Former Funny Car champion
turned drag racing school instructor could test in Phoenix …

All it took was a hint
from team owner Mike Ashley in an interview to start the fires of speculation
to burning.

“It's most likely going to be Frank Hawley driving
for now,” Ashley said. “Won't that be exciting to see Frank Hawley racing John
Force again?”

Hawley, a two-time NHRA
Funny Car champion under the tuning of Austin Coil, could possibly assume the
driving chores for a second Funny Car team under the Gotham City Racing
umbrella of Ashley and Roger Burgess.

Hawley says such a
proposition would be exciting, although it’s not an official deal.

Dexter Tuttle has been on the receiving end of Evan
Knoll’s drag racing benevolence and is very appreciative. 

If Knoll had not stepped up early in the 2006 season,
J.R. Todd, Tuttle’s unheralded Top Fuel driver, might not have been the
unanimous rookie of the year selection. 
Todd won three times, becoming a fan and media favorite along the
way. 

It was a storybook ending to a season that was supposed
to last only 10-14 races. 

“We weren’t chasing an Evan Knoll sponsorship, he just called us,” Tuttle
recalled. “He had a good relationship with (then crew chief) Jimmy Walsh and
Evan called after we didn’t qualify at Phoenix – one of the two times we didn’t
qualify in two years.  He said, ‘What can
I do to help you,’ and that’s how our deal started.”

The Skull Shine/Torco Racing Fuels sponsorship continued
through the 2007 season, with Todd winning five races overall and finishing
eighth and seventh respectively in NHRA/Powerade Series standings. 

Funny Car driver Mike Ashley told Torco's CompetitionPlus,com that
he plans to limit his driving participation in 2008 to that of piloting
his Pro Modified Camaro in partnership with Roger Burgess.

Ashley
said the demands of business and his longstanding desire to spend more
time with his business has inspired him to travel this path. He's most
likely looking to Frank Hawley as his successor.

"I think it's
time to concentrate more on my business, my family and my life," Ashley
said. "I plan to run only the Pro Modified this season."

Jack Beckman returns to the Don Schumacher Racing team for his second full
season in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, driving the Dodge Charger
R/T Funny Car sponsored by Valvoline and Mail Terminal Services.

A DSR
major associate sponsor in 2007, Valvoline comes on board for the first time as
a primary backer of the car that holds the national top speed record of 333.66
mph. Mail Terminal Services, a primary sponsor in 2007, returns for the second
straight season with DSR, this time as a major associate sponsor. Valvoline will
also be an associate sponsor on all the DSR team vehicles.

"By stepping
up our support of Don Schumacher Racing and Jack Beckman, Valvoline rounds out
its NHRA program in a big way," said Rob Stravitz, vice president for global
brands for Valvoline. "Valvoline now has a bigger presence with a stellar Funny
Car team and driver and we will continue to push the technology envelope through
our technical partnership with DSR."

Mail Terminal Services' president
and CEO Rodger Comstock, along with wife Karen, will continue the popular "Mail
from Home" program throughout the 2008 season. This program allows fans and
competitors an opportunity to sign unique cards in the DSR hospitality area and
at a kiosk within the U.S. Army Racing Zone at NHRA national events, with
messages to the U.S. troops overseas, which are then distributed free to
war-zone camps by MTS. The number of postcards distributed by MTS to war-zone
troops reached the 90,000 mark by the end of 2007.

Matt Hagan Racing is proud to debut the Monte Carlo SS Nitro Funny Car
that Matt Hagan will pilot in the IHRA Knoll Gas Motorsports Nitro Jam
series this season.

"We're really looking forward to the IHRA Nitro series this year," said
Matt Hagan. "As this sport continues to grow it's going to need a lot
of young teams with marketing appeal to increase the fan base, which
will in turn increase sponsorship opportunities. I think we have a lot
to contribute to the sport as we grow our program."

"We've assembled a veteran team of Funny Car crew members, and I'm very
excited as a rookie Nitro driver to have such a great team behind me,"
said Hagan.

The following are the pre-entries received for the 8th annual CSR Eastern Spring Test Nationals presented by Torco's CompetitionPlus.com hosted by South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Ga. 

The title rights sponsors for the annual Musclecar Madness at the York
Reunion for 2008 will be York Traditions Bank and GGS Technical
Publications Services, both of York.  The York Reunion is the only
event of its type in the United States and will be presenting the 7th
Annual York Reunion & Nostalgia Nationals at the York Expo Center,
York Fairgrounds on July 11-12, 2008.
 
York Traditions Bank has three locations in York and has received
awards for being a top 50 fastest growing company in Pennsylvania and a
finalist for the Corporate Citizen of the Year award in Central
Pennsylvania, as well as, being one of the 100 best places to work in
Pennsylvania.
 
GGS Technical Publications Services has received numerous awards that
include "Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania" producing innovative
sales and aftermarket solutions such as technical manuals, sales
support manuals, CDs, parts catalogs, magazines--even internet sites
and data-
bases for online e-commerce.  Clients include Mack Trucks, Volvo
Trucks, Great Dane Trailers, Primedia, Federal Express, GE Aircraft
Engines, and  the list goes on.

Jim Howard, promoter at Montgomery Motorsports Park, announced that
Mullis Race Cars will be the event Sponsor for the Super 7 Series.

"We
are very excited about having Mullis on board," said Jim.  "As many of you
know The Mullis at The Million Shoot-outs last year at George Howard's
Million Dollar Race were a huge success. We will have a special 32 Car
Shoot-out at our June event and it promises to be just as exciting," Jim
added. 

God Speed Ministry, official chaplain service of the IHRA, is
hosting their third annual celebration. 
This year the event is to be held near God Speed Ministry Headquarters
in Kings Mountain, NC
at Mary’s Grove United Methodist
Church, on January 19,
2008 from 7-9pm.  This is sure to be a
time enjoyed by all with music, entertainment, fun, and lots of laughter.  Featured guests are:

The following are the pre-entries received for the 8th annual Eastern Spring Test Nationals presented by Torco's CompetitionPlus.com hosted by South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Ga.