During
qualifying in Denver, Jerry Tolliver’s Rock Star Toyota went off the end of the
racing surface and ended up on its side in the sand trap. The team
replaced the already heavily used and visibly repaired body with a
fresh shell for eliminations, and that would have been the end of the
story but for what took place the following morning.

Tolliver’s crew left the now even more damaged body on the ground in
the pits with no note or written notice of any kind affixed to it. As
far as everyone who saw the body is concerned, it had been left for
scrap. If, as Tolliver’s people are now suggesting, a shipping company
was to pick up the shell and return it to Roush Engineering for
repairs, there was no note attached to the remains to that effect. In
other words, there was nothing left with the body that would have
stopped a track clean-up worker from picking up the remains with a
forklift and depositing it in a Dumpster.

Sunday's final results from the Mopar Canadian Nationals presented
by Castrol at Grand Bend Motorplex. The race is the fifth of 11 in the
$19.5 million 2007 Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series:

Scotty Cannon Finds Winner’s Circle For First Time in Top Fuel

Creasy, Spiess, Commisso and Noakes also claim Wins at Mopar Canadian Nationals

Scotty Cannon made his bones in the Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com Pro
Modified class, winning a record 28 national events and taking home six
world championships. At the Knoll Gas Nitro Jam event at Grand Bend
Motorplex Cannon was able to win another Ironman…but it was unlike any
of his previous ones.

Cannon stepped into a Top Fueler this season, driving Evan Knoll’s ’06
Hadman Dragster. Sunday during the Mopar Canadian Nationals presented
by Castrol he was able to break through and head back to the Winner’s
Circle for the first time in 10 years by stopping Jim Cavaleri in the
final round. Cannon clocked a 4.967 at 293.92 mph to better Cavaleri’s
5.071 at 256.06.

“I really have to thank the Canadian fans,” Cannon said. “They were
just incredible. It’s been 10 years since I’ve won one of these, but
this win was just as sweet as the last one.”

Point standings (top 10) for IHRA professional categories following
the Mopar Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol at Grand Bend
Motorplex, the sixth of 11 events in the $19.5 million 2007 Knoll - Gas
Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series -

Final round-by-round results from the Mopar Canadian Nationals
presented by Castrol at Grand Bend Motorplex, the sixth of 11 events in
the $19.5 million 2007 Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series:

RAIN-SOAKED QUALIFYING COMPLETE AT SCHUCK'S AUTO SUPPLY NHRA NATIONALS

Top qualifiers at Pacific Raceways are JR Todd, Robert Hight and Dave Connolly

Due to persistent rain in the Seattle area, NHRA officials were
forced to set the elimination fields for the 20th annual Schuck's Auto
Supply NHRA Nationals Saturday evening after just one round of
professional qualifying was completed.

Drivers in the POWERade top 10 who were not qualified after the lone
round were placed in the bottom of the 16-car grids per rule. David
Grubnic replaced Morgan Lucas in Top Fuel, while Jim Head, Cruz
Pedregon, and Gary Scelzi will take the spots of Gary Densham, Tim
Wilkerson, and Jerry Toliver.

Gilbertson Claims Nitro Funny Car No. 1 Qualifier Honors at Mopar Canadian Nationals

Bob
Gilbertson gave the standing room only crowd at Grand Bend Motorplex a
thrill. Gilbertson (Gastonia, N.C.) shot to the top of the Knoll Gas
Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Car qualifying sheet when he posted
a 5.011 at 258.91 mph in the Saturday evening qualifying session.

“Everyone
in Canada is pretty cool,” Gilbertson said of the huge Canadian crowd.
“Live Nation does a great job of putting these things on. I hope
everyone who came out today comes back tomorrow. We’re planning on
putting on a great show. We’re either going to blow it up, put it in
the wall or put it in the Winner’s Circle.”

Gilbertson will take on Andy Kelley in the first round while defending event champion Dale Creasy Jr., the No. 2 qualifier, will face Jack Wyatt.

The National Hot Rod Association has reported that veteran chassis builder Jerry Haas suffered a heart attack today in Seattle.

Haas, who is teamed with Erica Enders Pro Stock operation in 2007, was transported to Valley Medical Center in Renton, Wash., complaining of chest pains.

The
cause of the problem is believed to be a stint that in place from his
first heart attack had become constricted. It was repaired and Haas is
resting comfortably in the Intensive Care Unit. Haas could be released
as early as this weekend.

J.R. Granatelli got crossed up during qualifying at the 2ND Annual Motive Gear NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing
Presented by Nitto Tire. He heads for the Route 66 Raceway Christmas tree on this errant launch. (Kelly Pelrine Photo)

Gahm Breaks Down 6.20 Barrier


Runs quickest Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com Pro Stock pass in history during Friday qualifying in Grand Bend

Brian
Gahm, of Lucasville, Ohio, has made a habit of doing things first. He
became the charter member of the Quarter-Max 6.40s club during the 2004
racing season. He then, after that club was filled up, was the first
Pro Stock driver to run in the 6.30s to become the initial member of
the Lenco Transmissions 6.30s club.

Friday, at Grand Bend Motorplex during the Mopar Canadian Nationals
presented by Castrol, the fifth event of the 2007 Knoll Gas Nitro Jam™
Drag Racing Series, Gahm did it again. His 6.299 pass at 220.66 mph was
the quickest Pro Stock pass in recorded history and made Gahm the first
member of the Jerry Haas Race Cars 6.20s Club.