Drag Illustrated Issue 153, February 2020 | Page 50

PRODUCTS & PRESS FIVE 2019 NHRA WORLD CHAMPIONS ARE HAWLEY GRADS! ATI WILL PARTNER WITH DAN FLETCHER RACING FOR 2020 ■ When you have 104 national event wins and 3 NHRA National Championships, who do you pick for your partner? It’s easy - only the best! Dan Fletcher, one of the most successful drag racers of all time, has chosen to partner with ATI Performance Products (Baltimore, Maryland). Dan has always cam- paigned with ATI products which helped him to achieve these strato- spheric goals. ATI branding will play a major role on Dan’s ‘69 Camaro and SST Nova and claim other real-estate on his Super Stocker, Dragster and bracket Chevelle - instead of just under the hood. ATI Performance Products has been making high performance race transmissions, converters and 50 | D r a g dampers along with associated drive- line equipment since 1976 when the company decided to focus solely on the high-performance world after 15 years of automotive operations. “I’m over the top excited to part- ner with ATI Performance Prod- ucts as both a major and associate sponsor of Dan Fletcher Racing for the 2020 season and beyond. Since I met Jim Beattie over 25 years ago, I have chosen to race and win with ATI products. He and ATI are a company that has truly been a champion of the sportsman racer. We often talked about ATI taking on a larger role with my program, and I’m super proud that JC Beattie Jr and the family run, American- made company is making that vision a reality” Watch for more record setting in 2020! I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com ■ Steve Torrence, Robert Hight, Erica Enders, Steve Jackson and Megan Meyer have at least a couple things in common. They are all 2019 NHRA World Champions and they are all graduates of Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School! “Five of the 2019 NHRA World Champions are graduates of our School! It’s pretty amazing when I think about it,” said school founder Frank Hawley. “When we opened the school 3 decades ago, we had no idea how successful the pro- gram would become. We began with a curriculum that would suit the needs of the beginning racer but soon discovered that many of our customers were fairly experienced and were looking for more advanced training. So, we started gearing our training towards serious racers.” Throughout the years many of the school’s grads have won every- thing from National Champion- ships to ‘Big Money’ bracket races. The list of Frank Hawley graduates reads like a “who’s who” of drag rac- ing including 2019 NHRA Rookie of the year John Force Racing Top Fuel driver Austin Prock. “The first drag race car Austin drove was our Super Comp dragster before moving up to our Alcohol Funny Car. Coincidentally another one of NHRA’s newest stars, Top Fuel driver Jordan Vandergriff, was also in Austin’s Super Comp class,” said Hawley. “Both Austin and Jor- dan had a great first year and we’re all looking forward to watching them as their careers develop.” HARLAND SHARP CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP & SERVICE ■ Harland Sharp roller rocker arms is proud to announce the celebra- tion of their 60th year in the high- performance aftermarket auto- motive industry in January 2020. Dedicated to being 100% Made in USA, Harland Sharp continues that path of excellence instilled by our founder, Harland himself. Maintaining quality products, un- surpassed customer service and a true dedication to the aftermarket roller tipped rocker arm has always been and will always be our top pri- orities. As the 2020 race season en- sues, be sure to look for Harland Sharp at events across the coun- try, as well as many other exciting things to come from the “Original Roller Rocker Arm Manufacturer!” Issue 153