http://www.moparspeed.com/ Team Mopar Racing News en-us © 2008 Chrysler Motors LLC ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/nhraps/news/2008/01/txt/01_21_08.txt After test sessions this week and on Feb. 1-2 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Allen Johnson and his Mopar/J%26J Racing team will get the 2008 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock season under way at the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., scheduled for Feb. 7-10. Johnson is in search of his first career NHRA Pro Stock championship. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT NHRA Pro Stock http://www.moparspeed.com/news/nhraps/01_21_08.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/score/news/2008/01/txt/01_21_08.txt "We went out and tested some special gears that we're going to run at Laughlin, and they lasted, so that's a real upbeat deal." -- Brian Collins, above, on the positive results during pre-season testing with the Mopar Dodge Ram Trophy Truck (shown below in action). The truck will make its 2008 SCORE off-road debut in the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge this week. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT SCORE Off-Road http://www.moparspeed.com/news/score/01_21_08.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/usacm/news/2008/01/txt/01_14_08.txt Team Mopar drivers Kevin Swindell (No. 39) and Kasey Kahne (No. 91) battle for position during the 22nd annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals. Swindell led all Mopar-powered drivers with a sixth-place finish. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT USAC Sprint http://www.moparspeed.com/news/usacm/01_14_08.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/nhrafc/news/2008/01/txt/01_14_08.txt "I had a great time. I didn't tear up too much stuff and the guys are still talking to me. So I'll go home tomorrow and get in drag racing mode." -- Gary Scelzi, on his run at the 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals. He'll switch back into drag racing mode at a test session at Firebird Raceway in Chandler, Ariz., Jan. 25-27, then hit the season opener in Pomona, Calif., Feb. 7-10. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT NHRA Funny Car http://www.moparspeed.com/news/nhrafc/01_14_08.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/usacm/news/2008/01/txt/01_07_08.txt Mopar will once again offer a $10,000 bonus check for any Mopar-powered midget car driver who can claim victory in the 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals. The Mopar bonus gives drivers with a Mopar power plant the opportunity to double their purse with a victory. Mon, 7 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT USAC Sprint http://www.moparspeed.com/news/usacm/01_07_08.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/nhraps/news/2007/12/txt/12_17_07.txt Roy Johnson (left), shown with his son Allen Johnson after Allen's win at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals in July, was named to the NHRA's Southeast Division 2 Hall of Fame. [Roy] Johnson will be inducted along with driver Billy Jacobs and veteran motorsports writer Norm Froscher in a ceremony scheduled for Jan. 5 at Orlando's Florida Hotel and Conference Center. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:00:00 GMT NHRA Pro Stock http://www.moparspeed.com/news/nhraps/12_17_07.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/usacm/news/2007/12/txt/12_10_07.txt Dakoda Armstrong celebrates his win in his Mopar-powered Midget car at the 3rd annual Mopar/PRI Sprint&Midget Classic, held at Orlando Speedworld in Flordia on Dec. 7. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:00:00 GMT USAC Sprint http://www.moparspeed.com/news/usacm/12_10_07.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/nhrafc/news/2007/12/txt/12_10_07.txt Team Mopar NHRA Funny Car star Ron Capps finished 14th in a tough field of 22 drivers at the second annual Snap-on All-Stars Karting Classic, held in conjunction with the 20th annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show on Thursday, Dec. 6. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:00:00 GMT NHRA Funny Car http://www.moparspeed.com/news/nhrafc/12_10_07.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/usacsc/news/2007/12/txt/12_10_07.txt Brian Gingras (shown above in action) set fast time in the sprint portion of the third annual Mopar/PRI Sprint & Midget Classic. He edged Bryan Clauson for the top honors, giving Mopar-powered Sprinters a sweep of the top two qualifying positions. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:00:00 GMT USAC Silver Crown http://www.moparspeed.com/news/usacsc/12_10_07.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/nhrafc/news/2007/12/txt/12_03_07.txt Ron Capps will take part in the 2nd Annual Snap-on All-Stars Karting Classic on Dec. 6 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. He will join forces with Champ Car front runner Katherine Legge and former NASCAR race winner / world karting champion Lake Speed in competing for the Motorama Kart Parts/Birel team. Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:00:00 GMT NHRA Funny Car http://www.moparspeed.com/news/nhrafc/12_03_07.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/usacm/news/2007/12/txt/12_03_07.txt Team Mopar driver Jerry Coons Jr. was named one of 10 finalists for the Economaki Champion of Champions award. The award is presented by National Speed Sport News to the driver of the year as chosen by the editors of NSSN. Coons, who captured his second-straight USAC National Midget Series championship this season, has also been nominated to the 2007 All-America Auto Racing Team. Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:00:00 GMT USAC Sprint http://www.moparspeed.com/news/usacm/12_03_07.txt editor@moparspeed.com ../speed/index.html?month=current/&id=../speed/nst/news/2007/12/txt/12_03_07.txt A career best season, including 13 wins and a second-place finish in the final standings, earned Team Mopar World of Outlaws Sprint Series driver Joey Saldana, part of the Kasey Kahne Racing squad, a nomination to the prestigious 2007 All-America Auto Racing Team. The team is voted on by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA). Saldana is among six drivers nominated in the “Short Track” category. Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:00:00 GMT WoO Sprint http://www.moparspeed.com/news/nst/12_03_07.txt editor@moparspeed.com