JANZEN GETS FIRST PMRA EVENT WIN
In a stand-out performance on the St. Thomas Dragway eighth-mile NHRA sanctioned drag strip, Kasey Janzen (shown) captured his first victory in the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) series, moving him into a tie for the series championship lead with Joe Lilienthal.
The win for Janzen, driving the KC Motorsports team’s 1993 Chevrolet Lumina Z34 built by Wally Stroupe Race Cars, marked the seventh different winner in as many races in the PMRA series and was part of the track’s CANUSA Hot Rod Reunion at St. Thomas Dragway in Sparta, Ontario.
Janzen, based in St. Catharines, ON, qualified number four in the field. He defeated Mark Mitchell, of East Otto, NY, in the first round, 2005 PMRA series champion Joe Lilienthal, of Kenmore, NY, in the semi-finals, and Jack Grainy driving the Grainy Brothers Chevrolet Beretta from North Tonawanda, NY, in the final.
The next Pro Modified Racing Association event, the Eaton PMRA Challenge presented by Eaton's Electrical businesswill take place Saturday, August 19, at Sanair in St. Pie, Quebec, near Montreal. (photo courtesy PMRA) [8-7-2006]
MORRISON REPLACED BY BURNS AT VP
VP Racing Fuels, Inc., in San Antonio, TX, has announced a restructuring of its senior management. Steve Burns,
founder, principal owner and Director of Research & Development, has reassumed the position of President and CEO, replacing Fred Morrison. Morrison, President of the company since 1985, recently ended employment with VP.
“We truly appreciate Fred Morrison’s contribution to VP’s growth and development through the years and wish him well,” said Burns. “Prior to Fred’s tenure, I served as VP’s President and CEO before relinquishing those responsibilities to focus on R&D. I’m excited about becoming involved in the day-to-day operation of the business again, but having said that, I still intend to continue to actively lead VP’s R&D efforts.”
It was Burns’ development of C12 racing fuel that launched VP in 1975 and led to C12 becoming the most successful fuel in racing history, fueling AMA motorcycles, NHRA drag racing champions, Indy Lights, DIRT, NASCAR Grand National and Modified Champions among many others. Burns then focused on higher compression applications and C14 was born, contributing to an unbroken string of NHRA Pro Stock World Championships that started in 1976 and continues today with VP's C25 blend. [8-7-2006]