Quaker State Racing/Tony Pedregon Seattle Preview
Quaker State Racing Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Pacific Raceways Pre-Race Notes & Quotes Tony Pedregon Awaits Seattle, New Surface Quaker State Racing Ready for Pacific Northwest KENT, Wash. (July 22, 2004) A new racing surface will greet Tony Pedregon and the Quaker State Racing Monte Carlo Nitro Funny Car team at this weekend¹s NHRA national event at Pacific Raceways. Pedregon, who has qualified second in two of the last three NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series events, is optimistic about the team¹s improvement. The California resident talked about what he expects. ³They have completely repaved the Seattle track, so we have a new surface to work with,² Pedregon said. ³Now, is that going to allow us to be competitive during the first two days of qualifying? Only time will tell. As much advancement as NHRA has made in track preparation, and really the technology that¹s gone into building a new race track surface I think we can anticipate conditions a lot better than what we¹ve seen in the past.² Pedregon has had success at Pacific Raceways, winning the 2002 NHRA national event and finishing as the runner up in 1997 and 1996. ³We¹ve had some success there,² Pedregon said. ³In fact, it¹s a race that Dickie Venables (2002) was a co-crew chief stepped in the crew chief position and won the race. We do have a little bit of history there. This car, at sea level, is going to be strong. ³We¹re going to go back to our standard set up,² Pedregon continued. ³We have our qualifying down, now we need to focus on our race day program. I¹ve really been impressed with our Quaker State products; they¹ve allowed us to really improve our qualifying program. Quaker State¹s extreme performance formulations are new and real plus for racing. ³I think we¹ll go back to our standard set up, even with the new Goodyear tires,² Pedregon added. ³We¹ll adjust. Once again, they made a good call. The tire is lighter, it puts less stress on the rear end of the car and seems to be safer. For us to come out of this race having made a lot of advancements, it does seem like we¹re going in the right direction.² Quaker State Racing Notebook: QUALIFYING PROWESS: Tony Pedregon and the Quaker State Racing Monte Carlo Nitro Funny Car has qualified in the top half of the field seven times already this season. Of those races, Pedregon has three number-one qualifiers and three number-two efforts. 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. PedregonRacing.com