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Kenny Bernstein (M) from Richardson, Texas USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 404 / 1)

1986 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4

"Budweiser King" Owned by Kenny Bernstein from Richardson, Texas USA

Crew Chief: Dale Armstrong

'85 Ford Tempo by Mike Kase | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi by Dale Armstrong with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.425 at NHRA Ennis TX 9/25/86	1/4 Mile MPH:	271.41 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 8/31/86
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1986 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 100.0	Entry is 0.90417 times average ET and 1.12787 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1986 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.425 ET, 271.41 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1986 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.000 ET, 240.64 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1986 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.530 ET, 221.62 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Long Nose 85/86. The first lock-up clutch at Indy resulted in best-ever times of 5.509 at 271.41, which were not backed up for records. Hit the first 5.40s with a 5.425 low qualifier at the Ennis Chiefs, which was not backed up as a record. However, a 5.543 at Ennis was backed up as the new record. Ran 266.66 and 265.17 at 1986 Chiefs. | This was Kenny's last year with the Tempo body and probably one of, if not his best season. At Firebird Raceway's Super Bowl of Drag Racing, Kenny ran a track record 5.66 at 254.95 to qualify first. He beat Ed McCulloch in round one, with a 5.73/244.56, but in the semifinals, his 5.78/217.91 lost to John Force's 5.85/250. The NHRA season started at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. He qualified #1 with a 5.60 (Low ET) at 250.00 and continued to run 5.60's in the first two rounds over Rick Johnson (5.60/246.57) and John Martin (5.60/252.80). But in the semifinals, he smoked the tires and lost to eventual winner Tim Grose who ran a 5.61 for the win. At the Gatornationals, he qualified #1 with a track record 5.59 at 261.17. In the first round, he beat Tom Hoover's 5.76/254 with a 5.64/255.24. In round two, a 5.66/256.99 beat Force's 5.91/212, but he lost to a holeshot by Tom McEwen in the semifinals, when Tom's 5.67/256 beat Kenny's 5.65/255.82. He was runner-up to Paul Smith at the IHRA Pro-Am at Rockingham, and once again, he walked off with Low ET honors with a 5.58. In April at the NHRA Southern Nationals, he qualified #1 with a 5.67/260.86 (Low ET and Top Speed) but then suffered a rare first-round loss. He got out qualified for the first time that year at the NHRA Cajun Nationals when Force ran 5.66 (Low ET) while Kenny had to settle for the second position with a 5.69/253.73. But for the second race in a row, he lost in the first round. This time his 5.88/237.52 lost to Johnny West's 5.83/252 in the "Hawaiian." At Bristol, he got another runner-up finish at the IHRA Springnationals. He set Low ET at 5.57, but he blew an engine letting Grose's 5.87/231 get the victory in the final. Another runner-up finish followed at the NHRA Springnationals. A 5.65/254.02 qualified #2 behind Mark Oswald in the "Candies and Hughes" Firebird. And that's how they finished. The final saw Oswald's 5.76/255 take the win over the Tempo's 5.80/250.13. It was a strange situation. The "Budweiser King" was probably the most feared car to come up against in competition, yet here it was, the middle of June, and the team hadn't won yet. Well, that all changed with the running of the Super Stock Nationals. While it wasn't a major event, it was still a satisfying win. Kenny qualified #1 in the eight-car show with a 5.62/257.14 (Low ET and Top Speed). He beat Bruce Larson and Dominic Santucci with times of 5.75/254.95 and 5.72/256.41 before singling for the win with a 5.76/251.39 when West's Daytona broke. Now that the seal was broken, the wins started coming. On June 29, he won the NHRA Grandnationals. He qualified #2 with a 5.71/254.66 but went on to set Low ET at 5.66 and, in the final be beat Force with a 5.69/257.28. The following week (July 6), he won the IHRA Northern Nationals at Milan. A 5.81/256.41 (Low ET and Top Speed) qualified #1, and he beat Smith and Grose with times of 5.95/253.52 and 5.84/252 to meet Oswald in the final. A 5.87/253.52 wrapped up the win. He took his fourth meet in a row at Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals. He qualified #2 behind Oswald with a 5.62/239.48. He beat Scott Kalitta in the first round, and a 5.67/254 beat West in round two. Hoover smoked the tires against him in the semifinals, and his 5.66/257 got lane choice over Force in the final. Once again, Bernstein prevailed, running 5.65/259.39 for another win. He managed to get into the finals at the next NHRA race, the Mile High Nationals at Denver. Kenny qualified #1 with a 5.84/227.96 and made his way into the final to meet Oswald. It took a Low ET of the meet run by Oswald to keep Bernstein out of the winner's circle again. Mark's 5.81/252 nipped Kenny's close 5.82/247.52. He won the PHR Championships at US 131, Martin, Michigan. A 5.79/247.25 qualified #1 in the sixteen-car field. In the first two rounds, he ran 5.74 and 5.80 while beating Bob Gottschalk and Scott Kalitta. But in the semifinals, he set track records of 5.72/259.36 to beat Grose's 5.94. In the final, he ran Oswald again. But Kenny took the win easily with a 5.77/257.87 when Mark had problems and slowed to a 7.55/120. On August 17, Kenny set Low ET in qualifying #1 at the NHRA Northstar Nationals with a track record 5.67 at 251.39. Unfortunately, in the first round, he fouled away a 5.81 against Billy Meyer. The following week (August 24), he was back in the winner's circle at Norwalk for the IHRA World Nationals. He qualified #2 (behind Oswald) but improved to a meet's best of 5.57/260. In the final, he met and beat Oswald.

Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Saturday, November 27, 2021, 03:36:43 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.

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Jack Chrisman (M) from Long Beach, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 708 )

1964 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/FX, Div: 7

"Sachs & Sons Lincoln-Mercury" Owned by Jack Chrisman from Long Beach, California USA

Crew Chief: Jack Chrisman

'64 Mercury Comet by Bill Stroppe | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford Wedge by Jack Chrisman with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	9.350 at Unknown	1/4 Mile MPH:	156.25 at Unknown
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1964 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 100.0	Entry is 0.95238 times average ET and 1.05263 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1964 Records:	1/4 Mile: 9.350 ET, 156.25 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1964 Average:	1/4 Mile: 9.818 ET, 148.44 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1964 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 10.318 ET, 141.24 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Blown direct-drive 427 Ford on fuel. AKA Super Cyclone. Ran 'low nines.' (We need exact ET). Though generally run as an exhibition car, closest class would've been S/FX (Supercharged Factory experimental). Considered by most to be the first true fuel funny car, this car began with an FE wedge motor on nitro, and was created as the huge publicity roll-out on the gas-burning Dodge Chargers team started. Former dragster standout Jack Chrisman agreed to drive, with the car built by Mercury subcontractor Bill Stroppe. Once complete, Jack would show up unannounced at the DC's publicized race demo dates, reportedly bankrolled directly by Mercury through Helen Sachs dealership in Downey, Ca. (and, no, Dodge was not happy about these appearances). The direct drive meant it smoked the tires most of its run just like a fuel dragster of this era did. Chrisman ran the car for two seasons, converting to red paint with fresh 1965 body panels, and replacing the wedge with SOHC power on fuel soon after the 1965 Winternationals. The motor was also set back at this time. In this format, the car was in the first-ever NHRA side-by-side blown nitro 'doorslammer' race when Jack raced Don Gay for B/Fuel Dragster honors at the 1965 Nationals. Sold to Dee Keaton, Jack 'the Bear' would bring the car back out briefly after the August 1966 fire in his Logghe roadster at New York National Speedway. Former Ford racer and collector Jim Barillaro found the remains of this car in the early 1980s and restored it. Therefore this, the first fuel funny car, is also indirectly responsible for inaugurating the restored funny car era, which in turn has birthed the modern nostalgia Funny Car movement. And Jim Barillaro will still occasionally cackle this car on nitro. | Jack showed up at Fremont on July 12/1964, and made a series of exhibition passes. He ran times of 10.70/144.69, 10.63/145.16, 10.44/147.54, and a final 10.38/148.27 to steal the show. Fans were amazed at this full size car running these times and speeds.

Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, February 16, 2020, 02:44:05 PM by Super Crew. Approved by Super Crew.

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John Force (M) from Yorba Linda, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 723 / 1)

1994 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Castrol GTX/Jolly Rancher" Owned by John Force from Yorba Linda, California USA

Crew Chief: Austin Coil

'94 Chevrolet Lumina by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.939 at NHRA Topeka KS 10/01/94	1/4 Mile MPH:	303.95 at NHRA Pomona CA 2/05/94
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1994 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 100.0	Entry is 0.92439 times average ET and 1.07601 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1994 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.939 ET, 303.95 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1994 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.343 ET, 282.48 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1994 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.843 ET, 258.31 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: NHRA Sears/Craftsman, NHRA Topeka KS 94. Also ran 4.98 at Ennis (only Funny Car in the fours there). Force qualified #15 at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals with a 5.33/283.52. He improved to 5.26/287.44 in the opening round, but he lost to Kenji Okazaki's 5.23/273. He won the next race, the NHRA Arizona Nationals. His 5.14/288.27 qualified #7, and in the opening round, his 5.24/282.57 advanced when Dean Skuza fouled. In round two, Del Worsham's 5.25/264 lost to John's 5.23/285.35. He then defeated Dale Pulde in the semifinal with a 5.37/289.48. His final-round opponent was Cruz Pedregon, who had not run any slower than 5.20 in eliminations. The two had a great race that had Force getting his 33rd NHRA career victory, with a 5.18/288.83 that just nipped Pedregon's 5.19/253.

Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Friday, December 31, 2021, 02:57:09 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.

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John Force (M) from Yorba Linda, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 1)

1998 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Castrol GTX" Owned by John Force from Yorba Linda, California USA

Crew Chief: Austin Coil & Bernie Fedderly

'98 Ford Mustang by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.787 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/24/98	1/4 Mile MPH:	323.89 at NHRA Englishtown NJ 5/16/98
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1998 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 100.0	Entry is 0.92951 times average ET and 1.11663 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1998 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.787 ET, 323.89 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.621 ET, 225.84 MPH
1998 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.150 ET, 290.06 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.690 ET, 222.00 MPH
1998 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.650 ET, 264.39 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.020 ET, 203.78 MPH

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Notes: First funny car in the 4.70s at the 1998 O'Reilly FallNationals at Ennis. Photo from 1998 Springnationals, Columbus, OH.

Submitted by Gena White, Last updated on Thursday, June 2, 2022, 11:09:43 PM by John Kilburg. Approved by Bill Pratt.

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John Force (M) from Yorba Linda, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 3)

2004 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Castrol GTX Start Up/SoCal Auto Club" Owned by John Force from Yorba Linda, California USA

Crew Chief: Austin Coil

'04 Ford Mustang by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.665 at NHRA Joliet IL 10/02/04	1/4 Mile MPH:	333.58 at NHRA Joliet IL 10/02/04
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 2004 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 100.0	Entry is 0.96205 times average ET and 1.05513 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

2004 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.665 ET, 333.58 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2004 Average:	1/4 Mile: 4.849 ET, 316.15 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2004 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.349 ET, 286.60 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Photo from Fram Autolite Nationals, Sonoma 2004.

Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Saturday, June 11, 2022, 11:29:32 PM by John Bockelman.

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Pat Foster (M) from Tarzana, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 740 )

1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 2

"Barry Setzer" Owned by Barry Setzer from Hickory, North Carolina USA

Crew Chief: Ed Pink

'72 Chevrolet Vega by John Buttera | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 480 Ed Pink Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	6.294 at NHRA Ontario CA 11/19/72	1/4 Mile MPH:	235.64 at NHRA Ontario CA 11/19/72
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 100.0	Entry is 0.92709 times average ET and 1.09968 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1972 Records:	1/4 Mile: 6.294 ET, 235.64 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH
1972 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.789 ET, 214.28 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 184.00 MPH
1972 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 7.289 ET, 199.58 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 172.12 MPH

