NHRA TO NIX DALLAS EVENT? TRACK OWNER MEYER SEEKS ANSWERS

          Texas Motorplex Owner Billy Meyer said that "he plans
     to sell" the motorplex and a "big reason for Meyer's
     decision is the difficulty he has had in dealing with NHRA
     officials," according to Mark Zeske of the DALLAS MORNING
     NEWS.  While NHRA officials say that the 2001 schedule
     "probably won't be released until July," Meyer says that it
     "appears likely" that this year's Castrol Nationals "will be
     the last."  Meyer said that NHRA officials "won't even
     discuss the state of the race with him."  Meyer: "They won't
     take my phone calls.  The[y] refused to meet with the
     sponsor."  Zeske noted that the NHRA "made major changes"
     during the off-season and is looking to secure a new TV
     package and has "designed rules to make racing safer."  NHRA
     President Tom Compton, responding to Meyer: "Most of the
     NHRA's business partners like what we're doing.  I think if
     you went down to the pit area, you'd get a different
     response (than Meyer's)" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 5/28).