NOPI Turbo Street Chevy Cobalt

If you're at the racetrack looking for Brian Ballard this year, he'll be the one with the big red bulls-eye on his fire suit, courtesy of the extraordinary success the Mobil1/Matco Tools Chevy Cobalt driver has experienced over the last four race seasons. In 2007, the Sloatsburg, N.Y. resident captured his fourth straight NDRA Series championship (2004-05 in Turbo 4, and 2006-07 in Turbo Street) and his first NHRA Quick 16 crown (2007). You can be assured that the CSI/Ecotec-powered Chevy Cobalt will once again be an on-track monster in 2008 as Ballard looks for a fifth consecutive NOPI crown.

Crew Chief: Charlie Schafer / Rob Salle
Class: NOPI Turbo Street Chevy CObalt

2007 best elapsed time:  9.317 seconds (Atco/NDRA)

2007 best speed: 158.68 mph (Phoenix/NDRA)

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Career Highlights

• 2007 NHRA Quick16 East Champion

• 2007 NDRA Turbo Street Champion

• 2007 Wins at Dallas/NDRA, Phoenix/NDRA, Moroso/NHRA, Atco/NDRA, Englishtown/NHRA, Budd’s Creek/NDRA

• 2006 NDRA Turbo Street Champion
• 2006 Wins at St. Louis/NDRA, Rockingham/NDRA, Leicester/NDRA and Norwalk/NDRA
• 2006 Runner-up at Epping/NDRA and Budd’s Creek/NDRA
• Quickest FWD Car in NDRA Turbo Street Trim in the country
• 2005 NDRA Sport FWD Champion
• 2004 NDRA Sport FWD Champion
  

• Production Chevy Cobalt Coupe body and chassis

• Carbon fiber hood
• Carbon fiber trunk
• Front-wheel-drive
• Transverse-mounted ECOtec race engine
• 900hp
• 2.16L Inline 4 cylinder
• Turbo-charged (Borg Warner) and inter-cooled
• Full Race Exhaust Manifold
• 2 injectors per cylinder with FAST XFI Engine Management System
• Race-modified 4T65 Hydra-matic transmission
• Mickey Thompson 26 x 10 x 15 front racing tires
• Mobil 1 Synthetic Oil

• Residence in Sloatsburg, NY
• He’s a Leo
• Enjoys riding his Harley and playing basketball
• Brian may be the tallest driver in SC competition at 6’5”