Six-time back-to-back FIA European Pro Stock champion Jimmy Ålund of Norrköping, Sweden will race selected NHRA during spring and summer 2010 instead of defending a seventh European championship. The team has scheduled four events beginning with the inaugural NHRA Nationals at Z-Max dragway March 25-28. The tour continues with NHRA National Events in Atlanta, GA May 14-16, Chicago, IL June 3-6 and ends in Englishtown, NJ June 10-13.

During their stay, the car will be stationed at the race shop of Pat Musi Performance in Carteret N.J., where Musi and Robert Hallberg will provide supporting service. They will not only host the car between races, but also support Jimmy Ålund Racing with race transporter/trailer to use at the events.

Six-time back-to-back FIA European Pro Stock champion Jimmy Ålund of Norrköping, Sweden will race selected NHRA during spring and summer 2010 instead of defending a seventh European championship. The team has scheduled four events beginning with the inaugural NHRA Nationals at Z-Max dragway March 25-28. The tour continues with NHRA National Events in Atlanta, GA May 14-16, Chicago, IL June 3-6 and ends in Englishtown, NJ June 10-13.

During their stay, the car will be stationed at the race shop of Pat Musi Performance in Carteret N.J., where Musi and Robert Hallberg will provide supporting service. They will not only host the car between races, but also support Jimmy Ålund Racing with race transporter/trailer to use at the events.

Jimmy Ålund Racing long time engine builder Bob Ingles and J&B Performance is currently updating the engine for the Klintberg & Way Pontiac GTO and the team is confident they will have the horsepower to meet the American Pro Stock performance.

Jimmy Ålund Racing is scheduled to be back in Sweden in time for Veidec Festival at Mantorp Park. This will be the first European event for the team 2010 and the plan is to continue the FIA tour after this with the events at Hockenheim, Germany and Santa Pod, England.

"It will be a big thrill and a great challenge to race against the world elite in the tightest professional drag racing class around," said Ålund. "We know we have the material to be in the field but do not come close to have the same experience as the American professionals and this is the big challenge for us – it will not be easy but we are not going there to have a picnic either."   

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