July 6, 2004 Bud Park weekend thoughts and wrap up:

(SpeedZone Magazine editor Dean Murdoch's take on the 2nd version)

Mud, Sweat and Nitro........................with a couple long days and nights thrown in, was the order of the weekend for the 'sophomore' version of the "Rocky Mountain Nationals". With the success of the first event last season at the Northern facility, the optimism ran high that the second year would be even better. There were very few slight down falls of event #1. The car count (only 299 including brackets and Jrs), the extensive rain that finally ended four days prior to the event, which caused delays in a few superficial improvements, and the parking area for the lower sportsman classes. Outside the fence line last year was quite dusty and most racers were not happy with the situation outside the fence, but were assured that improvement for year two would be extensive. So the first year was a resounding success. Jump up to this season, and quite possibly the most optimism I have had for a second annual event, was just around the corner. I called Bud Park back in April to see what improvements were going to be made for this year's version along with talking about the Sept. Pro Mod event of with I help out the WCPM assoc. At that time I was told by track executive Kimberly Reeves that because of the money that was spend in 2003, they would only be able to pave the rest of the roadways in the Pro Pits and that would be all for this season's race. I inquired about the planned new Pro pits (where the bracket cars parked in 2003), and the paving that was slated to be completed as well and the sportsman pits outside the fence. She stated that the budget for 2004 would not allow the improvements in those two pit areas. I did question the decision, but she said that the money was not there. Only for the paving in the 'Pro Pits'. So when the rain was forecasted throughout the weekend, I did not know what to expected once I arrived. My first impression and concern on the event happened a few weeks prior to the event, when I received my credential reply back from the media relations department at IHRA. I had requested four credentials total for the event. Two or three photo/media and one general media. Their reply back to me was one photo/media and no other credential period. So I got on the horn to Travis Reynolds, and asked what was up. He stated the entire policy of handling the media and the photo credentials given out was being drastically changed, a directive brought down by parent company Clear Channel I presume. He stated to me that the goal was to have up to six credentialed photographers only. While I understood he was not the one who made the decision I voiced my displeasure since I had two of the three others on my team booked with rental cars, hotels and airline tickets. With that statement he relented and allowed three media credentials total, but still only one photo pass. My case in this scenario was this; I am probably the only West Coast based publication, both internet based and print based that gives a rat's ass about the IHRA and in fact I have a nine page preview on the event in my upcoming issue due out in time for this event. He would not give in the photo deal, and I stated I was not happy and would discuss it further once I got to the track.

Thursday, 1:00pm arrival, and the teams were showing up in droves and it looked to be a substantially bigger field that in 2003. But the weather was still forecasted to be iffy. We got our credentials Thursday evening, and went in to talk to the teams. All four pro classes looked to be at least as big as 2003, with Top Fuel and Pro Mod a little larger. A lot of hype for the Terry Capp team, as owner Ron Hodgeson went out a leased a very high calibre engine/running gear program along with crew chief Rob Flynn, all from the Bob Vandergriff racing team. The team would be a player, if Terry Capp could prove to be capable after a few years away from the sport. That team in fact proved to be more than capable in the end.

Friday morning dawns with a few sprinkles through the day and a couple delays. It caused the sportsman qualifying to be cut down to only two session for a few classes and one for most. By the end of the day, the two scheduled pro sessions for three of the pro class and the scheduled one for the Top Fuel cars went off as planned. One of the most noticeable differences from last year after the profiling and grinding the track have was the deterioration of the surface in just one year. As you can see by the photo above, the harse Edmonton winters made the surface which was very smooth last year, and extremely bumpy this season.

Not too many problems and a pretty good attitude from all racers and the IHRA/Bud Park officials. Two or three complaints from a couple pro teams but nothing to be too concerned about, after all, a number of the pros act like their s... does not stink, and they expect the world. No names will be mentioned but it is not the crème of the crop teams. Then the rains came hard at 10pm Friday night just after Pro Mod qualifying where Rick Distefano set the class on its ear, with his 6.26.

