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COMMENTS ON THE IHRA WORLD NATIONALS F/C FINALE

Last weekend’s IHRA World Nationals
(hard to believe, with all that’s been going, on that  it was just a week ago)
featured a scheduled Funny Car finale between Gary Densham and Scott Kalitta,
but the race never came off.  When Sunday’s final rounds were rained out the
competitors returned to settle things Monday morning, but Densham and Kalitta
failed to appear, forcing the association to simply list things as
uncontested.

FORCE RACES TO SIXTH SKOAL SHOWDOWN VICTORY, ALSO GRABS NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITION IN FUNNY CAR

Schumacher, Anderson and Smith also will lead their categories

into eliminations at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals

 

John Force raced to the $100,000
Skoal Showdown victory Sunday at O'Reilly Raceway Park. It was Force's sixth
career win in the special bonus race for the top eight Funny Car qualifiers from
the last 12 months.

WANT MORE INDY INSIDER INFO?

When your name is Jon Asher, you get
your own notebook at the NHRA U.S. Nationals.

ASHER'S
NOTEBOOK

HINES RACES TO $25,000 VICTORY IN RINGERS GLOVES PRO BIKE BATTLE Schumacher, Force, Anderson and Smi


(9-2-2006)
- Pro Stock Motorcycle champion
Andrew Hines claimed the largest payout in class history by winning the $25,000
top prize in the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle Saturday at O'Reilly Raceway
Park at Indianapolis.

ASHER'S INDY NOTEBOOK - MORE DRIVER REACTIONS ON SATURDAY

 Continuing our unofficial canvas
of the drivers regarding the new points system for 2007, we again asked the same
question as was put forth yesterday:  What’s your opinion of the points system
change for next year?

 

MORE ON BERNSTEIN AND THE MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS DEAL

Torco’s Competitionplus.com has
heard from reliable sources, and has 
confirmed with those involved, that a
total of four race teams were 
in the mix for the sponsorship from Monsters,
a product of Hansens 
that is distributed exclusively on a national basis by
none other 
than Anheuser-Busch.  Included n the chase were Don Schumacher
Racing 
(either as a replacement sponsor for the departing Matco Tools or
for 

MATCO TOOLS GONE FROM SCHUMACHER AS MAJOR SPONSOR IN 2007

Torco's CompetitionPlus.com has
learned from reliable sources that Don Schumacher Racing has parted ways with
Matco Tools as a major sponsor for 2007. The company will likely remain with DSR
as an associate sponsor but that is not final.

Don Schumacher confirmed that he was unable to reach an agreement
that would keep the Whit Bazemore Funny Car running. With that said, the writing
may be on the way for Bazemore's employment at DSR.

Expect the official announcement to come some time today.

KENNY BERNSTEIN RETURNING IN 2007

He’s well-known throughout the
motorsports community.  He holds the unique distinction of being the only race
team owner to have collected wins in each of Americas’ three major motorsports
series – NHRA drag racing, NASCAR and IndyCar racing.

VALVOLINE TO PARTNER WITH DON SCHUMACHER RACING; WILL RETURN WITH ROD FULLER IN 2007

In a press conference on Friday,
Valvoline announced a marketing partnership with Don Schumacher Racing which
will put the company's logo on all DSR entries. Valvoline has also renewed the
sponsorship of David Powers Motorsports Top Fuel team and driver Rod Fuller. Ron
Krisher's program will likewise be intact for next season.

Valvoline's sportsman programs will remain intact with Bob
Newberry, Jay and Shelly Payne, Sherman Adcock, Jr., Dan Fletcher, Tony Fuller,
David Tatum, Jimmy Ayers and Bernie Cunningham.

GILBY'S NEW LOOK

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