Watch Dave Connolly Make His First Top Fuel Run And See His Reaction At The Top End (Video)


Watch Dave Connolly Make His First Top Fuel Run And See His Reaction At The Top End (Video)

It is official, Dave Connolly is no longer just a top fuel driver in name only. During post event testing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Connolly made his first rips in a top fuel dragster to begin the licensing process that will undoubtedly take place this winter as well as testing to get him 100% comfortable in the car. The 28 time NHRA national event winner has been a stand out in pro stock and he now looks to turn those skills into race wins in a top fuel car. We’re pretty excited to see how this whole thing turns out because if he’s able to translate his ability in a pro stock into a top fueler and the crew chief can put a car under him that’ll run, this kid could really be a killer.

The really neat thing about these videos is that we get to see Connolly handle the car through the burnout, backup, and launch but we also get to see him on the top end after the run. Connolly climbs out of the car with a smile that you couldn’t chisel off of this face and he casually mentions that the car really “puts you back in the seat”. Umm, experiencing G-forces like the astronauts on the launch will certainly do that to you, Dave!

The one thing that may be weird for him is the fact that he’s used to being a hands-on wrench holding type of guy and he’ll be doing none of that on this fuel car. Will it weigh on him that he’s not in there working on the car between runs? Will it make for an interesting relationship with his crew chief if things aren’t going 100% smooth as glass? Will he try to learn as much of the tech and information that he can to mentally prepare himself for what’s going to happen through a whole season of hitting the loud pedal on 10,000hp? Lots of questions and the answers won’t start coming until we get to Pomona for the 2015 Winternationals in a couple of months. One thing we do know is that if it all works like we think, this is going to be GOOD.

PRESS PLAY BELOW TO SEE NHRA PRO STOCK STAND OUT DAVE CONNOLLY MAKE HIS FIRST TOP FUEL RUN AND HIS REACTION TO IT ON THE TOP END –


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