The Fuller Times

The Fuller Times - The prerace release of four-time NHRA Top Fuel winner "Hot" Rod Fuller and the David Powers Motorsports Top Fuel team
Contact: Ted Yerzyk


27th annual Summit Racing Southern Nationals
April 26-29, 2007
Atlanta Dragway
Commerce, Ga.



"Atlanta is where I got my Top Fuel license back in 1995. That's the first place I drove a Top Fuel car. I had back-to-back Super Comp wins there. I like the track. I feel comfortable there. There's not much to do besides racing. I feel like we're going to pick up where we left off at (Las) Vegas. We were one of the cars to beat at Las Vegas. We had a parts failure in the semifinals. I want to continue qualifying well and extend the points lead."



Fuller Atlanta Notebook

Fuller enters the Atlanta race atop the POWERade Top Fuel standings. He took over the points lead following his victory at the Phoenix race on Feb. 25. He has advanced to the semifinals at three other races, Pomona, Gainesville and Las Vegas. At the Phoenix race, Fuller set personal-bests, 4.466 seconds and 331.61 mph. He has qualified no lower than third this season.

Last April, Fuller qualified in the No. 3 position at Atlanta Dragway with a 4.535-second pass. He fell in the second round of eliminations to Larry Dixon.

Fuller has advanced to at least the semifinals at seven of the last nine races, with one victory (Phoenix 2007) and two runner-up finishes (Dallas and Richmond 2006).

Two weeks ago in Las Vegas, Fuller qualified third with a run of 4.498-seconds. It was his eighth 4.4-second pass of the season. He raced to a semifinal finish and extended his points lead over second-place driver J.R. Todd.

Fuller is a two-time Super Comp winner at Atlanta Dragway. He claimed consecutive Super Comp wins at the Commerce race in 1999 (def. Jeff Strickland) and '00 (def. Sherman Adcock, Jr.).

Fuller on Atlanta…

The Atlanta Race:
"Humid and stormy"


Atlanta Dragway:
"A track I’ve done well at."

Favorite local restaurant:
"None"

Favorite Atlanta Dragway racing memory:
"Earning my Top Fuel license in 1995"

Favorite activity while at Atlanta:
"Going to Athens"

2007 NHRA Top Fuel Standings

1. ROD FULLER (1) 383 - - - -

2. J.R. Todd (2) 342 -41

3. Brandon Bernstein (1) 327 -56

4. Tony Schumacher (1) 304 -79

5. WHIT BAZEMORE 295 -88

6. Larry Dixon 293 -90

7. David Grubnic 261 -122

8. Melanie Troxel 246 -137

9. Bob Vandergriff, Jr. 222 -161

10. Joe Hartley 205 -178



Rod Fuller's Career Results at Atlanta Dragway

Year Qualified Finish & Winning Driver
2006 No. 3 2nd round—Larry Dixon

Fuller's Atlanta Schedule

Date & Time Event and Location

Fri., April 27, 4:30/7:30 p.m. TF Qualifying 1/2, Atlanta Dragway

Sat., April 28, 12:30/3:30 p.m. TF Qualifying 3/4, Atlanta Dragway

Sun., April 29, 11 a.m. Final Eliminations, Atlanta Dragway



Fuller's Career-Best Performances
E.T.—4.466 seconds Chandler, Ariz. Feb. 2007
MPH—331.61 MPH Chandler, Ariz. Feb. 2007

E.T.—4.504 seconds Commerce, Ga. May 2006
MPH—329.26 MPH Commerce, Ga. May 2006



Summit Racing Southern Nationals TV Schedule (ESPN2)

Date & Time (ET) Coverage

Sun., April 28, 6-8 p.m. Qualifying Highlights

Sun., April 29, 11-11:30 a.m. NHRA Race Day

Sun., April 29, 7-10 p.m. Final Eliminations Coverage


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