CORY MAC QUIETLY CONCLUDES STRONG SEASON
Tue, 2008-11-18 12:28
Top Fuel driver Cory McClenathan ended the 2008 POWERade Drag Racing
Series season with a semifinal finish in Pomona. It was his eighth
semifinal result of the year and moved him up to No. 3 in the final Top
Fuel point standings.
McClenathan lost a tough match to eventual winner Larry Dixon.
“All the emphasis was on the Funny Car points battle and nobody seemed to realize all the scenarios in Top Fuel for second place,” said McClenathan, who is still seeking his first Top Fuel crown. “We could have finished second or seventh coming in here and nobody emphasized just how close second place really was in Top Fuel. It just wasn’t the big story but, in my eyes, it was all I could think about last night. Top Fuel driver Cory McClenathan ended the 2008 POWERade Drag Racing Series season with a semifinal finish in Pomona. It was his eighth semifinal result of the year and moved him up to No. 3 in the final Top Fuel point standings.
McClenathan lost a tough match to eventual winner Larry Dixon.
“All the emphasis was on the Funny Car points battle and nobody seemed to realize all the scenarios in Top Fuel for second place,” said McClenathan, who is still seeking his first Top Fuel crown. “We could have finished second or seventh coming in here and nobody emphasized just how close second place really was in Top Fuel. It just wasn’t the big story but, in my eyes, it was all I could think about last night.
“We did well against Doug Kalitta in the first round and Troy Buff in the second round and then in the third round our destiny was in our own hands. We had to beat Larry Dixon, one of the best drivers out there, and we decided to go for it. From about half-track on the FRAM dragster was spinning the tires and moving toward the center line, but I told the guys I wasn’t going to lift for nothing. I never saw him and I knew it was a good, tight, clean race.
“The fans got everything they wanted to see today. Going into the race with Dixon we were one point away from being able to be in second place and it’s frustrating to finish third. Considering the way my career has been the last few years third place is a great place to be, but I really wanted to finish in second place for me and my FRAM guys.
“Whatever happens next year is next year but right now I’m just proud of my guys and the FRAM team. They stuck with me and stood behind me and they knew we had what it took on and off the track and that’s really what’s important.”
McClenathan lost a tough match to eventual winner Larry Dixon.
“All the emphasis was on the Funny Car points battle and nobody seemed to realize all the scenarios in Top Fuel for second place,” said McClenathan, who is still seeking his first Top Fuel crown. “We could have finished second or seventh coming in here and nobody emphasized just how close second place really was in Top Fuel. It just wasn’t the big story but, in my eyes, it was all I could think about last night. Top Fuel driver Cory McClenathan ended the 2008 POWERade Drag Racing Series season with a semifinal finish in Pomona. It was his eighth semifinal result of the year and moved him up to No. 3 in the final Top Fuel point standings.
McClenathan lost a tough match to eventual winner Larry Dixon.
“All the emphasis was on the Funny Car points battle and nobody seemed to realize all the scenarios in Top Fuel for second place,” said McClenathan, who is still seeking his first Top Fuel crown. “We could have finished second or seventh coming in here and nobody emphasized just how close second place really was in Top Fuel. It just wasn’t the big story but, in my eyes, it was all I could think about last night.
“We did well against Doug Kalitta in the first round and Troy Buff in the second round and then in the third round our destiny was in our own hands. We had to beat Larry Dixon, one of the best drivers out there, and we decided to go for it. From about half-track on the FRAM dragster was spinning the tires and moving toward the center line, but I told the guys I wasn’t going to lift for nothing. I never saw him and I knew it was a good, tight, clean race.
“The fans got everything they wanted to see today. Going into the race with Dixon we were one point away from being able to be in second place and it’s frustrating to finish third. Considering the way my career has been the last few years third place is a great place to be, but I really wanted to finish in second place for me and my FRAM guys.
“Whatever happens next year is next year but right now I’m just proud of my guys and the FRAM team. They stuck with me and stood behind me and they knew we had what it took on and off the track and that’s really what’s important.”
Categories:
