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Kenny Bernstein is a six-time NHRA (National Hot Rod Association)
Champion.
He won the NHRA Funny Car Championship four times and Top
Fuel titles twice. In 1996, Bernstein was the first driver
to win NHRA championships in both Top Fuel and Funny Car.
Bernstein also won the International Hot Rod Association
Winston Funny Car championship, and is a six-time Auto
Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association All-American.
He is the only race team owner to have collected wins in
each of America's three major motorsports series: NHRA,
NASCAR and IndyCar. Bernstein earned the title "King
of Speed" when he was clocked at 301.70 mph in March
1992, becoming the first NHRA driver to break the 300 mph
barrier. He has set both ends of racing's world performance
records––speed (332.18) and elapsed time (4.477
seconds).
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