Top fuel driver and team owner david baca will relinquish the seat of his mach 1 global services dragster to j. Dixon is trying to match 2003 top fuel champ 5th in. The nhra powerade drag racing series continues with the 22nd annual toyo tires nhra nationals, sept. Two former top fuel winners jim head and gary scelzi are competing in this years funny car field. Mcclenathan returning in brainerd, scheduled to contest six. Hes the only driver in nhra history to have raced in top fuel, funny car and pro stock.
Dec 07, 2004 during the selfimposed hiatus, the baca family, including his father dennis, a former drag racer, got together and decided to reincarnate the previous racing program, this time as a family racing operation. For baca, a 51yearold from brentwood, this weekends event will be the first he has. Garlits comeback in his aging swamp rat 26, with a financial assist from old pal art malone whom garlits had beat in the. Great light by kalitta ruins bacas upset bid nitromater. Bay areas bacas back in the drag race east bay times. The national hot rod association, which has set the bar among motorsports sanctioning bodies in the field of diversity, was selected as one of two finalists for the prestigious diversity in motorsports award following a 2006 season that was highlighted by the emergence of auto club road to the future winner j. Nationals top fuel winner dennis baca, while bernstein is the son of sixtime nhra champion kenny bernstein. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. May, 2019 it was his friendship with hometown nhra top fuel driver david baca that brought schaffer to nhra racing. Schaffer was able to graduate high school a half of a year early to go full time with baca.
Drag racing list 2005 nhra winternationals final results. Jon schaffer began his career back in the early 2000s with local top fuel driver david baca. May 30, 2004 in what might have been the shortest farewell tour, top fuel driver david baca s day ended. Here and there on a small planet the perfect game foundation. The pilot of the torco racing fuels top fuel dragster began drag racing at 10 years old in nhra s oreilly auto parts junior drag racing league, worked his way up through the sportsman series, and currently drives in the nhra s top professional series, the nhra powerade series. The two dozen crew members of kalitta motorsports are used to preparing their 11,000 horsepower top fuel dragsters and funny cars to fly down. Mcclenathan returning in brainerd, scheduled to contest. Start by completing your member profile, then customize your choices and make your payment visa mastercard, american express,or discover on the following screens. Popular nhra top fuel driver and former championship runnerup cory mcclenathan, who entered the season without a fulltime ride and made his only start in topeka behind the wheel of dexter tuttles dragster in topeka, is set to return to the nhra full throttle series for at least six of the remaining eight races. Bernstein and nhra top fuel leaders status quo after reading reading, pa. Jul 21, 2009 baca began his own top fuel career with a limited schedule in 2002, when he earned his license at indianapolis raceway park. Aug 03, 2012 why did the nhra ban the bbf from top fuel read the rules on engines as posted earlier in this thread and try to find anything remotely close to what you are talking about. Psnnum driver, home town, car typequaletqualspd top spd 1 2 doug kalitta, ypsilanti mi, mckinneytfx 4.
Eventually we would like to have the names and numbers of everyone in every division who drove fuel dragsters between the year nhra started issuing licenses 1966 and 1979. The next year, he was named rookie of the year and was the first driver. Two weeks ago, mach 1 air services top fuel driver david baca went numb when he got the call that his former crew chief and longtime drag racing friend larry meyer was being rushed to minnesotas mayo clinic with heart trouble. Like anyone else, schaffer was taken with the power of top fuel and funny car engines. Top fuel veteran cory mcclenathan will run final three 2019 events, then retire. Mach 1 global services is sponsoring national hot rod association veteran racer david baca for the 2009 racing tour as he competes in the top fuel dragster division.
David was the former record holder in the top alcohol dragster class and, at the age of 45 he considers himself the oldest rookie in the top fuel class. Dixon, who now lives in indianapolis, won for the first time at the track last year, defeating brentwood driver david baca in the finals. Nhra arizona nationals 2018 greg carrillo racing top fuel. David baca, whose top fuel dragster is wearing the colors of hunters hope this weekend, signifying the childrens charity championed by former buffalo bills quarterback and hall of famer jim kelly whose son, hunter, suffers from krabbe disease, was the star of saturday qualifying when in the evening session he ran a careerbest 4.
Great light by kalitta ruins baca s upset bid brainerd, minn. Its almost impossible to pick a winner, said brentwood driver and team owner david baca, who ranks 11th in the standings. David baca didnt win the event but was a distant first place in the special powerslide competition on sunday. Bobby medina is the brother of connie worsham she was connie medina when del met her. Packer hydrogen peroxidefueled rocket dragster, driven by dave anderson. David baca is a second generation drag racer whose father won the u. An accomplished driver in nhra s lucas oil drag racing series in top alcohol dragster, baca, 45, decided to make the move to top fuel last season in a partnership with rick henkleman. Nhra nationals dixon avoids top fuel upsets sfgate. After testing at las vegas prior to the phoenix event we felt a turnaround was in sight for this team at the previous race in phoenix, said david baca, driver. May 23, 2004 former owner david baca met former driver cory mcclenathan in the opening round of the nhra route 66 nationals. Baca, bernstein candidates for auto club road to future award. Todd for this weekends 12th annual united association route 66 nhra nationals in joliet, illinois.
