Rick snavely knows all about thriving in the underdog role and he has a. Some drivers had more than one number and some had at different times the same number. Donnie walsh jr driving the mickey thompson sponsored precision turbo. He will line up against rick snavely in the quarterfinals. They recruited bothwell motorsports to handle the conversion and campaign the car with rick snavely in the driver s seat. Pro mod racing at this event is presented by aeromotive, inc. With rick snavely at the wheel, the turbos direct camaro won the recent nmca west pro mod division. Adjustments to the nhra drag racing schedule yielded a big present for super comp dragster pilot paige coughlin. From driver to nhra starter, bakersfields rick stewart. It was also the ninth for the famed coughlin family of delaware, ohio. Some of those partners coltey is referencing are nhra pro mod driver steve matusek, and 2019 world series of pro mod competitors rick snavely, clint satterfield, and defending event champion carl stevens jr. Smith powered his nitrousinjected idg camaro to a 5. Rick snavelys 69 camaro takes first career nhra pro mod. Rick snavely led the winners at the nmca wests second visit this season to the auto club dragway in fontana, calif.
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. The story behind jessicas journey decal on rick snavelys pro mod. Fry and rupert victorious at california hot rod reunion nhra. Drivers listen as final instructions are given out at the drivers meeting. Snavely and bothwell team up bringing the garrett turbo. Drag illustrated april 12, 2020 super comp driver paige coughlin thrilled to earn spot in her first jegs allstars race. Pro mod race at the strip at las vegas motor speedway. Lucas oil raceway at indianapolis, brownsburg, ind.
Rick snavely singled to the pro mod win on sunday at the nmca west finals in fontana, california, after wouldbe opponent mike bowman was unable to return after a wild crash in the first round of eliminations. He had previously clinched his second career title with his second round victory over rick snavely. This weekends pro mod racing at lucas oil raceway at indianapolis is presented by jegs. World wide technology raceway nhra aaa insurance nationals. Steve matusek and rick snavely will also meet in the second round of eliminations. Donie butts explains the story behind a special decal on rick snavely s pro mod when it appeared in the winners circle at the 2015 nhra u. Underdog role suits rick snavely fine as he hopes to leave. Smith becomes the only pro mod series driver to claim multiple championships. Then oksas ran past rick snavely in round two with a blistering pass of. Nhra pro mod newcomer rick snavely wins indy drag illustrated. Nhra results the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world.
Veteran racer and former champion rick snavely has teamed up with the cars owner, bothwell motor sports, to get this turbo terror back to the track. Div 5 nhra fc driver numbers drag racing, dragsters. Catch highlights from the 2020 lucas oil nhra winternationals. The story behind jessicas journey decal on rick snavely. Rick snavely knows all about thriving in the underdog role and he has a u. Vortech superchargers named title sponsor for top dragster and top sportsman. Nhra drag racing, car and driver, car humor, emerson, nascar, race cars, blogging, hot guys, funny cars. Also on the show aaron brooks, richie crampton, forrest lucas, charlotte lucas, chris cunningham, don schumacher, gary linfoot, andy bohl, joey severance, rick snavely, richard freeman, craig shantz from chevrolet performance, tim kulungian. The race will also showcase the nhra mello yello drag racing series and nhra lucas oil drag racing series. Drag racing legend rick stewart, a bakersfield native, sits in his dragster while waiting to run at riverside in the early 1960s. Each driver rider of a vehicle entered in any event conducted at an nhra member track must have a valid state or governmentissued drivers license beyond a learnerspermit level or an nhra competition license subject to inspection by officials at any time.
Smith claims las vegas victory, second consecutive nhra pro mod drag racing series world championship las vegas rickie smith took home his second consecutive world championship title with a victory during the final race of the nhra pro mod drag racing series season sunday at the nhra toyota nationals. Cher is back on the charts with womans world nhra, racing. Biehle races to qualifying lead friday during pro mod. The units are fully sficertified for nhra competition. Rickie smith took home his second consecutive world championship title with a victory during the final race of the nhra pro mod drag racing series season sunday at the nhra toyota nationals. The infamous garrett turbo mustang is back in action with a new driver. Snavely and bothwell team up bringing the garrett turbo car back. The championship was coughlins second in the pro mod series, following up his 2012 title. Low car count or not, veteran nhra nitro funny car and top fuel driver terry haddock was thrilled to be competing in his first world series of pro mod event. This weekends pro mod racing at the strip at las vegas motor speedway is presented by aeromotive inc.
Who to watch brittany force nhra media apr 29, 2016 2016 nhra springnationals. Rick shavely celebrates winning the pro modified during the final day at the nhra mello yello drag racing series, 61st annual chevrolet performance u. Savoie sets track record on second day of nhra toyota nationals qualifying at the strip at lvms saturday, october 31, 2015 jerry savoie set a track record at the strip at lvms on saturday and will enter sundays knockout rounds in the top spot of the 16motorcycle bracket. After a slow start, coughlin has advanced to two straight final rounds, closing the gap to 82 points on mike castellana heading to this weekend. Ekart is a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give snavely the win. If i can win last year as a driver and this year as a tuner, what else. Mike janis, the only other driver heading into the event with a mathematical chance of winning the championship, failed to qualify. A service pro mod drag racing series portion of the chevrolet performance u. Wfo radio motorsports podcast 09082015 wfo radio nhra. Garrett advancing motion joins world series of pro mod as. Rickie smith wins vegas, second consecutive nhra pro mod. Nhra media lancasters mike janis heads to las vegas this weekend for the 15 th annual nhra toyota nationals at the strip at l.
Precision turbo and engine named presenting sponsor of. Frankie mad man taylor, and former nhra and scsn event winner rick snavely were just a few of the whoswho that came to play. To get a third world title, the talented veteran will have to do it again. 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. Results of round 3 eliminations in super comp at the nhra mello yello drag racing series, 30th annual menards nhra heartland nationals presented by minties. I had to race the nhra pro mod points leader and after that i was pretty mellow. With more than 3,000 horsepower, the suspended door pro mod cars travel the quarter mile in under six. Nationals winners edition featuring on location winnerviews with morgan lucas, jack beckman, erica enders, and jerry savoie. Team owners committed to pro mod cars and their continued participation at nhra events have formed real pro mod rpm. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. Nhra mello yello series funny car drivers john force and robert. Pro mod final 2015 us nats rick snavely and mike janis.
This weekends pro mod racing at lucas oil raceway at indianapolis was presented by jegs. Donie butts explains the story behind a special decal on rick snavely s. Nationals, the seventh of 10 events on the pro mod schedule. Who to watch brittany force nhra media stay safe and healthy. Savoie sets track record on second day of nhra toyota. Veteran racer and former champion rick snavely has teamed up with.