Tony Pedregon

Tony Pedregon (born March 8, 1965) is a 2-time NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car Champion from Torrance, California.

His brother Cruz Pedregon is the 1992 and 2008 NHRA Mello Yello Series Funny Car Champion.

In 1996 Pedregon made his debut at John Force Racing driving a funny car.

He was also named the inaugural winner of the Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award.

In 1999 Pedregon was the No.1 qualifier at four events and posted the quickest time in history when he clocked a 4.779 second run at Gainesville Raceway.

His career won-lost record in elimination rounds of 319-189 is 13th-best among all active pro drivers with 50 or more decisions.

Tony Pedregon joins a short list of only five NHRA Professional drag racers to have ever been nominated for the ESPY Best Driver Award.

Joining Pedregon are Tony Schumacher, John Force, Greg Anderson and Melanie Troxel.

[5] On Oct 29, 1998, Tony Pedregon, sponsored by Castrol Syntec and Action Performance Racing, unveiled a racing car that featured slain Tejano superstar Selena[6] On October 31, 2015, it was announced that Pedregon would join the Fox NHRA broadcast team in 2016 for their NHRA Mello Yello Series coverage.

Pedregon at Charlotte in 2011