Vandergriff sees early end to a rainy day in Brainerd

 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



Brainerd, Minn. (August 14, 2006)- Bob Vandergriff Jr. had an early end to a 
rain-delayed raceday on Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. After nearly 
three hours in  a hold pattern, Vandergriff came to the starting line to meet 
up with "Hot Rod" Fuller.
Vandergriff left the line first and quickly struck the Goodyear's as Fuller 
marched downtrack. The UPS Top Fueler had a front row seat as Fuller lost his 
engine in a huge fireball. Despite the first round loss, Vandergriff considers 
the weekend a success.
"We are disappointed that we smoked the tires but we had a great weekend," 
Vandergriff said. "Our goal for Brainerd was to find consistency in getting the 
car down the track. We found that success with our tune-up and hope to have 
our car going rounds for the remainder of the season."

Vandergriff and crew will head to Memphis Motorsports Park for next weekend's 
O'Rielly Mid-South Nationals, leaving Brainerd in 13th place in the NHRA 
POWERade championship points chase.

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Ken Sklute
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