James Day to Drive the Backyard Guys NTF at Indy Goodguys Tue, 19 May 2009, 11:40 AM NHRA Nitro Funny car driver James Day will once again jump behind the wheel of a Nitro burning
Nostalgia car but its been awhile since he has driven a Top Fuel car. I haven't driven a front
motored top fuel car since 2005 and I'm really excited about it. There's nothing quite like sitting
behind the motor with nothing to protect you. You need to have a lot of respect for this kind of
car, you never know when those little tires are gonna come lose out there and it can get away from
you in a heart beat. I enjoy the challenge of driving different type of cars, it keeps my mind
fresh and it also keeps me off suicide watch (hahahaha) as our big show NHRA car is parked due to
lack off funding.
I can't thank Art and John Dromgoole for letting me drive their hot rod. We have Mark Leigh tuning
the car and great parts to work with so I'm excited.
James Day is no stranger to the nostalgia ranks as he has driven Bob Steffens front motored top
fuel car in 2004 and 2005,Ron and Ed Lenarth's Holy Toledo Jeep in 2008, and Johnny Nilssons Tre
Kronor Plymoth Arrow out of Sweden at the 2009 march meet. I love the Nostalgia movement. I was
born in 1978 so I missed this era of cars. I'm a drag racing freak and for me this is special
because I get to relive just a little bit of the history of this sport.
