Cory McClenathan, who qualified No. 4 in the FRAM Tough Guard Top Fuel =
dragster and faces TJ Zizzo
in the opening round of eliminations, commented on the rain delay:
=93When we=92re on a four-week swing like this, I just think it makes it =
that much harder on the
families, the fans, and all the guys working on the race cars. It kind =
of brings us down to crunch
time. There is no time to be sitting here during the week while we=92re =
supposed to be traveling to
Richmond.
"I think the weather is going to be OK tomorrow, so I think that=92s =
what we=92re going to be looking
at. But we need to get it in because we need to get everything packed up =
and sent down the road.=20
"When you=92re running an operation like Don Schumacher Racing with =
three Funny Cars, two Top Fuel
cars and a motorcycle, it=92s a lot of work to do.
"Right now everyone=92s just hanging out and getting fed. Our normal =
deal on days like this is I=92ll
get up and work out, have breakfast with (fiancee) Debi and the kids, =
come over here, and then I
play my PS2 for the rest of the day. So, that=92s been my day so far.=20
"We also do all our pre-race introductions with DSR. All the drivers are =
introduced and they say a
few words. That=92s always a fun thing because we all make fun of each =
other, so I spend most of my
time making fun of Jack Beckman!" he said, with a laugh.
