FW: NHRA Pre-Playoff Teleconference, Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 3 ET
NHRA Media, The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will be hosting a teleconference next Tuesday to provide driver access for media covering the 2009 NHRA playoffs, the Countdown to 1: * WHAT: A teleconference featuring some of the prominent drivers/riders in the Countdown to 1, NHRA¹s six-race playoff. * RACES IN NHRA¹S 6-RACE PLAYOFF, THE COUNTDOWN TO 1: > * Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals at Concord, N.C. (Sept. 17-20) > * 24th annual O¹Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals at Ennis, Tx. > (Sept. 24-27) > * 22nd annual O¹Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals at Memphis, Tn. (Oct. 2-4) > * Fourth annual NHRA Virginia Nationals at Richmond, Va. (Oct. 9-11) > * Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals at Las Vegas, Nev. (Oct. 29-Nov. 1) > * 45th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Pomona, Calif. (Nov. 12-15) * WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT * CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS: Dial 1-800-793-6775 and enter 8964 7712 * THE PARTICIPANTS: TOP FUEL > * ANTRON BROWN, MATCO TOOLS DRAGSTER (1ST place, 2110 POINTS): The former Pro > Stock Motorcycle rider enters the playoffs in first place in just his second > year of racing in Top Fuel. Brown has won five times this season, including > sweeping the Western Swing, been to a category-best eight final rounds and he > boasts an impressive 36-17 record on the tree (first off the starting line). > * TONY SCHUMACHER, U.S. ARMY DRAGSTER (3rd place, 2070 POINTS): The winner of > six Top Fuel world championships including the last five in a row begins > the 2009 playoffs in third place. He¹s won four races this season, including > his Top Fuel-record-tying eighth win at the just-completed Mac Tools U.S. > Nationals. Schumacher is the defending champion at the NHRA Carolinas > Nationals. FUNNY CAR > * TONY PEDREGON, Q HORSEPOWER CHEVY IMPALA (1ST place, 2110 POINTS): The > two-time NHRA Full Throttle Series world champion (2004, 2007) and second > winningest Funny Car driver (43 wins) in NHRA history enters the playoffs in > first place. He won three times and had four runner-ups in a turbulent regular > season that saw him part ways with longtime crew chief Dickie Venables (who¹s > now tuning eighth-place Del Worsham¹s car). He boasts a category-best 39-10-1 > record on the tree (first off the starting line). > * RON CAPPS, NAPA AUTO PARTS DODGE CHARGER R/T (2nd place, 2080 points): > Renowned as the winningest Funny Car to have never won a championship, Ron > Capps and crew chief Ed ³Ace² McCulloch may have their best chance in 2009. > The tandem have won a category-best five races to raise Capps¹ career win > total in Funny Car to 29, one shy of the legendary Kenny Bernstein for fourth > place on the all-time list. PRO STOCK > * JEG COUGHLIN, JEGS.COM CHEVY COBALT (1st place, 2110 points): The four-time > and two-time defending NHRA Full Throttle Series champion is back in > position to contend for another championship. Coughlin led all drivers with > seven regular season wins, including the last two regular of the regular > season to cement the No. 1 seed in Pro Stock. Coughlin has a category-leading > 42-16 record on the tree (leaving the starting line first) this season, > enhancing his profile as the most clutch driver in the class. PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE > * EDDIE KRAWIEC, SCREAMIN¹ EAGLE VANCE & HINES HARLEY-DAVIDSON (1st place, > 2110 points): The defending champion in the two-wheel class will start the > 2009 playoffs in a much better position than he did a year ago when he > finished the regular season in seventh place. Krawiec reached eight final > rounds in the 12 PSM regular season races and he won a category-best four > times. 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 NHRA on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/NHRA/64205041409?v=wall&viewas=1376912521 > | NHRA on Twitter <http://twitter.com/NHRA> NHRA rang The Opening Bell at the NYSE on June 10, 2009 Interview from NYSE on Fox Business with host Alexis Glick <http://www.foxbusiness.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&s treamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=5880819&referralPlaylistId=1292d 14d0e3afdcf0b31500afefb92724c08f046> ------ End of Forwarded Message