Cagnazzi Racing is pleased to announce that Braun Smith has joined the team as the new director of business development. Smith takes over the role previously held for the
past three years by Dan Pikarsky who has been promoted to senior vice
president of business development. 

In his role, Smith will be responsible for identifying new partnership
opportunities for the Slammers Ultimate Milk and Torco Race fuels
teams, as well as developing new sponsor partners for Cagnazzi Racing.

Torco's CompetitionPlus.com just received this Rod Burke rendering of the new Mike Ashley Torco Race Fuels/Lucas Oil Dodge Charger Funny Car.

Musclecar Madness of the
60's and 70’s comes alive for the sixth straight year at York Reunion and
Nostalgia Nationals  presented at the Toyota
Arena, York Expo Center, York 
Fairgrounds on July 13-14th and the 
Nostalgia Nationals drag race at Beaver Springs Dragway on Sunday, July
15th presented by Toyota trucks.

The Sixth Annual show will
feature a Gasser Reunion that will be attended by the best of the best of the
gas coupe and sedan category of the NHRA. 
Gene Altizer will debut his newly restored Anglia, while Vinnie
Musiciaro of New York
will debut the recently completed

The television coverage from the Classic Gear Jammers Memorial Day outing from
Bristol International Dragway is complete.

Tony Schumacher received his first Jerry Titus Memorial Trophy Saturday
evening at the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters
Association (AARWBA) awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in downtown
Indianapolis. The Jerry Titus Memorial Trophy, named for the late
journalist and racer, is given annually to honor the driver who earns
the most total votes in balloting for auto racing's official
All-America Team as selected by the membership of AARWBA.

Schumacher, 37, from Chicago, became the 37th winner of the prestigious
trophy, which has been awarded to many of auto racing’s greats. Other
NHRA stars to be honored with the coveted prize include Don Prudhomme
(1976), Shirley Muldowney (1982) and John Force (1996, 1999, 2000 and
2002), the only four-time winner of the Titus award. A.J. Foyt (1975),
Mario Andretti (1977, ’78 and ’84), Darrell Waltrip (1981), Dale
Earnhardt (1987), Nigel Mansell (1993) and Jeff Gordon (1995, ’98 and
’01) also have received the honor.

Work began Friday on a big-time makeover at Montgomery Motorsports
Park.
First on the agenda was cutting out both water boxes.  MMP Track
Manager Bob
Carney and Maintenance Director Robert Griffin directed the
effort which
began Friday and ended today (1/13).  The new water boxes will
be placed
early next week, paving the way (pardon the pun) for a major
track
grinding/resurfacing.

V. Gaines
and his Colorado
based Pro Stock are getting ready for another great year.

We have pics of his new scheme for 2007. 

The California
Independent Funny Car Association is pleased that the 2007 Season will mark their
23rd year of competition. With that some exciting events have
happened during the off season