Mustang Racer Pedro Garza Is Ready To Dominate At Redemption 9.0

Photo Credit Chris Graves

Jumping into drag racing at the heads-up level is one thing, but throwing yourself into the wild world of No Prep racing is another thing entirely, and that’s what Pedro Garza did when he entered the sport. Garza has been in the No Prep game for a short amount of time but is already trying to make his presence known. Behind the wheel of his new Mustang, Garza is trying to dominate the Small Tire class in the Redemption No Prep series starting at Redemption 9.0 at San Antonio Raceway.

The 1991 Fox Body Mustang that Garza pilots is a new car that he picked up in January of this year as a rolling chassis. The car features all the best suspension parts from the Mustang masters at Racecraft, with some of the chassis work done performed by them, as well. Under the hood is a 427 cubic-inch mill with a Dart block as its foundation that gets a ton of boost from a pair of BorgWarner turbos.

Photo Credit Travis Beebe

Garza admits the first half of the season has been a challenge, but things are beginning to turn around for his team. “We had issues getting the car figured out, but that’s to be expected with anything new like this. At the first few events, everything was a learning experience since the car was totally untested. A lot of time was spent trying to figure out what the motor would like and how the car would react. Now that we have a few races under our belt and have been able to get a feel for the car, things should start to go much better the last part of the year.”

This season has been pretty interesting for Garza since he’s been locked in an intense yet enjoyable rivalry with Brent Self at the first few Redemption events. With their series locked in a one-to-one tie, Garza is ready for their next battle at Redemption 9.0, with $15,000 on the line, provided Self can get his car repaired in time following a fire last weekend.

“With the grudge race, I wanted a rematch as soon as he beat me, and I was able to pay him back with a defeat at Redemption 8.0. I think we’re going to have an advantage since we’re going to be the first ones down the track at Redemption 9.0, because Brent’s car has so much power. I’m hoping we can use that to keep things even and use our power management better since this will come down to the driver and tuners on such a fresh track,” Garza says.

The Redemption series is very enjoyable for Garza since the races are well organized and have such a great family atmosphere; but no question he’s showing up to win every event. “Our goal is to dominate the Small Tire class when we get this car figured out. I think we’re about there but it’s going to be difficult. The new car has set us back a bit but now that it’s running better we should be able to race with just about anybody in the class,” Garza says.

Look for Garza to come up big in his big grudge race with Brent Self on his way to a Small Tire Class victory at Redemption 9.0, the weekend of September 1-2. All the No Prep racing from the event at San Antonio Raceway will be broadcast LIVE right here on SpeedVideo.com thanks to presenting sponsor QA1, along with Scoggin Dickey Parts Center, Race Part Solutions, Max-Fire, Russell Performance, Edelbrock, COMP Cams, Moser Engineering, Texas Speed & Performance, CV Products, and Competition Products.

About the author

Brian Wagner

Spending his childhood at different race tracks around Ohio with his family’s 1967 Nova, Brian developed a true love for drag racing. Brian enjoys anything loud, fast, and fun.
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