This past weekend during the NHRA Lucas Oil division Four
awards banquet in Houston TX, Rodger Brogdon was awarded the prestigious
Division 4 “Good Guy of the Year” award. The award was presented this year to
Brogdon for his continued behind the scenes efforts that include sponsorship of
the Comp Eliminator category in the division and establishing and maintaining
an eliminator bonus contingency program that is now being duplicated across the
country. Rodger this past year also established a “Raise the Roof” fundraising
program to generate support for announcer Lynn Nickerson and his battle with
cancer. The program has generated a tremendous response from all spectrums of
the racing community, as well as a substantial amount of fan support and
contributions for the ailing Nickerson.

According to a reliable source, the NHRA and AMS Staff Leasing have established a schedule but the official announcement is still in limbo.

Reigning Australian Top Fuel Champion Phil Read made a serious points purchase
towards back-to-back crowns in the kings of the sport of Drag Racing, after
securing a strong win at the New Year's 'Night Fire' event at Queensland's
Wilowbank Raceway.

"It w as a challenging event with a lot of crew
assisting Santo Rapisarda and Allan Dobson as well and we even leant some bits
and pieces to the Lamattina team as well. However considering the outcome of the
weekend, it was all worthwhile," remarked Chief Wrench Bruce Read.

The flag poles look a little different today at the headquarters of JEGS
Automotive Inc.  Normally the three flag poles in front of the corporate offices
fly the flags for The United State of America, State of Ohio and Team JEGS. 
Today an Ohio State Buckeyes flag was raised into position to show support for
The Ohio State Buckeyes and their quest for the BSC championship.

Consistency was the key to the success of the
Ultimate Power Trip in 2006, and Eaton Corporation's electrical business
(Canadian Operations) has announced drag racing personality Carl Spiering will
be back for 2007 flying the Eaton
colors.

Spiering, driving the Eaton
Supercharged Pro Modified 1967 Chevrolet Camaro, finished the 2006 season in
seventh position in the IHRA eMax Nitro Jam™ Drag Racing Series. Spiering was
one of two competitors competing in the full IHRA 2006 season to qualify at each
event. He continues to lead the chase for the 2007 Torco Race Fuels Pro Modified
Shootout that is to be contested at the Torco Racing Fuels Northern Nationals,
August 3 to 5, 2007, at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin
Michigan.

Jim Meiser, an icon in the race
fuel industry and a close friend to many, succumbed to cancer on Thursday
afternoon. Meiser had been a part of the Torco Race Fuels family since 1996.

His services have been set.

The body will be at the J. Nelson Rigby Funeral Home in Media, PA. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 8, 2007 from 10 AM - Noon. The burial will take place at 1 PM.

J. Nelson Rigby Funeral Home

1 W. Baltimore Ave.

Media, PA.

(610) 566-4526 

MAKING MAGIC MOTORSPORTS EXPO - Photo Gallery by Roger Richards

Morgan Lucas used precision driving abilities to steer through the dreaded
chicane and the harrowing Dick Trickle corner (Curve 18) on the Olympic Bobsled
run at the Lake Placid Olympic Sports facility to capture the silver medal among
a field of professional racecar drivers at the second annual Bodyne Bobsled
Charity Classic.

After discussing each driver's competitive runs among
themselves, Lucas took the key points to listen and learn allowing him to
negotiate the tight corners and wind up with the second quickest time only to be
outdone by last year's winner and son of a former Olympic Bobsledder, Boris
Said. Seven-time NASCAR modified champion Mike Stephanik took the
Bronze.

Sources indicated that yet another IHRA track has defected over to the NHRA. Muncie Dragway in Muncie, Indiana, is now an NHRA LODRS Division 3 track as confirmed by their official website. Once an official statement is made we will post it.