John H.

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John H.

Name: John Hedenburg

Origin: Old Bridge, New Jersey

Family: Wife Elena and two-year-old son John the 9th

Home Tracks: Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ and Atco Raceway in Atco, NJ

Favorite Racers: Anthony Fetch, Peter and Sal Biondo, Bob Mullaney, Steve Sisko, Scotty Richardson and Dan Fletcher

Car: 1991 Ford Mustang LX

Specs: 302 Ford engine, Ford GT-40X aluminum heads, Edelbrock intake manifold, Holley HP 650 cfm carburetor, Ford C4 transmission, Ford 8.8 rear with spool and 31-spline axles.

Best ET and MPH: 12.06 at 112.13 mph (with this car) and 9.74 at 140 mph with my previous Mustang NHRA Super Street car.

Racing Resume: I have been involved in racing since 1993 and have been bracket racing since 1998. Prior to that, I raced in the heads up Mustang circuits across the East Coast. I ran NHRA Super Street for one year but wanted to build a low-maintenance and low-cost car to run Division 1 Street ET with. I love the class and have tried for three years to qualify for the Bracket Finals, which I finally did in 2004. I have won my fair share of races and experienced my best year to date in 2004, when I finished second in Street ET points at Raceway Park (New Jersey) behind good friend and tough racer, Brian Mullaney, and won two races while getting to the final round eight times. I also had several semi-final appearances. I love racing and footbraking in Street ET and Heavy ET and enjoy watching some of the "Hitters" battle it out as well.

'91 Mustang LX