To help preserve the legacy of his legendary son, Scott Kalitta, who died as result of a high-speed racing accident in Englishtown, N.J., June 21, Kalitta Motorsports team owner Connie Kalitta will continue his son’s passion for acceleration by bringing Scott’s DHL Toyota Solara Funny Car back into racing action with Jeff Arend assuming the duty as driver.

Kalitta’s dynamic life as both a loving family man and a legendary drag racer will never be matched, but the team chose Arend, a 45-year old resident of San Dimas, Calif., and 12-year Funny Car veteran, from an extensive list of contenders to wheel the nitro-fueled, 7,000-horsepower DHL entry for the remainder of the 2008 POWERade Drag Racing Series beginning with the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Aug. 27 – Sept. 1.

“We wanted to put someone in the car with experience, and someone who would appreciate the opportunity and would fit in with our team personality-wise. We found that in Jeff,” drag racing icon Connie said. “We had plenty of candidates for the position, but Jeff possesses the most of the qualities we are looking for.

The 31st Annual ACDelco Night Under Fire presented by Amalie Motor Oil returns Saturday, August 2 to “America’s Race Track,” Summit Motorsports Park, in Norwalk Ohio. The race is known as the “world’s largest single-day drag race,” and more than 35,000 fans are expected this year. It is one of Ohio’s largest sporting events.

Professional racing classes at the Night Under Fire are Funny Car and Jet Dragster, with exhibition runs by the “Shockwave” jet-powered semi truck and two wheel-standing vehicles: ‘Coolbus and a full-size fire truck. A $100,000 fireworks display lasting 20 minutes caps the evening.

Legendary drag racer Shirley Muldowney, the first woman to win in Top Fuel drag racing, and fifth on NHRA’s top 50 all-time list of drivers, will preside over the Night Under Fire as Grand Marshall. Muldowney has been inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and the American Motorsports Hall of Fame, and was the subject of the 1983 movie “Heart Like a Wheel.”

Gotham City Racing, LLC will sport the Rite Aid Pharmacies logo and
colors as the title sponsor on its second Funny Car and return two-time
NHRA Funny Car champion Frank Hawley to NHRA competition for two races
in August.

“We are thrilled to have Rite Aid team up with us for two races and
happy that Frank and our second team will be back in action,” said
Roger Burgess, Gotham City Racing team owner and President and CEO of
ProCare RX.  “This team has a great driver and a talented crew and it
should be exciting to watch. I am looking forward to having the folks
from Rite Aid Pharmacies experience the excitement of our sport.”

Hawley will debut the Rite Aid Dodge Charger R/T at the Toyo Tires
Nationals in Reading, Pa., August 15-17, and also will compete in the
57th Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, NHRA’s oldest, most prestigious event,
August 29-September 1, at Indianapolis.

Potential distributor says the time to open up the supply line is now …

Steve LeSueur has 700 barrels of nitromethane with the promise of
plenty more through the his supplier Wego, once an approved supplier
for the NHRA. Currently the approved supplier rule has been waived
according to an NHRA official. (Frank Smith)

Steve LeSueur believes a second and/or third nitro supplier would
drastically drop the price the nitro teams are paying for nitromethane.

LeSueur should know considering his family’s race fuel business was
once a nitro distributor and had been in the business since 1976.

He’s currently aligned with a solid nitro supplier and says he’s
sitting on 700 barrels of nitromethane that could hit the marketplace
at a cheaper price but there’s one problem. The NHRA won’t give him the
time of day.

Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Peggy Llewellyn will head back to the
sidelines of drag racing pending new sponsorship acquisition. She is
expected to return at the NHRA AAA Finals in Pomona, Ca. in November,
when she rides as a second team to Matt Guidera, thanks to sponsorship
from a local Pomona Harley-Davidson dealership.

Llewellyn completed the second of two scheduled races last weekend at the NHRA Fram-Autolite Nationals in Sonoma, Ca.

God Speed Ministry is continuing a partnership with Feed The Children to help
feed hungry children in the United States. Many people don’t
realize that extreme poverty and hunger are a problem in our own backyards, but,
unfortunately, this is the reality. To help combat this, God Speed Ministry
formed a partnership with Feed The Children, an international, non-profit relief
organization which avidly combats hunger in the United States
and around the world.

At the Motor
City Nationals God Speed Ministry, with the help of racers, crew, fans and
sponsors, was able to raise over $562 that went directly to help feed American
children. GSM will continue this effort at the upcoming Northern Nationals.
Donation sites will be located at the GSM pit area and throughout the
pits.

Fun Ford’s 17th annual visit to famed Bristol Dragway takes place this
weekend August 1-3, 2008 where the Thunder Valley FFW Nationals will be
the sight of one of the best events of the year.

The Battle of the Brands will be on in full force as at all makes are
invited to take on the Fun Ford regulars with Saleen Speedlab Street
Stang and RPM Outlet Ultra Stang being the only two competition classes
reserved for Fords only. Fans can look forward to some of the region’s
quickest and fastest Pro Street, Outlaw 10.5 and True 10.5 cars around.
All classes will be contested in a ¼ mile format, with the exception of
Street Outlaw and two bracket classes which will run 1/8 mile.

Fun Ford’s wild True Street class will also be open to the Battle of
the Brands for the first time ever as participants vie for bragging
rights and magazine exposure. As an extra treat, True Street entrants
will complete their 30 mile cruise on the high banks of Bristol Motor
Speedway, home to NASCAR’s fastest ½ mile track.

The Sons of legendary Hot Rodder Boyd Coddington announced today the start of
their new company, Sons Of Boyd™ LLC. The S.O.B. (Sons Of Boyd™) will be
dedicated to carrying on the Coddington legacy and the memory of their father,
Boyd Coddington. Sons Of Boyd™ is owned and operated by Boyd’s sons; Boyd Jr.,
Chris and Gregg. “Through various venues, our mission is to share all the
incredible memories we have of our father and to keep his vision and passion for
hot rods and customizing going”, says Chris Coddington.

When Comp Eliminator standout Rodger Brogdon entered the NHRA Pro Stock
wars at the start of the 2007 season, many were surprised at his
immediate success in arguably the most competitive class in drag
racing.  Achieving a top-10 standing early in the season led to many a
raised eyebrow as many wondered “just who did this newcomer think he
was?”

While the 2007 campaign ultimately proved to be short lived, it only
fueled the fire within Brogdon when his early success showed this
competitive Texan that he was capable of becoming a force within the
Pro Stock world. For Rodger, the return to Pro Stock wasn’t a question
of when, but became a matter of when the right circumstances would come
together.

Enter fellow Comp racer Steve Kent, owner of Kent Services and
Trucking, a south central US, multi-faceted corporation, that primarily
specializes in service and support for the petroleum industry. When the
conversation late last year between Kent and Brogdon turned to a
discussion of Rodger’s Pro Stock endeavor, a plan began to develop that
has since blossomed into a commitment that will put Brogdon back on
track, beginning with the final third of the 2008 season