Fri, 30 May 2008, 12:50 PM Pedregon Racing To Race Herzog Design In Topeka

INDIANAPOLIS -- This weekend's O'Reilly Summer Nationals will mark the continued relationship with Pedregon Racing and the Herzog Family as the race will feature a unique paint scheme on the Q Horse Power Chevy Impala for this event and possible future venues. For the past three seasons Herzog Contracting Corp. has supported the two time NHRA POWERade Funny Car World Champion, Tony Pedregon. The Herzog corporate office proximity to Topeka will allow for over 500 employees and guests to attend this event.

"The NHRA fan base, combined with our employees and customers in the transportation construction business makes further involvement in NHRA drag racing a natural for us. Tony and Cruz Pedregon are personal friends, great racers and businessmen. We are pleased to continue and grow our support for the quality equipment and personnel they represent" stated Stanley Herzog, Executive Vice President of Herzog Contracting Corp.

"The Herzog partnership and friendship has been a very important part of our team's success over the past several years. This is a great opportunity to continue the growth of our partnership by re-designing the car for the companies' home event. The access to teams and drivers that the NHRA has created allows us to entertain guests and customers in a way that has become very valuable in our sport" said Tony Pedregon.

Herzog Contracting Corp. and its subsidiaries, based out of St. Joseph, Missouri, specializes in railroad and rail transit construction and operation, rail flaw detection, highway and airport construction, aggregate material production, contract operation of sanitary landfills and resource recovery projects.

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