April 17th, 2025 Seymour, IN –From a catastrophic crash in the fall of 2023 to his ’10 Super Duty being reborn at Truck Source Diesel to winning Cleeter’s $20,000 AWD vs. RWD Shootout, Nathan Wheeler and his “Crazyhorse” Ford represent the ultimate comeback story. Back in March, the street racer from Austin, Texas beat out some of the fastest no-prep cars (and 4×4 trucks) in the country, proving diesel has what it takes to compete against the best. But is the cat finally out of the bag on diesel? Do people actually know what compression ignition is capable of?
Turns out, the 2,100 hp Nathan needed to get the win on the backside of Bradenton Motorsports Park only scratched the surface of what his nitrous-huffing Cummins is capable of. Going forward, expect Crazyhorse (and other diesels like it) to continue to disrupt the natural order of things in no-prep racing. Everything you used to know about compression ignition no longer applies. The modern common-rail diesel race engine is a high-tech, highly advanced beast—and all but smoke-free.
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