Cruz Pedregon Topeka Saturday
17th annual NHRA Summer Nationals Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan. Advance Auto Parts Nitro Funny Car - Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Cruz Pedregon Goes to Eliminations in Topeka Advance Auto Parts Car Into 15th Spot TOPEKA, Kan. (May 28, 2005) Cruz Pedregon, driver of the Advance Auto Parts Nitro Funny Car, grabbed the 15th spot in final qualifying for tomorrowıs 17th annual NHRA Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Pedregon, who holds the fourth position in this yearıs POWERade Drag Racing Series competition, raced the Topeka (Kan.) quarter mile in 4.981 seconds at 307.79 mph confirming his presence in Sundayıs elimination. ³We have struggled through qualifying,² said Pedregon. ³Today I had trouble getting hold of the track, but Wes Cerny, (crew chief) made the right call for our last pass. We decided to run conservatively to make sure that we stayed in the field for tomorrowıs eliminations.² ³Iım confident about race day,² Pedregon added. ³We have a solid car, and the Advance Auto Parts team has everything ready to put in a strong performance during elimination rounds.² Pedregon will face off against qualifier No. 2, Eric Medlen, in round one of eliminations Sunday, May 29th at Heartland Park Topeka. -PedregonRacing.com- Public Relations Contact: David Harris, Cox Marketing Group Account Manager davidh@coxmarketinggroup.com (704) 756-9301 - mobile Alti Perea, Cox Marketing Group Media Relations Representative alti@coxmarketinggroup.com (704) 779-3648 - mobile Pedregon Racing Advance Auto Parts Nitro Funny Car ŒQı Racing Nitro Funny Car (704) 799-2114 office (704) 799-2114 office