The One Bad Texan Nostalgia Debut at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals

The theme for Jim Dunn Racing at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals is Nostalgia. Before driver John Hale jumped behind-the-wheel of the Jim Dunn Racing Mopar Funny Car, he was a Nostalgia Funny Car Champion, and still races in this class when not competing in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. At Hale’s hometown race in Dallas, the Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car will be wrapped to look like Hale’s Nostalgia Funny Car – One Bad Texan.
“We wanted to celebrate racing with two special edition cars: one in NHRA competition and one in Nostalgia where John Hale got his start,” said Jim Dunn Racing Manager, Jon Dunn. “We wanted to do this as a tribute to my Dad, who will be Grand Marshal for California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield coming up on October 23 & 24. We are all really proud of him for receiving this honor.”
Hale will be doing double-driving duty at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. On top of his driving duties for Jim Dunn Racing, he will be behind-the-wheel of his Nostalgia Funny Car in an exhibition race against the Blue Max.
“The Texas Motorplex is a special place for me. I’ve always dreamed of running a professional fuel car here, and to be running two cars this weekend is just awesome,” said Hale. “I want to thank the Dunn family for putting One Bad Texanon the Mopar Funny Car and to Steve Schuck who designed my Nostalgia Funny Car.”
There is an element of surprise this weekend. Hale will not be running his One Bad Texan scheme on his Nostalgia car, but instead will have a new design to pay tribute to Big Jim Dunn. Fans will have to wait a few days to see what the car will look like; Hale is keeping the car under wraps until Friday morning.
Racing action at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals gets underway Friday with the first round of Nitro qualifying at 3:30 p.m. CST. ESPN2 will air coverage on Sunday, October 18^th with an hour of qualifying at 4:00 p.m. EST and eliminations from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 EST.