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Notes: Baddest dog in the land. Ran quickest and fastest times in the class in Round 1 at Ontario 72 (6.294). Then ran 6.30/235.64 in Round 2 and 6.31 in Round 3. Lost in finals to Jim Dunn when Pat redlighted. Earlier in the year, Foster had a blower explosion at Lions in May, hit the guardrail and destroyed the body. They put a new body on it and repaired the chassis at Buttera's. | Ran 6.59 Low ET at OCIR Funny Car 500. Also ran 6.47 at OCIR 72. Featured prominently in the movie Funny Car Summer. Pat was the number one qualifier at 6.36 at the Lions Last Drag Race on December 2, but the chutes tangled, and he went into the sand trap, damaging the car beyond repair. Omer Carruthers took his place in the field.

Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, November 19, 2023, 10:34:21 PM by Super Crew.

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Don Prudhomme (M) from Granada Hills, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 712 )

1975 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Army" Owned by Don Prudhomme from Granada Hills, California USA

Crew Chief: Bob Brandt

'75 Chevrolet Monza by Foster & Hume | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 480 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.987 at NHRA Ontario CA 10/11/75	1/4 Mile MPH:	241.53 at NHRA Ontario CA 10/11/75
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	4.220 at Lancaster NY 7/75	1/8 Mile MPH:	166.53 at Lancaster NY 7/75

Entry's 1975 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 100.0	Entry is 0.90988 times average ET and 1.11644 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 00.97	Entry is 0.93882 times average ET and 0.90505 times average MPH

1975 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.987 ET, 241.53 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.220 ET, 189.00 MPH
1975 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.580 ET, 216.34 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.495 ET, 184.00 MPH
1975 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 7.145 ET, 200.00 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.825 ET, 172.12 MPH