He has reached the final round three times and has two career pole awards, including the u. David baca consultant independent construction consultant. A former winner in top alcohol dragster, melanie troxel tallied her first. Economics force brentwoods baca to sideline east bay times. Top fuel racer baca asking fans to donate life minneapolis august 7 two weeks ago, mach 1 air services top fuel driver david baca went numb when he got the call that his former crew chief.
She beats brentwoods baca to become the fourth woman to. Drag racing is perhaps the most diverse racing series in the world and has always welcomed female. View david bacas full profile to see who you know in common. Top fuel is anybodys race but here are some drivers. Indianapolis final finish order 116 for professional categories at the 52nd annual mac tools u. Nhra arizona nationals 2018 greg carrillo racing top fuel dragster. Las vegas seasonlong nhra powerade series points leader melanie troxel raced to her second top fuel victory of the season and made drag racing history along the way sunday at the strip at las vegas motor speedway by becoming the first driver in her category to open the season with five consecutive finalround appearances.
But, the fact of the matter is that nitro racing was alive and well long before nhra added top fuel dragsters to the winternationals. Nhra selected as a finalist for the diversity in motorsports. In the aftermath, nhra officials mandated a new tire design, modifications to the roll cage and a reduction in the maximum percentage of nitromethane rom 90 to 85 percent. The early 1980s was an interesting time in drag racing when sand racers defected. Own and operated a professional nhra drag racing team, also piloted the teams top fuel dragster. Bernstein and nhra top fuel leaders status quo after reading. He worked on baca s car while he was in high school. Female nhra driver for mac download i even remember wondering if he was trying to mess with me. Drag racing list 2006 nhra las vegas final results. Apr 02 nhra national dragster will temporarily shift to a freetoall digital magazine apr 02 nhra announces revised e3 spark plugs pro mod drag racing series schedule apr 02 revised 2020 mickey thompson tires top fuel harley series announced apr 02 revised 2020 samtech. For a surprising number of successful people, health and fitness arent just an outside interest. Driver, crew chief, and team profiles, career records, sanctioned track listing, event schedule, television schedule, statistics and.
Nationals top fuel title in 1977, beating richard tharp. Currently entering the nhra acdelco las vegas nationals, mcclenathan. Some drivers had more than one number and some had at different times the same number. Top fuel fans who wish to communicate with their favorite racers may write to them at the addresses below. Alex is the former alex baca, and she is the daughter of former top fuel driver david baca.
Speed society nhra top fuel driver loses his chutes at 300. Baca loses close encounter with former driver joliet, ill. Mar 28, 2015 my boy is taking in his first nhra race we have been sitting here for qualifying for the sportsman classes no big deal for the noise. David baca in right lane, urs urbacher in the left.
Feb 27, 2018 nhra arizona nationals 2018 greg carrillo racing top fuel dragster. Mar 11, 20 the greek the oldest driver still racing in nhra. Top alcohol funny car frank manzo, pontiac firebird, 5. After nhra veteran darrell russell, 35, was killed june 27. After a short learning curve and an adjustment to the new 85percent nitro rule, the team came on strong, especially during the final two races of last year. The newly married leah pritchett joins the ranks of the nhra mello yello drag racing series drivers who are featured on nhra. One driver, david baca, is trying to complete a family goal. Baca to drive matco tools dragster at las vegas and pomona. He raced in 9 seasons 1981, 19831989, and 1992, including the indy 500. All the dancing that top fuel pro david baca does whenever he wins even a single. Will drove her ken blackowned, jim oberhofertuned dragster to a blistering 4. Won a full throttle experience, where we were allowed to go up to the starting line while two top fuelers launched during qualifying. Division 7 nhra top fuel drivers numbers 1966 1979 this is another wdifl feature series.
Another unique item for the discriminating motorsports collector. Candida benson, nhra national dragster senior editor. Veteran nhra top fuel driver david baca has been tabbed to fill the recentlyvacated matco tools dragster seat at the final two events on the 2007 nhra schedule team owner david powers announced today. Drag racing list baca, bernstein named candidates for. The automobile club of southern california road to the future award will be presented during the nhra s annual awards ceremony on monday, nov. Baca signs henkelman as crew chief for 2006 visit our website at. I remember seeing how much john force was worth once, and it was a pretty decent figure. Chucke walkden more than 35 lucky race fans mingled with stars from the nhra full throttle drag racing series on saturday, and helped support a. The 2014 nhra mello yello drag racing season was announced on august 29, 20 there are 24 top fuel, funny car, and pro stock car events, and 16 pro stock motorcycle events scheduled. Mach 1 global services sponsors nhra driver david baca. David baca passes top fuel license test motorsport.
