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VALDOSTA, Ga. - After a hugely successful 2006 season that found D'Aprile 5th in IHRA points and the Pro Rookie of the year, many expected D'Aprile to do well at ADRL's 3rd Annual Camp Motorsport Georgia Drags in Valdosta. Tommy wasn't sure.

D'Aprile brought his brand new Vanishing Point car to the race. "We really didn't know what to expect," D'Aprile explained. "We didn't even fire the engine before we got to the track. Jim Geese from Vanishing Point put an unbelievable car together for me. Then Quain Stott goes in there and tunes the car up and said 'let's see what that will do'.

What 'that' did was rocket D'Aprile to a first pass, 3.96ET, putting him well within the top half of the field. That first pass would hold up for a number 4 qualifying position. "Jim said that car would go right down the track," Tommy added. "I'm thinking, 'yeah right'. Jim gave me his phone number to call if I had any questions. I only called to say thank you."