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Notes: Sunday October 12/1975: The "Snake" makes history on a pit lane drag strip no less, at Ontario: 5.987 at 237.46 in the semis against Raymond Beadle at the Winston World Finals. Also went 241.53 for the sport's first 240 fuel FC. - Ricko. | Strange thing about the 241. It was not possible on the 3 decimal clocks of the day, which only displayed 241.28 and 241.93. It is likely that Prudhomme actually ran 241.93, but the clock was misread as 241.53. Inaugural member of the Cragar Five Second Funny Car Club. Won 6 of 8 NHRA National events in '75 - biggest loss was Indy to Beadle and the Blue Max. | Started the '75 season with the 'Cuda, but the Monza debuted at Beeline for the AHRA Winternationals. Things didn't start so well for the Monza. First off, the tow rig broke down outside of Phoenix and had to be towed in. Then once it arrived, Don went to make the car's first pass ever and the rear end broke. After getting it fixed, he ran a 6.40 to qualify #3. He lasted until round two where the Monza got crossed up and lost to Billy Meyer driving Gene Snow's Vega. With the bad luck behind him, Don towed into Pomona for the Winternationals where he ran a 6.25/228.42 to qualify #2. In the first round, he beat Meyer's tire smoking 8.15 with a 6.39/189.87. In round two, a 6.37 beat Neil Leffler in Jim Terry's potent Mustang. In the semifinals, a 6.28/212.76 beat Charlie Therwhanger in Mickey Thompson's Grand Am. He picked up his first win of the year with the Monza with a 6.24/226.70 in the final over Mike Miller who broke in Jim Green's "Green Elephant" Vega. On March 2, Prudhomme shocked everyone when he laid down a 6.08/235.60 to qualify first at Famoso for the Bakersfield March Meet. The times were good for Low ET and Top Speed as well as new track records. But after qualifying, his times weren't so good. He singled in the first round, with an easy pass when Gary Burgin's Mustang II broke. In round two, a 6.51/212 beat Leroy Chadderton's quicker 6.48/222. A tire smoking 7.91 in the semifinals beat John Lombardo. And in the final, he ran a 7.17/141.28 to take the runner-up spot to Dale Pulde's 6.53/196 in the "Eastern Raider" Mustang II. At Gainesville for the Gatornationals, Don got the pole with a 6.39 (Low ET) at 205.47. Tommy Grove's Mustang lost to Prudhomme's 6.61 in the first round, and Tom Raley's Vega lost to the Monza's 6.53/198.23 in round two. A semifinal 6.87/167 advanced to the finals when Shirl Greer got out of shape. In the final, Don got his second NHRA national event win of the year with a 6.52/172.74 getting the win over Tom Prock whose "Custom Body" Dart broke a rear end. Portland held the Seattle Opener and Prudhomme made it into the final before losing to Ed McCulloch. At the NHRA Division 6 Opener on May 31 at Seattle, Don qualified #1, set Low ET, and won the race over McCulloch who broke in the final. Don went 3 for 3 at NHRA's third national event of the year, the Springnationals at National Trail. He ran Low ET and Top Speed in qualifying #1 and then ran 6.31/200.44 over Jim Liberman's 6.59, a 6.40/219.51 over Jim Nicoll's 6.56, and a 6.84 over Greer in the semifinals when they both smoked the tires. In the final he ran Raymond Beadle behind the wheel of the "Blue Max." It was an interesting final when the "Max" had its Mustang II body come unhinged and blow off shortly after leaving the line. Don went on to score a 6.46 victory. Beadle got back at Prudhomme at the third Division 3 race at Cincinnati when he beat Don in the final with a 6.43/219 over the Monza's 7.19/147.29. He was runner-up at the NHRA Division 1 race at Maple Grove on June 21 as well. He qualified #1 with a 6.53 and made his way into the final to run Harlan Thompson in the "Fireball Vega. Harlan ran a Low ET and Top Speed 6.36/222 to beat Prudhomme for the victory. He lost his first NHRA national event of the year at the Summernationals on July 13. He set Low ET in qualifying #1 with a 6.22/205.01. But in the first round, he got crossed up and shut off to a 9.55/89.46 against Tom McEwen. Don wasn't down long as he picked up his fourth NHRA National event win of the season at the Grandnationals in Canada on August 16. Once again, he qualified #1 with a 6.46/207.37. He beat Burgin in the first round, with a 6.47/212.26 and in the semifinal, a 6.59/222.22 beat Bob Pickett. In the final he ran Prock again. Don set Low ET in the final with a 6.45/224.43 getting the win. He won the fourth Division 1 race at Maryland International, as a final round 6.79/225.00 (Top Speed) beat Larry Fullerton's "Trojan Horse" Mustang II. Another win was added to his long list when he won the PHR Championships at US 131 Martin, Michigan. He qualified #1 with a 6.28/233.76 then ran 6.12/213.27 to beat Greer's Mustang II in the first round. A semifinal 6.28/220.04 beat Denny Savage in the "Chi-Town Hustler." In the final he ran a 6.12/222.77 to beat Vic Cecelia's 6.35/225 in Charlie Proite's "Telstar." Prudhomme and Beadle staged their own little war at the NHRA US Nationals at Indianapolis. They qualified #1 and second with Don's 6.17/232.55 (Top Speed) getting the #2 spot. In the first round, Don beat Ron O'Donnell in the "Damn Yankee" with a 6.16. In the second round, a 6.21 beat Pulde's 6.94 in the "Arizona Wildcat" and in the semifinals, a 6.45 beat Pickett's tire smoking 7.89 in Mickey Thompson's car. In the final, Prudhomme got beat. Raymond shot to a 6.16/226 for the win over the "Snake's" 6.26/224.44. After that, Don went to Portland International for the NHRA Division 6 final. He qualified #1 with a 6.44/196.50 and advanced past the first-round with a 6.69/175.78 when Miller broke in the "Green Elephant." A semifinal 6.20/193.96 beat Rich Rogers and in the final, he unleashed Low ET with a 6.12/211.76 getting the win over Gordie Bonin.

Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, December 29, 2019, 12:36:33 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.

