Excellent video... speaking of 92. I was @Texas motorplex. The place went crazy as force tapped the wall 3 times (pit side) trying to take out the cruzer.. Epic race.. thanks for making great memories...
Great video, Cruz has always been the most Heads up No BS Racer and just a cool Cat, look forward to seeing you run Nostalgia in Bakersfield again some day🏁🏁
Cruz, thanks for the video. Brings back some great memories of when my brother and I visited your shop right before the Big GO in 2010! Shop looks clean and lots more cool memorabilia up front. Good luck this year and beyond!
Very impressive Cruz.. Big Time racing AA/FC. Love the history and the present.. Awesome! Wow..! Thanks for the "Thrilling" action at the race tracts.. Really Kool !
I remember many an afternoon, driving down Glenoaks Blvd past the San Fernando Dragstrip with my dad, and hearing the thunder from the dragsters of the 60's (and for many years, it also had a pretty decent swapmeet). A small memory of my youth that I'll cherish for all my remaining years. Funny, but I can't think of that dragstrip without thinking of one particular purple Anglia.
Very job on the tour of a great shop ,driver and team. I had the honor of meeting you through my wife when she worked for corporate McDonald's. Love the Nitro funny car and drag cars even though my business is WoO dirt late models which I am sure we wouldn't have a problem your simulator. Good luck and Enjoy all the very hard work that goes into it
I was so bummed, when Cruz & Tony racing together as a team went away 😟 as a kid, I watched from the stands & was running around the pits of Irwindale, OCIR, Pomona & Lyons way back when Cruz's, Tony's & Frankie's Father was racing & I remember well the "Flamin Frank Pedregon" Fiat dragster, which in person, is one of the coolest looking rails ever IMO completely different from any other I can remember from back then, or any other time for that matter 😎 I also LOVE the fact that Cruzzer taking that 92 Championship away from Force will haunt Big John till the bitter end! 😆 Very cool shop CP, keep drilling them ( especially JF ) on the tree bud, stay safe, be well & we'll see ya at the Strip 🤠👍
Thanks for taking the time to show us behind the scenes Cruz. Good luck the rest of the year. Would love to see scrappers shop also. They are one of our favorite teams.
Thanks for the tour Cruz....awesome work areas, fantastic showroom, and great shop overall. Very smart to measure the needed room in order to pull the truck/trailers in fully to the shop. Will do same, if I get the 👍 sign from my crew chief (wife) to build one....albeit quite a bit smaller than yours...😆. Oh...and as I've been going to races since 64', I love most your California Charger nostalgia funny car. A work of art it is indeed (I feel the same about my 70' Duster that I run in the Heritage Series). Continued good luck, the rest of this season and into the future ✌😎.
Nice shop Cruz , definitely set up nice Tony and yourself did a great job putting it together ! Been awhile since I have talked to you , but hopefully will catch up with you soon ! Keep doing what you do , and the wins will come , thanks for sharing !!! ✔️😎
Living on the south east side of Brownsburg and a fan of NHRA with a woodshop to work out of in Clermont, a lot of making and fixing going on on this part of the earth!
Great Shop and Tour. Thanks. It wasn’t until the end of the video did I realize the shop was located in Indiana. I would have thought the shop was in Southern California.
Nice shop tour, nice tribute shrine to your dad, there’s a lot of things that goes on for a race team ,yeah you hav a helmet signed by the one and only Carlos ,Nice!!
Beautiful. Crus you are a class act. Thank you for taking us on a tour of your shop. Loved it. I've alway been a big fan of you and your brother but I'm a bigger fan now. Thank you again.
thanks for the tour,cruz...been a fan many years. Closest track to me is Liester,ny....many trips there to watch IHRA....saw Gene the SNOWMAN break 300 mph on a cool nite,years ago.
I have always been a big fan of yours Cruz. Watched you go through a lot of cars and win a lot of races. I have known Cory since he worked at Arrow Truck sales before he went to Sioux City Kenworth.
Thanks for the tour. One of these days I hope to see you race in person. The closest place is Epping their tickets are a bit high compared to other places.
Hey Cruz are there any new diecasts of your 2022 snap on charger funny car? Do you think you will ever release a diecast of your California charger firebird funny car? Will your merchandise trailer at the drag strip carry any new product? Let me know. What I always got a kick out of is your "license plate" on your funny cars.Thanks
Oh, bummer, not what I was expecting! this is a Crib, a Nostalgic Museum, ton of chairs n tables to hang out drink beer, parts vehicle storage. I’m guessing here, that everything is outsourced? that the brothers don’t cut mill bend form TIG/MIG weld no Ground up builds from billet no Tool n Die shop no CNC the brothers don’t get their fingers dirty....no hands-on except steering wheels.
Hey camera guy, when he is talking about the helmets....Look at the freaking helmets, c'mon man We know what Cruz looks like, zoom out and look around the room a bit next time.
