Pictured above: Jim Oberhofer (left), Nicky Boninfante (center) and Jon Oberhofer (right).
 

Brothers Jim and Jon Oberhofer will lead Rick Ware Racing (RWR) for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, where the duo will serve as the crew chiefs for Top Fuel drivers Tony Schumacher and Clay Millican. Joining them as co-crew chief for both entries will be NHRA veteran Nicky Boninfante.

Jim Oberhofer had been Millican's crew chief since 2022 and when RWR acquired the team in 2023, Jim remained in the role and an integral part of the operation, which has gone on to win five Top Fuel event victories, including the 2024 U.S. Nationals. With the addition of eight-time Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher to RWR for the final seven races of 2025, Jim was moved to crew chief of Schumacher's No. 15 American Communications Construction dragster.

Jon Oberhofer comes to RWR from Kalitta Racing, where he rose from cylinder head specialist to co-crew chief for multiple championship-winning Top Fuel and Funny car drivers.

For more information, visit www.wareracing.com.