Vandergriff ready for Western Swing

     DENVER, CO. (July 10, 2006) - Bob Vandergriff Jr. is happy the first half of the NHRA POWERade season is behind him. Although the team has qualified for 11 out of the first 12 National events, Vandergriff is looking forward to the car going rounds at all of the future events. "We have a very competitive car," said Vandergriff. "We are ready to go rounds and take the UPS car further on raceday. We have qualified well at most of the past events, and now we need to be able to capitalize on raceday. My crew has done a remarkable job and we are hoping the parts failures that plagued us early in the season are behind us now."
     Vandergriff enjoyed the two week break at his shop in Alpharetta, Ga. preparing his Jim Dupuy-tuned UPS Top Fueler for this weekend's Mopar Mile-High Nationals at beautiful Bandimere Speedway outside of Denver, Co. and the rest of the famed Western Swing.
     "Our goal is to be able to climb into the NHRA POWERade Top Ten," Vandergriff shared. "Let's see how we can use the Western swing to propel us." Vandergriff currently sits in the No. 13 position in the NHRA POWERade Championship points battle.

RACE SCHEDULE:     
Friday, July 14, professional qualifying sessions are at 4:15 and 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, July 15, pro qualifying sessions continue at 3:30 and 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 16, final elimination's begin at noon.

TELEVISION SCHEDULE:    
Saturday, July 14, ESPN2 will televise two hours of qualifying highlights at
10 p.m. (ET).
Sunday, July 16, ESPN2 will televise three hours of elimination's at 9 p.m.
(ET).
Sunday, July 16, ESPN2 will televise NHRA 2Day, a 30-minute magazine show at
11:30 a.m. (ET).

SATELLITE:      
Friday, July 14, 11-11:30 p.m. (ET) Å] SBS 6 / Transponder 17k (Downlink
frequency: 12117 MHz, horizontal)
Saturday, July 15, 8:30 - 9 p.m. (ET) Å]SBS 6 / Transponder 17k (Downlink
frequency: 12117 MHz, horizontal)
Sunday, July 16, 9:30 - 10 p.m. (ET) Å] SBS 6 / Transponder 17k (Downlink
frequency: 12117 MHz, horizontal).

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Ken Sklute
Vandergriff Motorsports Public Relations
www.VandergriffMotorsports.com

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