One year was enough for Kenny Bernstein. The legendary NHRA driver, who came out of retirement last year to drive the Monster Energy/Lucas Oil Funny Car last year, announced Tuesday that he’s retiring again. SB Sun.com
Six-time NHRA champion and motorsports icon Kenny Bernstein made a surprise announcement Tuesday that he is stepping out of the cockpit of the Monster Energy/Lucas Oil Funny Car effective immediately and has hired well-known Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr. as his successor. Desmoines Register.com
“I was only contemplating driving one more year,” said Bernstein, “but when Tommy became available at the end of the ‘07 season, we started to give the situation a lot of thought. We’ve been fortunate to win six championships and 69 races, and we have some milestone performance marks, chief among them becoming the first to crack the 300-mph barrier. NHRA.com
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