Vandergriff comes up short in Seattle
2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 14 of 23
SCHUCK'S AUTO SUPPLY NHRA NATIONALS
Pacific Raceways
Kent, Wash.
Race Date: July 21, 23, 2006
Vandergriff comes up short in Seattle
KENT, Wash., (July 23, 2006)- Top Fuel pilot Bob Vandergriff Jr. was on
his game during Sunday's elimination's at the Schuck's Auto Parts NHRA
Nationals at Pacific Raceways. After qualifying in the No. 8 position with a 4.660
second blast on Friday, the UPS driver knew he had to be ready for first round
opponent Tony Schumacher and Vandergriff delivered. The 11 season veteran from
Alpharetta, Ga., slapped a holeshot on Schumacher with a .007 light, the best
in the class for the weekend, but came up a bit short to the eventual winner
Schumacher, posting a 4.714 to the Sarge's 4.599.
"We're certainly disappointed," said Vandergriff. "We are not happy with
our performance. In the pursuit of a more consistent results, we are going to
change to a car with less runs on it and hopefully, see improvement. The
present car has not been reacting to changes that we have been making. We are
producing plenty of power but need to add consistency to our program."
The team will spend the brief time in between Seattle and next weekend's
FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Ca., assembling a
new chassis.
"We need to regroup here at the halfway mark of the season," explains
crew chief Jim Dupuy. "We need to see if the new chassis will react better to
our tune-up. We are also going to go back to some basics in the tune-up
department. We have a great team and really good driver that we want to get into the
winner's circle. We are hoping that these changes will allow us to do just
that."
Vandergriff leaves Seattle in the No. 14 position in the 2006 NHRA
POWERade points chase.
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