Tony Pedregon Las Vegas Wrap Up

NHRA 2005 NOTES & QUOTES

ACDelco NHRA Nationals
The Strip at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Q Racing Nitro Funny Car  - Pedregon Racing
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series

Tony Pedregon Las Vegas Wrap Up

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 23, 2005) ­ Tony Pedregon and the Q Racing Nitro Funny Car
fell in the first round of competition during today¹s ACDelco NHRA Nationals
at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Pedregon smoked the tires at the start, ending his day early. Tony Bartone
drove to a 4.970-second elapsed time at 255.73 mph.

³Track conditions were different from what we had in qualifying,² said
Pedregon, the 2003 POWERade Funny Car World Champion. ³We lost traction
early in the run. But overall, we continue to make strides with this team.

³We had a good weekend of qualifying and stayed consistent throughout,²
Pedregon added. ³We know, every weekend, that the Q Racing entry will be in
contention. That was no different this weekend.²