Vandergriff looks to shake things up in Sonoma

2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 15 of 23
Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals
Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, Calif.
Race Date: July 28-30, 2006

Vandergriff looks to shake things up in Sonoma


     SONOMA, Calif., (July 27, 2006)- The beautiful, rolling auburn hills of 
the Napa Valley wine region will be shaken this weekend as the third race of 
the famed "Western Swing" comes to Infineon Raceway for the FRAM Autolite NHRA 
Nationals. Bob Vandergriff Jr. hopes to be shaking up the Top Fuel field with 
his UPS dragster during this visit. The UPS team, led by crew chief Jim Dupuy 
just finished assembling a new chassis in hope that this will bring back the 
consistency that Vandergriff needs to be competitive as the 2006 NHRA POWERade 
season begins to race to a finish. Dupuy has had the car running strong, 
placing it in the top half of the qualifying field in the last three out of four 
races.
     "We have a very strong team and Jim (Dupuy) knows how to produce 
horsepower," Vandergriff said. "We have a lot of runs on the car we have been running 
and we think we can find more consistency in our back-up chassis. The guys 
worked hard this week to get a new car together in a short amount of time. I am 
looking forward to getting the UPS car into the winner's circle."
     Vandergriff enjoys the Sonoma area and racetrack where he held the track 
elapsed time record at Infineon for 3 years after running a 4.55 second blast 
back in 1999, where he was dismissed in the semifinal round.


RACE SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, July 28- Professional qualifying sessions at 12 Noon and
3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, July 29- Professional qualifying sessions at 4 p.m. and
2:45 p.m.
SUNDAY, July 30- Pre-race ceremonies, 11 a.m. Final elimination's begin
at noon.

TELEVISION SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 29, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will televise two hours of
qualifying coverage at 8 p.m. (ET). Sunday, July 30, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD
will telecast NHRA 2Day, a 30-minute news magazine show, at 11:30 a.m.
(ET). Sunday, July 30, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will televise three hours of
final round elimination's at 8 p.m. (ET).

SATELLITE FEED:
Friday, July 28, 11:30 p.m.-midnight (ET) Å] SBS 10 R, Transponder 23 K
(12160 MHz, vertical)
Saturday, July 29, 10:30-11 p.m. (ET) Å] SBS 10 R, Transponder 23 K
(12160 MHz, vertical)
Sunday, July 30, 11:30 p.m.-midnight (ET) Å] SBS 10 R, Transponder 23 K
(12160 MHz, vertical)

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Ken Sklute
Vandergriff Motorsports Public Relations
www.VandergriffMotorsports.com
KenSklute@aol.com
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