Tony Pedregon Qualifies Ninth at Maple Grove

Quaker State Racing Funny Car

Pedregon Racing
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series
Maple Grove Raceway -- Mohnton, Pa.
Final Qualifying Notes & Quotes

Tony Pedregon Moves Up To Ninth
Will Face Brother Cruz in Tomorrow¹s Opening Round

MOHNTON, Pa. (Oct. 9, 2004)  Tony Pedregon, driver of the Quaker State
Racing Monte Carlo Nitro Funny Car, moved up to the ninth-qualifying
position for tomorrow¹s NHRA National Event at Maple Grove Raceway.

Pedregon maneuvered his machine to a 4.835-second elapsed time at 315.85
mph. His qualifying jump proved bittersweet however, as it positioned Tony
to face off against his brother Cruz Pedregon in round one.

³We didn¹t take advantage of the cool track conditions today and you never
like going up against your brother,² said the 2003 Funny Car Champ. ³We
would have run into the mid 6.70¹s, but we dropped a cylinder in that run
and lost the momentum.

³We had a good qualifying streak too,² Pedregon added. ³But with the
conditions so good, and each team being able to throw everything into it,
the competition is really tough out there.²

Pedregon had qualified in the top half of the field for seven-straight
races.

Quaker State Racing Notebook:

ONE MORE TIME: Quaker State Racing¹s Tony Pedregon is looking for a
second-straight round victory over brother Cruz Pedregon tomorrow. In their
first and only other match up of the season, Tony defeated Cruz in the
opening round of the Checker Schuck¹s & Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird
International Raceway  the second race of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series season.

³It¹s never fun racing Cruz,² said Pedregon, who also drove to the finals of
that event. ³But I know both of us want to win this race. I would like to go
some rounds tomorrow, and I know Cruz will be ready to go.²

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