TONY PEDREGON AND THE Q POWER RACE TEAM REACH FINAL ROUND IN MEMPHIS

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August 22, 2006

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TONY PEDREGON AND THE Q POWER RACE TEAM REACH FINAL ROUND IN MEMPHIS

 

2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series 

Round 17 of 23 

NHRA Nationals, Memphis (TN) Motorsports Park 

Race Date: August 18-20, 2006

 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (August 22, 2006) - Tony Pedregon and the Q Power Race Team
reached the final round in the NHRA Nitro Funny Car division at Memphis (TN)
Motorsports Park during a special rain-delayed Monday event.  This was
Pedregon's fifth final round appearance in 2006.  Pedregon's stellar
performance, combined with his fifth-place qualifying effort, allowed the Q
Power Team to continue to retain third place in the 2006 point standings,
challenging Ron Capps in second and new points leader John Force for the
2006 World Championship.  

 

"Overall I've got to be encouraged with the final round finish," Pedregon
said after Monday's race.  "I knew that we were capable of winning going
into this race, regardless of the hot conditions.  Coming to Memphis, at an
O'Reilly event, to be able to beat a couple of good cars says a lot about
the Q Power Team's continuing progress.  John (Force, final round opponent)
fired off a pretty good shot in the final, but next time around we'll be
better prepared for him.  We have a quick turn around this week, with our
team driving from Memphis to Indy, then we'll test in Indy at O'Reilly
Raceway Park at Indianapolis (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park) tomorrow
and Wednesday to gear up for our biggest race of the year next week, the
U.S. Nationals.  We're not resting this weekend either, as we're match
racing in Cordova (Ill.) on Saturday.  We've definitely got our sights set
on being prepared for a win on Labor Day weekend."

 

NEXT EVENT:  World Series of Drag Racing match race at Cordova Dragway Park
in Cordova, IL (August 26)

 

NEXT NHRA EVENT: NHRA U.S. Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park in
Indianapolis, Clermont, IN (August 30-Sept. 4)

 

MEMPHIS RACE RESULTS: 

 

QUALIFIED:

5th - 4.899  304.80 

 

FIRST ROUND:

(W) Tony Pedregon - 5.247 / 270.16

(L) Tony Bartone - 5.361 / 226.20

 

SECOND ROUND

(W) Tony Pedregon - 4.892 / 313.44

(L) Ron Capps - 4.941 / 302.89

 

SEMI-FINAL ROUND:

(W) Tony Pedregon - 4.895 / 312.71

(L) Robert Hight - 4.958 / 297.88

 

FINAL ROUND:

(W) John Force - 4.786 / 318.24

(L) Tony Pedregon - 5.048 / 238.72

 

FUNNY CAR POINT STANDINGS:

1. John Force, 1243

2. Ron Capps, 1226

3. Tony Pedregon, 1079 

4. Eric Medlen, 1060

5. Robert Hight, 1024

6. Tommy Johnson Jr., 972

7. Gary Scelzi, 968

8. Whit Bazemore, 861

9. Del Worsham, 717

10. Cruz Pedregon, 707

  

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