Photo courtesy of David Smith/Pro Sportsman Association
CONCORD, N.C. – Former two-time NHRA
Division 3 Top Alcohol Funny Car Champion Chris Foster will be looking to
bounce back from a disappointing first round loss at last month’s
Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., during this weekend’s Dollar General 4-Wide
Nationals at Z-Max Dragway just outside of Charlotte.
The Foster Racing/DragRaceHose.com
Mustang ran career numbers in Gainesville and hopes to build on them in
Charlotte, a track known for record performances. Prior to Gainesville, Foster had been 5.54
(at Charlotte last year), and ripped off runs of 5.52, 5.50 and 5.52 in
qualifying to place him second in qualifying, just .004 off the pole. The team lead by Will Hanna is cautiously
optimistic heading into Charlotte.
“We let one get away from us in
Gainesville,” said Foster. “We had a
good running car and the car just made a freak hard move to the right, right
off the line. Then it had the front end
up and got out in the marbles before I had a chance to get it corrected. It was just a freak deal.
“We look at Charlotte last year as
another race we let get away from us,” Foster continued. “Will and the guys have the car running on a
string right now. After losing in the first
round in Gainesville, we all can’t wait to get back to the track to try to
redeem ourselves. You get excited as it
is going to race in Charlotte. It’s a
fast track. Hopefully we can make a good
showing for DragRaceHose.com, Goodridge Hose & Fittings, NRE X-1 Heads,
Hoosier Tires, McNiece Racing, Motorsports Unlimited, RBS Superchargers, Manton
Rockerarms, Red Line Oil, and Ace Clutches.”
Qualifying begins on Friday with two
sessions for the alcohol cars, followed by one final session Saturday
morning. Eliminations begin Saturday
afternoon with round one and final eliminations will conclude the event on
Sunday.
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