Clutch Specialist: Charlie Zellman

Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, Charlie always had an inspiration in drag racing, especially the fuel class. Growing up near Cecil Dragway, he always had the passion of working on hotrods and dreamed of working on them someday. At age 47, he is married to his lovely wife Sassy and they have three children: Missy, CW and Kara, and two grandchildren: Desiree and Alexis. Charlie has worked for the State of Maryland for 26 years as a Transportation Engineer and has been with Foley Racing for 7 years, in charge of the clutch department. He started on the IHRA side with Roger Dean three years prior to joining Doug’s team as a hobby. Today, he continues to live the dream…