GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Stock Eliminator championship contender Dave Connolly will push for a win this weekend at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 Nationals, in Joliet, Ill., in his Cagnazzi Racing COPO Camaro sponsored by GMPartsNow.com.
“It’s a big weekend for sportsman racing and we’re going to do everything we can to bring home a national-event win with our COPO Camaro,” said Connolly. “You need your A game to win here and that’s exactly what we’ve got.”
The car also wears the “Prescribed Power” logo of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Berger Chevrolet. Berger is a longstanding dealer in high-performance and GMPartsNow.com is the online parts division of Berger Chevrolet.
“The COPO Camaro has reinvigorated the Stock Eliminator and Super Stock classes with the thrilling, heads-up racing that made the original muscle car era so exciting,” said Connolly. “If you’re a fan of factory drag cars going head to head for the ultimate bragging rights, you’ll definitely want to come out to Route 66 Raceway this weekend.”
Connolly, 30, rolls into Route 66 Raceway this weekend fifth in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series’ Stock Eliminator class. His success in the professional and sportsman ranks includes 27 national event victories, along with numerous division and a divisional championship.
“We’re competing in one of the most competitive classes in one of the most competitive cars and I believe we’ll do great this weekend,” said Connolly. “The GMPartsNow.com COPO Camaro is going to go rounds. Come out and see it for yourself.”
His next race is the Summit Nationals, July 4-7, in Norwalk, Ohio.
GMPartsNow.com is owned and managed by Berger Chevrolet, in Grand Rapids Mich., and maintains one of the largest GM parts inventories in the Midwest. Ninety-three percent of orders ship directly from GMPartsNow.com’s warehouse within one business day.
Follow Dave Connolly’s progress this weekend on Facebook: facebook.com/cagnazziRacing and follow Berger Chevrolet on Facebook: facebook.com/bergerchevy.