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Cannon, 44, of Lyman, South Carolina, will race in honor of his mother Ann Holtzclaw, who passed away last Thursday.
“The last few months have been an emotional rollercoaster for me,” Cannon, a six-time Pro Modified champion and former nitro Funny Car standout, said. “ We’ve been under the gun getting this car ready and then taking care of the personal stuff with Momma being sick has been emotionally and physically draining.
“We want to win and when we get to San Antonio, we’re getting after it hot and heavy. I have two things I want to accomplish. I want to win for Momma and I want to make Evan Knoll proud to have me in his car. Both of those are priorities for me. Sometimes you have to look at situations you cannot control and say that it is what it is. Sometimes you can’t think, you just have to do."
Cannon is more than ready to do battle with Evan Knoll’s Seelye-Wright-Sponsored Top Fuel dragster when qualifying commences on Friday afternoon. At his side will be longtime tuners Jimbo Ermolovich and Todd Blakely.
Cannon has made three laps in a Top Fuel dragster with a 4.75, 309 in his first full pass during testing two weeks ago in Valdosta, Ga.
“We didn’t get the car until a month ago, so you can imagine how much under the gun we were,” Cannon said. “It’s almost like someone dropped a box of parts in front of us and said to make it work. But, that is when we are at our best.”
Cannon has a precedent for being under the gun and delivering. When Scott, Jr., crashed the team’s Pontiac GTO Pro Modified entry last year in San Antonio, the team bonded together with chassis builder Vanishing Point Race Cars and completely rebuilt the mangled ride in three weeks.
“We didn’t have a single fight that time and we didn’t this time,” Cannon said. “I guess that means we were too busy to fight or maybe we have just grown up.
“Nah…we were too busy.”
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Cannon is sponsored by Evan Knoll’s Torco Race Fuels and Seelye-Wright Automotive Group.
The Seelye – Wright name carries every American manufacturer from General Motors to Ford to Mopar. They also have a prosperous Kia dealership and plan to add the Hyundai brand soon. Wright has been in business for over 25years. Knoll became a partner in the thriving business last year.
For more information, visit _http://www.seelyewright.com/_
(Seelye Wright)
Torco Race Fuels – _www.torco.com_ (Torco Racing Fuels)
CANNON’S IHRA TOP FUEL DEBUT CONJURES BITTERSWEET EMOTIONS
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Scotty Cannon has waited almost three years to score a competitive nitro ride and this weekend his patience will be rewarded during the IHRA Amalie Oil Texas Nationals in San Antonio, Texas. The realities of life will keep emotions in check for Cannon.Cannon, 44, of Lyman, South Carolina, will race in honor of his mother Ann Holtzclaw, who passed away last Thursday.
“The last few months have been an emotional rollercoaster for me,” Cannon, a six-time Pro Modified champion and former nitro Funny Car standout, said. “ We’ve been under the gun getting this car ready and then taking care of the personal stuff with Momma being sick has been emotionally and physically draining.
“We want to win and when we get to San Antonio, we’re getting after it hot and heavy. I have two things I want to accomplish. I want to win for Momma and I want to make Evan Knoll proud to have me in his car. Both of those are priorities for me. Sometimes you have to look at situations you cannot control and say that it is what it is. Sometimes you can’t think, you just have to do."
Cannon is more than ready to do battle with Evan Knoll’s Seelye-Wright-Sponsored Top Fuel dragster when qualifying commences on Friday afternoon. At his side will be longtime tuners Jimbo Ermolovich and Todd Blakely.
Cannon has made three laps in a Top Fuel dragster with a 4.75, 309 in his first full pass during testing two weeks ago in Valdosta, Ga.
“We didn’t get the car until a month ago, so you can imagine how much under the gun we were,” Cannon said. “It’s almost like someone dropped a box of parts in front of us and said to make it work. But, that is when we are at our best.”
Cannon has a precedent for being under the gun and delivering. When Scott, Jr., crashed the team’s Pontiac GTO Pro Modified entry last year in San Antonio, the team bonded together with chassis builder Vanishing Point Race Cars and completely rebuilt the mangled ride in three weeks.
“We didn’t have a single fight that time and we didn’t this time,” Cannon said. “I guess that means we were too busy to fight or maybe we have just grown up.
“Nah…we were too busy.”
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Cannon is sponsored by Evan Knoll’s Torco Race Fuels and Seelye-Wright Automotive Group.
The Seelye – Wright name carries every American manufacturer from General Motors to Ford to Mopar. They also have a prosperous Kia dealership and plan to add the Hyundai brand soon. Wright has been in business for over 25years. Knoll became a partner in the thriving business last year.
For more information, visit _http://www.seelyewright.com/_
(Seelye Wright)
Torco Race Fuels – _www.torco.com_ (Torco Racing Fuels)
