DRO QUICK EIGHT AWARD

See the trick DRO Quick 8 decal? Want a couple for your car? Cool. Here’s the deal. If you (and your car) qualify for a Quick 8 or Quick 16 race send us some sort of proof, along with the speed and ET you qualified with and a photo of your car and we will promptly put a couple of these nifty stickers in the mail and run a photo of your ride in the magazine. Sorry, you only get the award once. We have to spread these babies around!  [9-2-2004]

Congratulations to Detzel and Mueller's Top Dragster which Qualified number 5 with a 3.986 at Kil-Kare Dragway Xenia, Ohio. Your decals are in the mail.

MULTI-TEAM EXPANSION

As the Agent reported way back at Denver, Don Schumacher Racing may very well have three Mopar Pro Stocks by next season. With Mopar Sport Compact driver/builder Shaun Carlson a prime driver candidate, Bob Glidden, now on Schumacher’s payroll is hard at work putting the 2005 hemi-powered teams together.

While troubles plagued the new Wonder Wagon funny car driven by Johnny Gray, there’s speculation that Tony Schumacher may testing in that seat soon as a long-shot switch to floppers for the U.S. Army driver in the 2005 season piloting a possible fourth fuel coupe. After Darrell Russell’s death Tony said he might switch to the safer funny cars.

The Agent got John Force to clarify his Wind Tunnel proclamation of a new top fuel entry. Force told the Agent he’s had a 300-inch Murf McKinney chassis and Featherlite transporter sitting in his Yorba Linda race shop for the past two years. “If money comes and it has to be a dragster, then I will build the dragster. I’ve got two deals on the table right now, but I’m ready for it and I’ve made no decision on a driver,” said the 12-time champ.

Force also said daughter Ashley, this year’s Indy A/Fuel Dragster champ will drive for the Darien & Meadows team for the next couple of years in her Mattel livery. “With what they’ve gone through with problems with the dragsters, I’m in no hurry to jump up and move my kid up there until some of these things are resolved, but a funny car is where we are focused on for Ashley.” (Darr Hawthorne photo)  [9-8-2004]