Scrappers racing captures nhra top fuel win at las vegas 4wide nationals. Mar 19, 2017 nhra race car driver i spend the day as one of the crew at the nhra drag racing. Brian husen of grand rapids has worked on six championship top fuel dragster crews in his 15year national hot rod association career, and that success has only made him hungry for more. Jan 12, 2019 this offseason has been quite busy for nhra top fuel driver mike salinas. I know most people dont ever get the opportunity to run top fuel, palmer said. He served as an assistant crew chief for 2010 champion larry dixon. Winners circle full of surprises at 2017 nhra finals. Nhra top fuel driver brittany force changed almost everything before this season, and she enters this weekends nhra carolina nationals at zmax dragway as a.
Also joining salinas scrappers racing team will be crew chief brian husen, who served as crew. Grand rapids native brian husen promoted to crew chief on. Husen to take over tuning duties for salinas scrappers racing top fuel team world championship crew chief brian husen will take over the tuning duties on mike salinas scrappers racing top fueler. Brittany force, robert hight take home nhra championships in. Crew chief jon schaffer, who led the team to two victories during the western swing, will be joined by jason mcculloch in sharing the tuneup duties. Heading into the 9th annual carolina nhra nationals john forces peak chevrolet camaro ss funny car team will be looking to win their unprecedented 17th nhra funny car championship. Browse through latest information on your favorite nhra drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos.
Cave back with familiar faces as part of mike salinas top. Feb 25, 2016 brian husen, who worked for johnson last season, is crew chief on forces monster energy dragster. Great comeback drive by sage karam in saturdays firestone 175 at motegi, qualifying issues have the drr wix filters chevy race from 31st to 7th april 18, 2020 in nascar. He competed in 22 races as a top fuel driver between 1993 and 95.
Top fuels mike salinas looks to bounce back at nhra fourwide nationals in vegas posted on april 4, 2019 by editor in nhra las vegas, nv april 4, 2019 it took plenty of work and taking the car completely apart, but top fuel driver mike salinas believes his team has found the root of a problem that has plagued the talented team the last. Salinas wins top fuel at 4 wide nationals e3 spark plugs. Ronnie thompson has joined the alanabi racing team as the assistant crew chief on dixons top fuel team replacing husen. Brittany force was back on track friday, however, qualifying her 11,000 horsepower monster energy dragster th for. John force, 18time nhra funny car world champion team owner, is only focused on bringing the 19th mello yello nhra funny car and first mello yello nhra top fuel championships to the yorba linda, california and brownsburg, indiana based race teams. Top fuel champion crew chief jason mcculloch to join. Alan johnson got a win with yet another driver, this one with mike. Brittany force becomes 1st woman to win top fuel in 4wide. May 31, 2018 mcculloch, along with tuner brian husen helped driver brittany force take home the 2017 world title, and joins scott palmer racing through the teams existing relationship with torrence racing and their crew chief richard hogan.
Alan johnson doubles up consulting nhra top fuel teams. Jan 06, 2011 worsham finished sixth in the 2010 nhra full throttle funny car point standings after finishing seventh in 2009. Worsham finished sixth in the 2010 nhra full throttle funny car point standings after finishing seventh in 2009. Rod centorbi will remain the assistant crew chief on worsham. Those certain things included johnson, brian husen, and the crew leaving john force racing, where they had wrenched brittany forces. Earlier this week, he brought world championship crew chiefs alan johnson and brian husen to tune his dragster. Salinas looks to bounce back at nhra fourwide nationals in vegas. John force, who won his 16th series title in 20, leads a threecar effort in a funny car class in which the team has won at least four tour events in each of the last 25 nhra seasons.
With both the alanabi silver and gold teams featuring new drivers in 2012, langdon in the silver car and albalooshi in the gold car, team manager alan johnson added last months test session to provide an opportunity for albalooshi to get his license, test some parts and begin building the relationships necessary to compete in nhra full throttle drag racing. Salinas looks to bounce back at nhra fourwide nationals. Top fuel champion crew chief jason mcculloch to join catspot. Jfr crew chiefs husen and prock making changes in offseason.