Drag Racing grew up as a west coast sport initially. Population shifts gave the NHRA new fans and drag strips all around the usa. There are many teams that have been headquartered in the mid west. Sponsors want access to the teams that they sponsor so being headquartered in north central usa makes sense. The cost of fuel, travel, equipment etc has added to the main shops of the financially able teams to move. No FED X in the early years of the NHRA. Formula 1 cars are flown by cargo planes around the globe. Ever hear of Connie K. Airlines ?
Pretty awesome shop I very much like the way that iit isn't commercialized it's your basic racing shop every man dream I'm really down with the tribute or shrine to your Father that's awesome looks to me like it was built with the get it done attitude and that is working for ya cruiser keep up the good work and just between you and I and hopefully 10 million more John Force is overrated oh yeah and he cheats
Big fan of the Pedregon racing family, from their Pops to all the Brothers Pedregon.
Nice shop, nice tour. How I would love to see the brothers all out racing again.
That California Charger is so cool. It would be great to see it on the track.
Thanks so much Cruz for taking the time for us/me !! It's really special to be brought along on the journey sir !! Long time NHRA fan. Jon O @ Idaho
Nice shop Cruz clean and very functional you and Tony did a great job
Nice ,, Thanks for the tour ,, cruzer , lots of great memories. Go kick some buutt ,, time for another championship 💪
Excellent video... speaking of 92. I was @Texas motorplex. The place went crazy as force tapped the wall 3 times (pit side) trying to take out the cruzer.. Epic race.. thanks for making great memories...
Cruzer! One of the greatest of all time! Thanks for the tour.
Thanks for the video...Your shop is very clean & looks outstanding.
Great video, Cruz has always been the most Heads up No BS Racer and just a cool Cat, look forward to seeing you run Nostalgia in Bakersfield again some day🏁🏁
I agree!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much “ Cruz Pedrogon” for showing us your race shop.
That was so cool!! Excellent video! Cruz is an icon. It’s him and Force still going from the old days.
Fantastic tour, very cool. Thanks for letting us in.
Cruz, thanks for the video. Brings back some great memories of when my brother and I visited your shop right before the Big GO in 2010! Shop looks clean and lots more cool memorabilia up front. Good luck this year and beyond!
Thank you Cruzer you guys Rock
Thanks for the tour Cruz
Remember your dad 1964-65 at san fernando raceway. We ran B gas in a 1950 olds, helped put a fire out in his car. Great guy.
Very impressive Cruz.. Big Time racing AA/FC. Love the history and the present.. Awesome! Wow..! Thanks for the "Thrilling" action at the race tracts.. Really Kool !
I remember many an afternoon, driving down Glenoaks Blvd past the San Fernando Dragstrip with my dad, and hearing the thunder from the dragsters of the 60's (and for many years, it also had a pretty decent swapmeet). A small memory of my youth that I'll cherish for all my remaining years. Funny, but I can't think of that dragstrip without thinking of one particular purple Anglia.
Really nice facility. You have done your homework. Glad to see you honor your dad. Race fast - stay safe- live to race another day.
Very job on the tour of a great shop ,driver and team. I had the honor of meeting you through my wife when she worked for corporate McDonald's. Love the Nitro funny car and drag cars even though my business is WoO dirt late models which I am sure we wouldn't have a problem your simulator. Good luck and Enjoy all the very hard work that goes into it
I was so bummed, when Cruz & Tony racing together as a team went away 😟 as a kid, I watched from the stands & was running around the pits of Irwindale, OCIR, Pomona & Lyons way back when Cruz's, Tony's & Frankie's Father was racing & I remember well the "Flamin Frank Pedregon" Fiat dragster, which in person, is one of the coolest looking rails ever IMO completely different from any other I can remember from back then, or any other time for that matter 😎 I also LOVE the fact that Cruzzer taking that 92 Championship away from Force will haunt Big John till the bitter end! 😆
Very cool shop CP, keep drilling them ( especially JF ) on the tree bud, stay safe, be well & we'll see ya at the Strip 🤠👍
Glad to see that Cruz is doing well and still racing. Hard to believe that his first Championship year, 1992, was 20 years ago.
30 years ago, even harder to believe.
Cruz, you are so down to earth and a very humble person.
Nice Cruz, best of both worlds, 11,000 Hp office on the weekends and Great place to handle the business end of it.
Thanks for taking the time to show us behind the scenes Cruz. Good luck the rest of the year. Would love to see scrappers shop also. They are one of our favorite teams.
Thanks for the tour Cruz....awesome work areas, fantastic showroom, and great shop overall. Very smart to measure the needed room in order to pull the truck/trailers in fully to the shop. Will do same, if I get the 👍 sign from my crew chief (wife) to build one....albeit quite a bit smaller than yours...😆. Oh...and as I've been going to races since 64', I love most your California Charger nostalgia funny car. A work of art it is indeed (I feel the same about my 70' Duster that I run in the Heritage Series). Continued good luck, the rest of this season and into the future ✌😎.
Really appreciate you sharing this tour of your facility....it's very cool to see behind the scenes like this!!!
CRUZER71! Great tour! Thank you!
Big fan of Cruz!! L.A. Beast @ 3:34...hell yeah!!
I met Cruz back in the '90s at Reading, Super Nice Guy!!! Took the time to talk. Thxs
Good seeing you Cruz.
