Tony Pedregon's second qualifying run Friday of 4.105 seconds at 304.60 mph lifted him into fourth
place as the O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals got underway at Memphis Motorsports Park.
Pedregon put Kenny Koretsky's Nitro Fish Wear colors into the winner's circle for the first time at
Englishtown, N.J. earlier in the season. Pedregon is fourth in the Full Throttle Drag Racing
Series championship standings and this is the third of the six Countdown to 1 races.
Pedregon also posted a time of 4.150 seconds in the day's first session.
Smith's best quarter-mile lap of 6.922 seconds at 194.16 mph in the Don Schumacher Racing Suzuki
was good enough for third place with two more runs remaining Saturday to set the field for Sunday's
eliminations.
