MILLICAN'S HOMETOWN OBLIGATION SHINES IN DALLAS FIRST ROUND
Mon, 2008-09-22 09:03
Clay Millican wasn’t given any orders but felt a hometown obligation
when he squared off against Bob Vandergriff Jr. in the first round of
Top Fuel eliminations at the NHRA Fallnationals in Dallas, Tex.
Vandergriff drives the UPS-sponsored dragster.
Millican lives in Memphis, Tenn., the headquarters from rival shipping company Federal Express. Clay Millican wasn’t given any orders but felt a hometown obligation when he squared off against Bob Vandergriff Jr. in the first round of Top Fuel eliminations at the NHRA Fallnationals in Dallas, Tex.
Vandergriff drives the UPS-sponsored dragster.
Millican lives in Memphis, Tenn., the headquarters from rival shipping company Federal Express.
Even though he left the engine in a ball of flames, he scored the round win for the home team.
"We had a pretty good weekend," Millican said. "The first round was huge. Being from Memphis it's a big deal when you race the big brown car. Bob's a good racer. It was an expensive first-round win because we leveled the motor.
"I think I've figured it out . . . if you aren't in the top 10 contenders and want TV time, you have to be spectacular and I think that was a spectacular first round win. That's the first time this season that we've hurt the motor that bad."
Vandergriff drives the UPS-sponsored dragster.
Millican lives in Memphis, Tenn., the headquarters from rival shipping company Federal Express. Clay Millican wasn’t given any orders but felt a hometown obligation when he squared off against Bob Vandergriff Jr. in the first round of Top Fuel eliminations at the NHRA Fallnationals in Dallas, Tex.
Vandergriff drives the UPS-sponsored dragster.
Millican lives in Memphis, Tenn., the headquarters from rival shipping company Federal Express.
Even though he left the engine in a ball of flames, he scored the round win for the home team.
"We had a pretty good weekend," Millican said. "The first round was huge. Being from Memphis it's a big deal when you race the big brown car. Bob's a good racer. It was an expensive first-round win because we leveled the motor.
"I think I've figured it out . . . if you aren't in the top 10 contenders and want TV time, you have to be spectacular and I think that was a spectacular first round win. That's the first time this season that we've hurt the motor that bad."
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