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Jack Beckman (M) from North Hills, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 784 )

2006 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3

"Matco Tools" Owned by Don Schumacher from Park Ridge, Illinois USA

Crew Chief: Todd Okuhara

'06 Dodge Charger by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 TFX Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.662 at NHRA Pomona CA 11/12/06	1/4 Mile MPH:	333.66 at NHRA Pomona CA 11/11/06
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 2006 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 100.0	Entry is 0.96223 times average ET and 1.05539 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

2006 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.662 ET, 333.66 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2006 Average:	1/4 Mile: 4.845 ET, 316.15 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2006 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.345 ET, 286.60 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Eighth mile incremental times on 4.662/333.66 were 3.212, 271.73.

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Mark Oswald (M) from Houma, Louisiana USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 330 )

1983 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4

"Candies & Hughes" Owned by Paul Candies & Leonard Hughes from Houma, Louisiana USA

Crew Chief: Leonard Hughes

'83 Pontiac Trans Am by Al Swindahl | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi by Leonard Hughes with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.621 at NHRA Sanair QC 7/03/83	1/4 Mile MPH:	257.87 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/05/83 (NR)
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1983 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 100.0	Entry is 0.91997 times average ET and 1.10027 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1983 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.621 ET, 257.87 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1983 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.110 ET, 234.37 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1983 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.610 ET, 216.64 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: The "Candies and Hughes" team would never have suspected their car to not qualify in its debut at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. On every qualifying attempt, the car smoked the tires. Oswald's best was only 7.33/126.93 (seventh alternate). Early in March, the team went to Atlanta for an eight-car show. Mark's 6.00/250.69 (Top Speed) qualified second behind Al Segrini's 5.95/237. Oswald beat Johnny White in the first round with a 6.09/246.57. In the semifinal, his 6.03/250.00 beat Rick Johnson in the "Custom Body" car. He faced Segrini in the final, and Oswald's car died on the line giving Al a solo pass for the win. Things really turned around at Gainesville, where Mark qualified #1 with a 5.87/254.23 (Top Speed and a new track record). Unfortunately, the car went up in smoke in the opening round, and he lost to Frank Hawley driving the "Chi-Town Hustler." At Atlanta, Mark's 5.93/245.23 (Top Speed) qualified second to John Lombardo's similar 5.93/232. Oswald faced Hawley in the first round, and he fouled, giving the "Chi-Town" bunch an easy win. The team's first IHRA event of the season was the Pro-Am Championships at Rockingham. It was another eight-car field, and Mark's 6.02 qualified #3. He lasted until the semifinal. He then went to Norwalk for the IHRA World Nationals, where the team got its first win of the year by defeating Raymond Beadle, who was driving the "Blue Max" in the final. The following week (May 29), Mark took the pole at Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals with a 5.90 (Low ET) at 243.24. By now, the team was becoming the car to watch. Billy Meyer overpowered the track in the opening round and smoked the tires against him, and Mark's 6.21/229.59 advanced. Don Prudhomme did the same in the semifinal, and Mark ran 6.02/249.99 (Top Speed). He faced Segrini in the final, and both ran 6.17 (Oswald at 241.28), but Al crossed the stripe first for the win. Oswald wasn't down for long as he then went to Bristol on June 5 and won the IHRA Springnationals. He qualified #1 with a 5.92 and then beat a tire-smoking Tom McEwen in the first round with a 6.13/240.00. In the semifinal, he set Top Speed with a 6.52/248.61 that beat Beadle. He faced Prudhomme in the final, and