David Powers Motorsports

David Powers Motorsports

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Fast but Not Fast Enough

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(713) 539-1533  E-mail: hburke@DavidPowersMotorsports.com


Indianapolis 9/5/05  The Powers Motorsports Valvoline/Mac Tools Top Fuel
Dragster headed into the second round of eliminations with four
successful qualifying passes and a new career best elapsed time of 4.52
to meet two-time National Champion Tony Schumacher and the Army
Dragster. Schumacher ran a 4.56 to beat the smooth running Valvoline
dragster's 4.59.

 

"The car performed really well this weekend, said Lee Beard, crew-chief
for Powers Motorsports. "We made four good passes in qualifying and set
a new career best elapsed time of 4.52, but when it came to the second
round of eliminations we under estimated the strength of the track and
didn't put in enough power. This is a tough industry, everything
hundredth of a second counts and we went up against one of the best;
overall we didn't do too bad."

 

Two weeks previous to the U.S. Nationals the Powers team notched their
first National Event win in Memphis, TN after only competing in ten
races.

 

"The team has been on a high ever since Memphis, said team owner David
Powers. "We all had hopes for another win this weekend, especially since
it was the nationals, but at the end of the day everyone on the team was
happy with how the car performed. I would also like to say a special
thank you to everyone at Valvoline and Mac Tools for all of their
support; they have all been a big part of our team's success."

 

The team's next outing will be the in Dallas, TX at the NHRA O'Reilly
Fall Nationals September 22-25.

 

 

Hillary Burke

Marketing and Public Relations Manager

David Powers Motorsports

713-539-1533