Sat, 18 Mar 2006, 12:33 PM 2003 NHRA Funny Car World Champion Tony Pedregon Welcomes New Addition to Family

Courtesy of Allison Holt

DETROIT -- Tony Pedregon, driver of the Q Power Monte Carlo in NHRA's Nitro Funny Car division, and his wife Andrea welcomed a new, healthy race fan to their family on Wednesday afternoon, March 2, 2006. Desidario (Desi) Pedregon, was born into this racing family in time to celebrate his famous father's birthday on March 8th. Desi is the younger brother to the Pedregon's daughters, Cecily and Arielle.

In 2005, Tony Pedregon and the Q Power Race Team finished 7th in points with 2 wins, was #1 qualifier three times and recorded the second-quickest elapsed time in NHRA history at 4.680 seconds in Chicago.