Racing one nitro car in a weekend is tough enough, but wrestling two cars down the track is just downright impossible.

Well, almost impossible.

IHRA veteran Terry Haddock will show why he is one of the best drivers on the tour this weekend when he wheels both a Top Fuel dragster and a Nitro Funny Car this weekend at River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals at Castrol Raceway.

“It makes for a tremendously hectic weekend. And we are going to have a new challenge this weekend because a few crew members were unable to make the trip,” Haddock said. “We will figure out how to do a good job, but it won’t be easy.”

Racing one nitro car in a weekend is tough enough, but wrestling two cars down the track is just downright impossible.

Well, almost impossible.

IHRA veteran Terry Haddock will show why he is one of the best drivers on the tour this weekend when he wheels both a Top Fuel dragster and a Nitro Funny Car this weekend at River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals at Castrol Raceway.

“It makes for a tremendously hectic weekend. And we are going to have a new challenge this weekend because a few crew members were unable to make the trip,” Haddock said. “We will figure out how to do a good job, but it won’t be easy.”

Haddock, the 2008 IHRA Nitro Funny Car world champion, will debut his flopper this weekend in a match race against three other NFC wheelmen. One of his competitors, two-time world champion Dale Creasy Jr., will be looking to get back at the Washington native after he stole a potential third straight title from him late last year.

Creasy, who was seemingly well on his way to a third title midway through the 2008 season, was involved in an accident at Castrol Raceway last year that put him out for the rest of the season, opening the door for Haddock to steal his very first championship.

Now Creasy returns to the track that bit him one year ago to take on Haddock in a battle of the best in nitro burning floppers.

But proving who is king of the Nitro Funny Cars is only a small portion of Haddock’s schedule.

Along with driving his flopper in a handful of match races, Haddock will also be looking for a victory in the Top Fuel ranks this weekend as he tries to move back into the top five in points after missing the last few events.

“Driving these cars is what we love to do so getting to drive them both will be a lot of fun,” Haddock said. “The economy hasn’t been nice to us so far this year, but we are hoping people will see how much dedication and heart this team has.

“We really don’t have much in the way of money or support, we are just out here doing what we love each weekend and hoping in the end it all pays off.” 

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