Showing no signs of slowing down rookie Pro Stock driver Camrie Caruso continued to impress as she made another strong run in the lone Pro Stock qualifying session at the NHRA Gatornationals today. As track temperatures dropped and conditions turned challenging Caruso, a 24-year-old driver from Denver, North Carolina, was unfazed and qualified her Right Trailers Chevrolet Camaro powered by Titan Racing Engines No. 7 in a tough field. Her run of 6.516 seconds at 210.70 mph was her quickest career run.
“That was a really good run and I am so proud of this Right Trailers Chevrolet Camaro team,” said Caruso, following her third consecutive qualifier in the top half of the field. “Everyone on this team is working so hard and only getting one run today was a big challenge. We knew that session would be tricky. I just did my routine and trusted my team. I am excited to head into race day tomorrow. We are looking to keep building on our success.”
Friday’s qualifying session was rained out and today more rain pushed the schedule back into the late afternoon. The NHRA Safety Safari did a masterful job of preparing the racetrack for competition and Caruso took full advantage of a solid racing surface. Her Jim Yates tuned Camaro launched hard and Caruso kept it right in the middle of the groove as she accelerated down the track. At the time of her run it was the second quickest pass of the day and she would eventually get shuffled back a few slots.
Caruso will face Cristian Cuadra in the first round for the second race in a row. Caruso earned her first win light defeating Cuadra in the opening round of the NHRA Arizona Nationals. This is the first race with Right Trailers as the primary sponsor joining Global Emissions Systems Inc. (GESi®), NGK Spark Plugs, and VP Racing Lubricants as major supporters of the early favorite for NHRA Rookie of the Year.
The race will get underway tomorrow at 11 a.m. with Top Fuel and Funny Car leading into the Pro Stock first round. The event will be televised nationally on FS1.
About Camrie Caruso/Caruso Family Racing
Camrie Caruso is a third-generation driver with Caruso Family Racing. The 23-year-old Pro Stock rookie is following the career path of her father, former Pro Mod racer Marc Caruso and her grandfather, “Papa Joe” Caruso, who competed in Super Gas, Top Sportsman, and Pro Mod. Racing a Chevrolet Camaro with power provided by Titan Racing Engines Caruso will race the full NHRA Camping World Series schedule as she chases Rookie of the Year honors and her first world championship. She first got behind the wheel of a race car when she was eight years old competing in the NHRA Junior Dragster League. She has continued to move up through the NHRA competition classes for over a decade rising to Top Alcohol Dragster as well as Elite Top Dragster and Pro Outlaw 632 in the PDRA. Caruso has a Finance degree as well as a Marketing degree from SUNY Empire State College. In 2018 she was recognized by Drag Illustrated magazine as a 30 Under 30, drag racing personality. When she is not at the track, she is handling the marketing for Titan Racing Engines.
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