DRIVER:

Driver: Ronnie Young

Born: May 5, 1951

Wife: Deloris

Children: Lance, Lacy

Residence: Wylie, Texas

Ronny has recorded two NHRA national event wins. As an Alcohol Funny Car driver he also finished in the top ten three years in a row in the Winston Championship Point Series. In 1989, he drove Raynond Beadle's Blue Max fuel funny car. He is the owner of Performax, a custom trailer and truck accessories company in Wylie, Texas.

OWNER:

Owner: Tom Akers

Born: October 5, 1945

Wife: Anna Belle

Children: Brian, Age 28; Kevin, Age 24

Residence: Higden, Arkansas

Tom Akers is the owner of the Wizard Fuel Funny Car after being the owner of a long line of award winning and national event winning Wizard Alcohol Funny Cars. Tom is the owner of Wizard's Warehouse, a mail-order parts warehouse that serves supercharged racers all over the world.

Wizard's Fantastic All-Volunteer Crew Members

• Tom Akers, owner and team manager, Higden, Arkansas
• Mike Rieger, chassis builder, mechanic, and clutch expert, from Fruita, Colorado
• Gerry Dye, fabricator, mechanic, and ignition engineer, from Littleton, Colorado
• Dennis Nash, in-house machinist, fabricator, and mechanic, from Marion, Arkansas
• Jim Stallbaumer, technical consultant, from Topeka, Kansas