Steve torrence, robert hight pace field at phoenix. Nov 14, 2017 brittany force, robert hight take home nhra championships in pomona force is the first female top fuel champ since 1982. In one of the worstkept secrets of the offseason, champion crew chief brian husen made public this week in a report on nhra. Johnson touts a championshipwinning resume, having won 16 nhra national championships in his. Led larry dixon and crew chief jason mcculloch to fourthplace finish in nhra mello yello. Nov 12, 2017 nhra finals sunday results from pomona. Alan johnson and brian husen, they are the ones that made this possible. Erica enders game is tops in nhra pro stock series. Husen is a 16year nhra veteran, and he has been a member of seven top fuel winning championship teams, including six as an assistant. Brian husen mike salinas earns first career top fuel victory at nhra fourwide nationals in vegas april 8, 2019 las vegas, nv april 8, 2019 the dream is now reality for mike salinas.
Team fj reveals euronascar esports series schedule, format, reallife impact and first look at a star. Nhra drivers find information on your favorite nhra drivers. Rt 60 ft 330 ft 660 ft 660 ft mph et mph left leah pritchett. The crew chief lineups will remain the same on the other john force racing entries this year. Salinas, the owner and driver of the scrappers racing top fuel dragster, is preparing for his own season in 2020 and getting his daughters ready to compete. Jfr ready for winternationals this weekend force ready to chase championship no. Nhra race car driver i spend the day as one of the crew at the nhra drag racing. Rookie top fuel dragster driver sitting on top of nhra field. Brittany force, robert hight take home nhra championships in pomona force is the first female top fuel champ since 1982.
Led alanabi racings transformation to two top fuel dragster teams with funny car driver del worsham moving to top fuel. Alan johnson, brittany forces crew chiefteam join mike. With johnson taking over a larger role as seen by brian husen in the. Mcculloch, along with tuner brian husen helped driver brittany force take home the 2017 world title, and joins scott palmer racing through the teams existing relationship with torrence racing and their crew chief richard hogan. Meet the driver as a kid, mike salinas was introduced to racing by his father, who raced his hot rods during the 60s and 70s at fremont drag strip and little bonneville. Brittany force proves her first win wasnt a fluke the drive.
Mikes a great driver and we have the championship team from brittanys team. Santa marias alan johnson joins scrapper racing for 2019. Jan 11, 2019 also joining salinas scrappers racing team will be crew chief brian husen, who served as crew chief for brittany force the past two seasons. Alan johnson and brian husen and the same guys are back. The official website of the national hot rod association has been keeping their fans up to date on brian os contest via their nhra notebook. Force also depends on crew chief brian husen, and newlyappointed assistant crew chief jason mcculloch. John force racing is making changes to both brittany force and robert hights championship cars. Brian husen, alan johnson to tune mike salinas scrappers dragster. The scrappers racing team owned by salinas is crew chiefd by brian husen and tuned by alan johnson. Nhra tope fuel champion brittany force will once again be teamed with brian husen as crew chief and ronnie thompson as assistant crew chief, with alan johnson returning as a top fuel consultant. With brian husen as a crew chief, 2014 winternationals champion khalid albalooshi as a teammate and the backing of alanabi racing, langdon could very well repeat as top fuel champion. Former ajr crew chief brian husen joined john force racing during the off season and will serve in that role on forces monster energy top fuel team. Rahn tobler for ron capps funny car, darrel herron for bo butner pro stock, brian husen for brittany. Feb 10, 2012 brian husen of grand rapids will be trying to work his old magic on a new driver when the national hot rod association opens its season with this weekends 52nd annual oreilly auto parts.
Also joining salinas scrappers racing team will be crew chief brian husen, who served as crew chief for brittany force the past two seasons. If youre placing bets on this years nhra top fuel championship, you may wise to consider californian mike salinas. Tms titanium john force racings brian husen talks titanium. They have made a lot of changes to this monster energy dragster. Md anderson cancer center dodge charger srt hellcat. Teaming up with alan and brian husen as my crew chief has been great, brittany force said. Husen won nhra mello yello top fuel world championships as the crew chief for del worsham 2011 and. Force will be joined by soninlaw robert hight, driver of the auto club chevy camaro ss, and youngest daughter courtney, who for the fifth season will be at. Also joining salinas scrappers racing team will be crew chief brian husen, who. With johnson and husen onboard it brings high expectations which salinas welcomes.
