Gumout Partners With Top Fuel Driver Leah Pritchett, Dote Racing For 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

Gumout Partners With Top Fuel Driver Leah Pritchett, Dote Racing For 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

Former Pro Mod star secures major sponsor in tough Top Fuel ranks.

 

NHRA mello yelloHOUSTON — Gumout Performance Additives today announced the sponsorship with young drag racing star Leah Pritchett and the Dote Racing Top Fuel dragster team for the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

Gumout, a trusted brand that has offered drivers numerous automotive performance products for nearly 70 years, returns to the NHRA professional drag racing ranks with the partnership with the Ohio-based Top Fuel squad and the talented California native, Pritchett behind the wheel of the Gumout/Dote Racing 8,000-horsepower, nitro-burning dragster.

Gumout became a drag racing staple in the 1970s and 1980s with the legendary “Grumpy’s Toy” Pro Stock car campaigned by Hall of Famer Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins. Gumout expanded its motorsports activities following the Jenkins association with a variety of competitions included circle track racing, road racing, boat racing and off-road racing.

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