Longtime NHRA Sportsman racing standout Danny Townsend passes away at 73
Longtime NHRA Sportsman racing standout Danny Townsend died Sept. 28 of heart failure. He was 73.
Townsend won seven Division 3 championships, the first in Comp in 1984 and then the following six in Top Alcohol Funny Car, including a string of four years straight from 1986-1989. Townsend collected nine national event wins, five in Comp and four in Top Alcohol Funny Car,
Townsend’s racing career ended following a devastating crash in 2006 in the final round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at National Trail Raceway not long after his final win in Bradenton, Fla, earlier that season.
