Cruz Pedregon Set to Race in Chili Bowl

January 6, 2008 by Robert
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Veteran NHRA Funny Car driver Cruz Pedregon will be racing in the 22nd Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals this week. This will be Cruz's fourth run in a Midget car at the Chili Bowl.

Cruz will field an All-Star racing team for the 2008 midget race. In addition to the 2002 NHRA Funny Car Champion, sprint car legend Sammy Swindell, NASCAR driver Josh Wise, and World of Outlaws driver Shane Stewart will be driving for the Cruz Pededregon Racing team.

Sammy Swindell is a three time World of Outlaws champion and former NASCAR truck driver. Josh Wise in an accomplished driver earning the 2005 National Midget championship and 2006 USAC National Sprint Car Series championship. Oklahoma sprint car racer Shane Stewart was the 2007 Knoxville 360 Nationals winner and currently races for Roth Motorsports in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws sprint car series.

The Chili Bowl will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 8th through the 12th.

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RacingJunk.com’s “Give Back To The Racers Tour 2007″

December 18, 2007 by Robert
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RacingJunk.com®'s "Give Back To The Racers Tour 2007" Comes to a Close and the Top 3 Sponsorships are Awarded

<> RacingJunk.com®, announced last Friday, at the Performance Racing Industry Show in Orlando Florida, the top prize winners of its $55,000 "Give Back To The Racers Tour 2007". This completes the contest that has been running on RacingJunk.com since March 1, 2007.
The three finalists were all flown to Orlando, FL, all expenses paid by RacingJunk.com®, for the Performance Racing Industry Show which ran December 6th through the 8th. When they arrived at the show they knew they were one of three top vote-getters as determined by RacingJunk.com members but still had yet to learn if they had won $2,500, $7,500 or the grand prize of $15,000.

The winners were awarded by Cruz Pedregon, NHRA Funny Car Champion, and included Gail Whisnant of Newton, NC, grand prize winner, Gene Hinders of Hudson, IA, second place winner and Mary Baltzell of Rancho Mirage, CA, third place winner. Gail walked away with a $15,000 sponsorship, Gene took the $7,500 sponsorship and Mary rounded out the top three taking home the $2,500 sponsorship.

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Drivers anticipate heated competition

October 25, 2007 by Robert
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His three Funny Car competitors - leader Tony Pedregon, No. 3 Robert Hight and No. 4 Ron Capps - all have had their moments during the season and have had ...Bernstein Looking for Tenth Career Final Round Showing at Auto ... WhoWon.comLas Vegas II: Cruz Pedregon Motorsport.comGary Scelzi Calm Before The Storm In Vegas Auto Racing DailyWhoWon.com - Auto Racing Dailyall 22 news articles

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Cruz Pedregon

September 6, 2007 by Robert
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