Bio
2006: Won at Las Vegas 1; Finished 10th in points
2005: Earned a pair of No. 1 qualifiers (Englishtown and Chicago 2); Set the low E.T. at two events (Englishtown and Chicago 2); Set career bests for both time and speed; Won at least two rounds at five consecutive events and six of the first eight events to open the 2005 season; Won $25,000 bonus for having closest margin of victory in Motel 6 Who Got the Light award
2004: Earned first No. 1 qualifying position ( Columbus ) since 1998; Was the runner-up at consecutive events twice (Denver & Seattle; Indianapolis & Dallas ); Established career-best performance numbers; Qualified No. 11 in the quickest Funny Car field in NHRA history (Pomona 2)
2003: Highest finish in the Funny Car standings since 1998; was the runner-up at Denver and Reading; established career-best time and speed
2002: After taking a year off from racing, Pedregon assembled a team that qualified for 18 national events; Advanced to the semifinals at Indianapolis
2001: Served as color analyst for ESPN’s drag racing coverage
2000: Raced part-time as an owner/driver, collecting one win (Englishtown)
1999: Raced part-time as an owner/driver in the Funny Car category
1998: Earned the No. 1 qualifying spot a career-best 12 times; Won NHRA all-star race; Set national elapsed-time record three times; Runner-up in Funny Car bonus race
1997: The first motorsports athlete to received the "Premio De Oro," the only national award for Hispanic athletes
1996: Competing in a limited amount of races, Pedregon won one race en route to a third-place finish in the NHRA championship point standings; Finished in the top three for the fifth consecutive season
1995: Won at Indianapolis for the third time in four years (1992, ’94-95); Recorded first career four-second run, a 4.991 at Dallas; Broke the 300-mph mark for the first time with a 300.90-mph pass at Indianapolis
1994: Was the only Funny Car driver to defeat John Force in a final round the entire season; Qualified in the top half at 15 of the 18 national events
1992: Won the NHRA Funny Car Championship - the only Funny Car driver other than John Force to win a title in the 1990s
1990: Won a career-best six races
1991: Raced part-time in Top Fuel competition
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