Cruz Pedregon Takes Home 13th Qualifying Spot

NHRA 2005 NOTES & QUOTES

Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
Bandimere Speedway ­ Morrison, Colo.
Advance Auto Parts Nitro Funny Car  - Pedregon Racing
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series

Cruz Pedregon Lands the 13th Qualifying Position
Advance Auto Parts Nitro Funny Car Adjusts to Thinner Air

MORRISON, Colo. (July 16, 2005) ­ Cruz Pedregon and the Advance Auto Parts
Nitro Funny Car captured the 13th qualifying position for tomorrowıs Mopar
Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.

Pedregon, the 1992 POWERade Funny Car World Champion, lapped the historic
Bandimere quarter mile in 5.033 seconds at 295.08 mph. He talked about some
of the challenges faced this weekend.

³We could be one run away from something big, which is what we learned back
in Chicago,² Pedregon said. ³Weıve struggled a little bit this weekend
because our fuel curve is not where I would like it to be. As a result, the
car doesnıt have the power and weıre hurting some parts.

³But at the same time, we could go out tomorrow and dominate the race,²
Pedregon added. ³Thatıs where I feel we are as a team. (Crew chief) Wes
(Cerny) will evaluate the data, take a look at the four runs we made and put
together a good game plan for tomorrow. Iım going to let them take care of
the car and I will focus on my race strategy.²

Pedregon will have an early test in round one, as he lines up against Gary
Scelzi.

-PedregonRacing.com-

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