| DRIVER INFORMATION | |
| Name: | Ron Hope - 'Rat Trap' |
| Hometown: | Franklin, TN, raised in Whittier, CA |
| Car: | Rat Trap Fuel Altered |
| Engine: | 417 Donovan |
| Car Owner: | Ron Hope |
| Class: | Nostalgia Fuel Altered |
| CrewChief: | Brian Hope |
| Crew: | Paul Marshall, Dianne Hope, Rebecca Hope |
| Major Sponsors: | Hedman Hedders, Hot Heads, Nitro Plate, Missile Engineering, Valvoline, US Automotive |
| Website Address: | www.rattrapracing.com |
| Career Stats: | 2 wins, 3 runner-ups in Nitro Jam |
| Why do you love racing? | It is a wonderful sport with all the lessons of life - hard work, failures and success |
| Hobbies: | All motor sports |
| First Race Car: | 1932 Ford Roadster |
| Personal Status: | Wife Dianne (41 years of marriage), 6 children and 14 grandchildren |
| Personal Car: | Corvette |
| Favorite Music: | 60s popular music, country music |
| Favorite Movie: | Christmas Vacation, Patton, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tombstone |
| Favorite Food: | Italian, Mexican |
| Interesting facts about yourself: | Previous Bonneville record holder; Member of the El Mirage 200 MPH Club; Current Bonneville/Land Speed participant in addition to drag racing; My 16-year-old granddaughter Victoria Hope became the youngest person ever to gain her A license at Bonneville running 205 mph; We have participated twice at Goodwood Festival of Speed with the Fuel Altered; Currently preparing for appearance at Leadfoot Festival in New Zealand prior to scheduled events in US and Canada; Currently field three cars at Bonneville in addition to owning and operating a company servicing the auction industry in 22 locations and 19 states |