Arron cave has had the opportunity to learn under the likes of alan johnson and brian husen, bolstering an impressive career track that has been helped by tremendous passion and work ethic. Alan johnson, with whom husen has worked in tandem for the last decade and a half, will serve as tuning advisor. Salinas finished in a tie for seventh in the nhra mello yello series points with doug kalitta. If youre placing bets on this years nhra top fuel championship. Mike began competing in the nostalgia eliminator 1 and 7.
Brian husen of grand rapids will be trying to work his old magic on a new driver when the national hot rod association opens its season with this weekends 52nd annual oreilly auto parts. The winningest driver in nhra history ready for 2016. John force, the 16time funny car champion, will be racing under the. Brittany force wins nhra fourwide nationals sports. Drag racing online, the internets most popular drag racing magazine, informed their readers to vote for brian o in the fan favorite agent 20 news section.
Oct 30, 2017 tms titanium john force racings brian husen talks titanium metal tms titanium. With husen working alongside johnson, the duo led force to win the 2017 nhra top fuel championship, but force slipped to a fifthplace showing in 2018. As the countdown to the championship began, predictions for who would be walking away with the latest world championship looked very different than what ended up happening at this weekends auto club nhra finals. Brittany force becomes first woman to win nhra fourwide. Brian husen has parted ways with jfr and will serve as crew chief on the. Santa marias alan johnson joins scrapper racing for 2019 nhra season. John force racing gears up for aaa insurance nhra midwest. Brittany force wins nhra fourwide nationals sports illustrated. Ap brittany force raced to her second top fuel victory of the season sunday at the nhra fourwide nationals, becoming the first female driver to win the unique event. Brittany force, robert hight take home nhra championships. Everything on my side is staying the same, salinas said. Veteran crew chief jason mccullough joins john force racing. Dsr drivers join global superstars in fight for covid19 relief april 19, 2020 in track racing.
Brittany force raced to her second top fuel victory of the season sunday at the nhra fourwide nationals and became the first female driver to win the unique event. Brian husen, alan johnson to tune mike salinas scrappers. Get nhra driver mike salinass career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. Nhra crew chief brian husen of grand rapids out to defend. Nhra reporter lewis bloom talked to the winning crew chiefs from the dodge nhra nationals. Its believed that much of the crew from funny car driver and brittanys sister. Alan johnson, brittany forces crew chiefteam join mike salinas. This offseason has been quite busy for nhra top fuel driver mike salinas. The 2017 nhra season has come to a close, and if you need one word of reaction on the results surprise. Super comp driver paige coughlin thrilled to earn spot in her first jegs allstars race april 9, 2020 in. In one of the worstkept secrets of the offseason, champion crew chief brian husen made public this week in a report on that he has parted ways with john force racing where he tuned brittany force to the 2017 mello yello series crown to turn the screws on.
Tms titanium john force racings brian husen talks titanium metal tms titanium. Tanners grandfather is retired nhra driver johnny gray, a seventime winner in funny car. Nhra top fuel driver brittany force changes everything. Alan johnson, brittany forces crew chiefteam join mike salinas squad for 2019. Forces fourwide win in her monster energy dragster came in.
Brian husen, who worked for johnson last season, is crew chief on forces monster energy dragster. Brittany force returns to track after scary accident. Alanabi racing names brian husen del worshams crew chief. Its finally all coming together for mike salinas and the. Jan 10, 2019 if youre placing bets on this years nhra top fuel championship, you may wise to consider californian mike salinas. With the 2020 nhra season fast approaching, mike salinas has plenty on his plate. Robert hight, the 2009 nhra funny car champion, will again have the services of tunerformer jfr driver mike neff as crew chief on his auto club of southern california acsc chevy camaro ss.