The Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises duo of Josh Wise and Levi Jones may have taken a break from USAC Silver Crown Series competition thus far in 2006, but their stunning one-two sweep of the 54th Annual Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on May 26 proved to competitors that they hadn't missed a step. Kicking the evening off by qualifying first and second, Wise and Jones dominated the 100-mile event.

Wise, who had set quick time in the No. 10 Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises entry, battled near the front throughout the event. After several attempts to take over his teammate Jones on restarts, Wise got a run on Jones off turn three to secure the lead. Wise only led one lap throughout the event, but it was the lap that counted most.

Jones and the No. 22 team showed their strength from the start of the event, setting second quick time in qualifying run. Jones drove a flawless race, hugging the No. 22 to the guardrail in defense of his lead position, but couldn't hold off the hard-charging Wise on the last lap.

Wise and Jones will resume USAC Silver Crown Series action on August 5 at the Terre Haute Action Track. For more information regarding Wise, Jones or USAC Racing, log on to joshwiseracing.com, levijones.com or usacracing.com.

With two straight first round exits entering the O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals at Topeka, Kansas, NHRA POWERade Funny Car points leaders Ron Capps was looking to go rounds. And that's just what he did, all the way to the final round, where the Team Mopar and Don Schumacher Racing driver knocked off John Force to notch his fourth win of the season.

Capps defeated Cruz Pedregon, teammate Whit Bazemore and John Force Racing's Robert Hight en route to his sixth final round appearance of the season. The win was the 21st of Capps' career. It also marked the first victory for a Dodge Charger Funny Car, as Capps recently switched from a Stratus to his Brut Dodge Charger R/T.

"I'm blessed right now," said Capps, who increased his lead over Force to 109 points. "I'm enjoying this car."

Team Mopar and DSR driver Bazemore lost a quarterfinals nail-biter to teammate Capps in a side-by-side battle of Hemi-powered Chargers. Capps grabbed the win by only four feet, or a .0086 second margin of victory. Bazemore is seventh in the NHRA Funny Car points standings. The third member of the Team Mopar and DSR triple threat, Gary Scelzi also lost a heartbreaker in the quarterfinals, suffering a defeat in his Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger R/T at the hands of Robert Hight by only a .0097 second margin. Despite the loss, recent strong performances by Scelzi have helped to move him into 10th in the Funny Car points race.

The Team Mopar Funny Car trio will see action next at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., June 9-11. For more info on Capps, Scelzi, Bazemore or the NHRA, log on to shoeracing.com or nhra.com.

Levi Jones led Team Mopar's USAC National Sprint Car Series efforts last week, as Jones drove to a fourth-place finish in the rain-shortened event at Anderson Speedway in Indiana on May 24. Qualifying seventh, Jones battled through the semi-feature to earn a position in the main event.

Teammate Josh Wise also posted a solid finish in the Anderson Speedway event. Wise drove the No. 20 machine to a win in the third heat race to transfer to the feature. Battling his way through traffic on the tight, high-banked oval, Wise drove to a 10th-place finish. Teammate Kyle Nicholas also competed, earning a 10th-place finish in the semi-feature event.

Race winner Darren Hagen drove his Mopar-powered No. 71 machine to a victory in the event. Hoffman Auto Racing's Tracy Hines was on hand for the event, driving the No. 69 machine to a 13th-place finish in the feature. Dodge Development driver Bryan Clauson also competed, as the No. 67 Keith Kunz Motorsports team took the checkered flag in 17th position.

Hoffman Auto Racing and Hines also competed in the 58th Annual PayLess Little 500 event at Anderson Speedway on May 27. Hines qualified the No. 69 machine in ninth place and drove to a sixth-place finish in the 500-lap event. Rain postponed the May 25th series event at Kokomo Speedway for a second time. The makeup date will be announced in the coming weeks.

Wise continues to lead the USAC National Sprint Car Series points battle, followed by Jones in second. Hagen is ranked fourth, Clauson is fifth, Jerry Coons Jr., is ninth, and Hines is 10th in the series standings. The USAC National Sprint Car Series will resume action on June 9 at Lake Ozark Speedway. For more information regarding USAC Racing or the Mopar All-Star Showdown, log on to usacracing.com.

Steve Francis capitalized on a third-place finish in World of Outlaws Late Model Series competition at Bolivar Speedway USA on May 23, to strengthen his series points lead. The No. 15 team qualified sixth quick and won the third heat race event, to lock themselves into the feature event. Starting in second position, Francis ran strong throughout the event, to finish on the podium.

Thus far in 2006, Francis has made 30 starts in late model competition. Having earned six wins, 14 Top-five finishes and 21 Top-10 finishes, "The Kentucky Colonel" has utilized the team's strengths to lead the World of Outlaws Late Model Series points as the series enters the busiest time of the season.

Francis and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will resume action on May 30 at River Cities Speedway. The week will be capped off with series appearances at North Central Speedway on May 31 and Deer Creek Speedway on June 1.

For more information regarding Francis or the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, log on to stevefrancisracing.com or woolms.com.

After a slow start to his 2006 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock season, Team Mopar's Allen Johnson is starting to heat up as the veteran driver notched a quarterfinals showing at the O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kansas. Johnson has now advanced to at least the quarterfinals in the last three events.

Johnson qualified his Team Mopar J&J Racing Dodge Stratus R/T seventh, then knocked off Jason Line in the first round. In the quarterfinals, Johnson matched up against the Mopar-powered Stratus R/T of V. Gaines, but couldn't come away with the win, posting a run of 6.868 at 200.71 mph to Gaines' 6.845 at 201.61. Johnson is now 12th in the NHRA Pro Stock points battle.

