CRUZ NAMED BAKERSFIELD DIGNITARY
Sat, 2009-02-07 10:29
NHRA Funny Car champion to be part of 3-day festival of speed, Mar. 6-8
Cruz Pedregon has come full circle. The two-time NHRA world champion Funny Car driver earned his NHRA racing license at
historic Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. The same place his father Frank raced in the 1960s and his brother Tony – also a two-time NHRA Funny Car champ – got his racing license. Now Pedregon is returning to Auto Club Famoso Raceway as Grand Marshal of the 51st March Meet, the track’s most famous and prestigious race, Mar. 6-8. NHRA Funny Car champion to be part of 3-day festival of speed, Mar. 6-8
Cruz Pedregon has come full circle. The two-time NHRA world champion Funny Car driver earned his NHRA racing license at
historic Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. The same place his father Frank raced in the 1960s and his brother Tony – also a two-time NHRA Funny Car champ – got his racing license. Now Pedregon is returning to Auto Club Famoso Raceway as Grand Marshal of the 51st March Meet, the track’s most famous and prestigious race, Mar. 6-8.
“It’s an unbelievable honor to come back here as Grand Marshal,” said Pedregon, who is the 2008 NHRA POWERade Series Funny Car champion and also won the title in 1992. “Auto Club Famoso Raceway holds a lot of memories for me and I’m
looking forward to being here for all the March Meet festivities and racing. The fans here are great and it will be a lot of fun. The March Meet is the most famous race of its kind, dating back more than 50 years. The same applies to Auto Club Famoso. This is true drag racing history and one of the places I learned to drag race. I can’t wait to get back there.”
“Besides being a world champion and having a history here, Cruz is also a great guy and very fan friendly,” said Blake Bowser, vice president and general manager of the Kern County Racing Association, operators of Auto Club Famoso Raceway and producers of the fabled March Meet. “Cruz speaks fluent Spanish which will be special for our large Latino fan base. The March Meet has always been a treat for fans and this year’s event with Cruz will be one of the best.”
Cruz Pedregon has come full circle. The two-time NHRA world champion Funny Car driver earned his NHRA racing license at
historic Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. The same place his father Frank raced in the 1960s and his brother Tony – also a two-time NHRA Funny Car champ – got his racing license. Now Pedregon is returning to Auto Club Famoso Raceway as Grand Marshal of the 51st March Meet, the track’s most famous and prestigious race, Mar. 6-8. NHRA Funny Car champion to be part of 3-day festival of speed, Mar. 6-8
Cruz Pedregon has come full circle. The two-time NHRA world champion Funny Car driver earned his NHRA racing license at
historic Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. The same place his father Frank raced in the 1960s and his brother Tony – also a two-time NHRA Funny Car champ – got his racing license. Now Pedregon is returning to Auto Club Famoso Raceway as Grand Marshal of the 51st March Meet, the track’s most famous and prestigious race, Mar. 6-8.
“It’s an unbelievable honor to come back here as Grand Marshal,” said Pedregon, who is the 2008 NHRA POWERade Series Funny Car champion and also won the title in 1992. “Auto Club Famoso Raceway holds a lot of memories for me and I’m
looking forward to being here for all the March Meet festivities and racing. The fans here are great and it will be a lot of fun. The March Meet is the most famous race of its kind, dating back more than 50 years. The same applies to Auto Club Famoso. This is true drag racing history and one of the places I learned to drag race. I can’t wait to get back there.”
“Besides being a world champion and having a history here, Cruz is also a great guy and very fan friendly,” said Blake Bowser, vice president and general manager of the Kern County Racing Association, operators of Auto Club Famoso Raceway and producers of the fabled March Meet. “Cruz speaks fluent Spanish which will be special for our large Latino fan base. The March Meet has always been a treat for fans and this year’s event with Cruz will be one of the best.”
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