Racing Brian Ballard
If you're at the racetrack looking for Brian Ballard this year, he'll be the one with the big red bulls-eye on his fire suit, courtesy of the extraordinary success the Mobil1/Matco Tools Chevy Cobalt driver has experienced over the last four race seasons. In 2007, the Sloatsburg, N.Y. resident captured his fourth straight NDRA Series championship (2004-05 in Turbo 4, and 2006-07 in Turbo Street) and his first NHRA Quick 16 crown (2007). You can be assured that the CSI/Ecotec-powered Chevy Cobalt will once again be an on-track monster in 2008 as Ballard looks for a fifth consecutive NOPI crown.
Crew Chief: Charlie Schafer / Rob Salle
Class: NOPI Turbo Street Chevy CObalt
2007 best elapsed time: 9.317 seconds (Atco/NDRA)
2007 best speed: 158.68 mph (Phoenix/NDRA)
Links:
www.myspace.com/matcotoolsracing
Career Highlights
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2007 NHRA Quick16 East Champion
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2007 NDRA Turbo Street Champion
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2007 Wins at Dallas/NDRA, Phoenix/NDRA, Moroso/NHRA, Atco/NDRA, Englishtown/NHRA, Budd’s Creek/NDRA
- 2006 NDRA Turbo Street Champion
- 2006 Wins at St. Louis/NDRA, Rockingham/NDRA, Leicester/NDRA and Norwalk/NDRA
- 2006 Runner-up at Epping/NDRA and Budd’s Creek/NDRA
- Quickest FWD Car in NDRA Turbo Street Trim in the country
- 2005 NDRA Sport FWD Champion
- 2004 NDRA Sport FWD Champion
NOPI Turbo Street Chevy Cobalt Information
- Production Chevy Cobalt Coupe body and chassis
- Carbon fiber hood
- Carbon fiber trunk
- Front-wheel-drive
- Transverse-mounted ECOtec race engine
- 900hp
- 2.16L Inline 4 cylinder
- Turbo-charged (Borg Warner) and inter-cooled
- Full Race Exhaust Manifold
- 2 injectors per cylinder with FAST XFI Engine Management System
- Race-modified 4T65 Hydra-matic transmission
- Mickey Thompson 26 x 10 x 15 front racing tires
- Mobil 1 Synthetic Oil
Personal Information and Notes
- Residence in Sloatsburg, NY
- He’s a Leo
- Enjoys riding his Harley and playing basketball
- Brian may be the tallest driver in SC competition at 6’5”
