BEECHER, Ill. -- Creasy Famliy Motorsports announced today that Tek Pak, a 13-year partner, renewed their relationship with two-time IHRA World Championship team headed by Dale Creasy, Jr. Tek Pak will remain an associate sponsor of the Torco Racing Fuels Nitro Funny Car.

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"Tony Beyer and Tek Pak have helped us a lot through the years," said Dale Creasy, Jr. owner and driver of Creasy Family Motorsports. "Not only do they help us with sponsorship but Denny Jameson, one of their employees, also works on our car. We can’t thank Tek Pak enough for their continued assistance."

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Dale Creasy, Jr. and his championship Torco powered Nitro Funny Car, partner with high quality and performance companies like; Torco Race Fuels, Oakley, Red Line Oil, MSD, Crane Cams, BME, Fram Autolite, Polydyn TX7, TEK PAK, VSI, GM Performance and Beaver Shredding.

Defending Nitro Funny Car World Champion falls to Matt Hagan in the first round at Rockingham Dragway

ROCKINGHAM, N.C -- Dale Creasy Jr. is never happy about a first-round loss at any IHRA national event. But when you consider how the weekend unfolded, the fact that his Torco teammate Matt Hagan went on to win his first career Ironman, losing to him in the first round (of eliminations was a little easier to take for Creasy, the two-time defending Nitro Funny Car champion.

"I'm thrilled for Matt, thrilled for his father David, thrilled for (Hagan's Crew Chief) Jay Lewis and thrilled for that entire team," Creasy said. "You never can be happy or accept losing in the first round, but seeing that team in the Winner's Circle made this weekend a whole bunch easier to take. They've worked very hard to put themselves in this position and this weekend that hard work paid off."

Creasy qualified #4, leading to the first-round match-up with Hagan, who landed #8 on the qualifying sheet. Creasy clocked a 5.123 et at 265.53 mph, narrowly falling to Hagan's 5.023 at 285.29.

"He got me," Creasy explained. "There are no excuses, no complaints or anything like that. He drove past me. It happens in this sport."

Reigning Nitro Funny Car World Champion seeks first Ironman of the 2008 season

ROCKINGHAM, NC -- Two-time defending IHRA Nitro Funny Car World Champion Dale Creasy Jr. is ready to go. Two weeks after a mechanical glitch cost his team a potential trip to the Winner's Circle in San Antonio, Creasy is looking to make a move at the IHRA Spring Nationals in Rockingham and move back into a very familiar position... the top of the Nitro Funny Car standings.

"My team is ready to go. We had a strong car and had the field covered by a tenth in San Antonio, but things just didn't work out in the final round," Creasy said. "As much as I hate to lose it was great seeing Steven Macklyn get his first career win because I was in that position not very long ago. To see his level of excitement made me feel a little better, but just for a couple of seconds. By the time I got back to the pits it was time to get back to work."

Creasy is building on a two-year stretch that is among the strongest in IHRA history. In those two short years he won nine races to move into fifth overall in the career IHRA Nitro Funny Car wins list. Last season he won an incredible 23 rounds (against just five defeats) and claimed six Ironmen. His entire crew returned intact for the 2008 Knoll Gas Nitro Jam season, giving him a tremendous amount of confidence to go after a third consecutive championship.

BEECHER, Ill. - Beaver Shredding, a long-time associate sponsor of the Creasy Family Motorsports', Torco Race Fuels Nitro Funny Car will expand its partnership with the two-time world championship team this season.

"Stan Ceisla has been a great friend to this team for a long time," said team owner and driver, Dale Creasy, Jr. "He's been here for the rough times and the championship seasons. This season he's stepping up when we need him most and we can't thank him enough for his continued support."

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Dale Creasy, Jr. and his championship Torco powered Nitro Funny Car, partner with high quality and performance companies like; Torco Race Fuels, Oakley, Red Line Oil, MSD, Crane Cams, BME, Fram Autolite, Polydyn TX7, TEK PAK, VSI, GM Performance and Beaver Shredding.

BEECHER, Ill. -After winning back to back championships, Dale Creasy will defend his titles in 2008 with a slight change of scenery. Creasy will continue to carry the Torco Racing Fuels branding - this time in black and on the teams new Chevrolet Impala SS Funny Car body.

"Everything we've earned over the past two seasons has been because of Evan Knoll and Torco Race Fuels," Creasy said as he prepared for the Knoll Gas Nitro Jam season opener, April 4-6 at the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals in San Antonio, Texas. Although the Creasy Family Motorsports team won't be officially sponsored by Torco Race Fuels, Creasy couldn't think of running anything else on his car this season. "Evan has done so much for us. We wouldn't be where we are at without him. I couldn't see us running any other decal on our car."

"We're excited about the new look and the new body," Creasy said while enjoying the off season preparing for the Knoll Gas Nitro Jam season opener April 4-6 at the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals in San Antonio, Texas. "It looks fast standing still."

The classic Torco look was created by Mick Snyder and designed by Jef Caudle Designs. GO Graphix will produce and install the graphics.

"We've had this body for about eight months," Creasy said. "The Impala SS has a sleek look and we can't wait to get it on the track."

BEECHER, Ill. - At the beginning of the 2007 IHRA - Knoll Gas Nitro Jam drag racing season the defending Torco Nitro Funny Car champion made a pledge to the Wish Upon A Star charity. Dale Creasy, Jr., driver of the Torco Race Fuels Impala SS pledge $100 for each round win the team earned during the 2007 campaign. After 23 round wins and another championship, Creasy will make good on what turned into a $2,300 pledge this weekend when he attends one of the Joliet, Ill. charity's major fun raisers. Wish Upon A Star grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses.

