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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.
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 ...
The 1994 IndyCar season schedule featured six oval track races (37.5%) and eleven full-time drivers were from the United States (including Italian-born Mario Andretti and German-born Dominic Dobson). ABC Sports ' Paul Page said during the broadcast of the race at Surfers Paradise that this announcement, "could drastically affect what we know as ...
He stumbled again in the next two races but, again, rebounded until his crash. On September 23, 2007, Force was injured in a crash at the O'Reilly Auto Parts Fall Nationals in Ennis, Texas as he crossed the finish line against Kenny Bernstein. Bernstein's Funny Car drifted into Force's lane, clipping the final timing cone and a foam block which ...
Speed's injury didn't get nearly the same attention as an IndyCar crash two days later at Pocono Raceway that reignited a debate on the compatibility of the Pennsylvania track and the open wheel ...
Driver Felix Rosenqvist was carried away on a stretcher after his car headed into a tires-and-concrete barrier without braking.
The lists recognize "IndyCar" or "Champ Car" fatalities that have occurred in events making up the National Championship, which has been held by the following sanctioning bodies: American Automobile Association (1916, 1920–1941, 1946–1955) United States Auto Club (1956–1995) Championship Auto Racing Teams (1979–2003)
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 ...