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unusual facts about Funny Car



Andy Willsheer

Willsheer achieved worldwide acclaim while photographing an NHRA Funny Car drag race featuring Steve Gasparelli at Pomona raceway on 14 December 2009.


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Del Worsham

Worsham retired after the end of the 2011 season, to join Kalitta Motorsports as a crew chief for the Toyota Camry Funny Car driven by Alexis DeJoria, daughter of John Paul DeJoria of the John Paul Mitchell Systems hair care line, and sponsored by Tequila Patrón, founded by John Paul.

Kenny Bernstein

Bernstein and former crew chief Dale Armstrong are often credited with making aerodynamics a key part of Funny Car design, with a series of Ford Tempos used during the 1984–86 seasons and a design loosely based on a Buick LeSabre, known as "the Batmobile", during the 1987 season.

Tony Pedregon

In 1999 Pedregon Was the No. 1 qualifier at four events and posted the quickest time in history when he clocked a 4.779 second run at Gainesville Raceway Runner-up in the Funny Car bonus race at Indianapolis .