National Hot Rod Association

• Tony Bartone
• Phil Burkart Jr.
• Dave Connolly
• Larry Dixon
• Gary Gardella
• Jason Hunt
• Bryan Jimenez
• Tommy Johnson Jr.
• Kurt Johnson
• Marty Ladwig
• Ron Krisher
• Erica Nocita
• Cruz Pedregon
• Tony Pedregon
• Tim Wilkerson
• Del Worsham

• Series: Pro Stock
• Car: Skull Motorsports Chevy Cobalt SS
• Crew Chief: Tommy Utt
• Birth Date: January 1, 1983
• Hobbies: Bowling
• Home Town: Elyria, Ohio

Fast Facts:

• Career Wins: 7
• Career Final Rounds: 16
• Career-Best Elapsed Time: 6.667 seconds
• Career-Best Speed: 207.51 mph

CAREER

• Earned 2000 NHRA Division 3 Super Gas championship.
• Top E.T. Bracket Finals champion in 1999.
• Made first Pro Stock event at Chicago in 2003. Subsequently qualified for 11 of 13 events entered, qualified No. 2 at Dallas and Pomona and won seven eliminator rounds.
• Won 39 eliminator rounds in 2004 to record a 3rd-place points finish. Captured first career victory at Brainerd. Ran career-best e.t. at second Chicago race.

One of the promising young drivers on the NHRA circuit, Dave Connolly made his Pro Stock debut at Chicago in June, 2003 following a successful Sportsman tenure in which he won the 2002 NHRA Division 3 Super Gas championship. The Ohio native earned a third-place points finish in 2004 and advanced to four straight runners-up before capturing his first-ever win at Brainerd in August. Last season, Connolly broke out of the blocks strong in 2005 with a victory at the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona and then held first place after his second win of the season at Las Vegas. The Chevy Cobalt driver won two races, advanced to five finals and finished fifth in the points standings.

TRACK STATS

• 2005 Season

  • Connolly won twice in 2005, in Pomona in February and Las Vegas in April.
  • He led the series several times.
  • Won $50,000 in the King Demon special event and finished fifth with 1294 points.

• 2004 Season

  • Earned first career national-event victory in Brainerd — the first of three season victories.
  • Made a career-high eight final-round appearances.
  • Recorded career-best performance numbers.
  • Earned first No. 1 qualifying award (Memphis).
  • One of only two drivers to beat champion Greg Anderson in a final-round match-up.

• 2003 Season

  • Qualified for 11 of 13 events in which he competed.
  • Established career-best numbers for elapsed time and speed.

• 2002 Season

  • Earned NHRA Division 3 Super Gas championship.