Rod Fuller
"My goal is to lock in the No. 1 position in the Countdown. We have
to put a stop to the (Tony) Schumacher freight train. We can do it
because we're the little engine that could. We ran well there last
year, so we need to go out and win the race. We put both the Valvoline
and CAT cars in the winner's circle, so we need to do the same with
the great white this weekend."
Fuller Brainerd Notebook
At the last event at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Fuller qualified
his David Powers-owned dragster third for the fourth time this season. He
advanced to the semifinals for the 11th time in 15 races.
Over the six-race swing that took the NHRA pros from New Jersey to
California, Fuller earned the most points of any Top Fuel driver, 493,
and extended his lead from 53 to 128 points. Fuller became the first Top
Fuel driver to earn a spot in the Countdown to the Championship after the
Seattle race. He leads Schumacher by 128 points with two events before
the points are re-set at the U.S. Nationals.
Last August, Fuller qualified his Valvoline dragster fourth at B.I.R.
with a run of 4.558 seconds at 322.42 mph. He advanced to the semifinals
before falling to Schumacher.
Fuller has two victories (Phoenix and Denver) in four final round
appearances this season. He also has three poles (Atlanta, St. Louis and
Norwalk). His average starting position this year is 3.06.
The points leader will race his plain-white David Powers Motorsports car
at B.I.R. Fuller has driven the "Great White" at seven events
this season with three semifinals and one runner-up finish (Norwalk).
-credit: dpm
