Frank Hawley (born 1954 in

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, Canada) is a two-time World champion drag racing driver. He won seven

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Funny Car and two Top Fuel Dragster national events during his 10-year drag racing career that included the 1982 and 1983 NHRA Funny Car World Championship. He was voted ''

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'' magazine's "Driver of the year." Frank Hawley also served as a

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and authored two books on the sport of drag racing. Inducted into the

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in 1995, on the National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers, 1951–2000, Hawley was ranked No.43. In 1985 he founded the world's first school for drag race driver's training - Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School. With Hawley as the lead instructor, the school offers classes all across the United States where drivers can earn their NHRA Competition License. Some of the classes offered include Super Comp, Super Gas, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Pro Stock Bike as well as courses for those to license and train with Hawley in their own car.

Notes

External links

Frank Hawley's NHRA Drag Racing School

References

* Hawley, Frank. ''Drag Racing : Drive To Win''. (1989 -

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* Hawley, Frank. ''Drag Racing : How To Get Started''. (1993 - Motorbooks International) Dragster drivers Racing drivers from Ontario Canadian sports announcers Sportspeople from London, Ontario 1954 births Living people {{Canada-autoracing-bio-stub