2016 NHRA "Silly Season" Rumors - Post 'Em If You Got "Em

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How about posting the NHRA "Silly Season" rumors you run across all in one place?
Let's see what really transpires before the start of the 2016 NHRA "Pick 'Em" game.

Here's a few to start with:

From Competitionplus.com:
* The third DSR dragster driver will soon be announced and the name is.....Shawn Langdon who evidently passed his 2015 Countdown on-the-job interview. But Top Fuel driver Shawn Langdon doesn't include Alan Johnson
* A big name tuner is rumored to be joining John Force racing to take the place of Todd Smith on Brittany Force's Top Fuel car. Let's see, what big name tuner has been looking for funding for his own team? How about the initials AJ...as in Alan Johnson?
And the rumors also say a face familiar to the championship tuner will accompany him on the rumored move.
* Leah Pritchett is rumored to be joining a prominent two-car Top Fuel team with an announcement coming soon.
 
That Leah Pritchett rumor,is kind of interesting.... Alan Johnson unemployment as a crew chief ,won't happen (lol).
 
Not a rumor fact..Summit prostock racers Greg Anderson and Jason Line will be back..
 
competitionplus.com has a story that Allen Johnson Racing will be back in Pro Stock in 2016 and more. The story says their deal came through and an announcement should be out in a week or two.
 

According to NHRA.com, 7 entries have been received for the 2016 season-opening Winternationals. And 4 of them are Mopars!
* #1PS Erica Enders Elite Motorsports '16 Dart
* #3PS Allen Johnson J&J Racing '15 Dart
* #25PS Jeg Coughlin Jr. MagnettiMarelli-Elite-Jegs '16 Dart
* #55PS V. Gaines Kendall Oil '15 Dart

Can't wait!

 
Here's some juicy tidbits recently found on the web:
* Per competition.com, Alan Johnson is going to be involved in overseeing both the John Force Top Fuel car and Steve Torrence's Top Fuel operation, making them somewhat of an alliance. The tuner of record on the John Force car will be Brian Husen.
* See http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/greg-anderson-talks-about-his-team’s-test-session for Greg Anderson's comments about the drivability of their efi Pro Stock cars. Evidently the throttle operation with efi isn't as smooth as with carbs.
* The Gas Monkey Garage Camaro Pro Stock is going to run all 24 NHRA 2016 national events
* Check out Shirley Muldowney's KFC commercial from 1982: http://www.competitionplus.com/competitionplustv/cptv-classic-shirley-muldowneys-kfc-commercial
 
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