“Tony has got eight runs with us, including four in Brainerd, two in Reading, and now two here, and I can already tell he’s a robot,” said Rich McPhillips Jr. The McPhillips family have trained a number of successful alcohol racers, so they know a thing or two about evaluating talent. The presence of Parker in the other lane didn’t have much of an effect on Stewart who got off the starting line cleanly before the car shook the tires, forcing him to shut off early. It was also the first time he’s drag raced at night although the Las Vegas track has some of the best lighting on the tour. The fanfare continued through Friday’s second session where Stewart actually raced for the first time with an opponent in the other lane. Stewart remained the top qualifier for most of the session until Kim Parker ran a 5.19 to bump him to the second spot. I still have two nitro cars running today so now I’ll shift gears and go watch Leah and Matt run. “There were a lot of distractions before we ran in the staging lanes so to go up there and make a nice solid run, I’m happy with that. It’s just like testing all over again,” said Stewart, in his top end interview with NHRA’s Amanda Busick. “I was nervous before the first run but it’s a relief now. Stewart’s Mobil 1 dragster was the first Top Alcohol Dragster to make a qualifying pass on Friday and while Stewart was admittedly nervous, it wasn’t reflected in his performance as he wheeled the McPhillips Racing entry to a very competitive 5.219-second run at 276.52 mph. When it comes to adapting to new surroundings, few racers have ever done it better than Tony Stewart so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the NASCAR, Ind圜ar, USAC, IROC, and SRX champ made a strong first impression during his NHRA driving debut at the Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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