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

The earthquake that some is being estimated at a magnitude of 5.8 rocked the
John Force Racing headquarters and RaceStation retail store today. JFR is unsure
of the total cost damages but many items from the 14-time champion’s career are
a total loss. Amongst the many items that were destroyed include a number of
Force’s CarCraft Magazines All Star Team trophies as well as more than a handful
of the Big Bud Shootout Low Qualifier crystal trophies and plaques.

If the competition had a minimum chance of beating Top Fuel point
leader Tony Schumacher in a quarter-mile, the

Tony Schumacher became the sixth driver to sweep the Western Swing.

introduction of 1,000
foot drag racing dropped those odds significantly. Schumacher admits
the rev-limiter doesn’t come into play any more.

“NHRA didn’t put a rev limiter on just to slow my car down but it did,”
Schumacher said. “We ran 337 in Brainerd a few years back. NHRA
mandated a rev limiter, and we’ve been one of the only ones hitting it.
I mean everyone taps it now and then … we level it. So people come
forward ‘it’s not fair’ … wait a minute it wasn’t fair that I was
getting penalized for having the fastest car. We did it for safety, to
keep the car from going 340 on tracks that we know we shouldn’t be
doing that on. We know that’s what we did it for.”

The rev-limiter might have had designs on slowing down the dragsters,
but for Schumacher, he said the rev-limiter was more of a performance
equalizer than anything.

With twenty-three years and over fifteen thousand graduates, it's no
wonder when drivers and team owners are looking for top notch training,
they look to Frank Hawley's NHRA Drag Racing School.

Many things have changed and evolved in the drag racing world over the
last two decades and the curriculum available at the school is no
different.

School owner and instructor Frank Hawley briefly explains the journey
the school has taken since its inception. "When we first started, I
knew how to drive cars, didn't know why anyone else didn't. Basically
said 'here's what you do, go.' I didn't know why people couldn't drive.
I didn't understand anything about people."