Marty Ladwig, Jason Hunt and Gary Gardella, all from team Chevy, will return to Indy to fight for the National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) Pro FWD Championship. Chevy fanatics will sure have a dose of thrilling drag racing…

Motorsport.com earlier reported that the NHRA Sport Compact made its second visit of the year to O’ Reilly Raceway Park for the 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals. The visit marked the very first time that the Pro FWD category has competed at the Labor Day Classic. It also has etched the importance of grabbing another chance for the trio of Chevy Cobalt drivers to vie for the most-coveted 2007 Xplod Championship. To add up to the excitement is the fact that there are only 4 races left on the calendar.

Ladwig
Marty Ladwig, who leads the standings in the NHRA Pro FWD standings, has this to say about the upcoming competition:

“It will take consistency to win the championship and having all of our parts ready to make changes when we have to. These cars are very finicky, using brand-new technology, and we have to have things made that aren’t readily available. We use very strong axels, the tires are different, the transmissions are different, the setups are different - very little that applies in rear-wheel-drive drag racing applies to our cars. Everybody is learning something new every race and the performance jumps up at every event."

Hunt
Jason Hunt, another point leader in the team Chevy, is hoping to win his first NHRA Pro FWD title. So far, Hunt has the most victories this year in the category and that gave GM racing another reason to be jubilant.

"After our last race here we need to make up some points," said Hunt. "We had a nice tune-up in Budds Creek (Md.) last weekend where we were just trying some new things on the car. We ran some great e.t. there, but something tells me it’s going to take a little more if you want to win the U.S. Nationals. We can’t wait for that first run down the track."

Gardella
With his win Pro FWD win two weeks ago at O’Reilly Raceway, Gary Gardella became more than a wild card in the Xplod Championship chase, and now the Team Chevy driver finds himself entrenched in a three-way, red bowtie battle with Ladwig and Hunt.

"We needed that win at Indy to stay in the race," said Gardella. "The guys have done a really good job getting a handle on this Red Bull Chevy Cobalt. It took us a little longer than we had hoped to get it figured out, but right now, it’s the best car I’ve ever had with unbelievable horsepower and incredible aerodynamics. We have four races to make up a 100-point deficit with Marty, and going back-to-back at Indianapolis would go a long way toward making that happen. Plus, who doesn’t want to be the first Pro FWD driver to win the U.S. Nationals?"