Month: September 2007

Deal gets Scelzi to return

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By Steve Ramirez Staff Writer It may not only be a woman’s prerogative to change her mind, but that adage may also be true for Funny Car drivers. …Read the full story in the Whittier Daily News

Gary Scelzi to run 2008 season

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FRESNO, Calif. (Sept. 6, 2007) – Gary Scelzi announced today that he will return to Don Schumacher Racing in 2008 to race the Todd Okuhara-tuned Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series in all 24 national events. When the four-time NHRA world champion made…Read full story at Motorsport.com

Jeff Arend: “The only bad news about the whole thing was who we were racing in the first round”

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Although it should never really be considered an upset when any car tuned by Paul Smith takes a win light, there is no escaping the fact Jeff Arend was the No. 1 qualifier in Indy, while his first-round opponent, Jon Capps, got into the field on the bump spot. Any way you sliced, diced, or … Read more