Hernandez burns up the track, even in the Eye of the Storm

Belle Rose, Louisiana – (July 9, 2005) – Joshua Hernandez once again burned up the track in qualifying at the Torco Gear Summer Drags at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, Louisiana. Hernandez grabbed the No. 1 in his Tommy Lipar Racing Dr. Moon’s Rage ’57 Bel Air, and extended his points lead in the FLOWMASTER Pro Mod CLASH bonus event competition.

Although the event was canceled due to rain after having contested only one round of eliminations, Hernandez success continued as he took out St. Louis winner Glen Kerunsky in the first round with a 6.310 second 222.03 mile per hour pass over Kerunsky’s tire-shaking 10.158/84.78 lap.

“I guess you could say, ‘To be continued’,” Hernandez said. “I’m really disappointed that we couldn’t have gotten any further though the bracket – Howard [Moon, Crew Chief] had things so dialed in – even with difficult weather conditions.

“We took a challenging track and definitely made things work,” he said.

“Qualifying number one was one good thing that came from this weekend – and it definitely helped us in the CLASH points,” he said. “We’ve been so consistent on the track, I’m excited for the rest of the season.”

Hernandez has qualified first, third, second, and first in the last four TLR/AMS Pro Mod Challenge events. Including his 16 points for finishing No. 1 at the Summer Drags, he has 113 points in the Flowmaster Pro Mod CLASH competition, 10 more than second-place Mike Ashley.

“This makes Columbus twice the race for us – and being on the top of the ladder going in is a great place to be,” Hernandez said.

“Now we just have to get out of town before the sky starts to fall,” he said.

The remaining rounds of eliminations for this event will be completed during qualifying July 28-31 at the NHRA SPORTSnationals in Columbus, Ohio.

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