Nice shop Cruz , definitely set up nice Tony and yourself did a great job putting it together ! Been awhile since I have talked to you , but hopefully will catch up with you soon ! Keep doing what you do , and the wins will come , thanks for sharing !!! ✔️😎
Awesome, what I liked is how clean and organized the shop is, always been a fan of the family, loved their fathers race cars, wish all the best !!!
Always been a fan. You're making it on your own. Keep up the great work
Thanks for the tour Cruz. You are the real deal, buddy. Good Luck
Living on the south east side of Brownsburg and a fan of NHRA with a woodshop to work out of in Clermont, a lot of making and fixing going on on this part of the earth!
Ty! Awesome shop tour! Best of luck!
Great Shop and Tour. Thanks. It wasn’t until the end of the video did I realize the shop was located in Indiana. I would have thought the shop was in Southern California.
Nice shop tour, nice tribute shrine to your dad, there’s a lot of things that goes on for a race team ,yeah you hav a helmet signed by the one and only Carlos ,Nice!!
Beautiful. Crus you are a class act. Thank you for taking us on a tour of your shop. Loved it. I've alway been a big fan of you and your brother but I'm a bigger fan now. Thank you again.
Thx Cruz!
Thanks Cruz. Long time fan
thanks for the tour,cruz...been a fan many years. Closest track to me is Liester,ny....many trips there to watch IHRA....saw Gene the SNOWMAN break 300 mph on a cool nite,years ago.
Very nice treat to see the operation thanks
Enjoyed!!! 👍👍
I have always been a big fan of yours Cruz. Watched you go through a lot of cars and win a lot of races. I have known Cory since he worked at Arrow Truck sales before he went to Sioux City Kenworth.
Shop looks awesome
Very nice shop and racing team! Good luck!
El Chingon ... thanks for the tour. Great place man. 🤘😎
Great video we'll see you in Denver! Good Luck!
Right on. Thank you for that. Do you know my uncle DEAN TURK? He lived in Mesa AZ and had a shop there. He worked heads allot-.
5 disk clutch, wow!
Love to watch you race are you going to have the open house at the US Nationals? It is always a good time!
Thanks for the tour. One of these days I hope to see you race in person. The closest place is Epping their tickets are a bit high compared to other places.
Great video Cruz!!!! WOW!!!! I love your shop!!!! So neat and clean!!!!! Great video and thanks for sharing!!!!
El Mas Chingon!
AWESOME
Good job Cruz
Been a fan for a minute.. I'm 53. I think more Salt Flats. For me. I have something in the works😁
Great shop good luck in Denver my next race to see your team is Maple Grove😊🇺🇸
Very cool
That was very interesting. Thank you for the video, much appreciated.
Cruz does a 290mph wheelstand and calls it "just another day at the office". Jeeesch.
Very impressive
Thanks for sharing
I still have the grilling sauce that you gave me in 2004
Bullseye visual best helmet painter in the world
》》 OK.. THANK YOU.. GREAT SHOP.!
All we want is for the California charger to run😎
Great job curz, 👏
Yep.
cool
Tony needs a ride cruz
Hey so is this in Indy? Also how many shops are open to the public? Got some things I'm thinking of doing and that would be a great starter.
Hey Cruz are there any new diecasts of your 2022 snap on charger funny car? Do you think you will ever release a diecast of your California charger firebird funny car? Will your merchandise trailer at the drag strip carry any new product? Let me know. What I always got a kick out of is your "license plate" on your funny cars.Thanks
Man, can you do this in person?? Maybe need a job there? 😁
You and Tony Stewart need to trade a helmet. He has a huge collection too
Where's the machine shop? 🤔
Oh, bummer, not what I was expecting! this is a Crib, a Nostalgic Museum, ton of chairs n tables to hang out drink beer, parts vehicle storage. I’m guessing here, that everything is outsourced? that the brothers don’t cut mill bend form TIG/MIG weld no Ground up builds from billet no Tool n Die shop no CNC the brothers don’t get their fingers dirty....no hands-on except steering wheels.
Hey camera guy, when he is talking about the helmets....Look at the freaking helmets, c'mon man
We know what Cruz looks like, zoom out and look around the room a bit next time.
15,000 square foot isn’t that big for a major race shop 😮
Why Indiana?
Drag Racing grew up as a west coast sport initially. Population shifts gave the NHRA new fans and drag strips all around the usa. There are many teams that have been headquartered in the mid west. Sponsors want access to the teams that they sponsor so being headquartered in north central usa makes sense. The cost of fuel, travel, equipment etc has added to the main shops of the financially able teams to move. No FED X in the early years of the NHRA. Formula 1 cars are flown by cargo planes around the globe. Ever hear of Connie K. Airlines ?
Pretty awesome shop I very much like the way that iit isn't commercialized it's your basic racing shop every man dream I'm really down with the tribute or shrine to your Father that's awesome looks to me like it was built with the get it done attitude and that is working for ya cruiser keep up the good work and just between you and I and hopefully 10 million more John Force is overrated oh yeah and he cheats
The cruiser cheats ?
Imagine having all that money and still being trash