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Pedregon will appear on Today, American Morning Tuesday
2/11/2008
Defending NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car champ Tony Pedregon returned to the track late Sunday after being evaluated at a local hospital after his Q Horsepower Chevy Impala suffered an engine explosion in the first round at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals. Pedregon returned to the track to cheer on his brother Cruz Pedregon.
The carbon fiber body on Pedregon's car was blown off the chassis by the force of the explosion, but Pedregon managed to bring his car to a stop in the opposite lane near the end of the shutdown. Pedregon exited his car on his own and was checked my NHRA emergency services officials before being transported to the local hospital as a precaution. Pedregon had red-lighted on the pass against John Force, who won the round with a 4.80-second elapsed time.
"There was no warning," said Pedregon, who was sporting a bandage on the fingers of his right hand. "A lot of times when something happens to your car, like when you drop a cylinder, you feel it, and I would have reacted. But it blew up, and I had instant flames, and the scary part was I didn't know where I was. I hit the wall very hard and I feel very lucky.
"I think at this point, the backing and the partnership we've formed with GM is going to help because we have bodies on the way. This is a little bit of a glitch for us, but this is why we have depth," he added. "We have good people and I feel fine; I feel great. I'm anxious to get back in the seat at Phoenix. I believe it will be a good year for us and all of our partners, for Q Horsepower, for Chevrolet and for Prestone, and this is something that will be pretty easy for us to overcome."
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Pedregon will appear on Today, American Morning Tuesday
2/11/2008
Defending NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car champ Tony Pedregon returned to the track late Sunday after being evaluated at a local hospital after his Q Horsepower Chevy Impala suffered an engine explosion in the first round at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals. Pedregon returned to the track to cheer on his brother Cruz Pedregon.
The carbon fiber body on Pedregon's car was blown off the chassis by the force of the explosion, but Pedregon managed to bring his car to a stop in the opposite lane near the end of the shutdown. Pedregon exited his car on his own and was checked my NHRA emergency services officials before being transported to the local hospital as a precaution. Pedregon had red-lighted on the pass against John Force, who won the round with a 4.80-second elapsed time.
"There was no warning," said Pedregon, who was sporting a bandage on the fingers of his right hand. "A lot of times when something happens to your car, like when you drop a cylinder, you feel it, and I would have reacted. But it blew up, and I had instant flames, and the scary part was I didn't know where I was. I hit the wall very hard and I feel very lucky.
"I think at this point, the backing and the partnership we've formed with GM is going to help because we have bodies on the way. This is a little bit of a glitch for us, but this is why we have depth," he added. "We have good people and I feel fine; I feel great. I'm anxious to get back in the seat at Phoenix. I believe it will be a good year for us and all of our partners, for Q Horsepower, for Chevrolet and for Prestone, and this is something that will be pretty easy for us to overcome."
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