NASCAR, trophy queens, vintage motorcycles and the 75th anniversary of
the Model 40 Ford are all part of the excitement coming to the Wally
Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by Automobile Club of Southern
California, the second half of 2008. Here's a brief checklist of what's
ahead:

-    New exhibit: NASCAR: A Salute to 60 Years of Racing opens Aug. 6
and runs through Mar. 1, 2009. Authorized by NASCAR, exhibit will
feature racing memorabilia and photos, along with a selection of race
cars, including one of the most famous, Dale Earnhardt's 1998 #3 Chevy
Monte Carlo courtesy of Schroeder Racing Products.

-    New exhibit: Trophy Queens, a photo exhibit honoring the glamour
girls of racing, runs Aug. 27 through August 2009. Included in the
dozens of rare shots of models presenting racing trophies from the '50s
through the '70s are images of a 19-year-old Raquel Tejada, later to
become Raquel Welch and Barbara Huffman, i.e., Barbara Eden star of the
long-running "I Dream of Jeanie." Also highlighted is the most famous
trophy queen of all, Linda Vaughn, known as the "First Lady of
Motorsports."

The IHRA will alter their standard Pro Stock fueling procedure this
weekend during the IHRA President’s Cup Nationals in Budds Creek, Md.
Instead of fuel from the official supplier, the teams will be permitted
to run an equivalent spec from a rival supplier.

Torco’s 118NOS mix has been the spec fuel for the past two seasons, but
since allegations of hurt motors during the most recently completed
event on the IHRA tour, race officials will allow Pro Stock teams to
run VP’s C23 blend.

CompetitionPlus.com has learned from a source close to the situation
that as many as seven engines could have been affected as the result of
running this particular grade of Torco fuel. At least three teams
stepped forward with allegations that they have suffered engine damage
as the result of the fuel’s inconsistency.

NHRA Top Alcohol Funny
Car driver Alexis De Joria has a few more items on her agenda than most of her
counterparts headed into this weekend's NHRA Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Top Gun Raceway in Fallon, Nev. The up and coming Top Alcohol
Funny Car star attended this weekend’s world premiere of Adam Sandler's
"You Don't Mess With Zohan" major motion picture.

Professional Racers making the trip to the 2008 Rocky Mountain
Nationals at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton will have additional incentive
this season.

The Rocky Mountain National IHRA Crew Bonus will provide the top 12
Alcohol Funny Car drivers and the top 18 in both Pro Stock and Pro
Modified (according to IHRA points standings following the President’s
Cup Nationals) with a free car and driver entry, plus four crew
entries, for the 2008 event. This will be in addition to the Edmonton
travel incentive already in place.

Doug
Herbert had been appointed an endorser for Rudy Beverage,named after Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, inspiration for the movie Rudy. (Roger Richards)

Rudy Nutrition, Inc. (RUNU.PK) is pleased to announce that Doug
Herbert, owner and driver of the SnaponFranchise.com NHRA Top Fuel
dragster has joined on as a member of the Rudy Nutrition team.  As a
celebrity endorser for Rudy Beverage, Doug will make personal
appearances and be featured in advertising and promotional campaigns.

Doug Herbert has nine NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) career wins,
320 NHRA races and a racing-based business that bears his name. He is
also a four-time IHRA Top Fuel Champion in history by winning the
coveted title in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996.  Doug recently piloted his
8,000 horsepower machine in his 500th career NHRA elimination round and
currently ranks as one of the top 10 drivers for the 2008 NHRA Powerade
Championship Series

Recent International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee Bill "Grumpy"
Jenkins will return to the 7th Annual Musclecar Madness at the York
Reunion on July 11th and 12th sponsored by York Traditions Bank and GGS
Technical Publication Services.
 
Jenkins joins a list of Legends of Drag Racing that includes Herb
McCandless, Wally Booth, Gordy Foust, Sam Auxier, Jr., Bud Faubel, Joe
Jacono, Bruce Larson, Wally Bell, "Miss Hurst Golden Shifter" Linda
Vaughn, "The Voice of Drag Racing" Jon Lundberg, Arnie "Farmer"
Beswick, and the list goes on.
 
A special "Tribute to Oldsmobile" will be presented with entries from
across the United States appearing to  participate in the recognition
being paid to the marque.

RELATED STORY - NOPI CANCELS EVENTS

The
NHRA issued the following statement upon learning NOPI cancelled two
western events on their schedule. Last season, the NHRA turned over
their sport compact program to NOPI.

Don Schumacher has had his fill of the nitromethane controversy and as far as he’s concerned, he’s moving on with life.

He’s seen the comments by VP Race Fuels that alleges he’s holding the
sport hostage and most recently in an interview with Graham Light
published in CompetitionPlus.com where the NHRA’s Vice President stated
Schumacher's decision to sell to those drivers testing at facilites
outside the NHRA schedule might result in problems down the road.

“None of that is my fault, nor is it my responsibility,” Schumacher
said. “It has always been NHRA and VP Race Fuels’ responsibility to
maintain enough supply in the country for the sport. I think it’s a
shame to eliminate testing which the teams need. Those are decisions
the NHRA makes and I have no power over their decisions. I’m a large
team owner and I’m concerned, but they are not my problems.”

Effective immediately, NOPI Motorsports is forced to cancel two
upcoming NOPI Events located in Colorado (Drag Race and Car Show)
previously set for June 21st and 22nd as well as the Utah event (Drag
Race, Drift and Car Show) previously set for July 18th and 19th of
2008. NOPI Motorsports has faced extreme weather at their past 8
events, which has affected NOPI events in a great way. Each event the
NOPI staff has pushed through these adversities to accommodate all of
its sponsors, racers and fans in the best way possible given the
circumstances. Many times events have been postponed and made up at a
future event due to weather shutting down tracks and making it unsafe
to run on.

Funny Car points leader, Tim Wilkerson will appear on SPEED TV’s popular, “Wind
Tunnel with Dave Despain” this Sunday, June 15 at 9:00 pm ET. 

Wilkerson, backed by long time sponsor, Levi, Ray & Shoup (LRS) is one of
the few remaining independent teams on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing circuit and
is enjoying his career-best season, having earned two wins and four No. 1
qualifying positions.  He currently holds the top spot in POWERade Championship
points, U.S. Smokeless Showdown points and Full Throttle Pit Crew Championship
points.