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HIGHSPEED TEAM HOPING FOR 4TH NHRR WIN
Reigning NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Top Fuel champions, Highspeed Motorsports, will head to Columbus on June 15-17 to try to become a four-time winner of this event. The team won three of the previous NHRR events at Bowling Green, KY, and were runner up at the fourth event. This is the first year for the event at Columbus, and the Anaheim, CA-based team has never raced at the track.
"This is the only event of its kind each year where we have a chance to measure our performance against some very strong teams that we don't get the chance to compete against on the West Coast," said driver Troy Green. "I know how tough these guys can be out here. I used to race them when I ran my own car based out of Oklahoma. Even though I still live in Oklahoma, I kind of feel like I am on the other side now driving a west coast car, but this is like a homecoming for me, having the chance to line up next to some of the guys I grew up racing against." (Bob Brown photo) [6/14/2007]
HARTMAN RETURNS?
The Agent has now heard from multiple nitro operatives that Classic Funny Car owner/operator Virgil Hartman may be contemplating a return to the NHRA Pro Racing series by putting out some preliminary feelers.
One of the operatives reported that Hartman may have found the match race scene not to be "financially friendly" yet. We'll report more on this one if it develops out of the rumor stage. [6/14/2007]
MMP HOSTS HEADS-UP SERIES
Alabama’s Montgomery Motorsports Park (MMP) hosted the eighth-mile Comp Cams/TCI Heads-Up Racing Series June 9, with Corey Glidewell (shown) of Corinth, MS, heading up the index winners with a final-round victory in the 4.70 class over Jimmy Wayne Haddox.
Recently retired crop dusting pilot Robbie Roberts prevailed in 5.30, with John Cooper and Don Pruitt winning the 6.0 and 7.0 classes, respectively. Also on the bill was an eight-car Outlaw Pro Mod shootout in which Talladega, AL's Jeff Fisher won the final over eighth-place starter Brandon Snider. (Ian Tocher photo) [6/14/2007]
