Cruz Pedregon

NHRA 4-Wide Nationals – zMax Dragway

Pre-Race Report

Quotes for NHRA 4-Wide Nationals – zMax Dragway

Cruz Pedregon, two-time Funny Car World Champion, says:

Without a doubt, this is the best our Snap-on Funny Car has performed with consistency and speed in years, so we’re optimistic about our chances at the four-wide this weekend in Charlotte. 

We are once again qualified in the Mission event on Saturday, and, after finishing runner-up a couple of weeks ago in Vegas, we feel like we’ve got a good shot to close the deal and win it. The extra points and bonus dollars the team shares definitely add up. It also gives us an extra confidence boost entering the rounds on Sunday. 

We’ve had some big wins in the past at this Charlotte track. It’s a state-of-the-art facility and probably one of the smoothest tracks on the circuit.

After a grueling three-race West Coast swing, the team had a week off to get charged back up for this event before another mini-break prior to the Chicago race.

Name on the side of Cruz’s car – Snap-on Nitro Franchisee Randy Crewz

●      Randy Crewz is the Snap-on Nitro Franchisee on the side of Cruz’s Funny Car this week.

●      The Snap-on Dodge pays tribute to “Makers and Fixers,” and that’s how Randy got his start in the world of tools, as a machinist for a large company, before his daughter introduced him to Snap-on as a franchise opportunity.

●     After graduating college, she went to work for Snap-on and later took on her own franchise…later encouraging him to do the same. She now works with him on his truck.

●    Crewz has been a longtime fan of the race here in Charlotte and will be having dinner in Cruz’s pit, along with out-of-town friends who are fans he’s invited to join them.