Harold Laird aims to defend U.S. Nationals title
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<br><font color="Navy">“A win at Indy can make your year and it’s going to be fun trying to do it again,” Laird said.</font>
<P> (8/25/08) Baton Rouge, La. – Pro Modified drag racer Harold Laird and crew chief Terry Coyle are eagerly anticipating a return to the MAC Tools U.S. Nationals next week where they will look to put the Laird Motorsports team in victory lane for a second consecutive year. Laird won the coveted Indy title last year driving his Supercharged ’63 Corvette past series champion Josh Hernandez in the finals.
“Winning the U.S. Nationals meant so much to us last year,” Laird said. “We’re going to do everything we can to defend the title, even if that means having to push our power plant a little harder.”
Laird has had a strong-running car all year, highlighted by a career-best 5.95-second run in St. Louis, but various mechanical issues have kept him from advancing past the first round of eliminations.
“We’ve had a few electrical problems on race day along with a clutch malfunction in Houston, but hopefully those troubles are behind us now,” Laird said. “Terry has been doing an outstanding job all year getting the car down the track and I’m looking for a strong finish this season.”
The tour has been idle since late June and Laird is anxious to get behind the wheel again. He is looking to make a strong push down the stretch in the final four races and move up from 16th in the JEGS ProMod Challenge standings.
“A win at Indy can make your year and it’s going to be fun trying to do it again,” Laird said. “Joe Mefford has done great work all year on the clutch and the rest of the crew has been working hard prepping the car between rounds so it would be nice to reward them with a U.S. Nationals title.”
Laird will be one of 24 Pro Mod drivers vying for honors at the 54th Annual MAC Tools U.S. Nationals which runs from Aug. 27-Sept. 1 in Indianapolis, Ind.
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<br><font color="Navy">“A win at Indy can make your year and it’s going to be fun trying to do it again,” Laird said.</font>
<P> (8/25/08) Baton Rouge, La. – Pro Modified drag racer Harold Laird and crew chief Terry Coyle are eagerly anticipating a return to the MAC Tools U.S. Nationals next week where they will look to put the Laird Motorsports team in victory lane for a second consecutive year. Laird won the coveted Indy title last year driving his Supercharged ’63 Corvette past series champion Josh Hernandez in the finals.
“Winning the U.S. Nationals meant so much to us last year,” Laird said. “We’re going to do everything we can to defend the title, even if that means having to push our power plant a little harder.”
Laird has had a strong-running car all year, highlighted by a career-best 5.95-second run in St. Louis, but various mechanical issues have kept him from advancing past the first round of eliminations.
“We’ve had a few electrical problems on race day along with a clutch malfunction in Houston, but hopefully those troubles are behind us now,” Laird said. “Terry has been doing an outstanding job all year getting the car down the track and I’m looking for a strong finish this season.”
The tour has been idle since late June and Laird is anxious to get behind the wheel again. He is looking to make a strong push down the stretch in the final four races and move up from 16th in the JEGS ProMod Challenge standings.
“A win at Indy can make your year and it’s going to be fun trying to do it again,” Laird said. “Joe Mefford has done great work all year on the clutch and the rest of the crew has been working hard prepping the car between rounds so it would be nice to reward them with a U.S. Nationals title.”
Laird will be one of 24 Pro Mod drivers vying for honors at the 54th Annual MAC Tools U.S. Nationals which runs from Aug. 27-Sept. 1 in Indianapolis, Ind.
