<< UPDATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 >> TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC HAS ANNOUNCED THAT KENNY TOM HAS BEEN HIRED AS CREW CHIEF. "KENNY BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND HAS BEEN IN PRO STOCK A NUMBER OF YEARS WITH QUALITY TEAMS," HAMMONDS SAID. "WHAT I LIKE ABOUT KENNY IS HE IS A HARD WORKER AND FITS RIGHT IN WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING. HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING, AND WE ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM." TOM HAS 23 YEARS OF MOTORSPORTS EXPERIENCE AND HAS SERVED AS CREW CHIEF FOR RON KRISHER RACING AND MARK OSBORNE RACING. HE ALSO SERVED AS RACE TEAM MANAGER, CLUTCH MANAGER, AND LEASE ENGINE REPRESENTATIVE FOR VARIOUS MOTORSPORTS ORGANIZATIONS. IN 1966, TOM BEGAN RACING HIS 1962 PLYMOUTH D/STOCK IN NHRA SPORTSMAN AND SUPER STOCK COMPETITION FOR 14 YEARS. <<1320 TV>> JACK BECKMAN'S VALVOLINE/MAIL TERMINAL SERVICES DODGE CHARGER FUNNY CAR AGAIN WILL SPORT THE DESIGN FOR THE POPULAR AND HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MAIL FROM HOME PROGRAM. THE MAIL FROM HOME PROGRAM ALLOWS FANS AND COMPETITORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UNIQUE CARDS IN THE DON SCHUMACHER RACING HOSPITALITY AREA AND AT A KIOSK WITHIN THE U.S. ARMY RACING ZONE AT NHRA NATIONAL EVENTS WITH MESSAGES TO THE U.S. TROOPS OVERSEAS. MTS THEN DISTRIBUTES THE CARDS FREE TO WAR-ZONE CAMPS. THE NUMBER OF POSTCARDS DELIVERED SO FAR IN 2008 IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED THE 90,000 FROM LAST YEAR. <<1320 TV>> THE FINAL RACE OF THE 2008 PRO MODIFIED RACING ASSOCIATION SEASON WILL BE AT TORONTO MOTORSPORTS PARK SEPTEMBER 13-14. BRUCE BOLAND IS LAST YEAR'S CHAMPION. <<1320 TV>> THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY HAS A BUSY NOVEMBER PLANNED. RICH CHRISTENSEN'S ARM DROP LIVE! TV SHOW IS SET TO FILM NOV. 4-5, AND THE LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT WILL FOLLOW NOV. 6-9. MORE INFORMATION REGARDING CHRISTENSEN'S SHOW IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.ARMDROPLIVE.COM