Grand Bend is grand for Creasy - Team adds second car for Grand Bend

BEECHER, Ill. - Grand Bend, Ontario Canada is home to the MOPAR Canadian Nationals. It's also home to Dale Creasy, Jr.'s first event win on the Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series. His 2006 win in Grand Bend propelled the Torco Nitro Funny Car team to a championship season which included three wins, two runner-up finishes and two #1 qualifying positions.

Creasy and his Evan Knoll backed Creasy Family Motorsports team picked up the 2007 campaign where it left off in 2006, starting the season with two wins, a runner-up and a semi-final finish.

"You can't take anything for granted out here," Creasy said as he loaded the transporter for the trip to Canada. "Everyone has been talking about Creasy and Wyatt, Wyatt and Creasy. Well, Terry Haddock, Bob Gilbertson, Andy Kelly and everyone else will have something to say about this championship before it's all over. We've had a pretty good run, but we'll have to stay on top of our game if we hope to stay out in front." Creasy currently holds an 84 point advantage over Haddock and the rest of the Nitro Funny Car field.

Adding to the excitement for Creasy and his crew is the unveiling of a second Nitro flopper for the Grand Bend event, piloted by veteran Joliet, Ill. driver John Lawson. Many fans will recall one of Lawson's most memorable races when his Mark Oswald tuned car defeated both John Force and Ron Capps. The hometown crowd at the 6th annual NHRA Route 66 Nationals cheered Lawson to an unlikely semi-final finish with a brand new untested ride.

The one-race package that Lawson and Creasy have teamed up on is something Creasy hopes will become full time. "John is a great guy," Creasy said. "He drove for my dad years ago. He's a great family guy. We're going to have some fun this weekend. Who knows maybe we can find a way for John to be back out here full time."

Lawson will shoe the same car that Creasy drove to the 2006 Championship. "We haven't touched a thing on that car since it won the Championship last season. It's ready to go. I know John will do a good job with it."

"It's a lot different sitting here at the house than racing," Lawson said from his Illinois home. "I'm looking forward to getting back out on there on the tour. I always remember how well IHRA treated everyone."

Lawson's Creasy Family Motorsports entry will carry the colors of Evan Knoll's Torco Racing Fuels.

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.