ANNOUNCING
THE 1ST ANNUAL TORCO RACE FUELS/SEELYE WRIGHT CELEBRITY GOLF
TOURNAMENT; Proceeds to
benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan.

Some of the best drag racers will be driving
differently on the Thursday preceding the IHRA Torco Race Fuels Northern
Nationals in Martin, Michigan. They will trade in their
8,000-horsepower dragsters for golf clubs for the first annual Torco Race
Fuels/Seelye-Wright Auto Group golf tournament benefiting the Make-A-Wish
Foundation of Michigan.

Scheduled
guests include Scotty Cannon, Scott Cannon Jr., Matt Hagan, Clay Millican,
Melanie Troxel, JR Todd, Dale Creasy, Doug Foley as well as Kevin and Rod
Pickett from the CMT television series “Trick My Truck.”

The cost to
participate is $70 per player and the fee includes food, a donation to
Make-A-Wish Foundation, golf fees and the use of cart. Donation bids are
accepted to play with your favorite driver.

The day
promises to be chock full of excitement with raffles, prizes and contests. A
reward of $5,000 (which won't be won by CP.com editor Bobby Bennett) will be presented to the golfer that lands a hole-in-one.

As an added
bonus the Top Fuel dragster of Scotty Cannon will be on display.

Throw together a absolutely huge car show, record-setting Outlaw-track
acrobatics and what do you get? Why, Fun Ford’s annual extravaganza at
Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, of course!

YNOT Racing is proud to announce that the first annual YNOT Racing/ St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital Challenge raised six thousand four hundred
dollars.  YNOT Racing would like to thank Janna
Beebe-Price, Lisa Kubo, and Jennifer Dedenhoeffer from Torco Racing Fuels for
their support and hard work in pulling this project
together.

A check
presentation was made by Jim Whiteley Janna Beebe-Price, Lisa Kubo and Jennifer
Dedenhoeffer to Don Langford,  Member of
Advisory Board for Country Cares for St. Jude Kids, in the YNOT Pit Area during
pre-race.  KNTY 101.9 the Wolf,
Fresh
County and 1320 TV
were on hand to broadcast the ceremony and it is available for pod
cast.

Evan Knoll
intends to put his game face on this weekend when the IHRA Torco Race Fuels
Northern Nationals kicks off at Knoll Gas Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan.
However, this time the intensity won’t be as a drag racing fan or a major
sponsor. Knoll is suiting up as a Top Fuel driver this time.

Knoll has unfinished
business when it comes to Top Fuel and Knoll Gas Motorsports Park.
It was three years ago when Knoll began and completed his licensing process and
came within .02 of qualifying on the strength of one run.

IHRA rules stipulate that
a licensing driver must make two short runs before a full quarter-mile pass.
This weekend, he plans to make three full pulls and earn a position in his
first-ever qualified field.

“It has been a tough road
for the last few years,” Knoll said. “It’s nice supporting the sport and
watching everyone else race but there comes a time when you like to play the
game. I got into this sport because I love it. I just love to play the game and
that’s what I plan to do.”

HD Partners CEO and chairman Eddie
Hartenstein met for the first time with owners and drivers here on
Saturday. All interested parties considered it to be a good first
encounter, but the general consensus was the HD Partners purchase of
NHRA Pro Racing is still a wait and see proposition.

"It went well," said owner/driver Kenny Bernstein, who is also PRO
president. "He doesn't have a definite game plan, but basically it's
about getting more awareness for the sport and more exposure. More
exposure means more sponsors and more sponsors means more dollars and
more dollars means better gains...he's got all the right ideas."

But some believe that its not all about giving the HD group and
Hartenstein the keys and let them driving unto the promised land.

"I think the guy can help us," said Pro Stock veteran Larry Morgan. "He
seemed like a very personable guy. We needed that. I just hope
something good comes out of it. We surely need some help out here. If
they open up and help us all, it will be good for the sport. That's all
I can hope for.

 
Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the
20th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway, the 15th
of 23 events in the  NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series -

Top Alcohol Dragster driver Kate Harker suffered a devastating crash during the first round of eliminations in Sonoma.

Harker,
of Gainesville, Ga., was alert and responding to commands as NHRA
officials extracted her from the destroyed dragster. Her dragster went
out of control just after the start, climbed into a wheelstand and
crashed. She was transported by air to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for
evaluation.

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ANDERSON RACES TO LANDMARK 50TH CAREER VICTORY AT FRAM-AUTOLITE NHRA NATIONALS 


Schumacher, Force and Smith also win at Infineon Raceway
 
Greg Anderson recorded his landmark 50th Pro Stock victory Sunday to
highlight a spectacular day of drag racing at the FRAM-Autolite NHRA
Nationals at Infineon Raceway.
 
Anderson became just the sixth professional and the 10th driver in
history to win 50 NHRA races. He is the second quickest to the mark,
winning No. 50 in his 189th career start. Legend Bob Glidden won 50
times in his first 139 races.

Final round-by-round results from the 20th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA
Nationals at Infineon Raceway, the 15th of 23 events in the  NHRA
POWERade Drag Racing Series:
 
 
TOP FUEL:
 
ROUND ONE -- Larry Dixon, 4.951, 269.78 def. Mike
Strasburg, 8.303, 102.86; J.R. Todd, 5.327, 240.68 def. Brandon
Bernstein, 5.415, 174.05; Doug Kalitta, 5.242, 293.92 def. Clay
Millican, 7.400, 111.02; Tony Schumacher, 4.542, 327.82 def. Cory
McClenathan, 5.451, 196.67; Bob Vandergriff, 4.618, 320.51 def. Melanie
Troxel, 6.134, 164.43; Doug Herbert, 4.725, 308.00 def. Morgan Lucas,
7.207, 112.80; Rod Fuller, 4.553, 325.92 def. David Grubnic, 5.788,
161.29; Hillary Will, 4.656, 321.58 def. Whit Bazemore, 6.533, 140.15;

QUARTERFINALS -- Herbert, 4.821, 288.70 def. Dixon, 5.251,
243.24; Vandergriff, 4.689, 314.61 def. Todd, foul; Fuller, 4.600,
325.53 def. Kalitta, 4.654, 320.43; Schumacher, 4.537, 327.43 def.
Will, 4.688, 301.87;

SEMIFINALS -- Vandergriff, 4.626, 319.37 def. Fuller, 4.921, 317.94; Schumacher, 4.558, 321.73 def. Herbert, 6.603, 158.71;

FINAL -- Schumacher, 4.534, 329.42 def. Vandergriff, 4.597, 305.84.