Interested sponsors should contact:
Jeff Arend at 909-973-8279
or E-Mail: jeffarend@aol.com

While driving for Paul Smith, Jeff Arend became the first Canadian ever to eclipse the 300 mph mark when he ran 303.95 mph during the 1996 Winston Select Finals.

Jeff Arend started racing in 1979 in a high school challenge race at Cayuga Dragway Park. From there he graduated to faster and faster street cars culminating with 10 secs 130 mph street legal 1979 Chevelle in 1985. He next moved up to a 1927 supercharged Ford Roadster which ran 8.80’s. He most famous early project was his popular "Bad to the Bone" ‘48 Fiat Topollino which helped to repioneer the match race concept in the early 1990’s. Competing at many tracks in Ontario and Quebec that car ran in the six seconds zone at over 200 mph.

In 1994 Jeff Arend earned his "nitro" license in just the minimum of three passes. Over the next three years he competed at numerous NHRA National event races driving for Paul Smith Racing and qualified for all but 2 of 22 events entered.

In 1996 Arend Jeff beat the legendary John Force during a London Motorsport Park match race setting a Canadian track speed record for Funny Cars at 283.32 mph. Jeff Arend’s biggest day came during the NHRA Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals in 1996 at Reading, PA., when he won his first career NHRA national event. Jeff left on every driver he raced that day, Dean Skuza, Al Hofmann, Del Worsham and Tony Pedregon. At the end of that year he held the quickest reaction time average for all Funny Car drivers at a .477.

Jeff Arend has since been a substitute driver for Al Hofmann’s Pontiac Firebird and Chuck Beal’s Dodge Avenger. He is now married ( wife Windy) and has a 2 year old daughter (Jenna). He permanently resides in San Dimas, CA. After working for five years as the Operations Manager for Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School, Jeff now works in Sales for Gale Banks Engineering. Jeff Arend remains active in his efforts to return to the Nitro Funny Car ranks.