For No. 1 qualifier Mike Neff and his Ford Drive One Mustang team success has been building over the past four races. They have improved their qualifying position with each passing race finally grabbing their first No. 1 of the 2009 season in Norwalk. At the previous two NHRA national events here teammate Robert Hight held down the No. 1 spot going into eliminations.

“This (qualifying at the top of the field) is exactly what we need to be doing right now at this time of the year, in the position we are at in the points. Our Drive One Ford Mustang has been running great for really the last four races. We have been improving every weekend and that is a tribute to (crew chief) John Medlen and the crew. Now it is up to me to make sure I can do my job driving to make sure we can go some rounds. I am real pleased. I know Medlen feels good. It is important for Ford to keep those Mustangs at the top and it was great to see Robert up there as well be right behind us in the No. 2 spot,” said Neff, the driver with the most to gain in the first round tomorrow.

For No. 1 qualifier Mike Neff and his Ford Drive One Mustang team success has been building over the past four races.

They have improved their qualifying position with each passing race finally grabbing their first No. 1 of the 2009 season in Norwalk. At the previous two NHRA national events here teammate Robert Hight held down the No. 1 spot going into eliminations.

“This (qualifying at the top of the field) is exactly what we need to be doing right now at this time of the year, in the position we are at in the points. Our Drive One Ford Mustang has been running great for really the last four races. We have been improving every weekend and that is a tribute to (crew chief) John Medlen and the crew. Now it is up to me to make sure I can do my job driving to make sure we can go some rounds. I am real pleased. I know Medlen feels good. It is important for Ford to keep those Mustangs at the top and it was great to see Robert up there as well be right behind us in the No. 2 spot,” said Neff, the driver with the most to gain in the first round tomorrow.

As conditions warmed up today at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Neff’s John Medlen tuned Mustang made the best pass of the opening qualifying session. In the second session they were trying to find the competitive edge of what the track would hold but overshot it and smoked the tires on their last attempt.

“We absolutely learned a few things from our two passes today. It was actually hotter that second run and fortunately we made a good run in the first session today. We got a lot of information that will help us out for tomorrow,” said Neff. “Tonight’s run was just a little too aggressive and didn’t make it. We needed to learn our boundaries to know where we can’t go tomorrow. It was a real positive weekend. We made a good run in the good conditions last night and a good run when it was hot this morning so yeah we feel good so far.”
 

 

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