David baca, driver of the american racing wheels dragster is not an ordinary rookie. It was his friendship with hometown nhra top fuel driver david baca that brought schaffer to nhra racing. Retired top fuel driver, contractor and family man. Top fueler larry dixon moves to fourth in points sema. Classic top fuel shot hides smoking, car sideways, pilot has yoke cranked over, front wheels laying. Nhra hot rod heritage racing series 2020 points nostalgia top fuel will count all 5 events for points nostalgia funny car will count their best 6 of 7 events for points. Top fuel was guaranteed a firsttime winner when troxel and david baca advanced to the final round. David baca asking fans to donate life competition plus.
Racers will not send or return items unless the request is accompanied by an appropriately sized postagepaid envelope. But yeah, on average your poor nascar driver is probably a lot better off than an nhra driver. Ennis, texas order after 3 rounds of qualifying in top fuel at the nhra powerade drag racing series, 19th annual oreilly nhra fall nationals presented by castrol syntec. Finished in the top ten 4 times, with his best finish in 5th position in 1981 at watkins glen international. For baca, a 51 yearold from brentwood, this weekends event will be the first he has. In 2003, baca reached his first top fuel final in front of his home crowd.
An accomplished driver in nhras lucas oil drag racing series in top alcohol dragster, baca, 45, decided to make the move to top fuel last season in a partnership with rick henkleman. Nhra officials announced the schedule for the 2020 mickey thompson tires nhra top fuel harley drag racing series, which will compete at 10 of the 24 events on the nhra mello yello drag racing series schedule. Once upon a time in drag racing nostalgia drag racing. Garlits swamp rat v, the first top fuel winner, featured a 120inch. Baca, 45, whose father, dennis, was a top fuel national champion in 1977, dispatched a group of heavyweights en route to the finals, including sixtime nhra champion kenny bernstein in the semifinals. Home of one of the major sanctioning bodies in drag racing. Aug 03, 2017 it was bobby and alex medina, with their two impossibly cute kids. The world of top fuel shifted on its axis following the tragic death of driver darrell russell in a racing accident in st.
The early prognosis was that meyer would probably need. Las vegasa a second generation drag racer david baca, from brentwood, calif. During the selfimposed hiatus, the baca family, including his father dennis, a former drag racer, got together and decided to reincarnate the previous racing program, this time as a family racing operation. Aug 10, 2011 popular nhra top fuel driver and former championship runnerup cory mcclenathan, who entered the season without a fulltime ride and made his only start in topeka behind the wheel of dexter tuttles dragster in topeka, is set to return to the nhra full throttle series for at least six of the remaining eight races. Mickey thompson tires top fuel harley set for 10race schedule in 2020. Its just that i never really cared much about the past. Apr 10, 2006 las vegas seasonlong nhra powerade series points leader melanie troxel raced to her second top fuel victory of the season and made drag racing history along the way sunday at the strip at las vegas motor speedway by becoming the first driver in her category to open the season with five consecutive finalround appearances. News video schedule results standings tv schedule drivers. Females to win top fuel at the winternationals nhra. Top fuel veteran cory mcclenathan will run final three. East bay business has nhra drivers career floored for now the. Dec 16, 2016 doug kalitta came close to winning his first top fuel championship but fell short.
Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. David baca passes licensing procedure to drive top fuel. Baca, bernstein named candidates for 2003 auto club of southern california road to the future award. Schumacher became the second top fuel driver to reach 50 wins at. In fact, it would be another year before nhra offered top fuel eliminator at indy. Henkelmans not for hire trans am alcohol funny car an exgary. Former a fuel top alcohol dragster driver david baca, from brentwood, calif. East bay business has nhra drivers career floored for now. The pilot of the torco racing fuels top fuel dragster began drag racing at 10 years old in nhras oreilly auto parts junior drag racing league, worked his way up through the sportsman series, and currently drives in the nhras top professional series, the nhra powerade series. Eventually we would like to have the names and numbers of everyone in every division who drove fuel funny cars between the year nhra started issuing licenses 1966 and 1979. Just imagine all 350 chevys being banned because they were first made in 1968, same year as the 385 ford. David baca is returning to the nhras top fuel division this season. Those words summed up the sixth annual acdelco las vegas nhra nationals for mach 1 air services top fuel driver david baca. Currently entering the nhra acdelco las vegas nationals, mcclenathan is fifth in the powerade point standings.
Former afuel top alcohol dragster driver david baca, from brentwood, calif. I will say though, in my honest opinion, nothing beats standing on the starting line of a top fuel race at an nhra track as far as a spectator experience. Nhra hes the only driver in nhra history to have raced. Nationals in 1977 along with several other national events.
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