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20th annual O’Reilly Spring Nationals
March 30-April 1, 2007
Houston Raceway Park
Baytown, Texas
“It’s the first of two races that are very important to the team. David (Powers) and I have back-to-back home races. Houston is David’s home track and it’s cool to go there. It’s a second home for the race team. We’ll have a lot of friends and supporters there rooting us on. We want to do well for them. I won my first round of Top Fuel competition there a few years back. We run well there. We want to build on the momentum that we’ve had all season long.”
Fuller Houston Notebook
--Last season, Fuller qualified in the No. 6 position at Houston Raceway Park with a 4.561-second elapsed time. He was defeated in the opening round of eliminations by IHRA champion Clay Millican after crossing the centerline.
--Fuller enters the race atop the POWERade Top Fuel standings. He took the points lead following his victory at the Phoenix race on Feb. 25. He has advanced to the semifinals at the other two races, Pomona and Gainesville. At the Phoenix race, Fuller set personal-bests, 4.466 seconds and 331.61 mph.
--Fuller’s team owner, David Powers, resides in nearby Katy, Texas. He also owns David Powers Homes, a custom home building company in the Houston area.
--Fuller earned his first career NHRA Top Fuel round win at Houston Raceway Park in 2005 defeating Clay Millican in the opening round. It was his 12th race in Top Fuel.
--Fuller has advanced to at least the semifinals at six of the last seven races, with one victory (Phoenix 2007) and two runner-up finishes (Dallas and Richmond 2006).
--Fuller’s father, Bob, earned two NHRA national event victories at Houston Raceway Park in Super Comp (1998).
Fuller on Houston…
The Houston Race:
“Humid”
Houston Raceway Park:
“Quick”
Favorite local restaurant:
“Pappadeaux”
Favorite Houston memory:
“My first Top Fuel round win in 2005”
Favorite activity while at Houston:
“Eating Cajun food”
2007 NHRA Top Fuel Standings
1. ROD FULLER (1) 271 - - - -
2. Tony Schumacher (1) 232 -39
3. WHIT BAZEMORE 202 -69
4. J.R. Todd (1) 178 -93
5. Larry Dixon 165 -106
6. Brandon Bernstein 161 -110
7. Dave Grubnic 157 -114
Bob Vandergriff, Jr. 157 -114
9. Doug Kalitta 138 -133
10. Bob Vandergriff, Jr. 121 -150
Rod Fuller’s Career Results at Houston Raceway Park
Year Qualified Finish & Winning Driver
1996 DNQ
2005 No. 8 2nd round—Tony Schumacher
2006 No. 6 1st round—Clay Millican
Fuller’s Houston Schedule
Date & Time Event and Location
Fri., March 30, 4/7 p.m. TF Qualifying 1/2, Houston Raceway Park
Sat., March 31, Noon/3 p.m. TF Qualifying 3/4, Houston Raceway Park
Sun., April 1, 11 a.m. Final Eliminations, Houston Raceway Park
Fuller’s Career-Best Performances
E.T.—4.466 seconds Chandler, Ariz. Feb. 2007
MPH—331.61 MPH Chandler, Ariz. Feb. 2007
E.T.—4.561 seconds Baytown, Texas March 2006
MPH—327.51 MPH Baytown, Texas March 2005
O’Reilly Spring Nationals TV Schedule (ESPN2)
Date & Time (ET) Coverage
Sun., March 31, 7-9 p.m. Qualifying Highlights
Sun., April 1, 11-11:30 a.m. NHRA Race Day
Sun., April 1, 4-7 p.m. Final Eliminations Coverage
David Powers Motorsports
The Fuller Times
20th annual O’Reilly Spring Nationals
March 30-April 1, 2007
Houston Raceway Park
Baytown, Texas
“It’s the first of two races that are very important to the team. David (Powers) and I have back-to-back home races. Houston is David’s home track and it’s cool to go there. It’s a second home for the race team. We’ll have a lot of friends and supporters there rooting us on. We want to do well for them. I won my first round of Top Fuel competition there a few years back. We run well there. We want to build on the momentum that we’ve had all season long.”
Fuller Houston Notebook
--Last season, Fuller qualified in the No. 6 position at Houston Raceway Park with a 4.561-second elapsed time. He was defeated in the opening round of eliminations by IHRA champion Clay Millican after crossing the centerline.
--Fuller enters the race atop the POWERade Top Fuel standings. He took the points lead following his victory at the Phoenix race on Feb. 25. He has advanced to the semifinals at the other two races, Pomona and Gainesville. At the Phoenix race, Fuller set personal-bests, 4.466 seconds and 331.61 mph.
--Fuller’s team owner, David Powers, resides in nearby Katy, Texas. He also owns David Powers Homes, a custom home building company in the Houston area.
--Fuller earned his first career NHRA Top Fuel round win at Houston Raceway Park in 2005 defeating Clay Millican in the opening round. It was his 12th race in Top Fuel.
--Fuller has advanced to at least the semifinals at six of the last seven races, with one victory (Phoenix 2007) and two runner-up finishes (Dallas and Richmond 2006).
--Fuller’s father, Bob, earned two NHRA national event victories at Houston Raceway Park in Super Comp (1998).
Fuller on Houston…
The Houston Race:
“Humid”
Houston Raceway Park:
“Quick”
Favorite local restaurant:
“Pappadeaux”
Favorite Houston memory:
“My first Top Fuel round win in 2005”
Favorite activity while at Houston:
“Eating Cajun food”
2007 NHRA Top Fuel Standings
1. ROD FULLER (1) 271 - - - -
2. Tony Schumacher (1) 232 -39
3. WHIT BAZEMORE 202 -69
4. J.R. Todd (1) 178 -93
5. Larry Dixon 165 -106
6. Brandon Bernstein 161 -110
7. Dave Grubnic 157 -114
Bob Vandergriff, Jr. 157 -114
9. Doug Kalitta 138 -133
10. Bob Vandergriff, Jr. 121 -150
Rod Fuller’s Career Results at Houston Raceway Park
Year Qualified Finish & Winning Driver
1996 DNQ
2005 No. 8 2nd round—Tony Schumacher
2006 No. 6 1st round—Clay Millican
Fuller’s Houston Schedule
Date & Time Event and Location
Fri., March 30, 4/7 p.m. TF Qualifying 1/2, Houston Raceway Park
Sat., March 31, Noon/3 p.m. TF Qualifying 3/4, Houston Raceway Park
Sun., April 1, 11 a.m. Final Eliminations, Houston Raceway Park
Fuller’s Career-Best Performances
E.T.—4.466 seconds Chandler, Ariz. Feb. 2007
MPH—331.61 MPH Chandler, Ariz. Feb. 2007
E.T.—4.561 seconds Baytown, Texas March 2006
MPH—327.51 MPH Baytown, Texas March 2005
O’Reilly Spring Nationals TV Schedule (ESPN2)
Date & Time (ET) Coverage
Sun., March 31, 7-9 p.m. Qualifying Highlights
Sun., April 1, 11-11:30 a.m. NHRA Race Day
Sun., April 1, 4-7 p.m. Final Eliminations Coverage
David Powers Motorsports
