Tony Pedregon and Quaker State Racing Prepare for Wine Country
Quaker State Racing Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Infineon Raceway Sonoma, Calif. Pre-Race Notes & Quotes A Touch of Horsepower Is To Infineon¹s Taste SONOMA, Calif. (July 28, 2004) One of the most picturesque scenes in drag racing lies within the hills of Northern California¹s wine country. Refurbished and resurfaced two years ago, Infineon Raceway could host record-breaking performances for Tony Pedregon and the entire Quaker State Racing Monte Carlo Nitro Funny Car team. Pedregon, himself a Californian from Chino Hills, always enjoys stops in this area just north of San Francisco. Despite the relaxed surroundings, the 17th annual Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals promises to be an intense, hard-fought race weekend for all the teams. ³It¹s such a great facility,² said Pedregon, the reigning NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion. ³We¹re near sea level and it has such beautiful surroundings. They have made some great upgrades to that facility.² While cabernets, merlots and chardonnays prevail off the track, the Quaker State Monte Carlo will be ordering a finely tuned racing oil a 70 weight in the signature green bottle best served hot with nitro methane fuel and ET¹s in the 4.8¹s. Extreme high-horsepower Nitro Funny Cars, like Quaker State¹s, seem to have an advantage on this quarter mile track records will fall if conditions are just right. ³That track has a tendency to be really quick and fast,² Pedregon said. ³I¹m looking forward to it. Our car ran really well in Seattle, so we know it¹s going to be fast this weekend. One of our goals is to not get behind in qualifying. We would like to qualify in the top three or the top five. I know this team is ready to go.² Quaker State Racing Notebook: QUALITY QUALIFIER: Part of winning the weekly NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series battle is to qualify. Tony Pedregon and the Quaker State Racing team have not only qualified well this year -- they have been dominant at times. Pedregon, the reigning NHRA Funny Car World Champion, has already racked up three No. 1 qualifiers this season (Las Vegas, Atlanta & Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill.) and two, No. 2 qualifiers (Topeka, Kan., and Denver). Quaker State® is one of the world¹s leading motor oil and automotive products brands, and is marketed in over 45 countries. Quaker State® offers a full line of lubricants specially formulated for the needs of different engines, transmissions and gears. All products undergo extensive research, development and testing to meet and exceed the latest industry and OEM performance requirements. Quaker State® Racing develops highly specialized extreme performance oils and lubricants available to race teams worldwide. For more information about Quaker State® products and partners visit www.quakerstate.com. Quaker State® brand products are manufactured by SOPUS Products, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Company. SOPUS Products is a leader in fast lubes, automotive/consumer products, transport and industrial offerings to consumer and business customers. SOPUS Products markets Pennzoil®, Quaker State® and FormulaShell® motor oils, a portfolio of car care products and Jiffy Lube® services. Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies . For more information please visit www.shell.com.