Weis goes back to school

2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 21 of 23
TORCO RACING FUELS NHRA NATIONALS
Virginia Motorsports Park
Dinwiddie, Va.
Race Date: Oct. 13-15, 2006

Weis goes back to school

HANOVER, Va. (October 11, 2006) - NHRA Top Fuel pilot Scott Weis recently 
went back to school. The Ashland, Va.-based Weis returned to Hanover High School 
for the second consecutive year to help promote the Race 2 Read program, 
organized by the school librarian Kim Weis, the racers wife. 
The team visits have proven to be a huge success in encouraging the 1330 high 
school students to check out and read more books. The program started with 10 
members and after Weis' first visit grew to 40 participants. The number of 
books checked out this year has exceeded 660, up from last years 430. 
In addition to the Race 2 Read program awareness, Weis displayed his 7,000 
horsepower Bruce's Super Body Shop's/Barrett Enterprises Top Fuel dragster for 
the student body to see. Weis worked closely with the Automotive Technology 
classes of teacher Joe Henderson, that would allow students to compete in a "Pit 
Crew Challenge" by disassembling and reassembling the cylinder heads from the 
500 cubic inch "Hemi" engine. Each round winner was awarded a team tee shirt 
and the class winners were treated to a team die cast collectable autographed 
by Weis. 
Student Anthony Blizman won the competition with a time of 4:51 minutes to 
capture the 2006 Championship.
"It was great to see the students get excited while competing with each 
other," Weis explained. "We have a fun time sharing our passion with the student 
body, while helping the Race 2 read program. Everyone comes out a winner in a 
day like this."

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Ken Sklute
Weis Public Relations
Official Weis Photography
www.WeisRacing.com
KenSklute@aol.com
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