FW: REMINDER: NHRA Teleconference TOMORROW (Aug. 4 at 2pmET/11amPT)

Subject: REMINDER: NHRA Teleconference TOMORROW (Aug. 4 at 2pmET/11amPT)

NHRA Media,
 
Here are the details for TOMORROW¹S NHRA Full Throttle Series
teleconference:
 
* WHAT: A teleconference featuring the 10th, 11th and 12th place drivers in
Funny Car, all separated by just 15 points (less than a round of racing),
with only three races left in the 18-race NHRA Full Throttle Series regular
season, the Countdown to 10 Š Once these three races are complete, the
10-driver fields will be set for the Countdown to 1, NHRA¹s six-race
playoff. 
 
* REMAINING RACES: 
> * 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd (Mn.) Int¹l Raceway (Aug.
> 13-16) 
> * 25th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa.
> (Aug. 21-23) 
> * 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O¹Reilly Raceway Park in
> Indianapolis (Sept. 2-7).
 
* WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
 
* CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS: Dial 1-800-793-6775 and enter 8964 7712
 
* DRIVERS Š 
 
> * CRUZ PEDREGON, ADVANCE AUTO PARTS TOYOTA CAMRY (FUNNY CAR, 10TH PLACE, 713
> points): The two-time and defending Funny Car world champion is holding on to
> the 10th and final playoff berth with only three races left in the regular
> season. Pedregon has not won or been to a final round at any of the upcoming
> three races since his runner-up at Indy in 2004.
 
> * MATT HAGAN, SHELOR.COM DODGE CHARGER R/T (11TH PLACE, 707 POINTS): The
> Rookie of the Year candidate has been to one final round and had been in the
> Top 10 since the second race of the season before slipping back to 11th after
> a first-round loss to Cruz Pedregon at the just-completed FRAM Autolite
> Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. He is bidding to join fellow Don
> Schumacher Racing drivers Jack Beckman and Ron Capps in the Countdown to 1,
> NHRA¹s six-race playoff. Hagan has never raced at Brainerd, but he made his
> NHRA debut at Reading (DNQ) in 2008 and in his second career NHRA start, at
> Indy, he qualified 16th and lost first round to Tony Pedregon.
 
> * ROBERT HIGHT, AUTO CLUB FORD MUSTANG (12TH PLACE, 698 POINTS): The perennial
> championship contender from the John Force Racing stable of Funny Cars has
> struggled to find a rhythm this season. After slipping out of the Top 10 in
> St. Louis, he¹s been mired in 12th place for nine consecutive races. But after
> reaching the semifinals at two of the three Western Swing races, he is within
> 15 points of that 10th and final playoff berth. Hight has been to three
> straight Mac Tools U.S. Nationals finals, winning twice.
 
Additional details on these drivers can be found in the NHRA Media Notes
<http://media.nhra.com/countdown/gamenotes/medianotes.pdf> .
 
Please RSVP by replying ŒYes¹ to this e-mail if you plan to participate.
 
MICHAEL PADIAN | nhra director of public relations
O: 626-250-2217 | C: 626-278-0312
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