Then the (MUD) hit the fan so to speak.....Saturday morning was not a happy time in the pit area when we arrived. The sportsman pits were water, and now mud filled, as the surface was a combination of dirt, clay and other Albertan soil products. The teams were told not to drive in the pits unless it was absolutely necessary. Most did comply, but when it was evident that there race on Saturday would be a complete wash, a number of teams, families etc, got mobile and the mess had begun. It is very hard to describe the actual situation without being there first hand, but Glen Miller Quick Rod/Super Comp competitor (read his take, and Glenn would not in most cases say sh..... if he had a mouthful), said it very well.

Sunday morning arrived and we headed off to the track, there was still a slight drizzle, and I noticed around 10-15 racecars on the freeway heading home. "Yikes that does not look good", I said to my fellow associates. When we arrived they were hard on the track trying to dry it, but the most noticeable was the glum look and the overnight conditions of the pit areas. The sportsman racers themselves looked defeated, and while I did not talk to them all, I talked to probably 150 of them, as I gave 1or 2 copies of Speedzone to every team in all the pit areas (they were supposed to hand a copy to every team as they paid at the gate on Thursday).

What the officials were doing (and the forecast was pretty positive) was bring cars (based on their classes) out of the muck, and down to the area just east of the staging lanes. There they were running pressure washer over the tires and under carriage where the mud had collected. Then they moved those cars to an area where they cold drip dry as good as possible before their call to the staging lanes. A noble effort, but for many of the teams with higher horsepower cars, they weren't confident that they would be dry enough so I would say that out of the 393 race cars that had paid and entered I would say that between 20-40 did elected to compete including a couple Top Sportsman drivers from the west coast. I talked to those involved from the West (Bob Marshall and Duane Grosart) and both believe it or not did not leave with any rant or fury, they both said they felt for the facility, knew they were trying hard, and were overall impressed by the IHRA official treatment they received and will in all probability be back (an attitude that made me very happy). Their concern for not staying and racing was actually driving through the mud and then water sitting under the drive train after the pressure washing, and possibly getting under the tires during their run. On a side note... Congrat's to Duane Grosart, Chris Murphy, Gary Teichrob and the whole 'Blown 55 Chevy' race team (above) on their "Best Engineered Sportsman award".

Finally racing got underway around 10:00am, and I was pleased that the IHRA media decided to give us an extra photo credential. The rain still lingered during the day and just prior to Top Fuel, a small shower hit and the IHRA were in the middle on Super Rod final qualifying, unfortunately the sprinkles were happening when Calgarian Ken Mostowich got loose in his beautiful Corvette Roadster and hit the wall hard. I really questioned the thought of them running his pairing and the two prior to him when I felt the rain hitting my camera gear and me and saw the drop in the puddles. The amount of moisture hit the surface would not have been even a problem if the temperature was higher than the 14 degrees Celsius (60 degrees Fahrenheit) reading, and a track temperature that was also less than 70 degrees. I talked to Ken afterwards and to say he was not happy was the understatement of the weekend, but he also said, "I should not have staged". He does receive my "Big Ballz" award as not 15 later, he got in his second car, a brand new Pro Stock Cavalier he is running in Quick Rod, and made his final qualifying lap in that very same lane. Way to go Ken! I was voting for you to win the race buddy.

After that unfortunately accident.....Sunday elimination's were ready to begin. It started with Pro Stock at 2:30pm in front of a huge crowd. The race was everything you hope a final day of elimination's would be.............for the pros. For the sportsman drivers...........who were kicked in the teeth by the weather, and the conditions of the pits the weather created, it was the marathon race that was still running at 2:00 am when Scooter Peaco finally ended their suffering until the final few rounds would be completed starting at 10:00am that same morning. Much like the NHRA, the Sunday race is totally catered to the professional classes, and to a certain extent, with justification. Those teams all have flights and travel arrangements set, and are very costly to change. Secondly, the television crews are there on Sunday to film for Speedvision. By the time the professional classes were finished including Thunderbolts and Nitro Harleys at appox: 8:30pm, the 10 sportsman classes that were on hand each had one session of elimination's except for the two bracket classes and the Jr Dragsters (those three classes totalled 177 cars). From there, the 60 or so sportsman cars plus the 170 brackets and jrs. got free reign of the drag strip, to approximately 57 spectators. I actually left the track at 1:00 am Monday morning and they were down to the 1/4 finals in most of the classes except for the brackets and jrs. I returned after taking one of my associates back to the hotel, And when I returned at 2:00 am they had not run a lot more, due to an absolutely worst timed in history, engine grenade. Scooter Peaco came on the PA and said at that time they would get all classes to down to the semis and then return at 10:00 am to finish the event. The oil down took a little longer to complete and according to a number of teams and drivers they pleaded with the officials to end it due to safety concerns.

