Ready & Set for “The Big Go”

Jim Dunn Racing Brings Grime Boss and Rookie Funny Car Driver Todd Lesenko to “The Big Go”….

Grime Boss Hand Wipes NHRA Nitro Funny Car Driver, Todd Lesenko, has several big events ahead of him leading up to Labor Day.  On Wednesday, August 29^th, he will be introduced along with other NHRA professional racers at the Indy Fan Fest in Monument circle.  The next day, Thursday the 30^th, he will make an autograph appearance at the Menards store in Lebanon, IN, and Friday through Sunday he will work toward getting a solid position in the Funny Car field for elimination rounds at this year’s NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus, at Lucas Oil Raceway Park, Monday, September 3.  This all sounds like a lot for a rookie Funny Car driver, but he has the direction and support of veteran Funny Car team owner and crew chief, Jim Dunn.

Jim Dunn Racing – Todd Lesenko 2012 NHRA U.S. Nationals Schedule

Wednesday, August 29, 2012    12:00-1:00pm NHRA Press Conference and Driver Autograph Session at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis, IN

Thursday, August 30, 2012  6:00-7:30pm  Grime Boss Hand Wipes Funny Car Display & Autograph Session at the  Menards 402 Sam Ralston Road Lebanon, IN

Friday – Monday, August 31-Sept 3, NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus at Lucas Oil Raceway

Jim Dunn Racing won the NHRA U.S. Nationals with Frank Pedregon as its driver in 1999, and also tasted victory at Indianapolis with another international driver, Kenji Okazaki, in the 1997 Big Bud Shootout.  Current team driver, Todd Lesenko, is one of eight drivers vying for the final lottery spot in this year’s Traxxas Funny Car Shootout, held Sunday of the U.S. Nationals weekend.   

For years, Funny Car driver Todd Lesenko, has heard about the history surrounding the NHRA U.S. Nationals, and what it’s means to win drag racing’s most prestigious race.  “Last year I went to Indy for the first time, and I watched the races as a spectator in the grandstands” Todd said.  “It’s hard to believe this year I will be competing to win the U.S. Nationals.  I’m really looking forward to the week of festivities in downtown Indianapolis, and at the new Menards store in Lebanon, Indiana.   I know how excited fans get for this race each year, so it will be fun to meet a lot of them at the different events” Todd added.

Posted by:  Ryan Haas