The start of the nhra mello yello drag racing series season is usually good for at least a few memorable moments. To be a part of reuniting brian corradi and antron brown is a dream come true, and a dream i wasnt even aware i had. Brian corradi and dan hood, who served as cocrew chiefs. Courtney force announces retirement from nhra funny car. Much changed after the 2017 season, when corradi left to tune courtney forces funny car at john force racing. Drivers prepare for 2009 winternationals season opener. Brown teamed back up with brian corradi during the offseason and formed ab motorsports, which will operate out of don schumacher racing.
One of the more interesting rumors floating around the nhra sphere suggests. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover brian. The 2020 season will be a huge one for antron brown, who will use the year to begin a transition to team owner of ab motorsports, which will be a subsidiary of don schumacher racing. Brian corradi began his tenure in the sport as a crewmember on former high school classmate dean skuza s funny car, where he learned under veteran tuner lance larsen. John force racing announces 2019 driver, crew chief lineup. Working with brian corradi and soninlaw dan hood is exciting for me, said john force. Corradi and hood tuned courtney force to four victories and 11 no. John force racing announces driver lineup, addition of.
With the official start to the 2009 nhra full throttle season, the kragen oreilly nhra winternationals, just a week away, many teams took advantage of their last weekend before the season by brushing up on their tuning and driving skills during time trials this past weekend at firebird international raceway in phoenix. Winners and losers from the nhra winternationals at pomona. Brian corradi has had his share of funny car personalities to tune for. Antron brown spring training quotes drag race central. After this 2019 nhra mello yello season is complete, im hoping don. It doesnt seem to matter much to crew chief brian corradi whether the car is in the cool conditions of topeka no. That team, with oswald and brian corradi as cocrew chiefs, together. Antron brown takes major step toward team ownership. Brian corradi began his tenure in the sport as a crewmember on former high school classmate dean skuzas funny car, where he learned under veteran tuner lance larsen. John force racing shuffles 2019 crew chief lineup, adds new driver to fold.
Former crew chief brian corradi will be returning to the team he helped win three world championships, after two years with john force racing. View brian corradis profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. John force racing sets 2019 driver, crew chief lineup racer. The team also confirmed that brian corradi and danny hood, who tuned courtney force to four victories and 11 no. Drag racing edge john force racing driver and crew chief. Over seven seasons, courtney was a top 10 finisher six times. Team owner don schumacher will work handinhand with brown, guiding him toward the eventual goal of sole ownership of ab motorsports, which will function as a subsidiary of dsr, as brown eases into the transition from hired driver to driver and team owner. This year autoweek magazine named him the top fuel driver of the decade for his dominant performances during the past 10 years.
Brian corradi and dan hood, who served as cocrew chiefs for courtney force last season, will assume the same. John force raced to his recordextending 150th funny car victory sunday in the nhra northwest nationals. Antron brown matco toolsglobal electronic technologytoyota top fuel dragster. Brown teamed back up with brian corradi during the offseason and formed ab motorsports, which will operate out of don schumacher racing through the 2020 season. Oswald, together with brian corradi, tuned brown to three championships in. Nhras lewis bloom spoke to the winning crew chiefs from the nhra southern nationals powered by mello yello. And when corradi is not at the race track hes selling pizza. Brian coradi second from right has won three national nhra titles as the crew chief for don schumacher racing.
Late breaking news and rumors brian corradi in the matco colors back in 2018. Brian corradi crew chief matco tools top fuel dragster. Threetime world champion crew chief brian corradi has been successful in life and racing because of his analytical and calculated approach and family support. He will serve as driver for ab motorsports and has enlisted former crew chief brian corradi to serve as the tuneup master, together with longtime crew chief mark oswald, the 1984 nhra funny car titleholder. Corradi, at least in testing, has had his driver, the most decorated in the sport, on a short leash. One week after the departure of courtney force, john force racing announced tuesday its driver and crew chief lineup for the upcoming 2019 nhra mello yello drag racing series season. They, along with tim fabrisi, have put a strong team together as proven last year with courtney making a run for the championship. Mark oswald, antron brown and brian corradi photo courtesy corradi is moving to the other end of the brownsburg boomerang, going from dsr to jfr, where he will work with dan danimal hood as cocrew chiefs for courtney force, john forces youngest daughter and driver.
