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(8-20-2009) HEBRON, OH – After spending the last two weekends scoring a win, a runner-up, and a career-best 3.958 elapsed time at local races, Charles Carpenter is ready to carry that momentum to National Trail Raceway for the National Guard ADRL Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags III.
Carpenter grabbed the King of Carolina Pro Modified Shootout title at Winston-Salem, North Carolina’s Farmington Dragway two weeks ago, and followed that up this past weekend with a runner-up finish and career-best lap at a Quick 8 race in Orangeburg, SC.
“Due to budget constraints, we had to make a business decision to skip the last ADRL race in St. Louis in favor of racing closer to home,” Carpenter said. “Doing that also afforded us the luxury of trying some new things in hopes of finding the type of performance we need to run with the big guns in the ADRL. We were able to find the few extra hundredths that will hopefully allow us to go some rounds in Columbus and the rest of the ADRL races this season.”
“It was really simple,” Carpenter continued. “I told my crew that if we go 3.99 in the heat of the day and 3.95 at night, then we’ll go to Columbus. That’s exactly what we were able to do this past weekend, so here we are.”
It’s been quite a rollercoaster season for the veteran driver, coming all the way back from a devastating crash in March that looked to be the end of the line for his new Terry Murphy-built ’55 Chevy. But thanks to Alan Pittman Race Cars, the car was resurrected and is back running better than ever.
“I can’t say enough about everyone that has helped me get back to this point,” said Carpenter. “Above all, Paul Albino from Total Induction Tuning Solutions has been invaluable, providing new setup ideas that have been the key to our recent success. If we can take advantage of the cooler weather conditions that are forecasted for this weekend’s race, we may be able to really do some damage. Everyone else will be running faster as well, but I think we will be able to hang right there with them.”
For fans in central Ohio, seeing the big ’55 Chevy shoebox motor down the eighth-mile and hold its own with the ultra-sleek Camaros and Corvettes will certainly be a highlight of the National Guard ADRL’s inaugural visit National Trail Raceway.
Charles Carpenter Racing would like to thank Doherty Motorsports, Total Induction Tuning Solutions, MagnaFuel, WFO Racing & Machine, Santhuff Suspension Specialties, Dennis Radford & Tom Hemphill, Custom Autosound, Hairy Glass, Pro Glass, TEK Headers, JAZ Products, Weld Racing, Stroud Safety, RJS Safety Equipment, Goodridge Hose & Fittings, Goodyear, Friction Unlimited, Lockwood Racing, Racepak, and VP Racing Fuels for their continued support.
Carpenter is actively seeking primary sponsorship for 2009. For more information about Charles Carpenter Racing and the World’s Fastest ’55 Chevy, or for a copy of the team’s 2009 Marketing Partnership Guide, visit Charles Carpenter Racing.
Carpenter grabbed the King of Carolina Pro Modified Shootout title at Winston-Salem, North Carolina’s Farmington Dragway two weeks ago, and followed that up this past weekend with a runner-up finish and career-best lap at a Quick 8 race in Orangeburg, SC.
“Due to budget constraints, we had to make a business decision to skip the last ADRL race in St. Louis in favor of racing closer to home,” Carpenter said. “Doing that also afforded us the luxury of trying some new things in hopes of finding the type of performance we need to run with the big guns in the ADRL. We were able to find the few extra hundredths that will hopefully allow us to go some rounds in Columbus and the rest of the ADRL races this season.”
“It was really simple,” Carpenter continued. “I told my crew that if we go 3.99 in the heat of the day and 3.95 at night, then we’ll go to Columbus. That’s exactly what we were able to do this past weekend, so here we are.”
It’s been quite a rollercoaster season for the veteran driver, coming all the way back from a devastating crash in March that looked to be the end of the line for his new Terry Murphy-built ’55 Chevy. But thanks to Alan Pittman Race Cars, the car was resurrected and is back running better than ever.
“I can’t say enough about everyone that has helped me get back to this point,” said Carpenter. “Above all, Paul Albino from Total Induction Tuning Solutions has been invaluable, providing new setup ideas that have been the key to our recent success. If we can take advantage of the cooler weather conditions that are forecasted for this weekend’s race, we may be able to really do some damage. Everyone else will be running faster as well, but I think we will be able to hang right there with them.”
For fans in central Ohio, seeing the big ’55 Chevy shoebox motor down the eighth-mile and hold its own with the ultra-sleek Camaros and Corvettes will certainly be a highlight of the National Guard ADRL’s inaugural visit National Trail Raceway.
Charles Carpenter Racing would like to thank Doherty Motorsports, Total Induction Tuning Solutions, MagnaFuel, WFO Racing & Machine, Santhuff Suspension Specialties, Dennis Radford & Tom Hemphill, Custom Autosound, Hairy Glass, Pro Glass, TEK Headers, JAZ Products, Weld Racing, Stroud Safety, RJS Safety Equipment, Goodridge Hose & Fittings, Goodyear, Friction Unlimited, Lockwood Racing, Racepak, and VP Racing Fuels for their continued support.
Carpenter is actively seeking primary sponsorship for 2009. For more information about Charles Carpenter Racing and the World’s Fastest ’55 Chevy, or for a copy of the team’s 2009 Marketing Partnership Guide, visit Charles Carpenter Racing.
