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At the 1978 NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown, Bernstein drove the Chelsea King funny car. [2] He first became a full-time professional Funny Car driver in 1979. The following year, he acquired a sponsorship deal from Anheuser-Busch (with its Budweiser brand), which lasted for thirty years [citation needed] until the new owner of Anheuser-Busch, InBev, elected not to renew his contract.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
[2] [3] Gordie Bonin drove the Bubble Up Pontiac Trans Am funny car, [4] while Kenny Bernstein appeared in the Chelsea King funny car. [4] Bob Glidden took Pro Stock in his Ford Fairmont. [5] Denny Savage claimed the TF/FC title that year, with Ed "The Ace" McCulloch runner-up. [6]
Top Fuel began a revival, from what looked like a death knell in 1984, with thirty-two entrants for a sixteen-car Funny Car field, including Kenny Bernstein, Ed McCulloch, and Tom McEwen, and Don Prudhomme (who, surprisingly, failed to qualify). [4] High-mounted wings and cylinder heads milled from billet aluminum were the leading technical ...
C Flanigan/Getty Images Legendary racer John Force is still in the ICU after he was involved in a fiery crash at the Virginia Motorsports Park on Sunday, June 23. “Drag race champion John Force ...