Master drag racing promoter Bill Doner pulled off a huge upset during the second round of the War Stories Showdown presented by Attitude’s CompetitionPlus.com, as he knocked off the No. 1 seeded Billy Glidden.

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.

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The National Guard livery is gone from their website, but the ADRL's management insists they are still in negotiations with their title sponsor for a return in 2010.

Last night's WFO Radio featured a look at this weekend's 5th Annual Lucas Oil Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering. 1986 Daytona 500 winner, Geoff Bodine, 3 time NHRA Top Fuel winner, Morgan Lucas, 4 time NHRA Pro Stock Champion, Jeg Coughlin and the NHRA's Alan Reinhart.

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Fifty years ago A-1 Automatic Transmissions was founded, and the highly respected manufacturer of racing transmissions and torque converter is looking forward to the future by moving into a new 15,000 square foot facility.

Marv “2-Speed” Ripes, the company founder best known for popularizing the use of the Powerglide transmission in drag racing, is still active in the technical side of the company, while day-to-day operations are being captained by veteran racer Alan Bowdish and his son, Adam.

The move to larger quarters was accelerated when a fire damaged the firm’s transmission shop in 2009, luckily sparing converter operations, which were in an adjacent building. Now everything is under one roof at 2826 Kauffman Avenue in Vancouver, Washington. A-1’s phone number remains the same at 360-574-9966.

Take a step down memory lane as NHRA, in cooperation with longtime announcer, television commentator, and author Bill Stephens, relives the great history of NHRA’s most memorable events in a 13-week series entitled NHRA’s Greatest Races presented by ProCare Rx. NHRA’s Greatest Races airs each Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in all time zones for 13 consecutive weeks on Fox Sports Net. The first show aired Sunday, Jan. 3.

“This is a project I’ve wanted to do for a long time,” said Stephens. “Back in the 1970s and 1980s, I was that guy sitting on his couch every weekend watching tape-delayed telecasts of NHRA national events.”

The overall performance of a drag racing tire is important to anyone who puts their hot rod on the track. Consistency is also a big part of the game when choosing the brand of tire for competition. This not only holds true for veteran racers but very much so even for those who are just beginning in the sport.

Now entering its 25th year of training drivers, Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School strives to provide each student attending its school with the same consistency and performance from one driver to the next, during each pass and at the many different facilities where their classes are held.

School founder and instructor Frank Hawley found the choice of tires to be a very simple one for the school when they made the switch to run Mickey Thompson Performance Tires in 2003.

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 –

ADRL President Kenny Nowling confirmed that litigation is forthcoming against multiple message boards and certain members for alleged libelous statements made against not only the sanctioning body but also him personally.

“I just got off of the phone with our legal counsel and the bottom line is that we are going to explore every legal option in this instance,” said Nowling via cell phone from JFK Airport in New York while en route to the next Arabian Drag Racing League event in Qatar . “I’m all for free speech and purposely refrained for the last five years in posting on them. I don’t begrudge anyone who uses message board forums.

“If someone doesn’t like Kenny Nowling, the ADRL or the way we run our show or make out rules -- that’s okay. I don’t begrudge those who disagree with us. But, I do have a problem with those who cross the line and make false accusations in the form of letters and emails to our sponsors, whom we have worked tirelessly to bring in to benefit our racers and  race fans.”

Legendary drag racing promoter Bill Doner has jumped out to an early lead during his quarter-final race in the 2009 – 2010 War Stories Showdown presented by Attitude’s CompetitionPlus.com.

Doner’s story of Jungle Jim and Porky the Pirate found favor with the readers and as a result, he holds a 62.67 percent share of the votes over No. 1 qualifier Billy Glidden. Glidden, for his part, told a humorous tale of how the Glidden family combated cheating accusations back in the day.