Cruz Pedregon

NHRA PlayNHRA Virginia Nationals – Richmond

Pre-Race Report

Quotes for the upcoming Richmond race – 

Cruz Pedregon, two-time Funny Car World Champion

“The Snap-on Dodge is starting to come around. It’s consistent and getting into the summer months, I really feel like that’s going to play into our hands well. With a couple more races before the Western Swing, we expect that consistency to help us in going more rounds.” 

“Making the quarter finals in Bristol before losing a close race to the eventual winner was really encouraging for the team.” 

“We look forward to running in Richmond. It’s going to be warm conditions, but the track is flat and probably one of the smoothest on the circuit. The facility there is a really nice one, and the Dinwiddie/Richmond area fans are always good to see, they have a lot of enthusiasm.”

“We’ve had good round wins at Virginia Motorsports Park, and we had a win there in 2008 that spurred us on to our championship year. But, in 1997, we had a pretty bad fire there, and I remember the long shut-off area made it possible for me to stop the car before I got into the sand.” 

Name on the side of Cruz’s car – Snap-on Nitro Franchisee Timmy Brann

●        Timmy Brann is the Snap-on Nitro Franchisee this week, and he has had his franchise business for 15 years.

●        He previously worked in trucking with his dad.

●        Timmy’s been to drag races over the years and says he really enjoys Pro Stock. But for this race, his name will be on the side of a Funny Car. It will be his first time meeting Cruz, and he’s bringing his daughter to the race to meet him, too.

●        As Cruz’s primary sponsor, Snap-on is asking NHRA fans like Timmy to follow Makers and Fixers on Instagram and inspire other Makers and Fixers like him to submit their stories to makersandfixers.com.

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