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37th annual ProCare Rx SuperNationals
June 21-24, 2007
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Englishtown, N.J.
“We’re in recovery mode. We just had an unfortunate parts breakage at Chicago and we were a victim of the track on Saturday. We’re very positive. Things can turn around quickly and we intend to turn them around quickly. We’re not that far out of eighth and once we get back there we can get back into the top five like we were. Our teammate is running well and that’s good. The potential is in our team and we’ve got to realize our potential.”
Bazemore Englishtown Notebook
At the last race in Joliet , Ill. , Bazemore failed to make the cut for the 16-car field at Route 66 Raceway. It was just the 24th time in his
veteran driving career that he did not compete on race day. He enters the Englishtown race ranked 10th in the POWERade Top Fuel
standings. He is 23 points out of the coveted No. 8 position. The top eight drivers earn a spot in the Countdown for the Championship.
Last June, Bazemore qualified ninth at Raceway Park with a run of 4.825 seconds at 324.59 mph. Bazemore has never earned a pole at Raceway Park . He has qualified first at 15 current NHRA tracks.
Bazemore won the Englishtown race in 2003 when he defeated Ron Capps in the final round. Bazemore used a pass of 4.869 seconds at 306.81 mph to defeat a tire-smoking Capps. He has earned victories at 12 different tracks.
Bazemore’s crew chief Lee Beard has three career wins at the historic New Jersey facility. He tuned Bazemore to the win at Raceway Park in 2003, Rod Fuller to the Top Fuel win last year, and Gary Ormsby in 1990.
Baze Banters About Englishtown...
Englishtown:
“Vinnie Napp”
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park :
“Funny Car racing and Jungle Jim”
Favorite Englishtown-area cycling route:
“South of the track”
Favorite local restaurant:
“The little seafood restaurant on Route 18”
Favorite Raceway Park racing memory:
“Winning the race in ‘03 was pretty good”
2007 NHRA Top Fuel Standings
1. ROD FULLER (1) 631 - - - -
2. Brandon Bernstein (3) 600 - 31
3. J.R. Todd (2) 554 - 77
4. Larry Dixon (1) 541 - 90
5. Tony Schumacher (1) 506 - 125
6. Melanie Troxel (1) 455 - 176
7. Bob Vandergriff, Jr. 440 - 191
8. David Grubnic 429 - 202
9. Cory McClenathan 419 - 212
10. WHIT BAZEMORE 406 - 225
Whit Bazemore’s Career Results at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Year Qualified Finish & Winning Driver
1990 No. 20 DNQ
1991 No. 15 1st round—Mark Oswald
1992 No. 9 1st round—Tom Hoover
1993 No. 7 1st round—Kenji Okazaki
1994 No. 9 1st round—Gary Bolger
1995 No. 11 Semifinals—Dean Skuza
1996 No. 11 2nd round—Cruz Pedregon
1997 No. 6 2nd round—Kenji Okazaki
1998 No. 5 Semifinals—Jim Epler
1999 No. 5 2nd round—Tim Wilkerson
2000 No. 4 1st round—Cristen Powell
2001 No. 14 2nd round—Frank Pedregon
2002 No. 9 Semifinals—Gary Densham
2003 No. 5 WINNER–def. Ron Capps
2004 No. 9 1st round—Del Worsham
2005 No. 15 2nd round—Ron Capps
2006 No. 9 1st round—John Force
Bazemore’s Englishtown Schedule
Date & Time Event and Location
Fri., June 22, 4:30/7:30 p.m. TF Qualifying 1/2, Raceway Park
Sat., June 23, 1/3:30 p.m. TF Qualifying 3/4, Raceway Park
Sun., June 24, 11 a.m. Final Eliminations, Raceway Park
Bazemore’s Career-Best Performances
E.T.—4.498 seconds (TF) Las Vegas April 2007
E.T.—4.674 seconds(FC) Joliet , Ill. June 2006
MPH—329.75 MPH (TF) Pomona , Calif. Feb. 2007
MPH—333.25 MPH (FC) Joliet , Ill. June 2004
The Bazemore Bulletin
37th annual ProCare Rx SuperNationals
June 21-24, 2007
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Englishtown, N.J.
