{"id":27189,"date":"2019-08-18T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=27189"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:24:18","slug":"cruz-n-dunn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2019\/08\/cruz-n-dunn.html","title":{"rendered":"Cruz \u2018N Dunn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They say\nthat if you can\u2019t beat \u2018em, join \u2018em. As the momentum for Dodge and Mopar\u00ae<\/sub>\ncontinues its upward trend in drag racing, other NHRA Funny Car teams are\nstarting to take notice and take action. As a matter of fact, two iconic teams\n\u2013 Cruz Pedregon Racing and Jim Dunn Racing \u2013 recently joined the Dodge\/Mopar\nteam, adding depth and experience to an already star-studded roster of racers\ncompeting for trophies every weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cruz Pedregon Racing has been a part of the NHRA Funny Car class for 15 years. The team is owned by Funny Car legend and two-time NHRA Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon. Pedregon, who grew up in Southern California, now calls Indiana home for both himself and Cruz Pedregon Racing. His journey to the top of the sport started when he began spending time on the drag strip with his dad, who raced locally. After getting his feet wet racing anything he could get behind the wheel of to drive, he turned his passion for speed into a career in the NHRA starting in 1987. Following early Alcohol Class success, Pedregon moved into Funny Car racing in 1992. He won the championship in his first full season!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By 2003,\nPedregon had formed his own team and he has driven for that very team ever\nsince. Notably, he captured his second NHRA season championship in 2008 as\ndriver\/owner. Cruz Pedregon Racing has continued to maintain its place as a\nsuccessful single-car operation in Funny Car throughout the years. This\noffseason, Pedregon chose to align his team with Dodge and Mopar, utilizing\nthe Charger body \u2013 with assistance from Dodge SRT\u00ae<\/sup> \u2013 for performance insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pedregon had\nthis to say about joining Dodge\/Mopar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe\nDodge\/Mopar team support and affiliation is a great honor for me and the team.\nNot only are they one of the top U.S. brands, but their people are all\ntop-notch, enthusiastic people and they love NHRA drag racing. It shows in\neverything they do on and off the race track!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m actually an FCA US LLC guy from way back\nfrom my personal car, a 2016 Chrysler 300C AWD, to our 2011 Ram 3500 HD Dually.\nNow to add a fleet of Dodge Charger bodies to the mix is an awesome feeling.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the track, there\u2019s no better-looking body\non the circuit. It goes fast and we have had some of our best speeds ever since\nthe start of the season. We\u2019re just getting rolling and we\u2019re all excited to\nsee where the 2019 season takes us!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legendary team Jim Dunn Racing has been a part of the NHRA for more than 50 years. The team, started by former Los Angeles firefighter Jim Dunn, has been a perpetual mainstay in the Funny Car circuit ever since the team was formed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The current\nstructure of the team includes Jim\u2019s son, Jon, who is in charge of the\nday-to-day operations. During the last three years, the team has operated with\ndriver Jim Campbell behind the wheel. Last year, the team made the move to\nDodge and Mopar Charger bodies, a move that continues to pay dividends in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Said Jon\nDunn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJim Dunn Racing trusts the performance and\nracing equipment offered by Mopar for all of our high-performance needs, on and\noff the track. Mopar provides us with the best equipment to compete in the\ndemanding field of NHRA Drag Racing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They say that if you can\u2019t beat \u2018em, join \u2018em. As the momentum for Dodge and Mopar\u00ae continues its upward trend in drag racing, other NHRA Funny Car teams are starting to take notice and take action. As a matter of fact, two iconic teams \u2013 Cruz Pedregon Racing and Jim Dunn Racing \u2013 recently joined the Dodge\/Mopar team, adding depth and experience to an already star-studded roster of racers competing for trophies every weekend. Cruz Pedregon Racing has been a part of the NHRA Funny Car class for 15 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":27190,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[575],"tags":[528,615],"class_list":["post-27189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-racing","tag-drag-racing","tag-nhra"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/feature-11.jpg","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27189"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27201,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27189\/revisions\/27201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}