NOPI All Motor Chevy Cobalt

Grace Howell has teamed up this year with perennial favorite Marty Ladwig to race a naturally-aspirated Ecotec-powered Chevy Cobalt in the NOPI All Motor category. Although this will be Howell's first year competing in NOPI, she is certainly no rookie when it comes to the sport of drag racing. A native of South Carolina, Howell comes from a family of well-respected drag racers (her mom and dad both raced), and her dad Bill Howell is a highly regarded competitor in NHRA Division 2. In 2007, Grace Howell had her best finish in NHRA Division 2 Super Stock ending the season in seventh place. In 2006, Howell finished 20th in Division 2 after coming off a 10th-place performance in 2005. She is a 2007 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in business.
 
Crew Chief: Andrew Christopher

Class: NOPI All Motor

2007 best elapsed time: n/a

2007 best speed: n/a

Links: www.ladwigracing.com, Flickr gallery

Career Highlights

• Finished seventh in 2007 NHRA Super Stock in Lucas Oil Division 2.
• Broke into the sport in the NHRA Jr. Dragster category when she was eight years old. 
• Earned first NHRA Lucas Oil Division 2 top-10 in 2005 with 10th place showing in Super Stock.
• Finished 20th in 2006 in Division 2 Super Stock.
• Numerous victories in Jr. Dragster and class trophies in Super Stock.
  

• Integrated steel uni-body and tube-frame chassis
• Carbon-fiber doors and one-piece nose 
• Front-wheel-drive 
• Naturally-aspirated ECOtec race engine
  

    o    2.4L Inline 4 cylinder
    o    360hp
    o    Custom race-ported head
    o    High-lift race cams from Comp Cams
    o    Modified Kinsler intake
    o    2 injectors per cylinder with FAST XFI Engine Management
    o    Methanol fuel
    o    Lucas Oil
    o    K&N Filters

• Xtrac 6-speed manual transmission
• Enginuity shift controller
  

Single
Residence in Aiken, S.C.
Graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in business.