There is no doubt in my mind that once top speeds for nitro cars began regularly exceeding the 333mph speeds of the 2008 season the nhra legal department led by linda louie and the tech department led by glen gray went into fullon crisis control. Take a behind the scenes tour of the 18time world funny car championship team of john force racing. Louie, national hot rod association nhra, glendora, ca. Nhra mello yello the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. Nhras decision will have some wideranging effect on the sport. The nhra mello yello drag racing series is a drag racing series organized by the national hot rod association nhra. He grew up in alturas, california, working on cars with his father. View linda louies profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He is a 16time nhra and 1 time ahra funny car champion driver and a. Nhra museum elects two new board members drag illustrated.
Take a tour of john force racing headquarters youtube. The pair will be cocrew chiefs on the scrappers top fuel dragster. Nhra hall of fame driver bob glidden passes away at the. Nhra drivers find information on your favorite nhra drivers. Winners on sunday in the full throttle series were cory mcclenathan in top fuel, tim wilkerson in funny car and greg anderson in pro stock. At the ceremony, anderson, line, wilkerson, krawiec, and hines assisted with the random drawing to determine qualifying positions for the event. He raised a daughter named autumn danielle with his wife adria. The champion of each category is determined by a point system. Mar 14, 2015 the driver of the corvette z06 is one lucky fellow. The dragster insider column was launched in july 2007 and, to date, has more than 700 columns dedicated to the people and history of nhra drag racing. Robert hight, ron capps battle for nhra funny car title. Capps, the defending funny car champion, trails point leader robert hight by a slim 15 points heading into this weekends nhra finals in pomona. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover lindas.
Mar 08, 2010 at the winternationals, the first nhra event of the season, cheetah iv members louie poole and john cox, who coowns the team with jim wilson and gerry ninnis, crewed for top fuel legend chris karamesines. Board of directors dallas gardner peter clifford graham light ken clapp michael c. It is the top competition series of the nhra, comprising competition in four classes, including top fuel dragster, funny car, pro stock, and pro stock motorcycle. Louie and snelling impacts of the nascar isc, indycarpenske and formula 1liberty media. Sisko, halle, crutcher, hagadorn claim summit racing. Nhra drag racer and member of john force racing who won an nhra championship in 2009, ranking first in points with 2,547. Founder wally parks 192007 board of directors peter clifford, chair michael c. As crew chief for former nhra funny car driver, johnny gray, wendland won 4 nhra national events in 20, and a combined 7races over the past three seasons. Wendland has been helping various top fuel teams this season. Walker force and louie force have worked with john over the years, but walker force is the only sibling now. How enders became the best driver ever 2 related she is the calm to the storm that is 16time nhra funny car champion john force, the winningest driver in drag racing history. Legendary nhra race team and funny car driver bob tasca.
The museum welcomed newly elected board members linda louie, vice president and general counsel for the nhra, and glen cromwell. John harold force born may 4, 1949 in bell gardens, california is an american nhra drag racer. It is the top competition series of the nhra, comprising competition in four classes, including top fuel dragster, funny car, pro stock, and pro stock motorcycle the champion of each category is determined by a point system where points are given according to finishing. Crash kills veteran nhra driver, 2nd death on nj short track.
Legendary nhra funny car driver john force admits that he has mixed feelings about thursdays announcement that daughter courtney has likely ended her drag racing career. Jan 24, 2019 legendary nhra funny car driver john force admits that he has mixed feelings about thursdays announcement that daughter courtney has likely ended her drag racing career. 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 is one of the most dominant drag racers in the sport with 151 career victories. Browse through latest information on your favorite nhra drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Dec 12, 20 take a behind the scenes tour of the 18time world funny car championship team of john force racing. The museum board is pleased to have the ongoing support of nhra executives in helping to preserve the rich history of racing and its future success, said. Mike salinas returns to top fuel action at his home track for the 2014 nhra sonoma nationals. Cohen ed desser glen cromwell lee ann gliha leadership team peter clifford chief executive officerglen cromwell.
Drag racing league participant card and must be capable of the safe operation of the vehicle. The top alcohol dragster class is the top feeder circuit for the nhra full throttle drag racing series. Nhra on fox to feature 16 live sunday eliminations shows. View linda louie s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. After drivers death, nhra to shorten run length houston. Linda louie vice president general counsel at nhra national. He is a 16time nhra and 1 time ahra funny car champion driver and a 21time champion car owner. Laurie force holds her own place in racing history. Were glad to have rob and danny on board, they bring the experience needed for the dragster to compete against the bigger.
