Friday Qualifying
FC Ashley and John qualified number 1 and 2 after two rounds:
1. Ashley Force Hood, Castrol GTX Mustang, 4.073 @ 310.05
2. John Force, Castrol GTX Mustang, 4.100 @ 306.19
PS Greg sets both ET and MPH track records in both qualifying runs.
Hopefully this is finally his Wally weekend.
PS Qual 1: 1. Greg Anderson, Summit Racing Equipment GXP, 6.574(*) @ 210.93(*)
PS Qual 2: 1. Greg Anderson, Summit Racing Equipment GXP, 6.568(*) @ 210.93(*)
* Track Record
TF Bob Vandergriff Jr. is finally back. Per track report, team looks like they have been racing all season.
Q1 #5. Bob Vandergriff, Speedco Dragster, 3.895 @ 302.62
Q2 #4. Bob Vandergriff, Speedco Dragster, 3.878 @ 314.39
04.14.09 Speedco speeds into two-race sponsorship with Bob Vandergriff Jr.
Speedco, which already is a sponsor of reigning NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock world champ Jeg Coughlin, the NHRA Contingency program, and numerous Sportsman racing entries, will increase its presence with a title sponsorship of Top Fuel racer Bob Vandergriff Jr. at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta. Speedco, which had sponsored Vandergirff's efforts on a smaller scale, also has sponsored drivers in Pro Stock, including Bruce Allen and Tim Freeman, but this marks the company's initial major sponsorship in NHRA's fuel classes.
Speedco, the only national network to specialize in quick-lube and tire service for heavy-duty trucks, was quick to see the value in such an association, and Vandergriff will proudly fly the Speedco colors in Atlanta. The marketing agreement also will include the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, and Vandergriff is not only thankful for the support but also believes it will provide a much-needed boost for a number of other potential sponsor programs he is discussing. "Mark Clark and the team at Speedco have been longtime supporters of our racing efforts, and we're thrilled to be able to run the Speedco colors at our home track in Georgia as well as at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis," Vandergriff said.
"Our long relationship with Speedco was the key to this program, and it would benefit both of us if we could put a full sponsor program together and get back out on the tour with Speedco as part of the program in an associate role. They're helping us get on the track this weekend, and hopefully we can help them by using this race to raise our profile and put a full deal together with some of the people we continue to talk to. I don't think there's any substitute for being on the racetrack when it comes to giving a potential sponsor a taste for what we can do and what NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing is all about. You have to see it, and feel it, to believe it." Vandergriff's former crew chief, Jim Dupuy, along with a number of his former crewmembers, will return for both this weekend's race and the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil during Labor Day weekend at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. - Credit: NHRA
TAB, JJ