Top fuel dragster nhra top fuel team owner dexter tuttle is enlisting the help of drag racing veterans jim head and johnny west to assist driver j. Brittany force secures nhra top fuel drive with jfr. Force wins 16th nhra funny car title, triumphs at winternationals, and sets. Pedregon, dixon, anderson and tonglet win nhra events at.
Oct 29, 20 john forces ragstoriches life story is worthy of hollywood. Nhra mello yello the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. To driver monster energylucas oil funny car in 2008 sixtime nhra champion and motorsports icon kenny bernstein today made a surprise announcement that he is stepping out of the cockpit of the monster energylucas oil funny car effective immediately and has hired wellknown funny car shoe tommy johnson, jr. Sixtime nhra champion kenny bernstein has signed jimmy walsh as crew chief of his monster energylucas oil dodge charger funny car. The 25yearold kept a firm grasp on the top position until the very last pair of funny. During the trial for murder plot mastermind 20yearold jermaine jackson in may, prosecutors made the case that powell and gist were directly the men behind the murder of degennaro, which began as an attempt to rob degennaro for a drug debt inside his crabtree drive home in bristol township. Steve gave me a call before i went on a recent vacation and asked if i would be interested in driving it his car, arend said. The problem is force still enjoys the cut and thrust of funny car competition. Prock became the third funny car crew chief to win nhra funny car championships with two different drivers robert hight and force. Brittany force to drive jfr top fuel entry racin today. Another addition to forces crew chief stable is danny degennaro. Procks rocket lifts john force to nhra win, record.
Tuttle taps jim head as consultant and hires johnny west. Oct 28, 20 the winningest driver in nhra history is also the only driver to have won nhra championships with every major series sponsor from winston to powerade to full throttle and now mello yello, capping his championship day with career win number 8 by defeating his daughter courtney for the first time in a final round to clinch the 20 mello yello. Welcome to the danny degennaro foundations official facebook page. Ama supercross makes final appearance in anaheim with new. Lee beard released from cruz pedregon racing dragzine. John force defeats daughter to win 16th nhra championship w. A notforprofit foundation established in april 2014. Brittany force secures nhra top fuel drive with jfr speedcafe. The 15time nhra funny car champion grabbed the provisional no. In the opening qualifying session, force posted a 4. Ddf has an extensive reach including a network of experienced, wellknown professional musicians and artists, committed volunteers and sponsors that are part of. This offseason force has already bulked his staff by hiring danny degennaro, dickie venables and scott wible to work with an existing crew chiefs led by the jfr braintrust of jimmy prock, mike neff, dean guido antonelli, ron douglas, and hall of famer bernie fedderly, who has racing round wins in nitro racing than anyone else in nhra.
Brittany force will lead her fathers nhra team into top fuel in 20. Jimmy prock and danny degennaro, theyre as frustrated as me. Record runs at reading for jfr drag illustrated drag. They include former crew chiefs danny degennaro and darrell. Although lee tuned cruz to a win at the nhra finals in pomona, it was not the season cruz expected. John force wins his 16th nhra funny car championship in a drag race. Courtney force, traxxas team up for 2012 rookie funny car run. Kenny bernstein makes quarterfinal showing in las vegas. The winningest driver in nhra history is also the only driver to have won nhra championships with every major series sponsor from winston to powerade to full throttle and now mello yello, capping his championship day with career win number 8 by defeating his daughter courtney for the first time in a final round to clinch the 20 mello yello. Jan 09, 20 john force racing, nhra drag racings most successful funny car team, announced thursday an expansion that will give it a presence in a professional racing category other than the one in which it. Even at 64 years of age he remains competitive and his new partnership with crew chiefs jimmy prock and danny degennaro has already propelled him to the forefront in 2014, winning the nhras opening round at pomona, the winternationals.
