DSR Adds Third Factory Stock Showdown Series Entry to its Roster (1 Viewer)

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David Davies Joins DSR as Third Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak Pilot​

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (August 11, 2021) – Drag racing’s winningest organization is pleased to welcome David Davies to its ranks as the team’s third NHRA Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Series driver. Davies will begin his tenure with Don Schumacher Racing starting this weekend at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor in Topeka, Kan. aboard the D H Davies Racing 2021 Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak.
Davies joins DSR’s championship-winning Factory Stock team after having made his NHRA debut at the Norwalk, Ohio FSS event earlier this summer. While Topeka will mark only his second foray into the FSS category, Davies is no stranger to straight line racing, having successfully competed in the Modern Street HEMI Shootout, among other series, for the last three years where he racked up six event wins, and five runner-up finishes.
“I’ve been a ‘Mopar guy’ for years. I ran a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon all over the country competing in various series, and when Dodge announced the new 2021 Mopar Drag Pak at the 2019 SEMA show, I knew at that moment that the next logical step was to move into a drag pak and compete in the NHRA’s Factory Stock Showdown Series,” explained Davies. “Of course, like everything else in 2020, our plans got delayed and we weren’t able to enter a race until this year.
“Our car was only a few weeks old when we raced it at my hometown track in Norwalk, but now that we’ve gotten our feet wet, we’re ready to step up our performance game with DSR,” added the Kirtland, Ohio resident whose company, Constant Aviation, signed on to sponsor the FSS series in May.
As the newest member of DSR’s Mopar Drag Pak roster, Davies joins 2018 FSS champ Leah Pruett, and Mark Pawuk, who boasted a third place finish in 2020 out of a class that draws more than 20 competitors at any given event. Crew chiefs Kevin Helms and A.J. Berge will share tuning responsibilities on the D H Davies Racing Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak.
“DSR has a proven Mopar Drag Pak program, and not to mention, the on-site parts availability and support only adds to the appeal of joining this team,” added Davies, referring to Mopar’s recent announcement which named Don Schumacher Racing’s DSR Performance brand as the official supplier of licensed engine components for the 2015 and 2021 Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak.
David Davies and the D H Davies Racing Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak team will begin qualifying for the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Series’ Topeka event on Friday at 7:15 p.m. CT.

About Don Schumacher Racing: Established in 1998 as a single-car Top Fuel team, Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) has grown to become the winningest organization in NHRA Drag Racing history, and further cemented its position as one of motorsports’ elite teams when it surpassed the ‘350 wins’ milestone during the 2020 season. DSR owns 18 world championships in three different NHRA categories, and including hall-of-fame team owner Don Schumacher’s five NHRA Funny Car triumphs from the 1970s, DSR has been successful in capturing 362 national event victories overall. Headquartered in Brownsburg, Indiana, DSR fields four professional teams competing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. Three-time world champion Antron Brown, and double-duty driver Leah Pruett headline DSR’s Top Fuel dragster team. DSR’s two Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Cars are driven by 2016 Funny Car world champion Ron Capps, and Matt Hagan, who earned his third NHRA series title in 2020. DSR also campaigns two entries in the Factory Stock Showdown Series. The duo of DSR Dodge Drag Paks is piloted by Pruett, the 2018 series champion, and former Pro Stock racer Mark Pawuk. For more information, visit shoeracing.com, or Follow Us @shoeracing on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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