Scelzi No. 3 qualifier in Phoenix

DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 2 of 23
CHECKER SCHUCK'S KRAGEN NHRA NATIONALS
Firebird Raceway
Chandler, Ariz.
Feb. 23-25, 2007

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SCELZI NO. 3 QUALIFIER IN PHOENIX

CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 24, 2007) - Pomona winner and NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series Funny Car points leader Gary Scelzi qualified No. 3 today for
the CSK Nationals at Firebird Raceway, the second round of the 2007 season.

His quickest lap of 4.697 seconds at 330.07 mph in the Mopar/Oakley Dodge
Charger R/T came in the second of four sessions on Friday afternoon. His
other passes, except for one, were consistent runs of 4.794/309.20,
9.599/77.10 and 4.734/330.15.

"Three out of four, not a bad deal," said the 2005 Funny Car champion who
registered eight solid and straight qualifying and racing passes to win in
Pomona. "Still running in the .70s, still running big speed. Life's good
over here. We just need to execute again tomorrow like we did in Pomona and
life will be wonderful."

Was he aiming for No. 1? "We weren't trying," he said. "The conditions
didn't warrant that. And there's too much tire smoke going on out here, so
we were a little bit on the conservative side, but we're still fast. That's
our plan, not to get caught up in those big numbers."

Scelzi faces Gary Densham in first round of eliminations on Sunday.

Robert Hight was low qualifier, with a 4.636/327.74.

Sunday, Feb. 25, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will telecast three hours of final
eliminations at 7 p.m. (ET).

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