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 todayıs 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 Forceıs 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-