The early reds rear engine dragsters were shaky at best. Shullick 4th driver to sweep hymiler weekend sandusky. Teammates val smeland, left, and kenny delco had the misfortune of. The most popular powerplant is a 7,500 to 8,000 horsepower crateengine version of the chrysler 426 cubicinch, 90degree v8 hemi. Select special license plates to require mandatory donation. The pairs racing debut with the car came at irwindale in 1971, and after completing a pass of 6. Dec 12, 2007 this is a long shot, but i wonder if this car is the same as in post 50499. Top fuel dragster driver richie crampton readying for drag. Exfunny car ownerdriver bob barry made the trip up from california.
The big sounds of the drags 2001 the exciting sounds of. Alec was a secondgeneration pro racer who turned pro at rapid city in 2017. In january 2010, the citizens of utah started a 5year process that required all utah drivers to bring in their identifica. Top fuel driver and chassis builder dave jeffers and nocal standout denny fosberg. Donny schatz has been voted the north american 410 sprint car poll driver of the year again. The big sounds of the drags 2001 the exciting sounds of the. Eight heritage series nostalgia top fuel dragsters will join nostalgia funny cars and throwback pro stockers for multiple exhibition sessions and a parade of champions at the season opening 60th nhra winternationals this weekend.
Kenny is the second race car driver to be elected into the international jewish sports hall of fame 2006. They also have the engine placed in front of the driver, as opposed to dragsters, which place. Funny car is a type of drag racing vehicle and a specific racing class in organized drag racing. Johnson drives a funny car and is the star driver of his sponsor fast company, managed by the corrupt phil adamson. Nov 28, 2014 after moving up to the nitro funny car class and despite racing on a tight budget, armstrong went to three final rounds and, in his final appearance as a driver oct. From basic service parts such as filters, oils and brake parts right through to internal engine components, steering and suspension parts, drivetrain parts and on to hardtofind parts such as trim panels, electronic switches and valves. Aussie born and bred nhra top fuel star chats about his career and his epic drag week build.
Roger garten made a successful switch from a supercharged gasser to a fuel altered. Bernstein owned king racing, which he drove for in. Changes to kentuckys current and future special license plates to take effect on december 30th, 2019 following house bill 341. The nhra museum has another picture of the car but havent responded to my identity question. At car parts are the core of our business, infact we list over 7.
Logan seavey earns entertaining win in world of outlaws. Parochial australians will have another car to barrack for at hot rod drag week this september, with adelaideborn, indianapolisbased richie crampton throwing his helmet in the ring with a mangylooking. The same could be said for his iracing exploits, something he showed in wednesdays inaugural nos energy drink world of outlaws iracing invitational. Nhra results the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. In parallel to the quantum leaps top fuel took in 1962 and 1963, so was the evolution of the front driver cars in 19711973. Strictly come dancing star kenny logan gave an emotional interview on itv1s lorraine this morning. He went on to record 10 funny car wins through 1991 and added 12 victories in top fuel from 1993 to 2001. Dunn was named driver for darrell gwynns race team in 1993. While richie crampton had been topping 300 mph as the driver of a top fuel dragster for morgan lucas racing the past three years, hes now turning his focus to trampling the strip and the street in a 1957 chevy wagon as part of hot rod drag week the event on sept. Chilly willy 150 entry list surpasses 30 driver mark speed51. Salinasbased nhra funny car driver jeff diehl and wife leeza.
Professional top fuel drivers kristis favorites to be a top fuel driver you must complete a lot of training. Kenneth mckerrow kenny logan born 3 april 1972 is a retired scottish rugby union player who played wing for stirling county rfc and glasgow district at amateur level. Add to that the hard working folks from the nhra wally parks motorsports museum. Funny cars are characterized by having tiltup fiberglass or carbon fiber automotive bodies over a customfabricated chassis, giving them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers showroom models. Once settled, oneill made friends with drag racer kenny logan, who happened to own a new keith black racing engine, but no suitable car to run it in. Cacklefest, drag racing photos, top fuel dragsters, nostalgia drag racing, nitro.
