American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 6 | Page 18

Brandon Welch:

living his dream

It has been a long and circuitous journey for
Brandon Welch, but the Funny Car newcomer is
now living his dream and he doesn’t plan to slow
down anytime soon. Welch made his professional debut in 2015, racing the final two events of
the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

“To get a little taste of driving this car, I want to
live in this world all the time,” said Welch, who
is the grandson of veteran NHRA Top Alcohol
Funny Car driver Chuck Beal. “To race 3-4 times
in a little over a month is great and to do it two
weekends in a row is fantastic. It’s been a lot of
 fun and a great time. The guys are working hard
The journey to this point might have taken a and doing a great job.
little longer than Welch had expected, but with
plans to race eight total times in 2016, the rising “I think there’s something endearing and somestar couldn’t be more excited about his current thing people like about a team that looks at this
position.
massive challenge and goes after it. We’re going