Doug Foley entered the NHRA Carolinas Nationals knowing his second race of the season would be his last for 2009 unless he could perform well enough to attract a last minute sponsor.

“For a team who is going to park it on Monday, this is huge,” Foley said.

Foley presented an excellent case for why his team would be a wise marketing investment for a sponsor.

Doug Foley entered the NHRA Carolinas Nationals knowing his second race of the season would be his last for 2009 unless he could perform well enough to attract a last minute sponsor.

“For a team who is going to park it on Monday, this is huge,” Foley said.

Foley presented an excellent case for why his team would be a wise marketing investment for a sponsor.

Foley eliminated Brandon Bernstein in the first round and drove past Doug Herbert in the second. He lost a close race in the semis to eventual winner Cory McClenathan.

“We really didn’t show our talent this weekend,” said Foley after the first round win over Bernstein. “Doug Kuch, by far, is one of the best [crew chiefs] out here. He’s never really gotten the opportunity to show what he is doing because none of his teams have run the full season. If it’s up to me, we are going to find the funding and bring this dragster out full time. That’s what we are going to do every Sunday. We’re working on it.” 

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