Jenkins prepared for start of 2007 season
(3-23-2007) MARION, TX – After several seasons of campaigning his trusty ‘68 Camaro Shannon “Iceman” Jenkins has opted for a streamlined version of the 2007 GTO built by Jerry Haas and his staff in Fenton, Missouri to head into this weekend’s season opening IHRA event held in San Antonio, Texas.
Along with taking delivery of the new car this winter the 6-time World Champion driver and tuner has remained plenty busy the past several months. “It’s seems as though we are starting from scratch this spring. Obviously we sold our Camaros in the latter part of the season, started a new engine program with David Reher, built a new state of the art race shop to house Mike Castellana’s Awesome Motorsports team, purchased a new trailer and welcomed a great sponsor in Evan Knoll and TORCO Race Fuels” stated Jenkins from Baytown, Texas last evening.
With all that in the mix you wonder how one individual can keep so focused on progressing in the ever dying breed of nitrous Pro Modifieds. “It’s been the same thing since I started racing Pro-Mod, nitrous versus blowers. Those blower teams ran stellar times last weekend in Gainesville. I’m excited to get our new package to a National event and see just how well our hard work over the winter has paid off,” continued Jenkins.
San Antonio has been hit or miss for the crowd favorite. In 2006 he just missed the field watching as teammate Mike Castellana went on to race Sunday, The 2005 race went just the opposite, putting the Iceman solidly in the field at the #3 spot and a runner-up showing to the winner, Ed Hoover.
Don’t count the nitrous guys out just yet, it’s a long season and with the new motors all the top nitrous teams are going with there is still plenty of fight left in them.
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Photo courtesy of Jason Sharp
