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NHRA® Team Report
NHRA® Northwest Nationals - Seattle
Pre-Race Report
Cruz Pedregon and team made a couple of notable stops on the way to Seattle and are refreshed and ready for the Northwest Nationals. "It's good for the team as a whole and for me as a driver to take a deep breath, do something fun off the track and prepare for the important races ahead," Cruz says. "We're so close to the Countdown Top 10, and these fun side trips got us even more revved to push the car and qualify better this weekend.”
Before heading to Washington, Cruz took time to watch the first full-pads practice of Cruz's favorite football team, the Oakland Raiders. This is the last season they'll play as Oakland's team before relocating to Las Vegas, so Cruz's team members took full advantage of their proximity to the Napa practice location, getting autographs and interacting with some of the players.
Crew chief Glen Huszar and assistant crew chief Nick Casertano stayed behind to focus on tuning for the race ahead. Huszar says, "The plan is to tune the car to the good air in Seattle. Look for a lot of power out of the Snap-on Dodge this weekend."
"Seattle is known for some really fast, record-setting elapsed times, and we plan to be among the teams with good numbers this weekend,” Cruz says. “It's the middle of the season, and we are just as pumped as we were at the start of the season. I'm focused on getting to that Top 10 spot and so is the team.”
On the side of Cruz's car –
Check out Cruz's car this week and you'll see the name of area Snap-on Nitro Franchisee Eric Garside. Eric has had his franchise for four-and-a-half years now after working in sales support for an athletic supply company. He says he has a lot of common interests with his customers and loves equipping them with the tools they need to be successful. One of the success stories along his Snap-on route is a high-end custom hot rod shop. This will be Eric's inaugural NHRA race, and he'll be bringing some customers and another Snap-on franchisee with him this weekend to meet Cruz for the first time.
Follow Cruz and Snap-on on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
To see the latest Cruz news, like his Facebook page, where you can also check out his Vlog “Kickin’ It With The Cruzer.” Follow Cruz on Twitter and Instagram, and like the Snap-on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages for all things tools, racing and Cruz.
NHRA® Northwest Nationals - Seattle
Pre-Race Report
Cruz Pedregon and team made a couple of notable stops on the way to Seattle and are refreshed and ready for the Northwest Nationals. "It's good for the team as a whole and for me as a driver to take a deep breath, do something fun off the track and prepare for the important races ahead," Cruz says. "We're so close to the Countdown Top 10, and these fun side trips got us even more revved to push the car and qualify better this weekend.”
Before heading to Washington, Cruz took time to watch the first full-pads practice of Cruz's favorite football team, the Oakland Raiders. This is the last season they'll play as Oakland's team before relocating to Las Vegas, so Cruz's team members took full advantage of their proximity to the Napa practice location, getting autographs and interacting with some of the players.
Crew chief Glen Huszar and assistant crew chief Nick Casertano stayed behind to focus on tuning for the race ahead. Huszar says, "The plan is to tune the car to the good air in Seattle. Look for a lot of power out of the Snap-on Dodge this weekend."
"Seattle is known for some really fast, record-setting elapsed times, and we plan to be among the teams with good numbers this weekend,” Cruz says. “It's the middle of the season, and we are just as pumped as we were at the start of the season. I'm focused on getting to that Top 10 spot and so is the team.”
On the side of Cruz's car –
Check out Cruz's car this week and you'll see the name of area Snap-on Nitro Franchisee Eric Garside. Eric has had his franchise for four-and-a-half years now after working in sales support for an athletic supply company. He says he has a lot of common interests with his customers and loves equipping them with the tools they need to be successful. One of the success stories along his Snap-on route is a high-end custom hot rod shop. This will be Eric's inaugural NHRA race, and he'll be bringing some customers and another Snap-on franchisee with him this weekend to meet Cruz for the first time.
Follow Cruz and Snap-on on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
To see the latest Cruz news, like his Facebook page, where you can also check out his Vlog “Kickin’ It With The Cruzer.” Follow Cruz on Twitter and Instagram, and like the Snap-on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages for all things tools, racing and Cruz.
