Evidently it's as difficult for some drag-racing observers to understand why the sport doesn't tout its racial and gender diversity as it is for others to understand why it should.
 
Drag racing, and pleasantly so, never has bothered to point out the
differences among its participants. After all, by definition,
"diversity" means one doesn't have to point that out.
 
NASCAR, for all the things it does professionally and correctly, can't
seem to develop an effective diversity program. Maybe it should take a
clue from drag racing. By not emphasizing the differences between
whites and minorities, men and women, old and young, rich and
struggling, drag racing just offers itself and accepts whoever is
qualified.

Once again Keith Baker's 1963 Corvette suffered what appeared to be a
pinched ring and as he did last month in Montgomery, Ala., he
still took the the victory. Despite the engine bellowing smoke out of
the right bank Baker defeated Jamie Hancock in the final round of the
Dixie Pro Mod Association race at Phenix Dragstrip.

With the Geezers at The Grove being moved to the weekend of Sept. 19-20, a few events at Maple Grove Raceway had to be changed.
 
Two of them, the National Dragster Challenge and the Junior Dragster
Challenge, have been postponed. They will be run Sunday, Oct. 11, which
had a scheduled E.T. bracket race.

When Brandon Booher and the Booher Construction sponsored Top Alcohol
Dragster Team headed to Indianapolis for their first U.S. Nationals
they knew it would be memorable; turns out for the wrong reasons.

Coming off his first Top Alcohol final the week prior at Bowling Green,
Booher, a 15 year veteran of the sport, covered the quarter mile in
5.54 seconds in the first round of qualifying to get in the show for
the time being.  That was where the normalcy of the weekend ended.  In
the second pass, the fuel line came off the tank about 100 feet out
causing fuel to get under the tires and send the car into the right
side wall.  Booher was able to regain control of the car and although
his race weekend over, he was unhurt in the crash.

Beginning with the NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Pedregon Racing
entered into a marketing agreement with Nitro Debt Relief; a marketing
arm of Square One Debt. Nitro Debt Relief Powered by Square One Debt is
an innovative debt negotiation company that was founded to help people
regain control of their personal finances. The program is an
intelligent option that allows you to face your debt head on and regain
control of your financial situation once and for all. There will be
Nitro Debt kiosks at select NHRA events to provide race fans with
helpful information and to accept applications.

The Orangeburg Drag Strip will host an open field of Pro Modifieds this
Saturday, September 19th. This race is open to all power adders, Blown,
Nitrous, Turbo Charged, Procharger and any transmission.

Look for a strong field of Pro Mods with drivers’ Greg Godwin, Sonny Tindal and Chris Patrick. Also, Dan Parker driving
Billy George’s Corvette. Robbie Keziah along with his Father Gene will
make another appearance. Making the trip from NC will be Josh Chester,
Buzz Varner, Steve Vick and Dale Brinsfield.

The Pacific Street Car Association has signed ATI Performance Products as a contingency sponsor for their doorslammer series.

Six NHRA Top Fuel championships -- maybe seven or more -- will be Tony Schumacher's legacy. By the end of this season, he might be able to claim six in a row.
 
But for those who listen closely to Schumacher when he talks about his
titles, his legacy will be that of a warrior, befitting his
longstanding U.S. Army sponsorship. Maybe some even will call him a
gladiator, an honor he gave posthumously to Scott Kalitta.
 
The fact is that Tony Schumacher loves simply competing as much as he loves winning.
 
The grit, the toughness, the skill to pull off nearly the impossible --
all are traits of Schumacher. Remember that he came back from a
breathtakingly frightening accident a Memphis in 2000 -- one that left
him with multiple fracture of his left leg, three dislocated fingers in
his right hand and cracked teeth. He missed only two races and reached
the final round in his comeback at Pomona. It was a person feat that
made even Gary Scelzi, his hardcore nemesis at the time, admire him.

Greg Anderson made a judgment call in 2002, when he decided to team with Ken Black in forming a Pro Stock team.
 
Black is from Las Vegas. Anderson is from Minnesota. So Anderson chose . . . North Carolina.
Selecting the Charlotte area for the team's headquarters was no
whimsical decision. Anderson figured the best fit for him was in the
heart of NASCAR country, for a variety of reasons.
 
“I know that many people in the motorsports community see Indianapolis
as the race capital for the country," Anderson said, "but I consider
Charlotte the place to be, which is why our Summit Racing team is based
here.

Traction control could be living on borrowed time in a series that was introduced on the premise of outlaw racing with no rules.

The ADRL, fearing their volatile doorslammer program could become
automated, is pondering a ban on the use of traction control. And,
according to a high-ranking ADRL official, a decision could be made as
early as next week.

“We issued a questionnaire to the racers last week,” Bubba Corzine,
ADRL Vice President of Competition said on Tuesday afternoon. “We
wanted to get their thoughts on the topic of traction control. We are
considering it and I believe it would be a tough rule to police if we
outlawed it.
Right now we are just trying to gather data to help us make a better decision.”