BROWNSBURG, Indiana (May 26, 2026) - Professional Funny Car driver Paul Lee will return to competition with PowerEdge as the primary sponsor partner on the Paul Lee Racing Dodge Charger. PowerEdge branding will be displayed on Lee’s Nitro Funny car for these upcoming 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series events at Maryland International Raceway, Sonoma Raceway, Pacific Raceways in Seattle, and The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “We’re excited to get back out there and continue building on the momentum this team has created,” said Lee. 

Daido Metal Performance Bearings will return as the primary sponsor of Paul Lee’s Nitro Funny Car for the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, March 5-8. Mainline Sales also returns as a secondary partner, while PowerEdge joins Paul Lee Racing for the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season.

The Anaheim, California-based manufacturer will headline Lee’s 11,000-horsepower entry at one of the NHRA’s most historic events. The move continues a technical partnership that has grown alongside the team’s rise in the Funny Car ranks.

Veteran tuner Jon Schaffer has been named crew chief for Paul Lee Racing’s Nitro Funny Car entry in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, the team announced Monday. Schaffer joins longtime consultant John Medlen and assistant crew chief Seth Randall in leading the operation for the 2026 season.

NHRA Funny Car racer Paul Lee has enjoyed his best season to date.

 

Lee returns to the site of his first step of significant momentum, the In-N-Out NHRA Finals and does so with a new look, thanks to Mainline Sales Inc. The company, a full-service manufacturer’s representative based in Southern California, will integrate Lee’s team into its operations, showcasing brands like Zurn Elkay Water Solutions.

Paul Lee has never claimed victory in the professional categories of the NHRA.

He’s been close, having visited the final round at the Northwest Nationals in Seattle just three races ago in an agonizing loss to Austin Prock. But the veteran driver has never officially hoisted a trophy in his 152 starts behind the wheel of a nitro-powered Funny Car.

That changed Sunday at the prestigious Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals – sort of.

By ANDREW WOLF JULY 27, 2023

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