Permatex continues its long running support of the Follow A Dream Race Team with a corporate sponsorship for the team in the 2010 NHRA Championship Top Alcohol Funny Car Series. Permatex has partnered with Jay Blake and his successful Follow A Dream Race Team since 2004.
This year Follow A Dream will challenge the NHRA series with its Permatex/Wynn’s/Follow A Dream 2008 Chevrolet Impala SS Top Alcohol Funny Car and driver, Todd Veney, an experienced and successful NHRA racer and motorsports journalist. The team will compete coast to coast, from Englishtown to Pomona, in a grueling, 11-race schedule that includes seven national races and a full slate of Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events. The program kicks off at Gainesville Raceway (Gainesville, Fla.) on March 12.
“We are excited about the new season and believe we've found the right combination to help our team stay on top in 2010 with the addition of driver, Todd Veney, and the tuning skills of Tom Howell, who returned to the team from duty in Afghanistan," says Blake, founder, owner, and crew chief of Follow A Dream Racing. "Our relationship with Permatex continues to be a great opportunity for both organizations. We are extremely proud to be working with a company that is so highly respected in the industry, and we continue to rely on their outstanding products to keep our car competitive.”
What is remarkable about the Follow A Dream Racing Team is that, while it has been winning at the National level, Blake is totally blind. He lost his eyesight in a tire explosion more than 10 years ago, but he did not lose his positive attitude on life, nor his desire to pursue his dreams. Blake had always wanted to form his own race team, and in spite of losing his eyesight, he continued to focus on his goals. Through years of incredible determination and perseverance, he was able to realize his dream and founded Follow A Dream Racing. Since then, the team has worked its way up the rankings to become one of the top Funny Car teams in the world.
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