The 20th stop of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series took Zizzo Racing's PEAK, HERCULINER /
O'Reilly Top Fuel team to the Texas Motorplex where T.J. Zizzo, team driver made his first ever
appearance.
"What a great place to race," Zizzo explained post race from his Chicago area race shop. "We met a
lot of great fans and made some new friends along the way. There's nothing quite like NHRA Drag
Racing and the loyalty and camaraderie those fans bring with them to a race."
For Zizzo, the racing proved to be just as fun. The team proved they were up for the task during
their third appearance of the season. His qualifying effort of 3.992 seconds at 307 mph would be
good enough to secure the 14 qualifying position. It also aligned him for another showdown with
multi-time champion Tony Schumacher. Schumacher would prove to be Zizzo's nemesis again, but that
would be true of the entire field as Schumacher would go on to win the event and take over the
points lead with just four races remaining.
"We've just got to stay away from Schumacher first round," Zizzo said. "We want to win some rounds.
To do that we need to do a little better job qualifying. Hopefully that means we wouldn't see Tony
first thing Sunday morning."
"Overall it was a good weekend. We left Dallas and we didn't hurt any parts. That's a big plus,"
Zizzo said. "After the race I sent Tony a text message and congratulated him on the win. I'm trying
to see if we can get together one weekend and take our kids to Chuck-E-Cheese's. Maybe I can take
him in a game of skeet ball."
Memphis Tennessee is the next stop for Zizzo Racing. Qualifying for the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA
Mid-South Nationals begins at the Memphis Motorsports Park this Friday.
About Old World Industries
PEAK Antifreeze is marketed and distributed by Old World Industries, which is among the largest
privately-held companies competing in the automotive aftermarket. The Northbrook, Illinois-based
company enjoys a presence in the automotive product markets, energy exploration, and chemical
manufacturing in more than 50 countries worldwide. Old World's other brands include HERCULINERR
Truck Bed Liner Kits; PEAK Windshield Wash and Wiper Blades; PEAK Performance Motor Oil; a full
line of PEAK Electronics; SIERRAR, the safer antifreeze; and SplitFire Spark Plugs. For more
information, please visit http://www.oldworldind.com
The Zizzo Racing Team proudly represents PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil, O'Reilly Auto Parts,
HERCULINERR Truck Bed Liners, HTP America and Champion Packaging.
To learn more about Zizzo Racing visit: http://zizzoracing.com
