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Starting at this weekends Division 2 Summit Pro-Am race in Darlington, S.C., Danny Waters, Jr. and the Moser Engineering backed 2008 American Race Cars Dragster will be facing off in IHRA's fastest sportsman class, Top Dragster. 'We have enough races left to claim a full run of Divisional races and contend for a Division Championship in one of IHRA premier classes, and we can't wait to get started!' 'Just this past week, we installed the carbon fiber, mono-strut wing and the other items needed to get it in trim for Top Dragster competition.' The Moser Engineering express is set to compete at the Double Divisional in Jackson, S.C. as well as the Division 9 season ending race at Waters' home track, Kinston Dragway in Kinston, N.C. In addition, Waters and company are set to make their NHRA National Event debut at the innaugural NHRA Nationals at the brand new ZMax Dragway in Charlotte, N.C just next month.

Thanks to all of you that are a part of our winning efforts, and please stop by and see us at the track!

We at Waters Motor Sports have been fortunate enough to be featured on the popular web site, Drag Race Central.com. The feature story turned out nice and I hope you all take the time to read it and forward it to others that might find it interesting. Thank you all for helping Danny Waters, Jr. and Waters Motor Sports in there years of success!!

LINK http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=166367

Danny Waters Jr. drives through strongest field of IHRA sportsman racers ever assembled

Martin, Mich. (Aug. 2, 2008) – Danny Waters Jr. had a goal. He qualified for the $51,000 Moser Axle-Mania shootout that was held in conjunction with the Torco Northern Nationals at US 131 Motorsports park and, seeing as though his primary sponsor, Moser Engineering, was responsible for funding the Axle-Mania program, he wanted to do well for them.

Rob Moser, Tim Irwin, Jeff Anderson and the rest of the Moser Engineering representatives who were in attendance could not have asked for more.

Waters drove through the deep field of the top sportsman racers in the business, capping his huge Saturday with a huge payday. He knocked off Gil Carty Jr. in the Axle-Mania final to claim the $22,500 first prize and the Axle-Mania Chrome Axle trophy, edging Carty with a stout reaction time in the 1/8th mile event.

Waters had a .005 reaction time in his American Race Cars dragster and carded a 4.901 on his 4.87 dial to hold off Carty’s .023-induced 6.758 on a 6.56 dial.

“This feels great. I’ve been here before and runnered-up at the first Axle-Mania and I really wanted this bad,” Waters said. “That chrome axle has a lot of significance to it and there’s a lot of prestige involved. I wanted to win this for my team and I really wanted to win this for Moser.”

Since he has Moser’s red, white and black on the side of his car Waters wanted to pay back the company that keeps him in the racing business.

“I feel like I’m one of their chariots out here,” he said. “It means a lot for me to be able to do this for them. Rob Moser, Tim Irwin, Jeff Anderson…everyone at Moser. You couldn’t ask for a better family to work with. The whole company is special. We cook together, we go out together, talk to each other. It just feels so good to work so closely with a group of people. You can just be yourself with them and race, that’s a great feeling. What more could you want from a sponsor?”

Though the win meant a lot to Waters, it might have meant even more to Moser Engineering CEO Rob Moser. When it comes to doling out sponsorship dollars Moser, a strong family man, looks for drivers who not only find success on the track, but also find success away from the racing scene. Prior to the 2007 racing season he put Moser on the side of Danny Waters Jr.’s car because he felt Waters was the perfect ambassador for Moser Engineering.

“We try to align ourselves with guys like Danny, who work hard and deserve everything they get,” he said. “I can’t say enough about Danny. Some companies just look for guys who win, but there is more to it than that for us. We look for guys who win, but also want guys who do it the right way and live their lives the right way.”

The Moser Axle-Mania program takes the top four drivers in each IHRA sportsman class and four wildcard entries to make up its 32-car field. Waters had to knock off heavy hitters like Patrick Forster and Michael Beard to make it to the final round. He feels he was able to do so because of his equipment.

“This thing was deadly all night,” he said of his American Race Car dragster. “Today it varied about three thousandths in the sixty-foot. It’s been as hot as 90 degrees and as cool as 76 degrees. The car is just very repetitive and very sound. Nesbitt Performance Engines have treated me very well and those Hoosier Tires really did their job. I have wonderful equipment that helped me get to where I’m at.”

Rob Moser knows it takes a lot of skill to get through such a stout field…a field that seems to get more challenging year after year.

“Every year I think the field gets tougher and tougher,” he said. “We tried to make it so the 32 best racers get into it and each year it gets harder to qualify. Anyone who can make it through a program like this really deserves any accolade they can get.

As for defeating Carty in the final, Waters knows he had to drive past one of the best footbrake racers in the world.

“Gil owes me. We’ve had a couple of close races and he actually runs Division 9 with us. He’s won one of these shootouts before,” Waters said. “Gil leaves on the bottom bulb and I think that says an awful lot about him. He’s a very talented, successful racer on a somewhat limited budget and it makes me feel good to see him do well in this. He had some of the best packages in this race, and that says a lot about him as a racer.”

Waters was pleased with the win, but it was more special for him because his family provided the support he needed to get through the field to the end. He also was thrilled to be able to win in front of the people who help his race operation.

“My wife (Lindsay) and my son (Crayden) really mean the world to me,” he said. “This trophy means a lot, and it means even more because I was able to do it for them. Them, plus my parents and the rest of my family, they are my backbone. When I get down on myself they are always behind me to pick me up. When you do get down that’s the quickest thing to get you back up.

