Live from Reading,PA - NHRA PEP BOYS Nationals

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning racers and fans -Welcome to the 37th annual PEP BOYS Nationals and believe it or not stacking started yesterday morning - early because the Dave Stine Memorial race was going on Friday,Saturday and today was rained out .As of last evening while the race still going on the lines were already six across and by now i'm sure more .BTW, a free CLASS RACER t-shirt to the first person to guess who is first in line .

Speaking of PEP BOYS my earliest memories of them was a small store in my hometown ( and on the 'wrong' side of town) that sold mostly used motor oil that had been re-refined, recapped tires and old batteries that were refurbished along with a small supply of parts .My- my- my have they come a long way since then .Today they have huge shops with many service bays along with trained techs that can fix modern cars and service them well and a parts dept that stocks many top name brands .All that plus they have been sponsoring the NHRA ALL-STAR CALLOUT this year.Manny,Moe and Jack would be pleased ! ! !

Many of you haven't been to Maple Grove since the Koresky family took over the reins and will be able to see the diff - much new paving - manicured very well and a great general appearance .

More to come ............Opps - one last thing --- it's Maple Grove and it's raining ! ! ! !