Racing did resume Monday morning and was completed by just after lunch.

The weekend of 'Mud Sweat and Nitro' came to an ending that will be bantered about for a long time. Was there positives to the event? Hell yes! was there negatives to the event? Hell yes. Did one cancel out the other making it a wash.

Pros and cons

Pros
1. The increase in car count
2. Terry Capp and Rick Distefano
3. Sunday's elimination's
4. Clay Millican's 4.57
5. Terry Capps 319 shot
6. Rick Distefano's tenth on all the blown cars
7. Shooting pictures off the boom lift
8. Talking with Ron Hodgeson, Terry Capp, Tim Lewis and Doug Foley
9. Eddie Plaizer winning Thunderbolts
10. The Crowd support
11. The 6.50's by four Pro Stockers
12. Meeting Roger Richard's
13. Giving the racers a bit of a lift when handing them a free SpeedZone
14. The overall good treatment racers received from the IHRA officials (go to the negatives for the second take on the officials)

The Cons

1. The mud
2. The rain
3. The media credential fiasco, which may have Speedzone rethink its dedication to the IHRA
4. The non-stoppage of racing prior to Ken Mostowich crashing
5. The running of eliminations after 11:00 pm when the condensation was prevalent on all windows of the door cars.
6. Having Jrs. (sorry kids and mom and dads) at any type of national event.
7. The Bud park staff (not the IHRA officials) did not really follow the IHRA lead in customer relations
8. The refund policy and the spectator gate policy. One team had a couple relatives wanting to come and visit them Saturday evening after the day was cancelled (around 5:00 pm) and they were told (this is the truth) that they each had to buy a three day ticket to even step into the pits, when there was only one day of racing left. (while I don't know if this ticket person made a mistake or not, they were emphatic that they had to purchase three day tickets each), needless to say the family members did not visit.
9. Not giving the two fast sportsman classes (TS and TD) their second round until around 12:45 am

What would have I done differently:

I would have ended the day well before Midnight, when it was evident the race was going well past that time. The condensation on the wind screens and the windows in the door cars was unbelievable. I would, when the forecast was for rain during the weekend, have contracted trucking companies to have gravel in the pits at whatever the cost. The track owners are very well financed (two of the three for sure) and that decision in my opinion is the most negative one made by the Bud Park executives. While no one can control the weather, the officials had to have figured with the expected increased car counts this season, there was no way the outside gate area would not be full of cars. They have been in Edmonton long enough to know what happens when water hits the dirt, clay and calcium combination and what the end result would be. The forecast was absolutely calling for rain, they had lots of time to make a decision that they felt could have long term consequences. I would not under any circumstances run Jrs. at a National event. For this I know that I will take some heat but I will give my reasons. #1. For what happened here. #2. Having Jrs. running until the wee hours is not a smart idea. #3. The safety aspect has to be questioned because of the lack of good lighting down the return road. #4. There were comments by people on my forum where the Jr's were actually on the return road and cars were running. I am just guessing, but that first year in having the Jrs. was a way to increase car counts. I mildly understand and the revenue they brought in with the $95.00 crew tickets for mom, dad and a couple other relatives amount to probably $500.00 per team. 47 cars = $23,500.00. Not chump change by any stretch of the imagination. But are Jrs. a part of any national event? No? Am I a big supporter of the Jr. program? Yes, I sponsor a car and I have given them probably more coverage over the years than any other publication out there. They are the future of the sport. But they should not be a part of a national event. Further, I would not have run the three pairs of cars prior to the crash by Mostowich. That was a decision that was done due to time concerns and I feel safety took a small back seat in that instance. On that note, why wasn't the regular IHRA starter at this race, Why did Bill Bader leave on Thursday evening and why wasn't Jim Marchyshyn (director of Sales and Marketing) not here? Why did Aaron Polburn say "The adjusted altitude should be very low. We are in Hell.". this was quoted to Roger Richards from Competitionplus.com.

