Tony Pedregon Bristol NHRA Wrap-Up

NHRA 2005 NOTES & QUOTES

OıReilly Auto Parts Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals presented by Q
Bristol Raceway ­ Bristol, Tenn.
Q Racing Nitro Funny Car  - Pedregon Racing
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series

Tony Pedregon Faces Off Against Brother Cruz
Q Racing Driver Advances to Second Round

BRISTOL, Tenn. (May 1, 2005) ­ Q Racing Monte Carlo Nitro Funny Car driver
Tony Pedregon moved his way to the second round of eliminations during
todayıs OıReilly Auto Parts Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals presented by Q at
Bristol Dragway.

Pedregon smoked the tires early as brother Cruz traveled the Bristol quarter
mile in 4.842 seconds at 314.24 mph.

³We were really aggressive on that run,² said crew chief Dickie Venables.
³We knew we needed to run a 4.83 to win against Cruz, but our run was too
much. As it turned out, we were right and needed that pass.²

In round one, Pedregon outran Del Worsham with a 4.936-second elapsed time
at 308.64 mph. It was a close one as Worsham clicked off a 4.951-second
elapsed time at 310.98 mph.

³Our first run was pretty good, especially since we only had one qualifying
round worth of data to work with.²