RICHMOND, Va. (October 10, 2007) - NHRA officials running the Winner's Circle
at last weekend's Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals might have been confused
when it came time to crown the winner of the Nitro Top Fuel category.

After all, Tommy Grimes had won each of the last four AHDRA exhibition events
at NHRA races dating back to fall 2005. But this time was different.

Not only did Jay Turner beat Grimes in the second round, but he went on to
win the race too.

Turner beat Phil Schmidt (6.628 seconds to 6.782) in the first round before
topping Grimes (6.740 to 6.811) in the second round. He rode his Harley-Davidson
to the win over Bill Furr in the final after Furr fouled at the starting
line.

"We had a lot of racing fortune come our way over the weekend, but the team
did a great job of putting us in the position to take advantage of the good
luck," Turner said. "We smoked the tires right away in the second round matchup
and if Tommy had made a clean run, I would have lost. But they had a problem too
and I was able to get back in it and win the round. Then Bill ran quicker than
us, but left early. We got lucky this weekend but we were in the position to be
lucky."

Turner said he is a big supporter of AHDRA racers participating in exhibition
events at NHRA national sites.

"It's always great to run in front of big crowds on a great race track,"
Turner said. "Over the years we've made some great friends who race in the Pro
Mod, Pro Stock and other car categories so it was great to see everyone.

"It also helps us gather information. We've made a lot of runs this season
and we've taken the information and we've been able to apply it to wherever we
are. It's been a good season and winning the NHRA event was a lot of fun."

Now Turner and the rest of the AHDRA must change their focus to the final
three events of the AHDRA Screamin' Eagle championship season. Turner is
currently third in the national Top Fuel point standings. Tak Shigematsu is the
points leader with 706, while Doug Vancil is second with 642 and Turner is third
with 554.

The series will continue the regular season this weekend with the Screamin'
Eagle Performance Parts Nationals in Rockingham, N.C. Qualifying begins
Saturday.

"Rockingham is a great race," Turner said. "We always have a big crowd and
the racing is tough. You have to qualify well and make a great pass down the
track every time if you want to win. Last season both ends of the national
record fell at Rockingham and they haven't been touched since. I think with the
weather looking the way it is, that could change this weekend.

"We've been racing at Rockingham for a long time and we have a lot of great
history there. We have strong momentum that we can carry over from Richmond and
I think we're in for another successful showing at Rockingham."