Name: Bluebaugh Racing- Kelly Bluebaugh

 

Team: Team AutoTrader

 

Home Town: Phoenix, AZ.

 

Birth Date: 10/13/1962

 

Occupation: Machinist/Engine Builder/ NOS Tuner, Owner- WFO Racing and Machine. Kelly travels and provides trackside consultation.

 

Family: Kelly is single with no children and resides with his girlfriend Deborah. His parents Rima and Dwayne (Blue) frequently attend the teams racing events. Kelly has an older sister Kim Bluebaugh and younger brother Kirk Bluebaugh

 

Sponsors: AutoTrader Publishing, Speed Scene Live, Loperspeed.com, Mickey Thompson Tires, W.W. Williams, Magna Fuel & SI Valves

 

Crew Members: Kelly Bluebaugh- Driver, Engine Builder, Deborah Woodard- Crew Chief and Marketing Director, Wally Tuttle Jr- Clutch, Wally Tuttle Sr- Operational Advisor

 

Racing History: Kelly Bluebaugh is a self-made entrepreneur, nitrous engine builder, and machinist. Bluebaugh is the sole owner and operator of WFO Racing and Machine, an exclusive by appointment only custom nitrous race engine shop in Phoenix Arizona. The creation of WFO Racing and Machine has allowed him to spend all his time around drag racing, which is his life’s passion. Bluebaugh has been into the drag race scene since his late teens upon discovery of the magic of big cubic inch and maximum nitrous injection.

Bluebaugh, a 25-year veteran of the drag racing sport, began his love for drag racing through catching the tail of Phoenix’s craze for cruising and street racing in the 80’s. Bluebaugh reined the unrivaled king of the street wars with his wild nitrous loaded big block Chevy engines, which were stealthily packed into average looking muscle cars.

 Bluebaugh went on to race the Super Chevy Show series all around the country in his modified street machines styled after his street racing days. Bluebaugh won a handful of the Super Chevy Show events and was a tough contender on the scene. It was during this time that he cultivated a life long friendship with Pro Mod legend Charles Carpenter. Today Bluebaugh serves as a member of Carpenters crew and travels the ADRL circuit.

Eager to move up, Bluebaugh purchased what is now affectionately known as the Worlds Fastest Chevy Citation. Then a super gas car, Bluebaugh converted the Citation for the Prostreet category of the Fastest Street Car Serious, precursor to the Pacific Street Car Association (PSCA). Bluebaugh raced the PSCA from the start in the Worlds Fastest Chevy Citation and loves to be behind the wheel just as much as he loves building his nitrous giants. In the early years of PSCA, Bluebaugh ran simultaneously in the Sand Drag serious in Sonora, Mexico as a hired gun winning nearly every race for eight years straight.

Several years ago, Bluebaugh reconnected with fellow street racer of yesteryear, Steve Paulauskis. Bluebaugh quickly recognized Paulauskis driving potential and placed him in his own World’s Fastest Chevy Citation. The two teaming together, Bluebaugh building the motor combination and Paulauskis driving, put the Worlds Fastest Citation to new heights taking PSCA’s February 05 race with an astounding 7.23 at 195 mph, the fastest run the Outlaw 10.5 class had ever witnessed at the time.

When Paulauskis decided to step up to his own car, a Pro-Mod styled Chevrolet Cavalier, Bluebaugh packaged the cars barn storming combination using his resources and industry knowledge. The Cavalier went on to take the 2006 PSCA Prostreet Championship in its first season with Bluebaugh serving as the Crew Chief , engine builder, and NOS tuner. The Cavalier set new ET standards for the class being the first the break into the Six-forties. The Cavalier and Team WFO obtained Team Transit Mix as a sponsor in 2007 taking the WCHRA Prostreet Championship setting a record of 6.33 in Bakersfield.

 During this time, Bluebaugh purchased a Pro Mod Monte Carlo from Ron Weems at Toy Factory Racing who has offered much support to the Team. Bluebaugh spent much of 2007 upgrading the Monte Carlo. With anticipation of a sponsor negotiation on the table from AutoTrader Publishing, a decision was made finish the Monte Carlo early and run the 2007 seasons final events. At the same time, the team began to change the WFO team name to Bluebaugh Racing. WFO became the Worlds Fastest Organization LLC, which is now a marketing entity that seeks funding and sponsorship for the racing team. 

 

PSCA Class: Pro Street

 

Car: AutoTrader Monte Carlo

 

Future Plans: Bluebaugh Racing is looking forward to a bright racing future. The Worlds Fastest Organization, marketing entity for Bluebaugh Racing, has unveiled the new marketing partnership program for the 2008 season as an alternative to asking for sponsorship. Marketing members will gain a media viewer impression that is currently estimated at over 600,000 viewers per month nationally. Deborah Woodard, the teams marketing director, has set a goal to raise media impressions to over a million viewers per month before the end of 2008.

AutoTrader Publishing will be the Team’s primary sponsor. AutoTrader Publishing brings a powerhouse of media opportunity. Cox AutoTrader is a leading producer of classified automotive advertising publications with a total national reach of 3.5 million per week. The Teams goal is currently focused on the Southwest Desert Region. Speed Scene Racing will provide Media support relations for 2008. Speed Scene Live is a Web Based Racing Television program, which is aired weekly. The team will attend many off track events, continue with the press release program, and seek new marketing opportunities. 

Bluebaugh Racing’s Team AutoTrader plans on fully attending the PSCA this season. Bluebaugh has hopes that we can re-create the success we have had over the last several years with the new AutoTrader Monte Carlo.

 

Biggest Rivals: The biggest challenge in 2008 will be competing with an increasingly fast and competitive Pro Street field in PSCA this year.

 

Accomplishments: The Auto Trader Monte Carlo is a relatively new car. The team hopes to continue its two-year championship streak in Prostreet Racing. In the last two seasons, the team won the 2006 PSCA Pro Street Championship and 2007 WCHRA Pro Street Championship teaming with Steve Paulauskis. During that time, the team won eight events out of twelve final rounds, set the ET record for WCHRA, and qualified in the top 10 in Orlando.

 

Contact Us: www.worldsfastestorganization.com or  prostreet@cox.net