Sean O'Bannon Seattle preview

O’Bannon aiming for late rounds in Seattle

KENT, Wash. – While many racers wouldn’t consider a semifinal outing on the divisional level a ‘bad,’ outing, NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Sean O’Bannon doesn’t classify it as good. At least by his father Jack’s Tequila Patrón/Forest River RV’s backed team’s standards. The team entered last weekend’s Woodburn, Ore., Division 6 event on the heels of three-straight final round appearances, but lost a close race in the semifinal round. O’Bannon has his eye set on returning to the final round during this weekend’s Schuck’s Auto Supply Nationals at Pacific Raceways just outside of Seattle.

O’Bannon, 29, of Ontario, Calif., feels that returning to a national event racing surface will help get the team back on track. The Sam Shockley lead team scored a runner-up finish at the Division 6 event held at Pacific Raceways last month.

“If you look at the three races we reached the finals at; they’re all good tracks,” said O’Bannon. “That’s not to say we didn’t run good last weekend. We qualified No. 1, but I don’t think anyone would have labeled the track as ‘good.’ Sam has this Tequila Patrón/Forest River RV’s Monte Carlo making a lot of horsepower right now. We have a pretty good tune up for the good tracks like Seattle.

“It’s supposed to be pretty cool this weekend,” O’Bannon continued. “There are going to be some good cars there, so it will be a fast race. Hopefully we can go out there and put this car in the mid 5.50’s to low 5.60’s and see what happens. This whole team is really hungry to get into the winner’s circle.”

Qualifying begins on Friday for the alcohol cars with two sessions on Friday followed by one final session on Saturday. Eliminations begin with round one Saturday afternoon and final eliminations will conclude the event on Sunday.

Simply Perfect in every way, Patrón is the world’s No. 1 selling ultra-premium tequila. From the finest, most expensive Weaber Blue agave plants grown in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, to the centuries-old distillation process, to the signed, handcrafted glass bottles, Patrón is produced with unparalleled attention to detail. Imported and marketed by Las Vegas-based The Patrón Spirits Company, brands in the portfolio consist of Patrón Gran Platinum, Patrón Anejo, Patrón Reposado, Patrón Silver, Patrón XO Café (tequila and coffee blend), and Patrón Citrónge (extra fine orange liqueur), Ultimat Vodka (80 proof, Black Cherry and Chocolate Vanilla), as well as Pyrat Pistol, Pyrat Cask, and Pyrat XO Reserve Caribbean rums.

To find out more about the Jack O'Bannon Racing Team, visit their website at www.JackOBannonRacing.com

To find out more about Jack O'Bannon Racing's quality partners, visit these websites:

www.PatronSpirits.com - Find out more about the world's number one tequila - Tequila Patrón.

www.ForestRiverInc.com - Find out more about America's largest producer of towable RV's and Cargo Trailers

www.HoosierTire.com - "Tires Designed for Champions"

www.LE-Inc.com - Lubrication Engineers - "Leaders in Lubrication"

Contact: Will Hanna/ Pro Race Communications
Email: Will.Hanna@InsideTopAlcohol.com