Antron brown is getting into the nhra team ownership business. Brown s former crew chief brian corradi has reunited with the 66time race winner to assume the tuning responsibilities alongside current and. Antron brown needs a change of fortune racingjunk news. Never has corradi had an assignment the likes of which hes been given this season. The 2020 season will be a big one for antron brown with the return of brian corradi as crew chief and the announcement of the formation of ab. Oswald, together with brian corradi, tuned brown to three championships in 2012, 2015 and 2016 and enabled his 50 top fuel victories in nhra mello yello competition. Without that, he and former cocrew chief mark oswald would not have been able to lead antron brown to 41 top fuel titles and three nhra world titles over the past nine seasons at don schumacher racing. Forces car really picked up in performance when corradi moved over and had force in the hunt for the championship, good luck next year being able to do that without carradi on. Brian corradi funny car, brian self pro stock, andrew hines pro stock motorcycle. Brian corradi, who joined the john force racing family at the beginning of the 2018 season and danny hood are taking their expertise over to the peak coolant and motor oil chevrolet camaro ss driven by team owner and 16time champion john force. Phoenix antron brown embracing journey to get back on. Working with brian corradi and soninlaw dan hood is exciting for me, said 16time world champion john force, who is already the winningest driver in nhra history and will be chasing a. Antron brown has something to prove at nhra arizona.
Don schumacher racing has partnered with veteran nhra top fuel driver antron brown to form ab motorsports. Brown teamed back up with brian corradi during the offseason and. I think brian liked a closer relationship with his driver, where force is all over making his required personal appearances. Matco tools top fuel crew chief brian corradi joined nhra reporter lewis bloom via skype in the wally parks nhra studio delivered by papa johns to talk about the. A subreddit dedicated to all things related to the national hot rod association. View brian corradi s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Corradi, who has spent the last two seasons with john force racing, was a part of browns team for all three of his top fuel championships. Coming off his first winless season of his career in the top fuel ranks, brown, a 66time event winner, is welcoming the journey to once again get back on top. Brian corradi crew chief matco tools top fuel dragster don. While steve and samantha brysons global electronic technology insignia will be a new addition to browns car, they have been involved in nhra drag racing since 2017, assisting both established and upandcoming teams. Antron brown, who was named the nhra driver of the decade, went winless last year for the first time in his nhra top fuel career. His former crew chief, brian corradi, will assume the tuning.
Then theres brian corradi, who, along with cocrew chief mark oswald, tuned antron brown to the 2012 and 2015 nhra top fuel world championships. Pictured to corradi s left its driver antron brown. Antron browns fourth title is closer than ever with brian corradi back. Antron brown teamed back up with crew chief brian corradi ahead of the 2020 mello yello nhra drag racing season and is eager to get back on top, beginning at the nhra arizona nationals. On runs during the first two days, corradi hit the kill switch on forces engine during runs where it appeared the car was dropping cylinders. Working with brian corradi and soninlaw dan hood is exciting for me. Brian corradi joins don schumacher racing as crew chief on matco tools dodge funny car indianapolis nov. Last season wasnt up to the usual impressive standards from antron brown, but you wont find an ounce of discouragement from the threetime nhra mello yello drag racing series world champ. When john won he even said brian corradi we have our issues and that was basically all he said. Get to know brian corradi, crew chief on antron browns matco tools dragster.
Brian corradi was really subdued in his tv interviews, a lot of canned responses like he just didnt care and wasnt enthusiastic about it like in the past. Brian corradi and dan hood, who served as cocrew chiefs for courtney. Brown also announced tuesday he is reuniting with former crew chief brian corradi, who returns to the team after spending the last two seasons as cocrew chief for 16time nhra. Antron brown begins transition to nhra team owner autoweek. Nhra driver of the decade, went winless last year for the first time in his nhra top fuel career. Todd dziadosz photo agent 20 has been informed that former dsr tuner and john force racing tuner brian corradi will become a former john force tuner as he will return to dsr and the antron brown team for 2020. Last season corradi tuned courtney force to 11 number one qualifiers, and four victories in six final rounds. Top fuel champion antron brown, driver of the matco tools dragster.
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