Duane Shields didn't have quite the weekend he was expecting after some extensive testing prior to the NHRA Regional event in Atco, NJ. The good news was that he qualified with a 5.43 at 267 MPH for a tough eight car field. Six other teams became spectators prior to Sunday's eliminations.
Through testing and qualifying the PEAK A/Fuel Dragster made six good consecutive runs where the car made it down the track without smoking the tires. Then on the seventh pass which turned out to be the first round of eliminations, the car lost traction and smoked the tires which gave the win to Jerry Veale.
Duane was obviously disappointed but kept his spirits up. "We qualified which is always good when there are several great teams that didn't make the field. And, the car is showing signs of improvement. We just have a little ways to go still" he said. Duane would like to thank PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil, Final Charge, Blue Def, NGK, GRP and Brad Anderson Enterprises for all of their support this season.
Through testing and qualifying the PEAK A/Fuel Dragster made six good consecutive runs where the car made it down the track without smoking the tires. Then on the seventh pass which turned out to be the first round of eliminations, the car lost traction and smoked the tires which gave the win to Jerry Veale.
Duane was obviously disappointed but kept his spirits up. "We qualified which is always good when there are several great teams that didn't make the field. And, the car is showing signs of improvement. We just have a little ways to go still" he said. Duane would like to thank PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil, Final Charge, Blue Def, NGK, GRP and Brad Anderson Enterprises for all of their support this season.
