Cruz Pedregon, owner / driver of the Advance Auto Parts NHRA Nitro Funny Car,
joined executives of Advance Auto Parts at the New York Stock Exchange on
November 29, 2006 to celebrate the company’s fifth public anniversary.  In honor of the occasion, Chairman, President
and CEO of Advance Auto Parts Michael N. Coppola rang The Closing
Bell^SM.

After touring the Exchange floor
with Advance executives, Cruz Pedregon appeared along with the Advance Auto
Parts showcar and simulator outside the Exchange. The showcar and simulator were
set up on Wall Street for the day providing excitement to all the Exchange
visitors.

The exciting and unpredictable Pro Modified class will once again run a 10-race
schedule during select NHRA national events in 2007 it was announced Wednesday
by series director Matthew Brammer. The AMS Pro Mod Challenge will pit the best
blown, nitrous, and turbo-charged racers against one another for the coveted AMS
Pro Mod Cup.
 
"The most exciting class in drag racing will be back in
2007 and we couldn't be happier," Brammer said. "The fan support of the AMS Pro
Mod Challenge has been tremendous from the start and using the platform of the
POWERade Drag Racing Series to showcase our stars in major markets is the
perfect way for us to reach the broadest audience possible.

Roger Gustin, President of AutoStar Productions, Inc.,
producers of the Super
Chevy Show, announced the addition of Royal Purple
Synthetic Oil and
Lubricants as a sponsor for 2007. Gustin stated, "We are
pleased to have
Royal Purple as a sponsor of our Super Chevy Show's and we
are proud to
promote Royal Purple products throughout our 2007 tour."

Staff Photo Director Roger Richards achieved a performance milestone with his battle-hardened Chevrolet Astro Van recently in Bristol, Tenn.

The
Pro Modified Racing Association is pleased to announce new sponsorship for its
upcoming season.

Wix Filtration Products, Valvoline, a
division of Ashland
Inc., Uni-Select,
and
Moen Incorporated will sponsor the PMRA points series in
2007.

The folks at Torco Race Fuels, Inc., encourages you to visit their booth at the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando, Florida, Thursday through Saturday. The display is located at Peninsula 3449.

Last weekend Torco's CompetitionPlus.com completed its switch over to multiple servers intended to speed your page loads and overall reading experience. That's where we need your input. On the right side of this page, you will see a poll. Please cast your appropriate vote. Thanks in advance for your assistance. 

Australian Top Doorslammer competitor Maurice 'Fabulous' Fabietti is set to make a return
to competition this Boxing
Day in brand new machinery. Maurice will be once
again supporting the 'lions-den' driving the Holden Genuine Parts-sponsored
Monaro. The Monaro runs a Murray Anderson chassis identical to that used by
fellow competitor Ben Bray.

"The product produced by Murray Anderson is
second to none. For quite some time now Murray has been the leader in
Doorslammer chassis and the future is looking bright for him and his product,"
said Fabietti.

Grudge racing nights are extremely popular in the United States.
Down under at the Western Sydney International Dragway, Full Throttle
Friday nights are extremely popular. 

Since the inception of the Full Throttle Friday night off-street meetings at
WSID, the anticipation and eagerness among racers and spectators has been
electric.

Unfortunately though, each event since the November 3 debut has
been affected one way or another by weather.