Salem, Ind. (December 2, 2002) - The Sunoco Super Series had a booth at the 2002 Dayton Thanksgiving Weekend Racing Trade Show & Auction this past Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. There where several series car owners and racers at the show. The following are some of the facts and rumors heard at the show:

The big topic of conversation was what is going to happen with the Winchester 400 with the ASA Racing Series not returning to the famed Winchester Speedway in 2003. No one knows for sure the answer to that question, but Ed Friddle of Car Brite, who did an outstanding job this past season promoting the Car Brite 200 on Winchester 400 weekend was seen talking several times with series director Glenn Luckett. Rumor is there will be more information out very soon about the Winchester 400, and another "first time event on Saturday" of that weekend!

The best car at the auction was the late model of former series part-time competitor Todd Braun. Braun is the owner of Chad Blount's NASCAR Busch Series team, which recently relocated from Winamac, Ind., to North Carolina. Bobby and Chad Blount were at the show with Todd of Braun Motorsports. Todd's car was bought by Indianapolis businessman Don Napier, the car owner for C.A.R.S. 2002 Late Model Champion Robert Amos. The rumor is Amos will make some starts with the series in 2003.

Ken Muller and Eddie Van Meter were at the show, selling some old equipment and finding a few bargains. Looks like Muller will be the car owner for team mates Eddie Van Meter and Todd Oliver, they will be making some big announcements in the near future about their 2003 plans. Indianapolis native Steve Keller recently purchased a turn-key car from Muller Motorsports to run a few series races in 2003.

Another Indianapolis native looking for a "new" car to drive with the series next year was Doug Grieg. The Speeddrome veteran and former ASA competitor has attempted to make a handful of series races over the past several years with little success. They are looking to upgrade their equipment to be more competitive in 2003.

2000 series champion and rookie of the year Scott Hantz was also seen at the show. Hantz will be competing at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla., this coming weekend in Saturday's Snowflake, a warm-up race to the big Snowball Derby on Sunday. Hantz will also be racing at New Smyrna during Speedweeks in February. Hantz's team is preparing to make a run for the 2003 Sunoco Super Series championship with a new "secret chassis"!

Scott Eggman, who raced part-time with the series in 2000 and 2001, will make a return to the series on a part-time basis again in 2003. Eggman plans on competing mostly at Anderson Speedway and IRP. Eggman spent most of 2002 rebuilding and updating his car to be more competitive!

17-year-old Kris Deckard was at the show with his father. They plan on racing with the series in 2003, they are trying to secure sponsorship to run for rookie of the year honors!

Anderson businessman Ray Yockey reports he will be helping former series champion Brian Rievley return possibly full-time with the series in 2003. We can expect to hear more announcements from that team in the near future!

The "Zero Hero", Tom Jones was strolling the aisles, Jones plans on having a car at the "big shows" with the Sunoco Series in 2003.

J.R. Roahrig made an appearance on Saturday. His team is currently fixing their car from the hard crash Roahrig had at I-70 Speedway the week before IRP. Roahrig will be back with the series in 2003, how they do at the beginning of the season will determine how many races they will run in 2003.

K-Motion Valve Springs owners Bob & Gayle Kamp were visiting the show. They recently purchased Benton County Speedway, a 1/4 mile dirt track. Bob & Gayle cannot attend the 2002 awards banquet, but they wanted to extend their congratulations to the top 15 teams in series points!

Rumor has it that Bull Baker has purchased some new "horsepower" for the 2003 season. The two-time winner in 2002 wants to be in victory lane more in 2003!

Sunoco Super Series owners RJ Scott and Glenn Luckett will be at the Performance Racing Industry Show this coming Thursday and Friday. Check the series web site next weekend, as they will have more facts and rumors to report from that show!