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. Dsr drivers join global superstars in fight for covid19 relief april 19, 2020 in track racing. Feb 25, 2016 brian husen, who worked for johnson last season, is crew chief on forces monster energy dragster. Cave back with familiar faces as part of mike salinas top. Led larry dixon and crew chief jason mcculloch to fourthplace finish in nhra mello yello. 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. 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. Alan johnson and brian husen, they are the ones that made this possible. In one of the worstkept secrets of the offseason, champion crew chief brian husen made public this week in a report on nhra. He competed in 22 races as a top fuel driver between 1993 and 95. 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. Alan johnson and brian husen and the same guys are back. John force racing gears up for aaa insurance nhra midwest. I know most people dont ever get the opportunity to run top fuel, palmer said.
Alan johnson, brittany forces crew chiefteam join mike salinas squad for 2019. Earlier this week, he brought world championship crew chiefs alan johnson and brian husen to tune his dragster. Top fuel champion crew chief jason mcculloch to join catspot. Scrappers racing captures nhra top fuel win at las vegas 4wide nationals. Brittany force becomes 1st woman to win top fuel in 4wide.
Nhra crew chief brian husen of grand rapids out to defend. Force also depends on crew chief brian husen, and newlyappointed assistant crew chief jason mcculloch. Salinas wins top fuel at 4 wide nationals e3 spark plugs. Also joining salinas scrappers racing team will be crew chief brian husen, who served as crew. 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. With johnson and husen onboard it brings high expectations which salinas welcomes. Jan 12, 2019 this offseason has been quite busy for nhra top fuel driver mike salinas. Nhra race car driver i spend the day as one of the crew at the nhra drag racing. Nov 14, 2017 brittany force, robert hight take home nhra championships in pomona force is the first female top fuel champ since 1982. Alan johnson, with whom husen has worked in tandem for the last decade and a half, will serve as tuning advisor. Mar 19, 2017 nhra race car driver i spend the day as one of the crew at the nhra drag racing. They have made a lot of changes to this monster energy dragster. Alan johnson, brittany forces crew chiefteam join mike salinas. 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.
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. He served as an assistant crew chief for 2010 champion larry dixon. Jan 06, 2011 worsham finished sixth in the 2010 nhra full throttle funny car point standings after finishing seventh in 2009. 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. 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. The winningest driver in nhra history ready for 2016. Brittany force, robert hight take home nhra championships in. Alan johnson got a win with yet another driver, this one with mike.
Md anderson cancer center dodge charger srt hellcat. Top fuel champion crew chief jason mcculloch to join. Salinas looks to bounce back at nhra fourwide nationals. Alan johnson doubles up consulting nhra top fuel teams. Rookie top fuel dragster driver sitting on top of nhra field. Rt 60 ft 330 ft 660 ft 660 ft mph et mph left leah pritchett. Salinas finished in a tie for seventh in the nhra mello yello series points with doug kalitta. John force racing is making changes to both brittany force and robert hights championship cars. Alan johnson, brittany forces crew chiefteam join mike. Johnson touts a championshipwinning resume, having won 16 nhra national championships in his. 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 wins nhra fourwide nationals sports. Husen has worked on six nhra championshipwinning top fuel dragster teams, including five with driver tony schumacher. Those certain things included johnson, brian husen, and the crew leaving john force racing, where they had wrenched brittany forces.
Its finally all coming together for mike salinas and the. Nov 12, 2017 nhra finals sunday results from pomona. 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. Steve torrence, robert hight pace field at phoenix. 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. Rahn tobler for ron capps funny car, darrel herron for bo butner pro stock, brian husen for brittany. Rod centorbi will remain the assistant crew chief on worsham. Browse through latest information on your favorite nhra drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Santa marias alan johnson joins scrapper racing for 2019. The crew chief lineups will remain the same on the other john force racing entries this year.
Husen is a 16year nhra veteran, and he has been a member of seven top fuel winning championship teams, including six as an assistant. Jfr ready for winternationals this weekend force ready to chase championship no. Grand rapids native brian husen promoted to crew chief on. Team fj reveals euronascar esports series schedule, format, reallife impact and first look at a star. Brian husen, alan johnson to tune mike salinas scrappers dragster. John force, the 16time funny car champion, will be racing under the. 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. Husen won nhra mello yello top fuel world championships as the crew chief for del worsham 2011 and. Tms titanium john force racings brian husen talks titanium. Brian husen, alan johnson to tune mike salinas scrappers.
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. Alanabi racing names brian husen del worshams crew chief. Its believed that much of the crew from funny car driver and brittanys sister. Forces fourwide win in her monster energy dragster came in. Brittany force, robert hight take home nhra championships. With johnson taking over a larger role as seen by brian husen in the. Brittany force proves her first win wasnt a fluke the drive. Salinas looks to bounce back at nhra fourwide nationals in vegas. Jfr crew chiefs husen and prock making changes in offseason. Erica enders game is tops in nhra pro stock series. 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.
Tanners grandfather is retired nhra driver johnny gray, a seventime winner in funny car. 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. 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. Brittany force wins nhra fourwide nationals sports illustrated. Get nhra driver mike salinass career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. Worsham finished sixth in the 2010 nhra full throttle funny car point standings after finishing seventh in 2009. Teaming up with alan and brian husen as my crew chief has been great, brittany force said. Winners circle full of surprises at 2017 nhra finals. 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.
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. 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. 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. If youre placing bets on this years nhra top fuel championship. Ronnie thompson has joined the alanabi racing team as the assistant crew chief on dixons top fuel team replacing husen. Sep 14, 2016 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 contender to win her first series. 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. Super comp driver paige coughlin thrilled to earn spot in her first jegs allstars race april 9, 2020 in. The scrappers racing team owned by salinas is crew chiefd by brian husen and tuned by alan johnson. 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. Oct 30, 2017 tms titanium john force racings brian husen talks titanium metal tms titanium.
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. Brian husen has parted ways with jfr and will serve as crew chief on the. Mikes a great driver and we have the championship team from brittanys team. This offseason has been quite busy for nhra top fuel driver mike salinas. Nhra top fuel driver brittany force changes everything. Nhra drivers find information on your favorite nhra drivers. Santa marias alan johnson joins scrapper racing for 2019 nhra season. Brian husen, who worked for johnson last season, is crew chief on forces monster energy dragster. 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. Nhra reporter lewis bloom talked to the winning crew chiefs from the dodge nhra nationals. Also joining salinas scrappers racing team will be crew chief brian husen, who. 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.
Brittany force returns to track after scary accident. Everything on my side is staying the same, salinas said. Also joining salinas scrappers racing team will be crew chief brian husen, who served as crew chief for brittany force the past two seasons. Jan 10, 2019 if youre placing bets on this years nhra top fuel championship, you may wise to consider californian mike salinas. Brittany force becomes first woman to win nhra fourwide.
With the 2020 nhra season fast approaching, mike salinas has plenty on his plate. 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. 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. Those careerchanging opportunities will continue for the 32yearold cave as he moves to mike salinas top fuel team for the 2019 nhra season. Mike began competing in the nostalgia eliminator 1 and 7. If youre placing bets on this years nhra top fuel championship, you may wise to consider californian mike salinas. 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. Tms titanium john force racings brian husen talks titanium metal tms titanium. 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. Rookie top fuel dragster driver sitting on top of nhra. The 2017 nhra season has come to a close, and if you need one word of reaction on the results surprise. Veteran crew chief jason mccullough joins john force 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. 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.
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