Doug Foley announced that he was planning a full-time NHRA POWERade tour in 2008. However, the NHRA and their Top Fuel contingent didn’t pay much attention.
 
Nevermind the fact that he’d nearly won an IHRA championship and only a serious crash and injuries sustained prevented him from that.
 
Foley came out and qualified top-half twice in the last five events. Still there was no recognition for the third-year Top Fuel dragster driver who runs a drag racing school in New Jersey.
 
Sometimes a driver has to jump up and slap down a Countdown to the Championship finalist to get their attention. Foley not only took out Hot Rod Fuller in the first round, but also knocked down Brandon Bernstein in the second round to claim his fifth semi-final finish in twelve outings this year. He also has a quarter-final to his credit. Doug Foley announced that he was planning a full-time NHRA POWERade tour in 2008. However, the NHRA and their Top Fuel contingent didn’t pay much attention.
 
Nevermind the fact that he’d nearly won an IHRA championship and only a serious crash and injuries sustained prevented him from that.
 
Foley came out and qualified top-half twice in the last five events. Still there was no recognition for the third-year Top Fuel dragster driver who runs a drag racing school in New Jersey.
 
Sometimes a driver has to jump up and slap down a Countdown to the Championship finalist to get their attention. Foley not only took out Hot Rod Fuller in the first round, but also knocked down Brandon Bernstein in the second round to claim his fifth semi-final finish in twelve outings this year. He also has a quarter-final to his credit.
 
“They only focus on the Countdown cars, which I understand that,” Foley said. “At the same time, they have to get past us to keep their momentum going. We’re in test mode now because we are trying to do well for Evan Knoll next year. Right now we are getting round wins to build momentum.” 
Foley’s name isn’t event listed in the NHRA’s public relations statistic department. His existence is recognized very little in that aspect. That suits Foley okay for the time being because he can still pick off unsuspecting front-runners.
 
“I think these guys have a bulls-eye on them,” Foley said. “We have quite a few wins against Fuller and Schumacher now so I don’t think they take us lightly any more – not that anybody does any more. We’ve done a good job. When we first came out, I don’t think everyone was really sure what to think of us. Now that we have five semi-finals to our credit, I think they are aware of us. This is an understaffed team. There are only four full-time crew members on this team and they are beating teams with ten.
 
“Next year when we add those extra people it is going to be even better.”