The Pedregon Brothers: Cruz and Tony
Cruz and Tony Pedregon have had some fantastic journeys during their career. The brothers have each won the NHRA twice. The brothers enjoy their success in drag racing as teammates. It seems to run in the family. Their father, Frank “Flamin” Pedregon, made a reputation for himself as a great showmen in the quarter mile more than 40 years ago.Their brother Frank, the eldest of the brothers, had a checkerboard career and has since left the sport.
The brothers grew up in Southern California and always have shared their passion for drag racing. Cruz was pleased that he had one of the best Funny Cars on the track during the last part of the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing series. He is hoping for more success during this season. In the meantime the Armored AutoGroup announced a multi-year sponsorship of Tony’s NHRA Full Throttle Nitro Funny Car which will make him a strong contender this season. Cruz will be racing for Snap-on this season while Snap-on will also co-sponsor his brother. During the 2010 season the Snap-on Funny Car won two times during the closing weeks of the season. The hopes are very high that the Pedregon’s will show well in 2011.