CHATHAM - Jeff Davis has had a wild ride throughout the past 50 years operating Specialized Auto Craft, and he doesn t look to be stopping anytime soon.
Not every aspiring nitro racer has the deep pockets or deep connections that can pave their way to a full-time ride in a top-tier car. For those without that built-in launch pad, the course of success takes equal parts ingenuity, determination, and the willingness to build from scratch.
Just ask Joe Morrison, who has worked his way through the nostalgia ranks and Top Alcohol Dragster to a seat in the Leverich Racing Top Fuel dragster. Morrison made his Pro debut at last year’s Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals in Indy and competed at three other races in the shortened season, and he and the team worked relentlessly behind the scenes to set up a 10-race campaign for 2021.
Josh Hart s Top Fuel Win Was Not the Only Eye-Opener at the NHRA Gatornationals
Camping World s first season-opening NHRA event and Hart s surprising Top Fuel win gave fans plenty to talk about.
By Susan Wade NHRA
Tradition went out the window a bit with the Gatornationals at Gainesville, Fla., as the NHRA opened its season in Florida over the weekend rather than at the traditional Winternationals at Pomona, Calif.
Blame it on COVID-19.
But the excitement meter was pegged just the same Sunday at Gainesville Raceway with Top Fuel winner Josh Hart making history and Funny Car’s JR Todd completing the so-called Grand Slam (Winternationals, Gatornationals, U.S. Nationals, and Finals).