Former Top Fuel racer Cristen Powell conducted an interview with ESPN2 Saturday evening and it wasn’t difficult to notice the 
happiness in her eyes.
She was in Seattle at the drags helping her brother-in-law and Top Fuel
racer Joe Hartley, as well as serving the role of honorary crewmember
for Steve Chrisman.
“It’s nice to come out to the races every once in a while,” Powell told ESPN2. “
Former NHRA Top Fuel National Event Winner Was In Seattle
Former Top Fuel racer Cristen Powell conducted an interview with ESPN2 Saturday evening and it wasn’t difficult to notice the happiness in her eyes.
She was in Seattle at the drags helping her brother-in-law and Top Fuel racer Joe Hartley, as well as serving the role of honorary crewmember for Steve Chrisman.
“It’s nice to come out to the races every once in a while,” Powell told ESPN2. “
Powell is busy with life after drag racing. Once known as the world’s fastest teenager, the 30-year old former nitro racer works as a social worker and manages a homeless shelter in Boston, Mass., where she has lived for the last four years.
How hard is it to quell the competitive desire to return?
“When I am here at the track, if you ask me, I would get back into it,” Powell admitted. “When I get a little distance, I am okay with the way things are going. When I get around the nitro and have my eyes and nose burn, I mean … come on … it never dies when it’s in your blood.”
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