The fifth annual Lucas Oil Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering will air in two parts on SPEED TV. The Olympic-style portion of the event, which pitted all of the NASCAR and NHRAS stars running two passes against the clock on the 20-turn course on historic Mount Van Hoevenberg, will be shown at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 24. The NHRA versus NASCAR Challenge will air one week later at 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 31.

Scott Ray, after a year of rehabilitation following a heart attack, plans to compete in the 2010 NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., this March.

Ray, a driver on the NHRA GSA Pro Modified tour, plans to drive his family's Ohio Crankshaft-sponsored 1963 Corvette for the first time since 2008.

For the next four weeks, CompetitionPlus.com will conduct its third annual War Stories Showdown. The veterans of yarn spinning are paired for what promises to be a series destined to produce the finest behind-the-scenes stories.

Here are the rules –

NHRA legend Don "The Snake" Prudhomme will give his first worldwide radio interview since retiring from drag racing tonight at 7 p.m. ET on WFO Radio NHRA Tuesday with Joe Castello.  To listen live, on demand, or to download tonight's show, go to http://www.wforadio.com
 
Prudhomme will discuss his recently announced retirement after a legendary 47-year drag racing career.  As driver and later team owner, Prudhomme accumulated a combined six world championships and 112 NHRA national event wins.

The Super Chevy Show series hired Tom Kreager as General Manager, it was announced today by the ownership group, SCSW, Inc.

In a series that will be celebrating its 30th anniversary of drag racing, car shows, swap meets and collector cars for sale, Kreager will be responsible for the development and growth of the series as well as ensuring uniformity at each of the 10 national events.

"We are celebrating a milestone anniversary with the Super Chevy Show this year and there will be significant changes that will go along with the new ownership group while maintaining the heart of a series that has cultivated loyal fans across the nation for 30 years," Kreager said. "We are working on enhancing the shows, bringing new faces into the series and making sure it becomes a premier event at each of the host tracks."

In March of 2007, Francis “Chick” Ross was doing what he loves to do. He was racing.

Ross of Milford, N.H., had just made a qualifying run in his Rick Jones 2004 Top Sportsman Cavalier machine at Atco (N.J.) Raceway. Moments after Ross came in with a 7.31-second time down the quarter-mile in windy conditions, things went horribly wrong.

When the car’s parachute deployed, Ross’ car spun and went crashing into the wall. As the car struck the wall, the engine and drive train went forward and the car’s fuel regulator sensor had a fitting that broke. Because Ross was knocked unconscious during the wreck, he could not shut off the power to the car. Thus, the fuel pump kept running and the car became an inferno.

NHRA Pro Stock world champion Mike Edwards left the NHRA AAA Finals in Pomona, Ca, last November, uncertain of what the future held for his race team. Today he sees the horizon a lot clearer.

Edwards confirmed with Attitude’s CompetitionPlus.com that he will race a 23-race schedule in 2010.

“We’re coming out with the same car, same crew, same everything that got us to the dance last season,” admitted Edwards on Monday afternoon.

Jan C. Gabriel, the man famous for the “Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!” phrase used in Chicago area drag race commercials died on Jan. 10 following an extended illness.

Master drag racing promoter of the 1970s Bill Doner holds a commanding lead over doorslammer drag racing legend Rickie Smith in their War Stories Showdown semi-final race.

The winner will be declared this evening at 8 PM, EST.