Vandergriff ready for Brainerd battle
2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 16 of 23 LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS Brainerd (Minn.) Int'l Raceway Race Date: Aug. 11-13, 2006 Vandergriff ready for Brainerd battle Brainerd, Minn., (August 10, 2006)- Bob Vandergriff Jr. is ready to do battle this weekend at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway and will take no prisoners. The UPS Top Fueler had been struggling with some chassis challenges during the last few races but it appears the crew chief Jim Dupuy has a handle on the problem. Vandergriff is looking forward to returning to the upper portion of the qualifying ladder. "We have had a few issues with the car responding to Jim's [Dupuy] tune-up," explained the Alpharetta, Ga. based Vandergriff. "The guys on the crew have worked tirelessly to get the issues sorted out and it appears that things are under control. The car has been running hard but we need to9 see consistency. Hopefully we can get back to running strong on Friday. I'm really eager to get our UPS car into the winner's circle. " Vandergriff currently sits in 14th position in the NHRA POWERade championship points chase. RACE SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, Aug. 11 -- Professional qualifying sessions at 2:45 and 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, Aug. 12 -- Professional qualifying sessions at 11:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. SUNDAY, Aug. 13 -- Pre-race ceremonies, 10 a.m. Final elimination's begin at 11 a.m. TELEVISION SCHEDULE: Saturday, Aug. 12, ESPN2 will televise two hours of qualifying highlights at 6 p.m. (ET). Sunday, Aug. 13, ESPN2 will televise three hours of elimination's at 7 p.m. (ET). Sunday, Aug. 13, ESPN2 will televise NHRA 2Day, a 30-minute weekly news magazine show, at 11:30 a.m. (ET). SATELLITE FEED: Friday, Aug. 11, 9:30-10 p.m. (ET) Å] Galaxy 11/ Transponder 15 K (12003 MHz, horizontal) Saturday, Aug. 12, 8:30-9 p.m. (ET) Å] Galaxy 11/ Transponder 15 K (12003 MHz, horizontal) Sunday, Aug. 13, 10:30-11 p.m. (ET) Å] Galaxy 11/ Transponder 15 K (12003 MHz, horizontal) # # # Ken Sklute Vandergriff Motorsports Public Relations KenSklute@aol.com www.RacersEdgePhotography.com 1928 E. LaVieve Ln. Tempe, AZ., 85284 480.491.6020 office 602.738.0601 cell