Terry Haddock never figured that winning an IHRA Funny Car world championship in 2008 would lead to running a Top Fuel dragster on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.

That’s how drag racing has turned out to be for Haddock this season.

He’s approaching this season from a pure business standpoint and he’s
going to let the bottom line dictate which car he rolls out of the
trailer in 2009.

Visitation:

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009
6-8 PM.

 
Withers & Whisenant Funeral Home
2916 Union Road
Gastonia, NC  28054
http://www.withersandwhisenantfuneral.com/
 

Church Service:

The Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit has announced their second season of side by side Nostalgia
racing.  This year they will be kicking off the tour in Canada, at the
Grand Bend MotorPlex May 16th and 17th for the Rudy Held “Racin and
Rockin weekend”.  The rest of the schedule as follows:

U.S. 131 Dragway officials have announced a 5-year agreement naming VP
Racing Fuels as Official Fuel of US 131 Motorsports Park, beginning in
2009.   As part of the agreement, VP will be US 131’s exclusive
supplier of race fuels including VP110, C12 and M1 Methanol in bulk,
while VP’s Q16, C14, C16, M5 Methanol and other popular blends will be
available in pails or drums. 
 
“We’re excited to partner with VP Racing Fuels, given its long-standing
reputation for quality fuels, trackside service and technical support,”
said Jason Peterson, General Manager of US 131. “We’re confident our
racers will be delighted with the increased horsepower, extra torque
and unsurpassed consistency of VP’s fuels.”

Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels is pleased to announce
their support of ORSCA as a sponsor of the Outlaw 10.5 Racing Class.
Through the Mickey Thompson “Buy Now” Bonus Program, Mickey Thompson
will offer a $5000 award to the 2009 Outlaw 10.5 Class Championship
team just for using Mickey Thompson racing tires and displaying the
“Buy Now” Program decal on their vehicles.

Crane Cams closed its doors after 56 years in business and laid off
employees, this according to a report on News-JournalOnline.com, the
website for the Daytona Beach, Fla., newspaper.

According to the report, county and state officials were working with
Crane Cams and its New Jersey-based parent company, Mikronite
Technologies, to keep the company in business.

“We were trying to help them through this transition,” Rick Michael,
Volusia County economic development director told News-JournalOnline.
“They were considering a transfer of ownership. We were not expecting
any closure.”

Jerry Toliver needed just one look over his shoulder to invoke a lot of memories.

Just outside of the nitro pit area at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Az.,
lays Firebird Lake, a 1.1-mile drag boat strip. The calm waters serve
as a reminder as to how the veteran Funny Car driver ended up in drag
racing.

A violent crash at Puddingstone Lake in San Dimas, Ca., in October of
1995 ended his boating career. Two years later he was drag racing on
asphalt behind the wheel of a nitro Funny Car.

Bob Gilbertson's publicist Bob Doerrer has conveyed that yesterday the Funny Car racer's wife passed away after a brief illness. There is no word as of this time regarding arrangements.

The staff of CompetitionPlus.com sends their deepest condolences to the Gilbertson family and friends. 

Automotive aftermarket icon Vic Edelbrock recently visited Pat Musi
and in an exclusive video brainstorming session, CompetitionPlus.com,
through the tireless efforts of videographer Jimmy Biggs, gives you a
glimpse into the future of what is to come from Pat Musi Race Engines
and Edelbrock.

They also have an informative conversation about electronic fuel injection in drag racing.
The movers and shakers into drag racing horsepower have created a 12-minute video worth watching.