As Sonoma beckons, Shane Gray readies for another trip to the Winner's Circle
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact: Rob Geiger (832) 971-9345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As Sonoma beckons, Shane Gray readies for another trip to the Winner's Circle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SONOMA, Calif. (July 27) -- For the last eight NHRA races in a row, Pro Stock driver Shane Gray has wheeled his Valvoline/Nova Services Chevrolet Camaro to a top-half qualifying berth, signifying he has a racecar fully capable of winning the race. But so far victory has remained just beyond his grasp, a situation he'd like to correct at this weekend's Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. "We've had our chances, and I think we're showing now, at times, that we can run up front and take on anybody," Gray said, "but we haven't been able to punch one through yet. That just proves how tough it is at the top level of the sport. Wins and losses are measure in thousandths of a second and you have to be perfect. "In the past when we've won races, you know it gets hectic right afterwards with media obligations and winner's circle photos and all that, it can be a whirlwind of activity, but I always try to remind myself and the guys to stop and embrace that moment. It's very hard to come by and so fleeting; you have to physically stop and enjoy it." During his long run of qualifying success, which started when Dave Connolly returned to the team as crew chief after a stint driving a Top Fuel dragster, Gray has powered through to the semifinals four times. "When you get that close to your goal, it's exciting," Gray said. "But you have to also remember that the other three cars left in the fight are running really well that particular weekend. We've had two drivers from one team win 13 of the first 14 races, but that streak got busted last weekend in Denver, which gave the rest of us in the chase pack a reason to fight that much harder. Those two have been dominant but they're not unbeatable." In six years of racing in the Pro Stock category, Gray has reached 12 final rounds, winning four times. To date, Sonoma Raceway is not on the list of places where he's scored. "We'd love to win this race, no doubt," Gray said. "It's a great track in one of the prettiest places in the country. It's a long way from home for us Carolina boys but we have won in Pomona and Las Vegas before so maybe the West Coast suits us. We'll just keep doing what we've been doing. I know things will fall our way soon." Pro Stock qualifying sessions are scheduled for 4:30 and 7 p.m., Friday, and 1:10 and 4:15 p.m., Saturday. Eliminations start at noon,Sunday. FOX Sports 1 will air qualifying action from 4:30-5:30 p.m., Friday, and 7-8 p.m., Saturday. FOX will carry eliminations live from 1-4 p.m., Sunday. (All times listed in PT). 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