Vandergriff starts Sonoma from No. 9

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

SONOMA, Calif., (July 29, 2006)- Top Fuel pilot Bob Vandergriff Jr. settled 
back into the No. 9 position for Sunday's final elimination's at the FRAM 
Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway. After running a hard-charging 
4.607/321.12 blast on Friday, the Jim Dupuy-tuned UPS dragster struggled on both of 
Saturday's passes striking the tires  at about 150 feet, posting runs of 9.052 
and 8.740 seconds.

"I was hoping to run better," explained Vandergriff. "We spent the week 
changing chassis' so we could run more consistently. We are still finding out what 
this one wants. I have all the faith in the world in Jim (Dupuy) and the guys. 
They will find what this car needs and get it going."

Vandergriff faces Morgan Lucas in the opening round.

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RACE SCHEDULE:
SUNDAY, July 30- Pre-race ceremonies, 11 a.m. Final elimination's begin
at noon.

TELEVISION SCHEDULE:
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:
Sunday, July 30, 11:30 p.m.-midnight (ET) Ĺ] SBS 10 R, Transponder 23 K
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