Team JEGS chef Nicky Morse will lend his educated palate to the North Market’s
fifth annual Fiery Foods Festival, which takes place Saturday, Feb. 16, at the
famous 131-year-old Farmer's Market in downtown Columbus. The decorated chef and
star of the TV show "The Racing Chef" will judge the annual Customer Chili
Cook-off beginning at noon.

"I'm excited to see what people come up
with," said Morse, who usually spends his time preparing meals for members of
the JEGS Mail Order race team at various racetracks around the country. "The
North Market offers so many different kinds of meats, fresh vegetables, peppers,
and spices that the different varieties of chili someone could come up with are
literally limitless.

"I'm going to grade them hard. For me, the meat has
to be just right. It has to be the right size and consistency. The way the
vegetables are cooked into the recipe is also very important. Of course, the
taste is a big deal. You need some heat in there but you don't want to overpower
the flavor. I wish everyone the best of luck."

The Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the
National Guard today announced that Ian Tocher has been named its new
vice president of communications.

“Over the past several years I’ve watched the ADRL explode in
popularity,” Tocher said. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to join
a team that shares not only my passion for drag racing, but also sees a
real need to deliver drag racing to a younger and more diverse
audience.”

Tocher will work closely with ADRL President Kenny Nowling and his
staff to maximize the O’Fallon, Mo-based sanctioning body’s profile in
print, radio, television and online media outlets. He also will
facilitate the needs of media representatives at each of the series’
nine scheduled national events this year, continue as editor of
Adrenaline, the ADRL’s in-house magazine, and spearhead an effort to
improve and maintain the company’s official Web site, www.ADRL.us.

Donnie Faulkner wanted to let everyone know the Purpose Beyond Reason
Funny Car body that Mike Ashley used to win the NHRA U.S. Nationals in
Indianapolis will be on Lot #1330 during the Barrett-Jackson Auction in
Scottsdale, Arizona. One hundred percent of the proceeds of this
auction will go to support the Eric Blake Faulkner Foundation, which
aids families who have lost newborn babies. Join the staff at Torco's
CompetitionPlus.com in prayer for a $1 Million Dollar Bid.

Given the significant impact weather and atmospheric
conditions have had on qualifying for NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series
events in past seasons, NHRA has modified its race qualifying procedure.

Beginning with the CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona,
Feb. 7-10, the top 12 elapsed times in each pro category will be
provisionally recorded prior to the last day of qualifying. Those teams
who were unable to earn a provisional spot in the top 12 will have an
opportunity to make the 16-car starting order during the final day of
qualifying.

While the 12 provisional times are officially recorded prior
to the last day of qualifying, those positions are not locked-in. All
teams will have the opportunity to improve their positions during the
final day of qualifying and can bump in or be bumped out of the field.

When not coordinating all facets of Don Schumacher Racing's NHRA championship
drag-racing operation in Brownsburg, Ind., DSR's senior vice president Mike
Lewis finds time to lecture college students on motorsports as a
career.
 
Lewis will be speaking at Purdue University, in West Lafayette,
Ind., this Friday, Jan. 18, on the subject of career success in motorsports, at
the invitation of Richard A. Cosier, Dean and Leeds Professor at Purdue and
coordinator of the Krannert Executive Forum.
 
The Krannert Executive
Forum invites top-level corporate executives to deliver one-hour guest lectures
to upper-class management students and undergraduate students from engineering
and other schools on the Purdue campus. Master's-degree students and other
faculty are also encouraged to attend. 

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. 

NHRA was named the Diversity in Motorsports Award winner Tuesday
evening at the Fox Theatre in Detroit during the 12th annual Urban
Wheel Awards, held in conjunction with the North American International
Auto Show.

The Urban Wheel Awards ceremony is the only official event honoring
African-Americans, Latinos and Asians during the North American
International Auto Show.

NHRA drivers Tony Pedregon and Peggy Llewellyn joined NHRA vice
president of public relations and communications, Jerry Archambeault,
to accept the award on behalf of NHRA.

Two-time NHRA Top Fuel Dragster champion Larry Dixon will participate
in the seventh annual Nitro Blast-Off Preseason Test Session Jan. 18-20
at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The 41-year-old Dixon drives for legendary drag racer-turned-team owner
Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and will compete under the U.S. Smokeless
Tobacco banner for 2008. The Indianapolis native has earned more than
40 final-round victories and he clinched consecutive Top Fuel Dragster
championships in 2002 and 2003.  His victory in Las Vegas at the 2005
SummitRacing.com Nationals moved him ahead of drag racing legend Don
Garlits on the all-time win list (third place).

T.J Schippling will be taking over as the driver of the KonRods Top Alcohol Funny Car.

Schippling brings 17 years of drag racing experience to the team. He
will pilot a 2006 Monte Carlo flopper with Al Billes tuning.

The clock is rapidly ticking down toward the start of the 2008 NHRA POWERade
season, and in just a few short weeks some of the finest drivers in Pro Stock
will converge on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the third annual
Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1 - 2. The Pontiac Pro
Stock Showdown will provide teams with the opportunity for some intense
side-by-side competition, their first since last November's NHRA Finals, and
some all-important last-chance testing before they make their way west to Pomona
and the beginning of this year's 24-race campaign. 

"The third edition
of the Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will
be the most exciting yet," said Chris Blair, LVMS' Vice President of Racing
Operations. "The best teams in the sport will take advantage of our perfect
racing surface and incredible weather conditions to produce record-shattering
performances."

"Pontiac is proud to once again be the title-rights
sponsor for the Pro Stock Showdown," said Fred Simmonds, GM's drag racing
marketing manager. "The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a great venue and
the fans will get a terrific opportunity to see their favorite drivers in a very
accessible setting. Last year, every Pro Stock car that qualified for the
season-opening Winternationals was at the Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown, and this
event will give teams a chance to make some final adjustments before making the
short trek to Pomona."