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Paul Romine to race Eddie Hill in opening round of the Pennzoil Nationals

DINWIDDLE, VA -- Paul Romine and the CARQUEST Top Fuel dragster will line up against Eddie Hill in the opening round of final eliminations at the 4th annual Pennzoil Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.

Romine of Indianapolis qualified ninth, covering the quarter-mile in 4.736-seconds at 276.92 miles-per-hour. Hill meanwhile qualified eighth with a 4.725/302.72 and earned lane choice for his first round meeting with the CARQUEST team.

"I've never raced Eddie Hill in eliminations and to the best of my knowledge in qualifying so I'm looking forward to our first round meeting," Romine said. "He'll be ready for us with the race being sponsored by Pennzoil (Hill's primary sponsor) so we'll have to be ready for anything when we face him in probably the first pairing down the track on Sunday."

Final eliminations for the 4th annual NHRA Pennzoil Nationals are scheduled to begin Sunday at 11 a.m., beginning with Top Fuel. Live final round coverage with highlights of eliminations will air on ESPN2 from 4-6 p.m. (EDT).

CARQUEST Corporation began 24 years ago with 100 auto parts stores. Today there are over 3,000 CARQUEST Auto Parts Stores serving all 50 U.S. States and Canada. CARQUEST supplies the professional automotive service repair industry as well as do-it-yourselfers with replacement parts, tools and equipment. CARQUEST is committed to providing auto parts and services of the highest quality and greatest value to its customers. For the location of the CARQUEST Auto Parts Stores nearest you, call 1-800-492-PART or check out CARQUEST on the World Wide Web at CARQUEST.COM. CARQUEST Auto Parts is the primary sponsor of IHRA Top Fuel World Champion Paul Romine and title right sponsor of the CARQUEST Nationals, July 10-12, in Rochester, NY and the CARQUEST Nationals, July 31-Aug. 2, in Stanton, MI.

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