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Pre-season
testing at Las Vegas
Photos by Tim Marshall
2/8/05 |
Cruz Pedregon and Dave Grubnic were quickest in their
respective nitro-powered pro categories during "Last
Chance" pre-season testing at The Strip at Las Vegas
Motor Speedway.
Funny Car veteran Pedregon powered his Advance Auto Parts
Chevy Monte Carlo to a weekend best of 4.764 at 301.20,
while Aussie Dave Grubnic clocked a 4.552 at 321.88 in
his Zantrex-3 dragster to lead the Top Fuel contingent
at Las Vegas.
In Pro Stock testing, Mike Edwards led the way with a
6.783 in his Pontiac Grand Am. Mike Berry had the quickest
Pro Stock Motorcycle, clocking a 7.256 at 183.37 on a Suzuki.
Geno Scali, the 2003 POWERade Series world champ, had the
quickest motorcycle at Houston, clocking a 7.067 at 190.35
on his Trim Tex Suzuki.
Following is each driver's best performance for the weekend:
| TOP FUEL |
| DRIVER |
ET |
TOP MPH |
| Dave Grubnic |
4.552 |
321.88 |
| Ben Marshall (S. Kalitta car) |
4.553 |
322.88 |
| Dave Grubnic (D. Kalitta car) |
4.556 |
321.81 |
| Andrew Cowin |
4.572 |
324.05 |
| David Baca |
4.604 |
323.81 |
| Cory McClenathan |
4.743 |
246.53 |
| Scott Weis |
4.753 |
270.37 |
| John Smith |
4.914 |
221.56 |
Ben Marshall drove the Kalitta/Jesse James dragster.