John force racing, nhra drag racings most successful funny car team, announced thursday an expansion that will give it a presence in a professional racing category other than the one in which it. Crew chiefs jimmy prock and danny degennaro have things really going. Bull global rallycross in addition to her first love of nhra drag racing. The 36yearold crew chief, who most recently tuned cruz pedregon to a thirdplace finish in the nhra full throttle drag racing series funny car championship point standings, will assume a similar role as venables on a jfr ford mustang. Force was led to victory by an outstanding team effort with crew chiefs jimmy prock and danny degennaro.
Force, langdon, coughlin, and smith run the tables in. Browse through latest information on your favorite nhra drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Nhra drivers find information on your favorite nhra drivers. Mike salinas returns to top fuel action at his home track for the 2014 nhra sonoma nationals. Md anderson cancer center dodge charger srt hellcat. This is the second time she has defeated the veteran driver en route to a. For the first time in its 35year nhra history the john force racing team will field a top fuel dragster sponsored by castrol edge and driven by 26yearold rookie brittany force. Procks rocket lifts john force to nhra win, record daily. Kansas, the 100 th by a professional woman driver in the nhra series. Jeff arend veteran nitro funny car driver jeff arend will be competing at the seasonopening winternationals feb.
Larry dixon continued his incredible season in top fuel and is a perfect 11 for 11 in final rounds as he won the oreilly auto parts nhra nationals at zmax dragway on sunday. Stunned by the defection of jimmy walsh and danny degennaro two days ago, tuttle said thursday. The pair will be cocrew chiefs on the scrappers top fuel dragster. John forces ragstoriches life story is worthy of hollywood. Racers wishing to take advantage of this new product can receive an introductory discount of 37. Nhra top fuel driver salinas brings wendland and degennaro on. Were glad to have rob and danny on board, they bring the experience needed for the dragster to compete against the bigger.
Worsham and hagan named to aarwba allamerica first team. He has done a really excellent job driving the race car. Me and crew chief danny degennaro, whos a young guy in his 30s, were. The real pro mod rpm association was created by pro mod team owners and drivers to preserve and promote the future of these amazing spectacles of drag racing. Worsham and hagan named to aarwba allamerica first. Nhra oreilly auto parts nhra nationals 2010 race recap. Larry dixon continued his domination over the top fuel class as he powered his alanabi racing dragster past dave grubnic, tony schumacher, cory mcclenathan and doug kalitta to grab the win sunday at the oreilly auto parts nhra nationals at zmax dragway in concord, north carolina.
Procks rocket lifts john force to nhra win, record daily news. With prock and danny degennaro handling the tuneup assignments, force has gone to the finals seven times in their 12race collaboration, culminating last fall in another championship for force, the former truck driver who now has won nhra titles with three different crew chiefs and demonstrated once more that its not over until i say it. Courtney force, the 23yearold daughter of 15time nhra champion john force, will make her professional driving debut feb. Force wins 16th nhra funny car title, triumphs at winternationals. Pedregon, dixon, anderson and tonglet win nhra events at charlotte. Dixon gets 11th win of the season in north carolina sema. Prock became the third funny car crew chief to win nhra funny car championships with two different drivers.
He was nominated for the american auto racing writers and broadcasters association newsmaker of the halfcentury award and was voted in the top 10 on nhras 50 greatest drivers list. Ford for jimmy prock and new assistant crew chief danny degennaro. Dec 05, 2007 dragracing legend kenny bernstein, a sixtime nhra champion, is retiring again and turning his funny car over to veteran driver tommy johnson jr. Brittany force will contest the full nhra mello yello drag racing series. The weather conditions will change so we just want to get the car so it will go rounds on sunday, said assistant crew chief danny degennaro. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. Aarwba also recognized nhra top fuel driver antron brown and. This page is about the danny degennaro memorial foundation, which inspires young artists to follow their musical dreams. Problem is, the 16time nhra funny car champion keeps rewriting the script. Feb 21, 2015 new racing chapter for arend by editor on feb. In the off season, force bulked his staff by hiring danny degennaro, dickie. Force was led to victory by an outstanding team effort with crew chiefs prock and degennaro. Drag racing list 2010 nhra charlotte final results. John force won the nhra funny car championship on sunday, his 16th championship win since his first in 1990, racing against his 25yearold daughter courtney in the final round at the strip at las.
