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J.R. Todd’s Road to
the Championship
An intense desire to race – and win – has carried J.R. Todd through a rollercoaster career
in professional nitro racing, beginning with earning his Top Fuel license one week of high
school and spanning nearly two decades of gaining and losing funding and rides. In just his
second Funny Car season, Todd’s win-at-all-costs attitude paired perfectly with the DHL/
Kalitta Motorsports team to win the 2018 NHRA world championship. By Josh Hachat
PHOTOGR APH BY RICK BELDEN
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