Tony Pedregon Grabs the 15th Position for Indy

NHRA 2005 NOTES & QUOTES

U.S. Nationals Qualifying
Indianapolis Raceway Park ­ Clermont, Ind.
Q Racing Nitro Funny Car  - Pedregon Racing
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series

Tony Pedregon Grabs 15th Slot
Q Racing Team Back On Track

CLERMONT, Ind. (Sept. 4, 2005) ­ Tony Pedregon and the Q Racing Nitro Funny
Car grabbed the 15th position for tomorrowıs running of the 51st annual U.S.
Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Pedregon, the 2003 POWERade Funny Car World Champion, drove his way to a
4.837-second elapsed time at 321.88 mph, qualifying inside the quickest
Funny Car field in NHRA history.

³We had a good run on our last pass,² said Pedregon, who will face off
against Robert Hight in round one tomorrow. ³We were able to get some
critical data on the new car and chassis. These guys have done a great job
coming together as a team and I think we have a real opportunity to go
rounds tomorrow.²

Pedregon fell to Del Worsham in the first round of todayıs Skoal Showdown.
Pedregonıs Q Racing entry slipped out of the groove, losing traction and
eventually the race. Worsham clicked off a 4.875-second elapsed time ay
314.31 mph.