Courtney force, traxxas team up for 2012 rookie funny car. Beard was brought on to be the crew chief on cruzs car after the departure of danny degennaro at the end of the 2011 season. Beating my dad in the final last year was a highlight for me, she said, because i grew up watching him race. The race is the 19th of 23 in the nhra full throttle drag racing series. John force announced this week that crew chief danny degennaro has joined john force racing inc. May 30, 2014 the weather conditions will change so we just want to get the car so it will go rounds on sunday, said assistant crew chief danny degennaro.
Walsh pictured will be accompanied by right hand man danny degennaro. Louis john force, the winningest driver in nhra history, continues to add to his expanding legacy. Danny degennaro memorial and tribute page home facebook. Larry dixon continued his domination over the top fuel class as he powered his alanabi racing dragster past dave grubnic, tony schumacher, cory mcclenathan and doug kalitta to grab the win sunday at the oreilly auto parts nhra nationals at zmax dragway in concord, north. As a driver, bernstein became the first to win nhra championships in both funny car 19851988 and top fuel 1996, 2001. Thompson born october 28, 1948 is an american race car driver and the son of the late motorsports entrepreneur mickey thompson. His team will be led by two veterans of nhra drag racing. As a partner to dale coyne racing adjunct jonathan byrd racing and driver james. John force defeats daughter to win 16th nhra championship. Saturday resultscory mcclenathan remained atop the top fuel field and secured his fifth no. Today at the 2nd annual aaa insurance nhra midwest nationals force defeated longtime rival jack beckman in a final for the ages taking the win light by.
He joins austin coil frank hawley and force along with mike neff gary scelzi and force as a multiple winner. John force racing to run top fuel program with rookie. Force beefs up team for 2012 title drive speed sport. Oct 28, 20 force was led to victory by an outstanding team effort with crew chiefs jimmy prock and danny degennaro. With more than 3,000 horsepower, the suspended door pro mod cars travel the quarter mile in under six seconds and at speeds exceeding 250 mph. He was nominated for the american auto racing writers and broadcasters association newsmaker of the halfcentury award and was voted in the top 10 on nhra s 50 greatest drivers list.
Jul 21, 2015 courtney force, the 23yearold daughter of 15time nhra champion john force, will make her professional driving debut feb. Las vegas kenny bernstein, owner and driver of the monster energylucas oil funny car, continues to gain consistency and is just a round and a few qualifying points outside the countdown to eight. Courtney force defeats ron capps 20 nhra winternationals. Oct 05, 20 john force became the seventh driver to break the 4. Overall, the team finished fourth in the standings with one victory, a 2220 round record and had two dnqs. Walsh spent 20 seasons with joe amatos race team before joining dexter tuttles organization as crew chief for j. Nhra top fuel driver salinas brings wendland and degennaro. Santucci 103 bill flynn 103 ron leaf 104 al graeber 104 bob barry 170 105 al hanna 106 kosty ivanof 101 106 al segrini 107 mel perry. Sep 20, 2010 larry dixon continued his incredible season in top fuel and is a perfect 11 for 11 in final rounds as he won the oreilly auto parts nhra nationals at zmax dragway on sunday.
Courtney force, driver of the traxxas ford mustang funny car, came out today no. They include former crew chiefs danny degennaro and darrell soppe, application engineers mike ege, kyle dahlquist and mark owsiany, as well as marketing chiefs carl robinson and steve kelley. Also taking home wins at the event in their respective categories were cruz pedregon, greg anderson and le tonglet. The third and final monster energy ama supercross event of the 2015 season at angel stadium in anaheim is set for saturday night, this time with a new points leader.
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