What will be the end result of this event. Personally I walk away with more positives that negatives, but the couple negatives were very pronounced. The staff and owners at Bud Park know have a daunting task of damage control. Firstly, if there is to be a future for this event, they have to totally redo either by re-gravelling or sodding or paving (pick option #3) the two suspect pit areas, and finish paving the pro pit area. And they have to do it this season or announce they will do it in the next couple months or 1/3rd of the teams that were here are not likely to return and any new teams will say "forget about it"! They need to fix the return road and light it. They need to install better seating on the return roadside and fix that pit area, making it the Pro Pits, and encouraging the spectator to sit in the "NEW" stands that will be installed in that area. Those stands also have to be closer to the racetrack just back of the return road. Can they stop the bleeding. I think they can and I hope they can, but they need to act fairly quickly in my opinion.

Send your comments to me! Dean

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June 30, 2004 Previews and press releases

Dennis Radford Preview:

Dennis and the Poison Viper team is excited to hit Edmonton and fight it out with a bunch more heavy hitters at the 2nd Rocky Mountain Nationals. Last weekend he competed at St. Louis in the AMS event and fell one spot short with a 6.266 (9th best).

Last year, he qualified in the middle of the pack at Bud Park with a 6.42 and feels he will run quicker with the new engine combo that produces alot more HP. He does has one weekend on the combo at a high track, and that was two weeks ago at Salt Lake (7500ft), and he went to the final round there against rival nitrous competitor Pat Stoken. Stoken won that match-up and Dennis wants to get his buddy back if they meet up here at Edmonton.

John Scialpi Pro Mod Preview:

The West Covina Ca. owner/driver is ready for his second IHRA event of the season and is looking for a big improvement from the first event he attended. At San Antonio in the early spring, John struggled to a 6.42 best that kept him out of the field on Sunday.
This past weekend at Mission Raceway, John ran a 6.38 best and advanced to the second round at the WCPM event at Mission Raceway, which was run on a hot and slightly greasy track. That run should a good base line for this weekend's IHRA "Rocky Mountain Nationals" at Edmonton's Bud Park. John is one of the few drag racers in the sport that is responsible for every faucet of his racecar. He built the chassis as well as the engine combination that he has developed over the past decade. Other pro mod teams in the West use his combination as well, so his time is busy not only on his own car, but assisting and tuning others.
The new 'Woppado II' 57 Chevy was built in 2003 and is starting to show the potential that John was hoping for when he decided to retire his original "all steel" 1957 'Woppado I'.
The altitude here at Edmonton, which is 2400+ could hinder the blown teams due to the new 20%OD rule, and the nitrous cars will probably have the performance advantage, something the rules makers probably did not take into account for a race track like Edmonton, but John is confident they can qualifying solidly in the field and be a force come race day Sunday.
John would like to thank all his sponsors including Major sponsor Red Line Oil, and major associate Tom's Differentials. As well, K & N Filters, Santhuff Shocks, Rodriguez Contracting, JE Pistons, XRP, EastWest Clutches, Ralph Gorr, Schneider Valve Train, Childs and Albert and Jaz Products help support the 'Woppado' Race team. Check out all the action from this weekend at www.dragracecentral and www.speedzonemagazine.com

Wayne Torkelson Pro Mod Preview:

Californian Wayne Torkelson Jr. is making his far north Pro Mod debut this weekend at Edmonton's Bud Park to compete at the 2nd Rocky Mountain Nationals in the Red Line Oil (Water Wetter) sponsored '55 Ford Thunderbird.

Wayne and the Red Line Oil team are very excited to compete at Edmonton, and against some of the top IHRA Pro Mod competitors. This season Wayne decided to challenge the West Coast Pro Mod series full time because of the competitiveness of the series, and the fact that he wants to win the series championship. He is one of the original members and organizers of the WC series and has done everything in the series but win the title. He currently sits in second place in the standings behind Pat Stoken, and is using this weekend's race to work on his high altitude tune-up and to see how he matches up to his peers in the IHRA.

After the team's semi-final finish last weekend at Mission's WCPM Pepsi Pro Mod Challenge, the family and crew (Wayne Jr. has to fly back to California to work for three days) were looking forward to travelling North on the Yellowhead Highway through Jasper and the Rockies on their way to Edmonton. Wayne's father and team owner/crew-chief Wayne Sr. is hoping the track conditions (and the exceptional track prep) are as good as rumoured, so he can put all the BAE power the big hemi makes to the surface.

