"Dallas was eventful, there's no doubt about that," tells Montecalvo. "We fought the track all weekend, which was partly due to the fact that it was green with very few runs on it. It's a beautiful facility, however, and I look forward to returning to it next year. We hurt our engine in qualifying so we were down on power in Sunday's eliminations. But this was the first time I wasn't too disappointed to be headed away from the track early on race day. I was eager to see our new grandson! At 4:52 a.m. on Sunday my daughter-in-law gave birth to a healthy baby boy after "27" hours of labor. Lois Anne had flown home on Saturday to be there for the birth. I flew home Sunday night, Lois Anne picked me up, and we went right to the hospital. My first instinct was to buy a Junior Dragster. But after the weekend I had, my better sense told me to get some tennis rackets and golf clubs!"

The proud new grandfather excitedly told of the recent addition, which obviously took precedence over his otherwise substandard weekend. The Montecalvo's won't have long to enjoy their new grandson, however, before they're off again. The next IHRA National Event is just two short weeks away in Tulsa, Okl. "The motor is already at Sonny's and we'll have it ready to go for Tulsa. Hopefully we can turn our luck around there, but first I'm going to take a couple of days and enjoy that new grandson!"

Courtesy of Lisa Bingham