Watch kenny logans videos and check out their recent activity on hudl. Agent details, along with key contact information, can be found in the handbook, an online resource for accessing celebrity contact details. It is a good idea to have driving expirience before. He survived but lost both legs and use of his right hand. Wayne king stayed out on the track saturday night to get this shot. Kenney company michigan road test for drivers license. Top team owner gene nolen passes away april 8, 2020 in track racing. Bernstein was inducted into the motorsports hall of fame of america in 2009. With the countdown for the 6 th annual chilly willy 150 reaching less than 10 days, entry forms continue to fly into the tucson speedway track office. The caption says ken newsdreck, but the guy with dark hair next to the flathead looks a lot like ken drosbreck. The next series race for the top fuel cars is the nightfire nationals at boise. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Drag racing crashes page 15 the fastlane motorsports forum. The former scottish rugby player revealed he feared his tv.
Its where your interests connect you with your people. Wayne king stayed out on the track saturday night to get this shot with hhra funny car shoe fast jack beckman. Yes, kolb still owned the car, and yes, it was potentially for sale, but with one complication. A funny car known as the dixie twister driven by huston platt brother of. After moving up to the nitro funny car class and despite racing on a tight budget, armstrong went to three final rounds and, in his final appearance as a. After three races, the drivers in the top four of the standings qualify for the championship race and their points are set to 3,000. Chris seelman photo knoxville, iowa for the 11th time in his career, donny schatz was voted the driver of the year by the north american 410 sprint car poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers. Professional flat track memorial dairyland classic. Glasgow warriors, wasps rfc and london scottish at professional level.
California hot rod reunion 2005 people n pits page 2. Spider razon, kenny logan, dave jeffers, barb hogan and henry walther. Jim was the driver, mike was the tuner and together they fielded many successful race cars under the sons of the rising sun banner. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Logan seavey goes back to back at knoxville with world of outlaws sprint car iracing win. Stewart haas racing nascar xfinity series driver no. Shirley muldowney is determined to be a topfuel drag. I think that that is ken handing mickey his helmet in a picture of that car right above in post 50496. Drydene increases sponsorship of logan schuchart speed sport. Fuel dragsters visitors site map rear engine dragsters.
Former driver kenny logan had once expressed interest in the slingshot, and kolb had already given him first right of refusal. No matter how cold it may get, you can always rely on our heating oil to provide warmth to your home. Some drivers had numbers in more than one division denoted by. Our friendly staff provide outstanding service to all of our customers time and time again which makes kenny fuels a great choice for all your fuel requirements. Kenny logan admits that when his children learned to read, he cried. The northeast division championship chases were just as thrilling in the super classes as they were in any other category, and as the curtains closed on the 2010 lucas oil drag racing series season, jason kenny reclaimed the super comp title, matthew schurman took possession of the division 1 super gas championship, and frank duplissis jr. This article on richie crampton was originally published in the july 2017 issue of street machine. The driver license division began offering more online services including mvrs and appointments. He made two aft singles main events, with a top national finish was 9th at the june 16, 2018 oklahoma city mile. In 2005 the car made its third trip to bowling green and put ntf driver sean. The driver license division began issuing a commercial driver license in 1989. Steve torrence opens thursday of nhra preseason testing. Our exclusive celebrity database gives you access to the contact details of kenny logans management team, publicist details.
It started out as a match race car, but with its propensity to do wheelstands, logan focused on being an exhibition wheelstander. On march 8, 1970 dragster legend don garlits experienced a horrific. Fuel kenny fuels provides heating oil, kerosene, agricultural diesel to north wexford and parts of wicklow and deliver 6 days a week. Awesome old cars info is readily available on our internet site. Custom body enterprises aafc, ross howard oklahoma, marvin graham. Anderson, commissioner salt lake city, utah 841144501 department of public safety 801.
Garten was a force to be dealt with in all the classes he raced in, but this altered was his most famous. Nhra national dragster photographers jerry foss, marc gewertz, and. Drag racing list the history of women fuel funny car drivers a nostalgic look back at drag racing funny cars from the drag racing photos, stories, and much more. Tom west took this great shot of kenny logan staging his fueler at orange county. Nhra top fuel driver brittany force changes everything including her results take us with you realtime updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Grand marshall rick stewart and top fuel vet wayne king. Lucas oil nhra winternationals sunday photo gallery nhra. Mar 25, 2020 californias logan seavey is considered one of the best upandcoming young drivers in the world of sprint car racing. He is nicknamed the bud king for his success in the budweiser king funny car and dragster. Logan lucky is set to be released on august 18 and a host of nascar cameos add flavor to the steven soderberghdirected heist film. Logan sports marketing was founded by kenny logan who strived for bravery and brilliance throughout his international rugby career. The traction advantage gained years earlier, by locating the driver behind the rear tires in.
