Conrad Grunewald

Conrad started drag racing in 1995 while living in Houston Texas. After 5 years of drag racing, Conrad wanted to try road racing so he attended a racing school at Laguna Seca in 2000. He then quickly decided that road racing was the route that he wanted to pursue. After racing his first full season in 2002 he turned to a new form of motorsport, drifting. Conrad's first year of drifting was in the D1 series in 2004, where he was one of 12 drivers representing the USA in the USA vs. Japan shootout. In 2005 and 2006 he focused his attention on Formula Drift, as it was quickly becoming the premier drifting series in the US. In 2007 Conrad was given the opportunity to run a full Formula Drift season in a Nissan 240sx. He passed up that opportunity to drive at only 2 events in a real car, a Corvette Z06. 

The wait was well worth it as he finished 4th in the teams first event in 2007. The 2008 season was a dream come true, being an American driver in an American car. In 2009 Conrad started CGR (Conrad Grunewald Racing), and began building a 2010 Camaro SS in conjunction with Luke Lonberger at Blu808 to compete in the 2010 Formula Drift Championship. After a strong first year for the Camaro in 2010, the team is looking forward to getting back to the competition in 2011.

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Quick Info

• Name – Conrad Grunewald
  Age – 31
  Height – 6’ 2”
  Weight – 180
  Eye Color – Brown
  Hair Color – Brown
  Nationality – American
  
  Nickname – Burger
  Car Number – 79
  Hometown – Houston, TX
  Current Residence – Monterey, CA
  Languages – English
  Occupation – Racing instructor
  
  Team – Conrad Grunewald Racing
  Crew Members – Richard Kong, Josh Sher, Andrew Bohan, Jeff Jordan
  Car - 2010 Hankook Camaro SS 
  
  Tires - Hankook Ventus RS3
  Engine - GM Performance Parts LS7 built by Thomson Automotive
  Horsepower - 715bhp 615tq
  Suspension - BC Coilovers, Blu808/CGR front spindles, Blu808 chrome moly roll cage
  Brakes - Wilwood
  Wheels - Forgeline ZX3R 18x9.5 and 19x11
  Exterior - Seibon Carbon painted by Sam's Auto Land
  Interior - Sparco
  
  Sponsors – Hankook Tires, GM Performance Parts, Top 1 Oil, BC Suspension, Exedy, OS Giken, Seibon Carbon, Blu808, Lab17, Aeromotive, Jordan Innovations, Sam's Auto Land, Forgeline, AEM, The Drive Shaft Shop, Braille Battery, Wilwood Brakes, Genius Tools, MP Tuning, Thomson Automotive, LG, Mezeires, Diamond Pistons, Oliver Rods, Sunoco Fuels, Jesel, Comp Cams, Sparco
  
  Website – ConradGrunewald.com
  Facebook – Click here to visit 

Career Results

• 2013
  Points: 309.50
  
  2012
  Ranking: 9
  Points: 359.75
  
  2011
  Ranking: 8
  Points: 413.00 

Personality Questions

• Favorite Music - Anything
  Favorite Track – Road Atlanta