Tony Pedregon Atlanta Wrap Up

25th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals
Atlanta Dragway ­ Commerce, Ga.
Q Racing Nitro Funny Car  - Pedregon Racing
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series

Tony Pedregon Drives to Second Round
Q Racing Driver Edged Out by John Force

COMMERCE, Ga. (May 16, 2005) ­ After one more day of racing delayed by rainy
conditions, Q Racing Nitro Funny Car driver Tony Pedregon moved his way to
the second round of eliminations during today¹s 25th Annual Summit Racing
Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

Pedregon covered the quarter mile in 4.843 seconds at 318.17 mph, falling
short to John Force¹s 4.839-second elapsed time at 322.19 mph.

³It was a very close race,² said Pedregon. ³We did not think Force was going
to be that fast in that lane. But I am happy the car run very well and the
clutch-fuel system combination is working well.²

In the first round, Pedregon outran Tim Wilkerson with a 4.859-second
elapsed time at 311.70 mph. Wilkerson clicked off a 10.327-second elapsed
time at 81.91 mph after losing traction close to the starting line.

-PedregonRacing.com-