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The Cannon by Danny White.
Scotty Cannon was one of the best Pro Modified racers ever in drag racing history. Cannon is shown here in 1989 in his On Sat Willys at Milan in 1989. - Apr 30, 2013 |
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Summit Motorsports Park Funny Car Fox Hunt by David Oakes.
The Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit highlighted the Funny Car Fox Hunt - the opening event for Summit Motorsports Park at Norwalk, Ohio on April 27th. - Apr 29, 2013 |
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Coughlin Wins in Charlotte by Auto Imagery. 2012 NHRA Pro Modified World Champion Troy Coughlin won the Pro Modified
category at Z-Max Raceway in Charlotte. The Corvette ran solid fives to
win the race. - Apr 22, 2013 |
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Troy Coughlin's Vette by Auto Imagery. Troy Coughlin #1 qualifier in Pro Mod after day one at the Dollar General Four-Wide Nationals. - Apr 20, 2013 |
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Wild Side, Nitro Ride by Danny White.
Before running a nostalgia funny car, Troy Ray ran a big show funny car
back in the nineties. The low buck racer from Tennessee ran this Camaro
in NHRA and IHRA action. - Mar 15, 2013 |
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A Star is Born! by Danny White.
Mark Oswald rose to fame while driving the Thomas,
Oswald & Kattelman Top Fueler in the early eighties. The team
consisted of Ross Thomas, Mark Oswald, and Tom Kattelman. The team is
best remembered for this lightweight Don Long built car which was very
successful in IHRA racing.
- Feb 23, 2013 |
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Piranio Performs by Danny White.
Dennis Piranio's series of Performance
Engines funny cars were some of the toughest in Texas in the '70s and
'80s. His horsepower and the ability to get down the tricky tracks of
the era better than most propelled him into the upper echelons. - Feb 21, 2013 |
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Peeking In by Danny White.
In 1985, Dick LaHaie ran this black & yellow dragster built by Dave Uyehara. Dick was was tuned by his daughter Kim to 5.40-second runs. LaHaie finished in the NHRA top 10 that year with the limited budget car. - Feb 13, 2013 |
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Wheeling & Dealing by Danny White.
Fred Mandoline was one of best alcohol funny car racers in history.
He won a few UDRA championships as well as the 1983 NHRA world
championship. Here is Fred's 1987 Oldsmobile Firenza with his Bac-Man
Rat setup to power the potent funny car. - Feb 12, 2013 |
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Remember When by Danny White.
Remember when NHRA had Pro Stock
Trucks at their races? Here were two of the best: Brad Jeter in the Karl
Chevrolet S-10 and Tim Freeman in the Bluegrass Transportation S-10.
The trucks were around for only a few years before being replaced by Pro
Modified in the NHRA pro lineup. - Feb 10, 2013 |
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Funny Mod by Danny White.
In drag racing you have to push the rules to see what
happens. In 1992, during the early years of Pro Mod, Tommy Mauney built three pro
mods that almost turned the class on its head. The bodies were built from
Cutlass funny car shells for Scotty Cannon, Micheal Martin, and Mauney
himself. Scotty Cannon is shown here burning out at Bristol. The cars were allowed to race in 1992 but were banned
for the 1993 season, thus ending the funny mod era of Pro Mod. - Feb 9, 2013 |
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Foreign Battle by Danny White.
This photo from the first ADRL race held at Carolina Dragway shows
Swedish racer Micheal Lindahl racing Alabama racer Jeff Fisher in the
famed Fanta Z. The Swedes were in the middle of a short US tour while
the Fishers were finishing up a year of Pro Mod racing in the Deep
South. - Feb 8, 2013 |
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Nineties Nitrous Battle by Danny White.
Brad Jeter and Tommy Mauney face off in a classic Pro Mod battle of the nineties, two nitrous 63 Chevrolet Corvettes. Tommy Mauney set a new record on this run at Mid-Michigan Motorplex with a good 6.56, 211, while Jeter had to shut off. - Jan 7, 2013 |
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New Ace by Danny White.
In 1982, Frank Manzo built this Pontiac Trans Am to
defend his 1981 NHRA World Championship. Manzo almost won the title
again, finishing in the second spot to Bob Gottschalk. Frank ran a best
of 6.46 at 214 with the car that he ran through the end of the 84
season. - Jan 5, 2013 |
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Bakersfield Beauty by Danny White.
Doug Kerhulas was a top ten Top Fuel racer in the early eighties, until a terrible accident at Columbus put him on the sidelines. Kerhulas was able to overcome major obstacles to drive again in Top Fuel. David Oakes photographed Doug in the beautiful Neuman & Kerhulas fueler just prior to his accident. - Dec 30, 2012 |
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The Invader by Danny White. Mike Van Sant's beautiful Invader Monza was shot by Mike Ditty in the pits at Inwindale in 1977. The photo shows the original paint job for the Monza. Van Sant later ran in the five second zone with the car. - Nov 25, 2012 |
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Smith's STP Bird by Danny White. Rickie Smith got the STP sponsorship for his Pro Stocker in 1990. The Firebird was painted in Petty Blue and Red. Smith even changed his permanent number to 43 just like Petty's. - Nov 24, 2012 |
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Big Bang Boom by Danny White.
Ronnie and Tyrone Jackson fielded the well named High Explosive Vega in the mid-seventies. The beautiful D.C. flopper could be seen in match race action up and down the East Coast. - Sep 17, 2012 |
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Branded by Danny White.
One of the stars of the 2012 nostalgia funny car season is the Harry Gutierrez owned recreation of the Brand-X Mustang funny car. The new Brand-X is a solid five second performer with a Paul Smith tune up. - Sep 16, 2012 |
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Orange Wedge by Danny White.
Famed funny car racer Gary Burgin raced a series of
Orange Baron funny cars ending with this Iversen bodied Trans Am in
1983. The wedge shaped bodies got mixed reviews by drag racing fans, but Burgin was able to get the car into the 5.70's
before retiring. - Sep 15, 2012 |
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Jungle Jim's Laundry by Danny White.
Jungle Jim's Laundry is hanging out for everybody to see at Ohio's
Dragway 42 in 1973. Russell Liberman was the most popular match race
draw of the seventies with his series of Jungle Jim funny cars. This
Vega proved to be one of his best remembered. - Sep 10, 2012 |
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Infinity Again by Danny White.
In 1986, Don Gay Jr. followed in his father's footsteps and began racing
funny cars. This also made him Texas' Fastest Teenager just like his dad. Don Gay Jr.'s funny car career lasted only three years when a severe
fire prompted to retire from racing. - Sep 9, 2012 |
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Fireman's Firebird by Danny White.
Fuel racer Jim Dunn has had many cars in his
long and storied career. This particular funny car was the first he called the Fireman's Quickee, based on his career as a fireman. This was a
solid low six second car and consistent, too, which track owners loved
for match racing. - Sep 8, 2012 |
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M/T's Powerful Pontiac by Danny White.
This famous Mickey Thompson funny car has recently been purchased by Army
Armstrong from M/T's daughter after years in storage. Here is the car in
its prime with Dale Pulde as the pilot in the pits of Union Grove. - Sep 7, 2012 |
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Garlits in Texas by Danny White.
Don Garlits is caught in action at the first Chief Auto Parts Nationals
at the then new Texas Motorplex. Garlits made to the rain delayed final
where he lost to Darrel Gwynn. - Sep 6, 2012 |
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