Kenny Bernstein, owner of the Monster Energy Funny Car, has confirmed that crew chief Jimmy Walsh has resigned from the team. Rick Cassel will take over the tuning responsibilities, working with Danny DeGennaro, beginning at this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown…
Read Phil Burgess’ article at NHRA.com

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I now pronounce you … adversaries.
This year, driving for opposing Funny Car teams, husband and wife NHRA racers Tommy Johnson Jr. and Melanie Troxel will test their 4-year-old marriage on the quarter-mile, with their second outing of the year this weekend at Firebird International Raceway near Chandler…
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POMONA - Drag racing’s history is full of rivalries among family members.
From the father-son battle between Warren Johnson and son Kurt in Pro Stock, the daughter vs. father face-off of Ashley and John Force in Funny Car, to the husband and wife meetings between John Smith and Rhonda Hartman-Smith in Top Fuel, relation and rivalry [...]

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