Mitch Myers, Rick Henkelman Racing to Form Two-Car A/Fuel Team|

It may have taken 41 years, but what started out equally ii competitors at a sand elevate race in Hanford, Ca., in 1979 has now given birth to a powerhouse A/Fuel dragster ii-car team in 2020. Rick Henkelman and and Mitch Myers each have numerous NHRA wins, a national championship [Myers] and multiple other accomplishments to their credits, and the duo looks to build on those accomplishments together with their new two-automobile team.

Henkelman's accomplishments come equally both a driver and team owner in multiple classes including Top Alcohol Funny Car, Top Booze Dragster and Top Fuel. Henkelman has been a force to exist reckoned with for over twoscore years with numerous top ten standings and wins. Henkelman has raced nonstop for going on five decades now.

Myers, on the other hand, took a 15-year hiatus from the sport later winning the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster national title in 2004. Myers shocked the world with quarter-mile elapsed times of v.109 and 5.118 during the 2004 NHRA Finals and capped the 2004 season by winning the 2004 championship. Myers is oft credited with existence the catalyst to cause NHRA officials to change the rules for injected nitro-burning combinations in Top Alcohol Dragster kickoff in 2005.

After 15 years away, Myers was presented with the opportunity and returned in 2022 behind the cycle of an A/Fuel dragster owned past Larry Miersch. Co-ordinate to Myers, "having been fifteen years since I retired from drag racing, information technology was a bit surreal to return." Myers stated that he appreciated the opportunity to accident off the dust and drive for Miersch Racing in 2022 and wished Miersch the best of luck in the future with his team.

The new two-car squad will both be hosting separate title sponsors with numerous joint associate sponsors displayed on both cars. Henkelman'south motorcar will proceed to be driven by veteran driver Garrett Bateman and sponsored by Boost Performance Products and acquaintance sponsor Advance Automobile Parts. Myers' car will bear the EPHA Hose Protection Products title banner with Seattle-based Electrical Hub every bit an acquaintance. Both cars will as well carry NGK and Carrillo / CP every bit product support sponsors along with numerous others partners. A schedule of 9-10 national/regional events will be attended by both cars with the exception of the Winternationals, which Myers will set out due to scheduling and training.

For both Henkelman and Myers, the chance to work together as a true two-car team has them both excited with the potential. Coiffure members and coiffure chief responsibilities are being worked out and some familiar faces from the sport will be seen on both cars. Jim Rizzoli, who worked with Myers on the Miersch auto in 2019, will be joining the two-car team in support of both cars. Henkelman stated that he has wanted to work with Rizzoli for years and was able to convince him to come out and play with this effort in 2020. "Nosotros have good chemistry, we're well funded and will have competitive cars," Henkelman said.

"The encephalon trust is the best I e'er had to bargain with," added Henkelman, who is decorated putting all of the pieces together, filing and assigning crew positions. Both teams will have separate transporters to back up the effort and will pit together as to best benefit from the 2-car concept.

Henkelman'due south A/Fueler volition debut at the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, with Myers' A/Fuel dragster debuting at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in April after some testing in March.