The Fuller Times The prerace release of seven-time NHRA Top Fuel winner Rod Fuller and the Caterpillar Top Fuel team Contact: Ted Yerzyk, (317) 852-6363 o, or (760) 207-9767 c ted@davidpowersmotorsports.com 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Nationals June 5-8, 2008 Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. Rod Fuller on Chicago “I’m excited about getting to Joliet. I was born in Chicago and we run well at Route 66 Raceway. We did great there last season, and I know we’ll have the largest cheering section all weekend long. Caterpillar is bringing more than 3,000 employees to the track to root us on and that’s an awesome feeling to have that kind of support behind you.” Rob Flynn (crew chief) on Chicago “We did real well there last year. We did make a mistake in the final round. Now, we have all of Caterpillar behind us and we’ll have a lot of support and we look forward to doing well this weekend.” Rod Fuller Chicago NHRA Notebook Last weekend in Topeka, Kan., Fuller qualified the Caterpillar dragster fourth with a run of 4.565 at 320.13 mph. It was the 10th time Fuller started from the No. 4 position. He was defeated in the opening round by Morgan Lucas. Heartland Park Topeka remains the only track on tour where Fuller has yet to win a round of racing. Fuller enters the 10th race on the 2008 NHRA schedule ranked sixth in the Top Fuel standings. He has one win this season, St. Louis, where he defeated Tony Schumacher in the final round at Gateway International Raceway. Last season, Fuller carded the quickest pass of his career to qualify second with a run of 4.464 seconds at the Joliet track. Fuller advanced his Fabick CAT dragster to the final round where he fell to Larry Dixon after the CAT dragster smoked the tires. It was he 10th career final round appearances. He also advanced to the final round at Route 66 Raceway in the spring Joliet race in 2005 where he fell to Scott Kalitta, 4.518 to 4.602. It was Fuller’s second career final round appearance. Fuller has qualified for 70 consecutive NHRA Top Fuel events. The last time he failed to make the cut was at the Houston race in 1996 when he was driving the Montana Express dragster on a part time schedule. Fuller has the second longest qualifying streak in Top Fuel (Tony Schumacher) and has an average starting position of 5.75 in four races at Route 66 Raceway. Fuller has 13 career NHRA sportsmen victories in the Super Comp (seven) and Super Gas (six) categories. He has 20 career NHRA national event victories. 2008 NHRA Top Fuel Standings 1. Tony Schumacher (3) 779 - - - 2. ANTRON BROWN (2) 670 -109 3. Larry Dixon (1) 659 -120 4. Hillary Will (1) 567 -212 5. Cory McClenathan (1) 527 -252 6. ROD FULLER (1) 502 -277 7. Brandon Bernstein 480 -299 8. Doug Kalitta 418 -361 9. David Grubnic 391 -388 10. Doug Herbert 377 -402 11. Morgan Lucas 347 -432 Rod Fuller’s Career Results at Route 66 Raceway Year Qualified Finish & Winning Driver 2005 No. 9 Runner-up—Scott Kalitta 2005 No. 6 First round—Clay Millican 2006 No. 6 First round—Cory McClenathan 2007 No. 2 Runner-up—Larry Dixon Fuller’s Chicago Schedule Date & Time Event and Location Fri., June 6, 3:30/7 p.m. TF Qualifying 1/2, Route 66 Raceway Sat., June 7, 1/4 p.m. TF Qualifying 3/4, Route 66 Raceway Sun., June 8, 11 a.m. Final Eliminations, Route 66 Raceway Fuller’s Career-Best Performances E.T.—4.464 seconds Joliet, Ill. June 2007 MPH—331.61 mph Chandler, Ariz. Feb. 2007 Fuller’s Career-Best at Route 66 Raceway E.T.—4.464 seconds Joliet, Ill. June 2007 MPH—330.96 mph Joliet, Ill. June 2006 Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 Nationals TV Schedule (ESPN2) Date & Time (ET) Coverage Sat., June 7, 5-7 p.m. Qualifying Highlights Sun., June 8 11-11:30 a.m. NHRA Race Day Sun., June 8, 5-7 p.m. Final Eliminations Coverage www.cat.com/dealercareers www.davidpowersmotorsports.com