to be involved. So, when they get sick of it, and
they will, what happens then? You’re back to the
same place.
Back to the Pro Modified (deal), there’s 30-
some odd cars in that class and there’s a couple
reasons why. There’s 12 races a year in NHRA
and that’s one thing. Those people are business
people, such as everyone else but KB in Pro Stock,
so that’s one thing, and just being able to get what
other people race.
I think the days of someone doing a Pro Stock
motor in their garage or whatever, that’s over
with. That doesn’t mean someone can’t come
to me or Chris McGaha or KB or the Grays and
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get something that they can go compete with.
Example (is) Alex Laughlin. He’s raced 3-4 races
this year, won Bristol, shows up and we give him
as good as stuff as we possibly can. Then you look
at Drew Skillman, who raced with us previously
and won Rookie of the Year, finished fourth in
the world and went onto the Grays, and he just
won a race (in Chicago). It can be done, we just
need to make that available at a cost that’s within
reason; affordable. Some people say what’s that?
I’m sure you can ask Danny Rowe or any of
those guys that run Pro Mod to a level that I say
is a professional level, they spend a lot of money
doing it. So, I’m not so sure it’s the money as it
is being able to be competitive when someone
shows up. That’s my opinion of the class. We
just got word that Larry Morgan is coming back
and running the rest of the year starting in Indy,
which is great news, and he’s going to run out of
the McGaha camp. Alex Laughlin’s saying he’s
going to run a full season next year. I don’t know
if that’s the case or not, but that’s what they’re
leaning towards, and I’ve had several phone calls.
We need to work together to change the percep-
tion with how Pro Stock is viewed.
So how do you change that perception? There
seems to be so much negative attention on the
class. How do you build on the positives and
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