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Kenny is the second race car driver to be elected into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2006). Jody Scheckter was elected in 1983. Bernstein was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America [7] in 2009.
Bernstein fielded Buick Regals until General Motors pulled the brand from NASCAR following the 1991 season; after that, the team competed with Ford Thunderbirds. King’s first season was 1986 with the 26 being driven by Joe Ruttman with Larry McReynolds, who had begun working in the sport nearly ten years earlier, as crew chief.
The Gatornationals have the title of being the drag race to see the first 260-mph Top Fuel and Funny Car runs in 1984 by Joe Amato and Kenny Bernstein respectively, and the first 270-mph and 300-mph Top Fuel passes by Don Garlits and Kenny Bernstein in 1986 and 1992, respectively. Its 675-foot concrete launchpad is one of the longest on the tour.
In 2007, Force was involved in a crash at Texas Motorplex, where he veered into Kenny Bernstein after blowing a tire at 327 mph. This crash left Force in the hospital for more than a month and ...
Armstrong (left) working on Kenny Bernstein's car. Dale Armstrong (1941 – November 28, 2014) was a Canadian drag racer and crew chief. After winning 12 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and 12 International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) events in the 1970s, [1] including the Pro Comp title in 1975, he became Kenny Bernstein's crew chief.
Among the exhibits is one of A. J. Foyt's Coyote Indy Cars, Kenny Bernstein's first dragster to reach speeds in excess of 300 mph (480 km/h), the Bob McClung helmet and photo collection, a collection of Indianapolis 500 credentials and artifacts from early events in the history of land speed records and hot rods.
Kenny Bernstein: Bruce Allen [10] 1986 Darrell Gwynn: Kenny Bernstein: Warren Johnson [10] 1987 Gary Ormsby: Kenny Bernstein: Jerry Eckman: David Schultz [11] 1988 Joe Amato: Don Prudhomme: Bob Glidden: Russell Nyberg [12] 1989 Dick LaHaie: Kenny Bernstein: Bruce Allen [13] 1990 Gary Ormsby: Chuck Etchells: Darrell Alderman [14] 1991 Tom McEwen ...
Although several drivers in the Top Fuel and Funny Car divisions have stated their dislike for the new sensor, they do admit that it should cut down on any fatal crashes similar to Kalitta's. This device was developed by Force, Kenny Bernstein, and Tony Schumacher, along with NHRA racing development, and NHRA track safety. It was implemented at ...