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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
The drag racing community knows Ed Hoover as the winner of the first sanctioned Pro Modified
Meet Ed Hoover, former diesel mechanic and avid do-it-yourself airplane pilot.
national
event. Two little know factoids about the Columbia, SC.-based driver
for construction magnate Paul Trussell is that he once earned a living
as a diesel mechanic and in his spare time flies airplanes he
constructs.
“I learned in my teenage years that if I was going to support my racing
habit that I needed to open a business of my own,” Hoover said. “That’s
the first thing I did right out of high school. I did it for about
fifteen years and we had ten employees.”
Hoover juggled his racing and work until he admitted, “I found someone with more money than I had.”
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HOOVER THIRD IN FRIDAY MARTIN QUALIFYING |
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Saturday, 02 August 2008 |
Friday sets the pace for Saturday. Saturday is when the storm hits.
The storm in this instance is the $50,000-to-win Torco Pro Mod
Shootout, a special race-within-a-race during the IHRA Torco Northern
Nationals in Martin, Mich.
The top eight Pro Modified drivers in the world will square off,
looking to claim the $50,000 first prize while the rest will grab their
share of a record $100,000 Shootout purse. This will be the richest
one-day drag race in Pro Modified history.
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HOOVER WINS 14TH NATIONAL EVENT IN GRAND BEND |
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Sunday, 20 July 2008 |
Ed Hoover drove Paul Trussell's 1968 Camaro to his 14th career national
event title, and first of 2008, during the IHRA Mopar Canadian
Nationals in Grand Bend, Ont. His victory came at the expense of Tommy
D'Aprile.
“This was a great weekend and a real tribute to Al Billes, my crew and
everyone who works on this car,” Hoover said. “They work so hard night
after night, day after day, giving up their free time to come with me.
I mostly have a volunteer crew and it’s great to win for them.”
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 July 2008 )
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HOOVER 5TH AFTER FIRST DAY IN GRAND BEND |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
Ed Hoover has won at the Grand Bend Motorplex before, so it's suffice to say the Columbia, SC-based driver knows the combination for running quick and fast at the Grand Bend, Ont.-based facility.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 19 July 2008 )
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