A veteran drag racing driver was killed when his vehicle crashed during a qualifying round at the national hot rod association supernationals in new jersey on friday. The rest of that day, louie delighted in telling everyone in the media center, i hadnt. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. John force racing announces driver and crew chief lineup for 2020. The driver of the corvette z06 is one lucky fellow. The museum welcomes newly elected board members linda louie, vice. Funny car driver scott kalitta was killed at englishtown in a similar accident in 2008. There is no such thing as a guaranteed safe drag race. Legendary nhra race team and funny car driver bob tasca iii. The wally parks nhra motorsports museum presented by the automobile club of. Linda louie vice president general counsel at nhra. National hot rod association 2035 financial way glendora, ca 91741 6269144761 fax. Drag racing always carries with it the risk of serious injury or death in any number of ways.
At the winternationals, the first nhra event of the season, cheetah iv members louie poole and john cox, who coowns the team with jim wilson and gerry ninnis, crewed for top fuel legend chris karamesines. See more ideas about funny car drag racing, drag racing and car humor. Mar 22, 2016 how enders became the best driver ever 2 related she is the calm to the storm that is 16time nhra funny car champion john force, the winningest driver in drag racing history. There is no doubt in my mind that once top speeds for nitro cars began regularly exceeding the 333mph speeds of the 2008 season the nhra legal department led by linda louie and the tech department led. Nhra winternationals, auto club raceway at pomona, february 69, 2014. See more ideas about nhra drag racing, drag racing and race cars. Nhra hall of fame driver and whiteland native bob glidden passes away at the age of 73. Bonin earned his famous nickname in the 70s when his bobble up trans am was a steady performer in the 240mph zone. He graduated from bell gardens high school and briefly attended.
John force racing will feature four fulltime hot rods in the nhra mello yello drag racing series driven by their returning 2019 roster of drivers, robert hight, john force, brittany force and austin prock. Force has finished in the top ten 34 straight seasons and leads an organization that has won 21 nhra world championships. Nhra top fuel driver leah pritchett made history at the wild horse pass motorsports park in chandler, arizona, on sunday, feb. Officials from nhra and fox sports have unveiled the 2017 nhra mello yello drag racing series television schedule for the seasons sunday eliminations shows. Each driver are seeking their second funny car title. Nhra communications, 626 9144761 pro stock greg anderson race qualifying position e. Featuring the brownsburg, in and yorba linda, ca headqua. The 2014 nhra mello yello drag racing series kicks off at one of the most historic facilities on the nhra circuitauto club raceway at pomona, february 69, 2014. Nhra top fuel driver salinas brings wendland and degennaro on. The museum welcomed newly elected board members linda louie, vice president and general counsel for the nhra, and glen cromwell, vice president of national event marketing for the nhra. With more than 3,000 horsepower, the suspended door pro mod cars travel the quarter mile in under six. Lake havasu drag racing association posts facebook. Monster jam driver dalton millican, the 22yearold son of nhra top fuel racer clay millican, was killed in a singleperson motorcycle accident on wednesday night.
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. Md anderson cancer center dodge charger srt hellcat. Hight would win his second nhra funny car title sunday. Monster jams dalton millican, son of nhra racer, killed. Karamesines qualified 14th and lost in the first round to sixtime defending top fuel champion tony schumacher. Burks blast 6718 drag racing online magazine volume.
Ron capps is an american nhra funny car racer who drives the napa auto parts dodge charger capps drove for don prudhomme, who recruited him from top fuel dragsters, and later for don schumacher, winning twenty nhra funny car national events and three skoal showdowns, coming second in the nhra title race three times, twice behind john force, once while with schumacher. The new television package is a longterm agreement nhra confirmed in a statement to the media. While peter clifford completed his first full year as nhra president, back in the pits, behind closed transporter doors, there was plenty of talk about the major influence of vice presidents ken adelson and linda louie. The nhra mello yello drag racing series will appear on fox sports in 2016 with four broadcasts on the networks national broadcast network and the balance on the fox sports 1 fs1 property in 2016. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover nhras. E3 spark plugs nhra pro mod drag racing series one of the first auto racing sites on the internet, nhra. The 2017 season is highlighted by 16 live sunday finals shows, including four on the fox broadcast network. Start by completing your member profile, then customize your choices and make your payment visa mastercard, american express,or discover on the following screens.
A few years later when i got the nhra beat, he was again helping me out. Senior vice presidentracing operations graham light. Ron capps is an american nhra funny car racer who drives the napa auto parts dodge charger capps drove for don prudhomme, who recruited him from top fuel dragsters, and later for don schumacher, winning twenty nhra funny car national events and three skoal showdowns, coming second in the nhra title race three times, twice behind john force, once while with schumacher trailing teammate gary. Nhra driver robert hight walks away after funny car. Robert hight will attempt to win his fourth career nhra winternationals event, and shawn langdon top fuel. A free inside look at nhra salary trends based on 9 salaries wages for 9 jobs at nhra. Brewster is survived by wife linda, son scott, and grandson louis bryan brewster. Veteran tv producer adelson came aboard to run broadcasting and digital content as the new fox sports era began. Former nhra national eventwinning funny car driver 240 gordie bonin, the world championship runnerup in 1977, died november 29.
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