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The Fast Lane: Building on momentum

Friday, June 26th, 2009
So I will start where I left off from the last blog with fishtails. That was a hint of the special themed car that we did with Nitro Fish, which is an apparel brand that is very popular in drag racing. But under the skin it’s a Quaker State car and we were able to continue the performance that we pulled out the previous weekend in Chicago when we won.

I think the momentum is good and it did move us up to first in points. I would love to hang on to the top spot, especially going into the countdown, but the reality for me is that my goal is to be in the top three and we’re going to work real hard to maintain that. I’ve always raced with the attitude if we do our job and if the car is set up right the wins will come. So I’ll continue to race that way and I’m not going to change anything. When we were down and out and trying to fight our way into the top 10, I really still had the same attitude…

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Locks of Love Charity Auction List

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Below are some of the items that we will be auctioning off in Norwalk. Additional items are expected to be donated in Norwalk prior to the event.

  • Palms Casino Resort – Las Vegas 2 night stay for 2 in a Salon Suite in the Fantasy Tower
  • Palms Casino Resort - Dinner for 2 at Little Buddha Asian Restaurant (located in the Palms Casino)
  • New York Yankees Starting Line shirt autographed by Mike Dunn
  • Rear wing space for advertising on Tony Pedregon Funny Car (event TBD)
  • Cruz Pedregon Funny Car body piece
  • Budweiser starting line shirt, signed by Kenny & Brandon
  • Matco Tools starting line shirt, signed by Antron
  • Framed Jegs strating line shirt, signed by Jeg
  • Black leather Harley Davidson – Miller Lite jacket
  • Driving gloves – signed by Larry Dixon
  • Nitro Fish apparel/items
  • 2 Nascar tickets & garage passes for the Chicago race on July 11th
  • Framed Coca Cola “Bring Home The World Photo Card” from the Olympics includes individual picture’s, autuographs & collectable pins from Andy Potts, Sanya Richards, Steve Lopez, Shawn Johnson, Natalie Coughlin, & LeBron James
  • Gold Coca Cola Nascar champ bottles 2 of Tony Stewert (’02) & 1 of Dale Jarrett (’99)
  • Peggy Llewellyn ’08 worn driving shoes & worn tank from Denver semi’s
  • Ashley Force Barbie doll, signed
  • Old Spice towel (actually used :) signed by Force, Robert Hight, Mike Neff & Ashley
  • Helmet with pro drivers signatures
  • Jack Beckman driving shoes from Atlanta win
  • Steering Column (Flaming River)
  • Ron Capps diecast – autographed
  • Tony Schumacher diecast – autographed
  • Cory McClenathan diecast – autographed
  • Gary Scelzi diecast- autographed
  • Racing T-shirt Quilt
  • Items from Karen Stouffer
  • Many more items are expected to be donated at Norwalk prior to the event!!!!!!

    Click here for more information on the June 27th Locks of Love Charity Event at Norwalk

    Stellar Repeat Lands Tony Pedregon in Points Lead at E-town

    Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

    A back-to-back win at the UA NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown, NJ on June 14, 2009 gives Tony Pedregon and the Quaker State team the points lead in the Full Throttle countdown.

    Round 1 RT ET Speed

    (W) Tony Pedregon (Nitrofish Impala) 0.153 4.074 301.81
    (L) Cory Lee (Fueled by the Fallen Dodge) -9.999(R) NT-Broke
     
    Both cars did their burnouts but when they had the bodies up before staging, Lee’s crew shut the car down. Pedregon had a single run and won lane choice over Worsham in the next round.
           
    Round 2 RT ET Speed

    (W) Tony Pedregon (Nitrofish Impala) 0.063 4.132 301.60
    (L) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Solara) 0.071 4.284 269.62
     
    Pedregon is 30 – 18 against Worsham in prior events. He was first out of the gate and stayed out in front for the win. He had low ET of the round, so Pedregon will have lane choice over Wilkerson next time out.
           
    Semi-Final Round RT ET Speed

    (W) Tony Pedregon (Nitrofish Impala) 0.079 4.132 295.98
    (L) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang) 0.098 4.186 290.26
     
    Pedregon had a 19 – 9 record against Wilkerson coming into this weekend. It will be Pedregon vs. Force Hood in the Funny Car final. Pedregon had the quicker start and was out in front the whole way down the track. He got the win and will have lane choice in the final round.
           
    Final Round RT ET Speed

    (W) Tony Pedregon (Nitrofish Impala) 0.068 4.246 260.56
    (L) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.125 4.219 272.72
     

    Force Hood and Pedregon raced each other in the final round at Joliet last weekend. Pedregon got the win then, just as he got the win in Las Vegas in October 2007, the only other time he and Force Hood have raced each other in the final round. There was more at stake in this race than just the event title. The winner of this race would leave with the Funny Car points lead.

    A holeshot win for Pedregon and both drivers had trouble with their cars in this race. Pedregon got out of the gate first and extended his lead at 330 feet. His car started to move around and get a little loose, giving Force Hood a chance to close the gap. But then Force Hood’s car started to move around a bit before it started heavily trailing smoke as it crossed the finish line.


     


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