"Dale has been supporting Wish Upon A Star for eight years," said Don West, Executive Director. "Dale is always willing to give his time and energy to help out with our fund raising events. We cheered hard for him this year knowing that each round win would help another child."

"We're very happy to make this donation," Creasy said. "We never really expected to win 23 rounds this past year. The 2007 season was good to us and this is a great cause, so were happy to help in any way that we can."

"If you look at what Evan Knoll does with Torco Race Fuels and all of the charities that he supports, it makes a lot of sense for Creasy Family Motorsports to follow his lead," Creasy continued. "I hope this donation will help the children that Wish Upon A Star works with."

BEECHER, Ill. - It was the end of the 2006 drag racing season when Dale Creasy, Jr. squeaked out a five point margin to earn his first championship. It proved to be the narrowest margin in IHRA championship history. With a new Torco Race Fuels Nitro Funny Car in the team transporter for the 2007 campaign, Creasy and his team set out to defend their Knoll Gas Motorsports Nitro Jam World Championship and in the process put together one of the most dominant performances in recent IHRA professional drag racing history.

The season would start rough for the Illinois based team. When they made the trip to Gainesville, Florida for the NHRA Gatornationals the season didn't start as they had hoped. "We couldn't get the car down the track," Creasy explained of the season opener. "Then we had that catastrophe in the final qualify round and blew up a brand new motor." The team would fail to qualify for the Gatornationals and headed into the Nitro Jam opener in San Antonio with more questions than answers.

"We had the old car in the top of the transporter and we thought about getting it out after the second round of qualify in San Antonio," Creasy added. The Torco team headed into the final qualifying round needing a stellar performance to make a field of highly competitive cars that included a handful of NHRA regulars, Gary Densham, Cruz Pedregon and Del Worsham. Creasy's team stepped up to the challenge, kept the new Torco Race Fuels Monte Carlo on the track and rocketed to the third fastest run of the final qualifying round. The effort would be good enough for sixth position in the IHRA season opener.

While there were many ups and downs during the season, Creasy and his team never really looked back after that moment. They would go on to win San Antonio and compete in seven of the 11 final rounds during the season. They would earn six wins and a 23-5 record before capturing their second consecutive World Championship.

BUDDS CREEK, Md. - Dale Creasy Jr. and his Torco Race Fuels Nitro Funny Car made there way to the Torco Race Fuels President's Cup Nationals in Maryland with one thing on their minds. After clinching the 2007 World Championship the week before in Milan Creasy and his team just wanted to finish the season strong.

Creasy would do just that, capturing the Last Man Standing award on Saturday night and the number one qualifying position with a 4.920 e.t at 310.41 mph. Their efforts would earn them a showdown in the opening round with Terry Haddock that saw the Evan Knoll sponsored team go up in smoke before Creasy got the car to hook after peddling it. When the car finally hooked it sent Creasy on what was described as a "snaky trail" crossing the finish line with at least three near incidents with the retaining walls.

"We've usually got a good hot weather tune-up," Creasy explained. "Today there was just something we couldn't find to get this car down the track."

MILAN, Mich. - Dale Creasy Jr. carried the banner for Torco Race Fuels into his sixth win of the season. In the process he captured his second consecutive IHRA, Knoll-Gas Torco Nitro Funny Car Championship. With two races remaining, Creasy's six win, one runner up and two semi-final appearances will qualify the Beecher, Illinois based team for one of the best seasons in recent IHRA history.

Creasy has avoided questions concerning his second championship the past several weeks. "When they announced at the track that I had wrapped up the championship I had tears in my eyes," Creasy said shortly after the announcement. "I just had to wait until they said it before I would believe it."

The opening round win that solidified the championship was 4.898 elapsed time at 313.51 mph. The mile per hour would reset a career best for Creasy and the elapsed time would be his fastest of the year.

"We want to stay focused and go out here and try to finish the season strong," Creasy said. "This has been a dream season and I can't thank Evan Knoll and Torco Racing Fuels enough for letting us go out there and represent them. No one loves drag racing more than Evan and it's certainly a lot of fun racing for him."

BEECHER, Ill. - With just three races remaining in the Knoll Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing series, Dale Creasy, Jr. made a strong bid to defend his 2006 championship when he captured his fifth win at the IHRA Canadian Nationals. The Torco Race Fuels Nitro Funny Car has dominated the class this season, competing in six of the eight final rounds, capturing five of those. Creasy also made semi-final appearances in the two events that he did not make the final round. Only Jack Wyatt, Terry Haddock and Mike Ashley have been able to manage wins besides Creasy.

When asked about his dominance of the class or the evident lock he has on the 2007 Championship, Creasy is hesitant to respond. Perhaps it's superstition that keeps Creasy in check, he refuses to comment. However, he will smile and offer insight, "There's more racing to be done. There are more things that we want to do. We're not finished yet."

Creasy's win in Toronto marked his eight career win, all within the past two seasons. That feat has catapulted Creasy into a tie for fifth in all-time IHRA Nitro Funny Car wins with Billy Meyer and Ed McCulloch. One more win and the Illinois based team can solidly claim sole possession of fifth place in the history books and set their sites on legends like Mark Oswald (15 wins), Kenny Bernstein (16), Raymond Beadle (19) and Dale Pulde (20).