“Faron Lubbers is here with Hoosier, Mark Horton is here with American Race Cars, Mike Fuqua is here with NitroPlate…they are a lot of our large supporters,” Waters continued. “Just to be able to do this in front of them is really rewarding. They kept telling me I could do this. I’m not one of those guys who gets overconfident. I do feel confident in myself, but I’m never overconfident or cocky. They gave me a lot of support. And to win this in front of them and know it meant something to them, that meant something to me.”

Danny Waters Jr and crew rolled up to Budds Creek, MD with one thing in mind, bringing home their first National Event 'Iron Man' of the 2008 IHRA Knoll Gas Nitro Jam racing series. When the smoke cleared, they had done just that!

'This Moser Engineering, 2008 American Race Cars dragster was on a mission this weekend!. Even though the track surface was extremely hot, these Hoosier Racing Tires kept us hooked up with consistent 60 foot times all day long'.

To top it all off, it was Waters' very first Father's Day. 'When I rolled back into the staging lanes after the Final round, I handed my dad the Iron Man and said Happy Father's Day! After a couple of moments and laughter, he handed it back and said 'Happy Father's Day from your son!!!'. What a great feeling, words couldn't describe how proud we both felt.'

This final round win should boost the Moser Engineering Quick Rod entry solidly into the top of the National Points standings with room still left to improve.

Waters would like to thanks all of the team's supporters and partners: Moser Engineering, Hoosier Racing Tire, Milodon Inc., MSD Ignition, Auto Meter Products, BTE/Mempis Performance, Afco, NitroPlate Coatings, Hedman Hedders, American Race Cars, Nesbitt Performance Engines, Biondo Racing Products, Manley Products, Ronnie's Paint and Body, House of Payne Starters, Dwight Barfield, Dalton Pearsal, friends, family, Wife Lindsay, son Crayden Andrew, Danny Sr., and most importantly GOD.

Waters Motor Sports would like to introduce 2 new cars for the 2008 racing season. The first being a brand new 2008 American Racecars Patriot Swing Arm 4-link dragster, equipped with quality products from the following marketing partners. Moser Engineering, Hoosier Racing Tire, MSD Ignition, Nitroplate, Hedman Hedders, Aeromotive Fuel Systems, Biondo Racing Products, Afco Racing Shocks and Radiators, Auto Meter Data Acquisition and gauges, Milodon Inc., Nesbitt Performance Engines, BTE, all the guys at the shop at American Race Cars and the all important family and friends that support our operation.

The second car for 2008 will be the Waters Motorsports 1966 Chevy II. To add to the excitement, it is a true 4 door! It will be competing in the IHRA's Stock Eliminator class and will run J,K & L Stock Automatic. It will be powered by a 283 ci. small block Chevy, just like it came from the factory with, entertaining only slight modifications as allowed by IHRA technical rules. The engine area will utilize quality products from Milodon Inc., Nitroplate, and MSD Ignition. The power will be transferred to the rear wheels by a BTE performance torque converter and BTE performance Power Glide transmission. The rear end is a beefy 12 bolt housing from Moser Engineering, casing the best of the best components that Moser has to offer. From it's 35 spline spool, lightened pro gear, super strong aluminum rear cover, to it's 35 spline, star flanged, gun drilled custom alloy axles, this rear end is one awesome piece! The power will be laid down on the racing surface with Hoosier Racing Tires, the official tire of Waters Motor Sports. We hope to have this car on track within the next couple of weeks and will update you all as it comes along.

We would like to thank everyone for their support in our efforts. We strive to look, race, and be the best that we can for you all!

March 15, 2007 – Portland, Indiana – Officials at Moser Engineering, one of the sport of drag racing’s leaders in the manufacturing of performance axles and rear end components, proudly announced today the addition of Danny Waters, Jr. to its’ successful stable of sportsman thoroughbreds.

Waters, Jr., a long-time IHRA favorite hailing from Lagrange, North Carolina joins the illustrious sportsman class champions, the Cummings family from Hammond, Louisiana to help carry the Moser torch and compete for an IHRA World Championship.

“We’re extremely pleased to have Danny on our team representing Moser in the IHRA arena for 2007,” Rob Moser, company owner and president, stated. “He has already had a great racing career with a lot more wins in the future.

Moser added it’s not just Waters, Jr.’s racing credentials that complete the package.

“Sure, Danny is a great racer,” Moser explained, “but he’s equally a great person with a great support system in his family.”

Waters, Jr. plans on piloting his 2004 Worthy Swing-Arm, PAR Racing Engine powered dragster at the majority if the IHRA national venues as well as an aggressive IHRA division 9 schedule in the always competitive quick rod class, a class which he won a division title back in 2003.

As far as what teaming up with Moser means to Waters, Jr. and Waters Motorsports for the 2007 season, Waters, Jr. couldn’t say enough.

“My family and I couldn’t be more excited about the upcoming racing season. To get the help from such a great close-knit company, much like my family, means so much to not only our confidence but our whole outlook for the 2007 racing season,” Waters, Jr. said. “Getting married to my beautiful wife Lindsay last October and now this…it couldn’t be much better.”

Along with the 1998 IHRA world title in hot rod and the 2003 IHRA divisional title in quick rod, Waters, Jr. has also won an IHRA divisional title in hot rod in 2004, competed in over 30 IHRA finals, runner-up in the inaugural Moser Axle Mania Shootout, and voted Car Craft ‘Driver of the Year’ in 1999 for the hot rod sportsman class.