Reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon sped to the first
win of his circle-track career, driving his Advance Auto Parts
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Late Model to victory at Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, Ind., Aug. 8.
He qualified fourth out of 21 cars, won the eight-lap heat race, then
started the 20-lap feature on the outside of the front row and charged
to the front.
"I trailed for the first five laps," Pedregon said. "The leader was
running close to the wall, and I was right with him. Then he bounced
off the wall, causing a yellow. When the race resumed, I moved
underneath the leader and led the rest of the way. The lateral G's lap
after lap after lap are awesome! A Funny Car pulls a lot more G's, but
not lateral G's. There's a lot of banking, which makes it fast for a
smaller track, and it really suited my driving style. I could feel the
guy in second right behind me, and fatigue was starting to set in, but
I kept doing what I was doing and stayed in front. I was ready for it
to be over there at the end, looking for the white flag, but I held
on."