationals

The Pro Mod entry list for the inaugural Summit Racing Equipment Mardi Gras Nationals continues to grow as several leading teams have announced intentions to compete for the world’s only true Pro Mod World Championship.

Heading the field is 2008 World Champion, Kenny Lang, who brings his
stunning 1953 Corvette to defend his title.  Lang, based out of Grande
Pointe Manitoba understands the significance of what it means to be an
IHRA Pro Mod Champion.

The promise of a record-breaking weekend of IHRA Pro-Am drag racing
fell victim to weather Friday as rain and an unfavorable weekend
forcecast forced Rockingham Dragway’s postponement of the
season-opening three-day points meet until the weekend of June 19-21.

“It was a tough decision and a tough way to start the season,” said
Rockingham owner Steve Earwood.   “It’s a no win deal when you’re
dealing with weather but, in this economy, we felt like the worst case
scenario would be to ask everyone to sit around for three days hoping
for a miracle and then still send them home without turning a tire.

“By making a decision this early, before most of our racers have
started their travel, maybe we can save them the gas, motel and meal
money for another time.”

NHRA Technical Services today announced that the Quick Fuel FX-4714 & P-4512, and Braswell B-7390 carburetors will be accepted in Pro Stock competition beginning with the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta, April 24-27th, 2009.  Currently, the NHRA-accepted carburetors for PS are the Holly Dominator 4500 and Barry Grant King Demon RS.

AutoStar Productions, Inc.

Mooresville Dragway, known in many circles as "Race City USA” will host more than its fair share of heads-up, outlaw racing in 2009.

The
featured Outlaw Mad Dawgs is one of those marquee divisions that will
be back for their fourth season of racing joined by two new classes.
Extreme 10.5 and the Piedmont Renegades (Dirty Mo style) will join the
line-up of classes being offered.

In a joint venture, Cottrell Motorsports, led by Len Cottrell, and W2 Motorsports, led by John Wilson
and Bob Weickgenannt, have signed DoDealz.com, a leader in hard-money
lending (fast-turnaround, low-documentation, short-term lending) to
real-estate investors and wholesalers, to a one-year major-sponsorship
agreement for their Top Alcohol Dragster operation. The team will
represent DoDealz.com at 10 races on the NHRA Lucas Oil and Full
Throttle Drag Racing Series.

The 28th Annual Funny Car Fever is back April 24th - 25th at Sacramento
Raceway Park. 619 Promotions has added a new marketing partner in
Mickey Thompson Performance Tire and Wheels. 

"Having such a valuable marketing partner as Mickey Thompson, has made
it possible to put on the first ever 16 nitro funny car elimination
field at Sacramento Raceway Park, giving the fans twice the show of
last year’s event." said Lisa Jennings of 619 Promotions. "We are
looking forward to working with Mickey Thompson on this historical
event and hope this turns into a long partnership that benefits us both
in the years to come."

Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels is pleased to announce a
new and innovative program developed in conjunction with the American
Drag Racing League.  The Mickey Thompson ADRL Extreme 10.5 Three-Second
Club combines several special prizes into one great awards program.
Prizes include a special-edition diamond ring set in white gold, a
custom-made leather coat and $3000 in cash to the first five race teams
able to achieve less than four-second runs in the Extreme 10.5 Class.