Wayne would like to thank all his sponsors for the 2004 season and they include Red Line Oil, Drive Magazine, West Coast Powder Coasting, Edge Racing Fuels, Headman Headers, M/T Tires, West Coast Differential, Mega Power, and Stock to Performance.
Special thanks go out to all the crew including his Dad (car owner and crew chief), John Bouton Roy Parker, Matt and Jarrod. Special thanks go out to his mom, Barbara, wife Tavia and daughter Stacie. Stay up to date on all the happenings with Wayne and the team at www.westcoastpromods.com and www.torkelsonmotorsports.com

Joe Delehay Pro Mod Preview:

Calgary's Joe Delehay's Pro Mod season took a long hiatus much like a groundhog who saw his shadow 'Groundhog day. His six weeks of extra winter was like six months, so his return to Pro Mod racing is like a medicinal tonic. His concrete pumping business has been so busy in the Province of Alberta, that racing has taken a back seat.
He raced at Mission Raceway's Pepsi Pro Mod Challenge this past weekend and basically hot lapped his truck with close to 10 laps (part and full runs) in his and Crew Chief Ken Eisler's attempted to get a handle on the new 20% OD rules governed by the IHRA this spring. He and many are not too excited about the new rule particularly since Joe races primarily at high elevation tracks (Mission being the only sea level surface on Joe's schedule).
His first season with a blown combination threw the team a few bones like the 6.44 they ran in early testing and the 6.40 laps they made at Edmonton last season. This year, he wants to further fine-tune the blown BAE combination

His Pro Mod is not just your basic racecar either, if fact it is a truck. He had Bob Davenport Custom Race Cars built a 1972 full size Pro Mod pick-up, and had the title of world's fastest pick-up and first to reach 200mph when he over 202 mph back in the mid 90's.This weekend at Edmonton's Rocky Mountain Nationals his goal is to qualify in what will be a much tougher field than last season's inaugural event, but his real goal with the truck is to reclaim the 'World's fastest and Quickest truck' title, currently held by good friend Glen May in a "Ford" of all things (according to Joe). Will Joe change with the times and race a main stream race 'car' in the future? The 'fastest' moniker is one he wants real bad, so time will tell if the truck will be in his plans for the future. The new front end of the truck is said to have 25% less surface area, so that in itself should help Joe run quicker and faster.
Joe would like to thank all the crew including Ken, Mark, and Jason and all his family for their support. As well his major sponsor, "Dynamic Concrete Pumping. To keep up to date on all the happenings with the 72 Chevy P/U log on at http://www.joedelehay.com
For all the results from this weekend check out www.dragracecentral.com and www.speedzonemagazine.com

Glen Kerunsky Pro Mod Preview:

This weekend Glen and team are off to Edmonton for the Rocky Mountain Nationals, and to regain some off the form they had to start the year. They know it will be tough this weekend as Edmonton is a high elevation track, and the new 20%OD rules will make it especially tough for the Blower cars. A number of teams including Glen are questioning the reasoning behind this rules, especially in the middle of the season, and when they are getting into the hot weather conditions that favor the nitrous cars anyway. But, they are under the same rules as all the Blower teams so they will make the best of it. Last year the team went to the second round at Edmonton and were only a couple hundredths from the semis finals. This year they will be one of the favorites, due to glen's win at San Antonio and their top 10 placing in the standings.

Clay Millican looks to avenge last year's Rocky Mountain Nationals loss:

Chicago - June 30, 2004 Three-time defending IHRA Top Fuel Champion Clay Millican of Team Werner/Lehman Racing will look to avenge his 2003 IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals loss at this year's event, which takes place at the Budweiser Motorsports Park in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 2-4.

"Last year's race was very disappointing for our team," said Millican. "Edmonton had one of the most enthusiastic crowds I've ever raced in front of, so to lose with that many people watching was a huge letdown. I didn't know what to expect going into the race last year since it was our first time there, but now my expectations are pretty high because it was such a great event."

