Marstons Mills, MA –February 19, 2013
–JayBlake’s
Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team tied for low e.t.
and reached the semifinals in its season debut at the Eastern Region
event in Gainesville, Fla., this weekend. Driver Todd Veney ran a 5.59
on the team’s first run of the season, the
best the car has run since the 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte last April,
and tied Kris Hool for low e.t.
Veney
defeated John Headley on a holeshot in the opening round of
eliminations, 6.32 to 6.30, and fell to eventual
winner Dan Pomponio in the semifinals. “Killer air and a cold track made
it hard to get down the track after that first run, but a semifinal
finish isn’t too bad for our first race of the year,” Veney said. “The
best part was watching the crew swap engines
between rounds and having the new one run just as good as the one that
came out of the car.”
defeated John Headley on a holeshot in the opening round of
eliminations, 6.32 to 6.30, and fell to eventual
winner Dan Pomponio in the semifinals. “Killer air and a cold track made
it hard to get down the track after that first run, but a semifinal
finish isn’t too bad for our first race of the year,” Veney said. “The
best part was watching the crew swap engines
between rounds and having the new one run just as good as the one that
came out of the car.”
A
lifter broke in Veney’s first-round race with Headley, which made the
boost skyrocket and led to a supercharger
explosion. “The whole team worked together to get it done in time, and a
little rain delay didn’t hurt,” said Blake. “We figured the extra time
we got from the rain was Tom Dobruck looking down on us.”
lifter broke in Veney’s first-round race with Headley, which made the
boost skyrocket and led to a supercharger
explosion. “The whole team worked together to get it done in time, and a
little rain delay didn’t hurt,” said Blake. “We figured the extra time
we got from the rain was Tom Dobruck looking down on us.”