The Team Mopar and Don Schumacher Racing pair of Richie Stevens Jr., and Shaun Carlson had another tough outing at Topeka. Stevens Jr. bowed out in the first round in his Team Mopar/Valspar Dodge Stratus R/T, losing to Rickie Smith. Carlson continued to gain valuable seat time in his Team Mopar/SRT Dodge Stratus R/T in his rookie season, but was unable to qualify for the eliminations round.

Johnson, Stevens Jr., and Carlson will compete next at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., June 9-11. For more info on Stevens Jr., Carlson, Johnson or the NHRA, log on to shoeracing.com, allenjohnson.com or nhra.com.

Josh Wise and Jerry Coons Jr., led Team Mopar in the 61st Annual Coca-Cola Night Before the 500 Classic at Indianapolis Raceway Park on May 27. Wise and the No. 20 Tony Stewart Motorsports team qualified fifth quick to lock themselves into the feature event. Jumping out to lead the first two laps of the race, Wise battled solidly throughout the night. Under a caution period, the No. 20 team changed tires to place Wise at the rear of the field. The 2005 USAC National Midget Car Series champion charged hard through the field to end the night in ninth place.

Coons Jr., and the No. 11 Wilke-PAK Motorsports team also had a strong showing in the annual event, as Coons, Jr., qualified third quick to start the night. Running near the front throughout the event, the No. 11 team took the checkered flag in fifth position. Coons Jr., is currently ranked fourth in USAC National Midget Car Series points.

Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises' Kyle Nicholas made a feature event appearance, bringing the No. 29 machine home in 14th place. Dodge Development driver Bryan Clauson earned a Top-10 finish in the event, driving the No. 67 Keith Kunz Motorsports entry to a 10th-place finish. Kevin Swindell and Teddy Beach drove Mopar-powered machines in the star-studded feature event, finishing 20th and 24th respectively. Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises' Levi Jones also competed in the event, finishing 11th in the first qualifying event.

The USAC National Midget Car Series will resume action this week, on June 2-3, at Knoxville Raceway in the Pepsi/Mt. Dew Midget Nationals. Mopar will offer a $5,000 bonus to the driver who can win with Mopar power. For more information regarding USAC Racing, log on to usacracing.com.

Team Mopar kicked off action last week with an event at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 24, where Paul McMahan, Joey Saldana, Kevin Swindell and Tyler Walker took to the red clay in World of Outlaws Sprint Series competition. McMahan and the No. 20 Tony Stewart Motorsports team got off to a strong start in the 25-lap A-main, when water began spraying from the car, ending his night prematurely. He was credited with 21st place.

Saldana and the No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing team posted a strong run, finishing in eighth. Walker drove the No. 5 Forbrook Motorsports entry to a 10th-place A-main finish.

Swindell was the story of the night, as he drove his Gary Stanton built Mopar-powered machine to a victory in the A-main event. The 17-year-old became the youngest winner in World of Outlaws Sprint Series history, leading all 25 laps.

McMahan also ran strong in a National Sprint Tour Series event at Attica Raceway Park in Ohio on May 28. The No. 20 machine was near the front for the duration of the A-main, taking the checkered flag in fifth. His efforts moved the team into sixth in the National Sprint Tour Series point standings.

Saldana and the No. 9 team moved on to World of Outlaws Sprint Series competition at Williams Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania on May 26-27. Missing the A-main on Friday, Saldana was credited 24th place on Saturday night. Saldana battled back on Monday, winning the first heat race and earning a seventh-place finish in the A-main at the Orange County Fair Speedway in New York. Saldana is currently fourth in World of Outlaws Sprint Series points.

The National Sprint Tour will resume action on Friday at Bloomington Speedway in Indiana. The World of Outlaws Sprint Series will resume action on today at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in New York. For more information regarding the National Sprint Tour Series or the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, log on to nationalsprinttour.com or theworldofoutlaws.com.

With the upcoming release of the Universal Studios film 'The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift,' the sport of drifting is poised to blow up, exposing the fast-rising motorsport to a much wider audience. Mopar and Samuel Hubinette will do their part to show the world what getting sideways is all about, as the "Crazy Swede" and his new Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8 will make an appearance at a June 4 media event in support of the world premiere of the film.

Hubinette, who served as a stunt driver for the film, will take representatives from media outlets for ride-alongs in his Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10. Media formerly unfamiliar with the sport will literally get a front-row seat to discover firsthand the tire-smoking excitement of drifting. Hubinette's new Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8, which will soon make its debut on the Formula D Drift Series, will also be on display at the event.

The event will feature the film's director, Justin Lin, in a roundtable discussion, and attendees will have the chance to preview the new 'The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift' ride at the Universal Studios theme park. Later that night, Hubinette will walk the red carpet when the film has its world premiere at the Gibson Amphitheatre. The film, which focuses on an American street racer who is sent to Japan and becomes enmeshed in the underground world of drift racing, will be released nationwide June 16.

"At Mopar, we do our best to get involved in enthusiast movements early on in their life cycle," said BJ Birtwell, Youth/Urban Marketing Manager for DaimlerChrysler. "Mopar and Samuel Hubinette were there at the beginning, and as drifting jumps to the next level, we'll continue to be one of the driving forces in the sport."

Hubinette, who won the inaugural Formula D Drift championship in 2004 and posted a runner-up finish in 2005, currently leads the 2006 Formula D points race heading into the third event at Solider Field in Chicago, set for June 9-10. The "Crazy Swede" took the win at the first event in April at Long Beach, Calif., and notched a runner-up finish in the May event near Atlanta, Ga. For info on Mopar, Hubinette, 'The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift' or the Formula D Drift Series, go to moparspeed.com, mopar.com, samuelhubinette.com, thefastandthefurious.com or formulad.com.