Just recently, we were working on a project and asked GM Racing's Carmen Smith for some basic statistics on our race teams. We were all blown away and really excited by what she found.
Check it out:
2007 Event Wins:
- 10 of 10 NHRA Pro FWD Wins â A Cobalt Sweep!! - Jason Hunt (3), Marty Ladwig (3) and Gary Gardella (4)
- 7 of 8 NDRA Pro Outlaw FWD Wins - Jason Hunt (5), Gary Gardella (2)
- 7 of 8 NDRA Pro Extreme Wins - Don Nase, Jr.
- 2 of 5 NHRA S/C Quick16 East Wins - Brian Ballard
- 4 of 8 NDRA Turbo Street Wins - Brian Ballard
Records:
- 7.15 seconds, 202.79 mph - Gary Gardella, NHRA S/C Pro FWD (quickest and fastest fwd 4-cylinder)
- 7.401 seconds, 202.03 mph - Gary Gardella, NDRA Pro Outlaw FWD
- 6.417 seconds, 211.76 mph - Don Nase, Jr., NDRA Pro Extreme (quickest and fastest four cylinder)
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9.403 seconds - Brian Ballard - NDRA Turbo Street (we do not have the mph record. Others have gone quicker, but have not set a nationally sanctioned record.)
* We were the first fwd 4 cylinder to exceed 200mph in the quarter mile. To date, no one else has done it.
* We were the first Hod Rod into the sevens.
* Gary Gardella's run of 7.565 seconds @ 185.85 mph is the quickest for any production uni-body fwd (this was his previous car).
Championships:
- NHRA Pro FWD - 2003 (Hoyos), 2004 (Hoyos), 2007 (Gardella)
- NHRA Hot Rod - 2003 (Ladwig), 2004 (Ladwig)
- NDRA Pro Outlaw FWD - 2005 (Hunt), 2006 (Hunt), 2007 (Hunt)
- NDRA Pro 4 Cylinder - 2005 (Gardella)
- NDRA Pro Extreme - 2006 (Nase), 2007 (Nase)
- NDRA Turbo Street - 2006 (Ballard), 2007 (Ballard)
- NHRA Quick16 East - 2007 (Ballard)
- NHRA Quick16 West - 2006 (Nocita)
It's exciting to see the progression that GM has made in Sport Compact Drag Racing. We are all very proud of our teams and are looking forward to a HUGE year in 2008! Stay tuned to GMTunerSource.com for more info on our teams and how things are shaping up for 2008!
If history is a guide to what the future may hold, we are set for another winning race season!
