The NHRA Fantasy Drag Racing game will return for 2009 despite losing its major sponsor.

CompetitionPlus.com and last year's participants received the following statement from the commisioner.

Allen Johnson of Greeneville, Tenn., won the fourth annual Las
Vegas Pro Stock Showdown at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Johnson met defending event champion and reigning NHRA Full Throttle
Drag Racing Series titleholder Jeg Coughlin Jr. in the finale. Johnson,
in the left lane, posted a reaction time of .039 and went 6.70
sec./205.04 mph to Coughlin’s .025 and 6.74 sec./204.79 mph.

A Career of Extremes Culminates In One Incredible Evening …

The thought never crossed Roy Hill’s mind.

He never envisioned on January 31, 2008, he would stand before a
star-studded gathering of his peers to accept induction into the North
Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame.

Induction is a dream come true for the king of gab, the fast-talking,
quick driving Hill. A little slower in the step, a bit heavier than he
used to be, Hill is still the same excitable person who became a
mountain motor Pro Stock icon in the seventies.

One Test Headed Into Pomona; Wilkerson Still Gathering Data

For the record, Tim Wilkerson is not just running a Mustang body. He’s running a Shelby Cobra Mustang.

For the record, underneath that Shelby Mustang shell isn’t your average
run-of-the-mill chassis. The new Murf McKinney chassis features front
suspension, with struts and springs attached to the beefy A-arms. It is
the first McKinney Funny Car with a suspension system, and represents a
radical departure from the norm.

Allen Johnson fastest qualifier for Saturday’s Las Vegas Pro Stock Showdown at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Allen Johnson of Greeneville, Tenn., drove his MOPAR-sponsored 2006
Dodge Stratus to the top of the 14-car heap during qualifying today in
preparation for Saturday’s fourth annual Las Vegas Pro Stock Showdown
at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The NHRA Full Throttle Drag
Racing Series pilot ran the quarter mile in 6.709 sec., at 205.63 mph.

Starting tomorrow fans of Castrol GTX funny car driver Ashley Force can
race the 2007 NHRA Rookie of the Year in cyberspace and have a chance
to win a 2009 Ford Mustang or a variety of other prizes instantly. Fans
can visit www.gtxnationals.com, register and begin competing. Game
codes can be obtained by purchasing specially marked Castrol GTX Motor
Oil at participating retailers in 5 quart, 5.5 quart or gallon size.
Players can request a free game code through the mail. Only one game
code is necessary to play the Castrol GTX Nationals.

In addition to the programmed racing action fans can design their own
Ford Mustang Funny Car. Fans are prompted throughout the site by
personal videos from Ashley Force, 2007 AOL’s Hottest Athlete.

Live Timing  for keeping track of the action at The Strip at LVMS (including this week's NHRA Div. 7 event). You can bring up Live Timing directly by going to: www.1320go.com/lasvegas/livetiming.php

Despite not being able to root on his hometown Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XLIII, 18-time NHRA winner Antron Brown, driver
of the Mike Ashley Racing Matco Tools dragster, will be intently
watching the big game on the evening of February 1. The former college
track star predicts the Pittsburgh Steelers to win their sixth Lombardi
Trophy on Sunday.
 
"It's a hard choice in this game," Brown said. "I'm upset at the Cards
because they took out my Eagles two weeks back. The Steelers are kind
of close to home and they have an awesome defense. I'm picking the
Steelers to win by 10 points. I just hope it's a good game. With Kurt
Warner and (Larry) Fitzgerald, the Cards can score some points."

Northeast Outlaw Pro Modified Association President John Mazzorana feels the 2009 season will be a breakout year.

“With the development and launch of our new website, the addition of
new racing venues like Maple Grove Raceway, Virginia Motorsports Park,
and our other outstanding venues like MIR, Atco, Capitol and Cecil, the
addition of five new members so far this January joining our 50 plus
members, (20 Blower/Turbo’s and 30 Nitrous/Naturally aspirated) the
need for a local cost effective solution for the many Pro Mod Racers in
the Northeast, I feel we will draw many more fans, racers and sponsors
for our Pro Mod League," explained Mazzorana. "We have also partnered
with Hope House Ministries Charities, which provides hope, care and
compassion to nearly 2,000 individuals in need each month”. Further
details of their involvement will follow in the coming weeks. Please
visit them at www.hhm.org."

The Pacific Street Car Association has signed MagnaFuel Racing Fuel Systems to become an Official Class & Contingency Sponsor for the 2009 PSCA Racing Series.

"The PSCA and the Street Car Super Nationals is a perfect fit for our Racing Fuel Systems" said Robbie Ward of MagnaFuel. "Heads Up Racing is in our DNA and with so many west coast racers setting records and winning championships using our products, it's time to support the people who support us"