Rocket fuel tv episode 2019 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The kenny fuels team are ready and prepared for any event. Division 7 nhra top fuel drivers numbers 1966 1979. The deal was made and big nicks close friend ken logan offered to haul the car. Ken logan i think, lost legs in an early 70s crash into.
Sharp, marlowe, taylor, kenny phillips, and logan hamilton made up the top five for the restart. Shullick 4th driver to sweep hymiler weekend sandusky speedway. Super comp driver paige coughlin thrilled to earn spot in her first jegs allstars race april 9, 2020 in track racing. He was in the magicar for its first fireup at chrr 2 in 1993. Kenny bernsteins budwiser funny car and the budwiser. Psa grocery shopping tips in covid19 see important notes below. Circa 2005, nhra halloffamer mike kuhl ran into kolb, and the conversation soon turned to mcewens old slingshot. Jeremie wiggins would spin in turn one at the halfway point along with kevin jaycox and ryan winningham. Did you notice the driver of the vega has his goggles pushed up. The slow exposure shot catches all eight of the hemis cylinders firing. What horsepower does to a top fuel drag tire at launch. Funny car kenny bernsteins budweiser king funny car drag racing, nhra drag. Top fuel dragster engines must follow strict guidelines set by the nhra governing body when competing in championship drag racing events in the united states and canada. Kenny bernstein born september 6, 1944 is an american drag racer and former nascar and indycar team owner.
This is a long shot, but i wonder if this car is the same as in post 50499. Kenny logan and bob edwards both paid dearly to show that the single and. As your local oil supplier to wexford and most of wicklow, we are proud to offer you a quality service from start to finish. Jerry behm said he thought that kenny logan should have been on our list. Driver license division state of utah po box 144501 jess l. Kenny logan is a 61, 183pound athlete from saint augustine, fl. Division one super comp top ten point standings pos driver points events 1 jason kenny 350 8 2 chris depascale 350 6 3 kathy smulligan 318 8 3 jeff brooks 318 7 5 jack donnelly jr 286 5 6 john dibartolomeo 265 6 7 brian brown 264 6 8 thomas slater 254 7 9 michael daymude 252 5 10 dan northrop 246 4 division one super gas top ten point standings. The sponsorship of shark racing and schuchart started as a fiverace agreement and now the no. Most popular drag racing movies and tv shows refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. Nhra drag racing auto racing top fuel dragster old race cars vintage race car dodge drag cars car humor fast cars. Famous drag racer lonnie lucky man johnson drives a funny car and is the star driver of his sponsor fast company, managed by the corrupt phil adamson. Big sounds are free public release of the big sounds of the drags 2001. Deadly drag racing crash at rockingham has nhras attention. Kenny logan, of mattoon, illinois, first began campaigning this wheelstanding corvair under the name white lightning.
After working with crew chief frank bradley through 1996, he was tuned to four victories by ken veney in as many finalround appearances in 1999 and named the car craft allstar. He was one of the very few racers that ran both top fuel and funny car at the. Unfortunately, kenny logan showed all too well what happens to a driver and a car. The driver with the highest number of points at the end of the series is named the champion. He has also been nicknamed the king of speed, because he was the first driver to break 300 miles per hour in the standingstart quarter mile. In the beginning we basically took the entire combination out of our rear driver cars feds and plugged them into a new chassis. Fuel dragsters visitors site map rear engine dragsters 19711979. Cheap home heating oil gorey, north wexford kenny fuels. Doug kalitta, near lane, won the winternationals for the third straight year the first time any top fuel driver has accomplished that goal defeating austin prock in the final round. The history of women fuel funny car drivers see more. Points are reset beginning week 17 for the playoff qualifying drivers who are all set at 2,000 points. Join facebook to connect with kenny logan and others you may know. Oct 14, 2015 psa grocery shopping tips in covid19 see important notes below.
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