By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Former John Force Racing crew chief Bernie Fedderly has passed away. He was 83.
An official cause of death has not been announced yet. His Facebook page confirmed his death on Saturday.
John Force Racing has yet to comment on his passing.
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Fedderly was inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1996. He was also inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 2013
According to his Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame bio, Fedderly teamed up with Austin Coil to help living legend John Force win 109 national events. The tuners also helped Force win 13 NHRA Funny Car Championships.
Fedderly and Coil also helped Force to five NHRA Funny Car bonus race wins and four Winston Invitational wins. In 1999, they guided Force to the inaugural Funny Car vs. Top Fuel Winston Showdown.
The Canadian native, who later called Indiana home, worked in the NHRA from 1992 through 2012 with John Force Racing.
Fedderly also worked with Ed McCulloch and helped “The Ace” to 12 wins. They also had 14 runner-up finishes. He also worked with 1980 U.S. Nationals winner Terry Capp.
He also worked with two-time champion Gary Beck. Fedderly won a national event with Cruz Pedregon and Mike Neff.
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After being off this weekend, the NHRA returns to action next weekend at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. When a member of the racer community passes away, teams and drivers put tribute stickers onto their cars and dragsters to remember their fallen member.
As teams compete at Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler, Arizona, expect teams to have Bernie Fedderly stickers on their cars and dragsters throughout the weekend.
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