“We’re in recovery mode. We just had an unfortunate parts breakage at Chicago and we were a victim of the track on Saturday. We’re very positive. Things can turn around quickly and we intend to turn them around quickly. We’re not that far out of eighth and once we get back there we can get back into the top five like we were. Our teammate is running well and that’s good. The potential is in our team and we’ve got to realize our potential.”
Bazemore Englishtown Notebook
At the last race in Joliet , Ill. , Bazemore failed to make the cut for the 16-car field at Route 66 Raceway. It was just the 24th time in his
veteran driving career that he did not compete on race day. He enters the Englishtown race ranked 10th in the POWERade Top Fuel
standings. He is 23 points out of the coveted No. 8 position. The top eight drivers earn a spot in the Countdown for the Championship.
Last June, Bazemore qualified ninth at Raceway Park with a run of 4.825 seconds at 324.59 mph. Bazemore has never earned a pole at Raceway Park . He has qualified first at 15 current NHRA tracks.
Bazemore won the Englishtown race in 2003 when he defeated Ron Capps in the final round. Bazemore used a pass of 4.869 seconds at 306.81 mph to defeat a tire-smoking Capps. He has earned victories at 12 different tracks.
Bazemore’s crew chief Lee Beard has three career wins at the historic New Jersey facility. He tuned Bazemore to the win at Raceway Park in 2003, Rod Fuller to the Top Fuel win last year, and Gary Ormsby in 1990.
Baze Banters About Englishtown...
Englishtown:
“Vinnie Napp”
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park :
“Funny Car racing and Jungle Jim”
Favorite Englishtown-area cycling route:
“South of the track”
Favorite local restaurant:
“The little seafood restaurant on Route 18”
Favorite Raceway Park racing memory:
“Winning the race in ‘03 was pretty good”
2007 NHRA Top Fuel Standings
1. ROD FULLER (1) 631 - - - -
2. Brandon Bernstein (3) 600 - 31
3. J.R. Todd (2) 554 - 77
4. Larry Dixon (1) 541 - 90
5. Tony Schumacher (1) 506 - 125
6. Melanie Troxel (1) 455 - 176
7. Bob Vandergriff, Jr. 440 - 191
8. David Grubnic 429 - 202
9. Cory McClenathan 419 - 212
10. WHIT BAZEMORE 406 - 225
Whit Bazemore’s Career Results at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Year Qualified Finish & Winning Driver
1990 No. 20 DNQ
1991 No. 15 1st round—Mark Oswald
1992 No. 9 1st round—Tom Hoover
1993 No. 7 1st round—Kenji Okazaki
1994 No. 9 1st round—Gary Bolger
1995 No. 11 Semifinals—Dean Skuza
1996 No. 11 2nd round—Cruz Pedregon
1997 No. 6 2nd round—Kenji Okazaki
1998 No. 5 Semifinals—Jim Epler
1999 No. 5 2nd round—Tim Wilkerson
2000 No. 4 1st round—Cristen Powell
2001 No. 14 2nd round—Frank Pedregon
2002 No. 9 Semifinals—Gary Densham
2003 No. 5 WINNER–def. Ron Capps
2004 No. 9 1st round—Del Worsham
2005 No. 15 2nd round—Ron Capps
2006 No. 9 1st round—John Force
Bazemore’s Englishtown Schedule
Date & Time Event and Location
Fri., June 22, 4:30/7:30 p.m. TF Qualifying 1/2, Raceway Park
Sat., June 23, 1/3:30 p.m. TF Qualifying 3/4, Raceway Park
Sun., June 24, 11 a.m. Final Eliminations, Raceway Park
Bazemore’s Career-Best Performances
E.T.—4.498 seconds (TF) Las Vegas April 2007
E.T.—4.674 seconds(FC) Joliet , Ill. June 2006
MPH—329.75 MPH (TF) Pomona , Calif. Feb. 2007
MPH—333.25 MPH (FC) Joliet , Ill. June 2004
