Re: Who owns/owned the AM/PM Racing TAFC?

On Sunday, June 21, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Bill Pratt wrote:
> Hi everyone. Here come the alky funny car questions....
> There are several listings over the past few years for teams named "AM/PM
> Racing." These include Bob Beatty in the '80s, Ken Felipe and Rick Brophy in
> the early '90s, and now Tom Baumeister in '96 and '97 (in addition, I think,
> to his own car). My question is, is there one AM/PM Funny Car team for which
> these guys put in seat time? Or is AM/PM a sponsorship deal that these
> disparate (not DESPARATE) teams have acquired? I'm just guessing, but AM/PM
> sounds to me like a convenience store chain (like 7-11 means 7am to 11pm).
> That leads me to believe it is just a sponsorship deal for the guys' own
> cars. If NOT, can anyone tell me who owns/owned the AM/PM team and who the
> crewchief(s) is/were?
> Thanks!
> --
> Bill Pratt
> www.draglist.com
My dad, Steven Santos, worked on the AM/PM Funny Car.  It was actually kept at our house! Ken Felipe drove it for awhile.  From what I remember, Al Morton owned the car, but my dad, Steven, was the crew chief.