As I was wandering up through the staging lanes as Pro Stock was getting ready to run, I ran into Steve Matusek, who in my opinion has one of the coolest Comp cars out there. One of the things I noticed right away was how much better he was getting around these days. The last time I saw Matusek was in Denver during the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Western Conference Finals, in which his daughters Jessica and Kristen (a former winner of this event and thus a Wally winner) were competing. That event came just days after he had torn his Achilles tendon during a tennis match, and needless to say, he was moving a little on the slow side and found himself a comfortable viewing area near the starting line where he could sit for a good part of the final day of the event. Well, things are looking up for Matusek, and he’s even planning his return behind the wheel (Larry Larson, who built Matusek’s turbo-charged ’07 Shelby, is driving the car this weekend). If all goes well and on schedule and there are no problems for Matusek, who was allowed to begin putting some weight on his leg this weekend, he believes he will be able to return to competition for the final two events this season, in Las Vegas and Pomona.