Millican enters this year's Rocky Mountain Nationals with a perfect record for the season with four wins and no losses. He has also been the number one qualifier at all four IHRA events thus far in 2004. He holds the Budweiser Motorsports Park track record for elapsed time with 4.666 seconds, as well as the track record for speed at 317.01 mph.
Last year's Rocky Mountain Nationals marked the first of Millican's two losses out of 12 races in 2003. Millican fell to Bruce Litton in both losses. Millican is the current Top Fuel points leader, while Litton is 138 points behind in second place. The two have met in two final rounds this season, the Texas Nationals in San Antonio, and the ACDelco Nationals in Richmond, Va.

Earlier this season, Millican became the winningest professional driver in IHRA history when he got his 33rd career Top Fuel victory in just his fifth season on the circuit at the ACDelco Nationals. He surpassed Rickie Smith, who had 32 combined wins in Pro Stock and Pro Mod.

In his last race, the IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals in Grand Bend, Ontario, Millican defeated Rick Cooper, Todd Paton, and Tim Cullinan en route to his fourth win of the season. He had the low E.T. and top speed of the weekend, with an E.T. of 4.658 in the first qualifying round, and a speed of 318.80 mph in the third qualifying round.

Millican is a former forklift driver from Drummonds, Tenn., and has loved drag racing his entire life. He got his first racecar at the age of 16, and still goes bracket racing at his hometown track when he has the chance. He is married and has two sons, with whom he enjoys skateboarding and BMX biking.

June 30, 2004

Rob Atchison Racing:

London,On 2003 IHRA Funny Car Champion Rob Atchison returns to Edmonton in search of his first victory of the 2004 season. With sponsorship help from the local Edmonton Benjamin Moore Paint dealers Atchison takes the Erickson Manufacturing Pontiac into the race in second place in the IHRA/Hooters points. To date Atchison has 3 runner-up finishes and 1 first round loss after suffering food poisoning in Rockingham. "We ran well here last year setting the track ET record and we finished runner-up after we suffered tire shake in the final" stated Atchison. The fans here in Edmonton are truly awesome and they sure treat all of us racers superbly. Kim and Rob Reeves who run Budweiser Motorsports Park are excellent hosts. We are going to be doing some pre race appearances at The Public Restaurant on Wednesday from lunch and early afternoon and we will be at the Chateau Edmonton Thursday for the Canada Day Celebration on July 1st from 3-7. Atchison Racing major sponsor is Erickson Manufacturing and they also receive valuable backing from Atchison Machine Service, MacMaster GM Superstores, Mattress Depot (Calgary-London), Pennzoil Lubricants, Performance Racing News, TEAM Truck Centres, Tool & Cutter Supply, Ultimate Touch Collision and Paint and West Coast Transportation. For more info visit the team Website at www.atchisonracing.com

Bruce Litton Preview:

Bruce Litton prepared to defend IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals this weekend

EDMONTON, Alb. - Bruce Litton will admit that he raced no different in the final round of last year's IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals than he did in four other races when he finished runner-up. Sometimes destiny is on your side and then sometimes it isn't meant to be. For Litton, the Lucas Oil-sponsored driver from Indianapolis, the time has come to rekindle the same spirit that propelled him to two victories in 2003. One of those was in Edmonton.

Litton is more than ready for the challenge.

"Everything that has happened in the past is behind us and we are looking forward to this challenge," explained Litton. "We have plenty of incentive to do well this weekend because we are defending champions. Repeating as champions would be a great experience for us.

"I look forward to this race because the fans are awesome. They are appreciative fans and they make the trip well worth it."

Litton's season started out on a tough note when mechanical failure sent his Top Fuel dragster careening through the shutdown area at San Antonio Raceway at over 300-miles per hour. The team rebounded and reached the final round of the following event.

Litton is very much aware that the racing conditions in Edmonton have the tendency to change rather quickly. A lot of that relates to the high altitude. Prior to the final round last year, Litton made wholesale changes to his combination prior to racing and beating Clay Millican.

As it turned out, Litton didn't need it totally as he won on a holeshot in the final round.

Litton is currently ranked second in the IHRA Hooters Drag Racing Series points behind Millican. He is the only person since 2001 to defeat Millican in a final round. In 2003, he did it twice; once in Edmonton and the most recent came last August during the IHRA's special 16-car show in Norwalk, Ohio.

In total, Litton has raced Millican in 18 final rounds since 2000.

For more information on Bruce Litton, visit his website at www.brucelitton.com.