Tony Pedregon Moves Up To 11th in Columbus

NHRA 2005 NOTES & QUOTES

Pontiac Performance Nationals
National Trial Raceway ­ Hebron, Ohio
Q Racing Nitro Funny Car  - Pedregon Racing
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series

 
Tony Pedregon Moves Into the 11th Qualifying Position
Q Racing Pilot Faces Gary Scelzi in Round One


HEBRON, Ohio. (May 21, 2005) ­ Tony Pedregon wielded his Q Racing Nitro
Funny Car to the 11th-qualifying position for tomorrow¹s 41st running of the
Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals at National Trail Raceway.

Pedregon logged a 4.912-second elapsed time at 272.56 mph during the fourth
and final session, setting up a round one match with No. 6 qualifier Gary
Scelzi. The California native relayed his thoughts.

³We¹re pleased that we moved up in the qualifying order,² Pedregon said. ³We
still haven¹t made a complete run this weekend, but we had a lot better runs
today. We know we have a lot of power, but it¹s a matter of getting it to
the track.

³We were capable of a mid-4.80 during that last run,² Pedregon continued.
³So I¹m encouraged with how the car has reacted. It¹s a much better race car
now and I¹m looking forward to seeing what it can do on race day.²
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