SCOTT GEOFFRION DIES SUDDENLY
Scott Geoffrion, 40, died May 8 of an apparent heart attack while hospitalized in Southern California for observation with breathing problems and a fever. Geoffrion drove a Pro Stock car for Warren Johnson from 1987 to 1991 and then drove for the Wayne County Speed Shop/Dodge Boys team with Darrell Alderman. He had most recently driven a Ford for Hurley Blakeney.
The funeral will be Tuesday, May 16, at Immaculate Conception Church, 900 Darlington Ave., Mahwah, NJ, at 10:00 a.m. The family has requested that donations be made to the Drag Racing Association of Women www.drawfasthelp.org. Geoffrion is survived by two children, a brother, a sister, and his parents. Our condolences to the family. (Jeff Burk photos) [5-9-2006]
JEG'S WEEK PROCLAIMED BY CITY
The honorable Windell Wheeler, Mayor of the City of Delaware, Ohio, is set to officially proclaim May 15-21 as JEG'S Week in honor of the world-renowned race team and mail order high-performance parts giant that calls the city home. Mike Coughlin, one of four racing Coughlin brothers, will commemorate the announcement by doing a long, smoky burnout across the intersection of Sandusky and Williams Street in historic Delaware, Ohio, in his JEG'S Mail Order Chevy Cobalt racecar. This unique ceremony will take place in the middle of downtown Delaware at the corner of Sandusky Street and William Street near The Brown Jug restaurant promptly at noon on Monday, May 15th. [5-9-2006]
POWERS ORDERS NEW MUSTANG BODY
The Agent heard from multiple sources that John Powers, who debuted his controversial super-aerodynamic Firebird at the Goodguys Pomona event, has ordered an early '70s Mustang body to replace the swoopy one he drove to a 6.125/225.30 pass in qualifying. On that pass Powers dropped a parachute on the strip past the finish line and took a trip to
the famous Pomona top-end sandbox, but qualified third.
There's no word on delivery of the Mustang, but there was a small cheer that went up from a few spectators near the starting line when Powers's yellow car hit the sand. (Darr Hawthorne photo) [5-9-2006]