Mark cut a great light while the "Snake" didn't. Oswald's 6.00/236 beat Don's better 5.86/245. The team "only" qualified #8 at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals with a 6.02/247.93 (Top Speed). But Mark had a bit of luck on his side. His 6.19/240.00 defeated a crossed-up Frank Mancuso in the first round. John Force smoked the tires hard in round two, and Oswald advanced with a 6.18/241.93. Johnson had his parachute deploy early in the semifinal, and Mark won with a 6.41/222.22. In the final, he faced Beadle, and Raymond's 6.05/238 got the victory over Mark's 6.27/235.60. Still, with the runner-up finish, Oswald now sat second in the NHRA FC points chase with his 2,980 running behind Hawley's 3,730. Early in July, the team made the trip to Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals. Mark's 5.97/247.25 qualified second to Prudhomme at 5.91. Seeming bogus times were given in the first round to both Hawley and Oswald, but Mark's 5.62 at only 240.00 beat Force's 6.08/240. In the semifinal, he ran 6.07/243.90 to beat Ken Veney. He faced Prudhomme in the final, and another holeshot got the "Candies and Hughes" team the win. Mark's 6.34/245.245.23 beat the "Snake's" 6.31/241. The following week (July 10), he was in Milan, Michigan, for the IHRA Northern Nationals. Mark qualified #4 but failed to reach the finals. Then came the NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown. In qualifying, Mark had made runs of 5.90/228.42, 5.99/235.36, and 5.93/251.39. His times set Low ET and Top Speed. His 5.88/248.61 in the first round beat Tom McEwen's 5.93/247. In round two, Segrini's 6.11/243 fell to Oswald's 5.92/249.30. Johnson's "Custom Body" car broke a rear end in the semifinal and a 5.95/243 advanced. In the final, he raced Force, and John's 6.00/245 finished second to Mark's 5.92/251.39. It was quite a performance, and it brought Oswald within 19 points of Hawley in the points chase. Hawley gained some points back at Denver. Oswald qualified #5 for the NHRA Mile High Nationals for the eight-car field with a 6.14/243.24, and Frank qualified #1. That set up a first-round meeting between the two that saw Hawley's 6.08/233 beat Mark's 6.18/242.58. Hawley went on to win. At Brainerd, he lost more points to Hawley. Mark qualified #4 at the NHRA Northstar Nationals with a 5.89/250.69. He beat Ron Correnti in round one, and in round two, his 5.95/248 took out Segrini. In the semifinal, the car broke against Bernstein. Hawley made the final and finished runner-up. The point spread was now at 8,097 for Frank to Mark's 6,600. Mark had earned enough points (1265) to qualify first for the Big Bud Shootout at Indy. In the first round of the specialty race, he ran 5.86/250.00 to beat Tom Anderson. Another 5.86 at 251.39 in the semifinal was not enough to beat Bernstein's 5.81/256. The actual race at the NHRA U.S. Nationals saw Oswald's 5.86/253.52 qualify #5. In the first round, his 6.15/236.22 defeated Dale Pulde's 6.27/234. In round two, Bernstein got him again. Mark's late 5.88/257.87 (Top Speed and a new track record) lost to Kenny's 5.93/250. The points now stood at 8,917 for Hawley to Oswald's 7,484. The next week (September 11), he picked up the win at the IHRA U.S. Open Championships at Rockingham. He qualified #3, and he set a 254.23 track speed record. He also set Low ET in the semifinal with his 5.83/253 beating Beadle. In the final, Pulde's 5.96 lost to Mark's 5.84. Going into the IHRA Fallnationals at Bristol, Oswald was also second in the IHRA's FC points chase. He was just 54 markers behind Beadle. The two qualified one-two, with Mark's 5.74/253.52 (Top Speed and Low ET) getting the pole. He soloed in the first round when Bernstein broke, and a 5.89 beat Correnti in the semifinal. In the other semifinal race, Beadle smoked the tires and lost to Pulde. Oswald was the IHRA FC Champion for '83, and in the final, he also won the race with his 5.79/252.80 topping Pulde's 5.85/245. In his funny car debut at Pomona, Oswald ran a 7.335/126.93 to DNQ. He ran 254.23 on March 11, 1983, at the 1983 Gators to become the fifth entry in the Crane Cams 250 MPH Club for Funny Car. Photo from '83 Cajun Nationals. NHRA time sheets credit him with a 5.621 Low ET in eliminations at Sanair. Frank Hawley was credited with a 5.716 in that round. It seems fishy, but it's on the sheets. Low ET for Top Fuel cars there was Richard Tharp's 5.662! Mark's booming 257.87 was actually a massive holeshot loss in round two at Indy; Kenny Bernstein treed him, .472 to .546, and then held on to take a 5.930/250 to 5.888/257.87 win (.032 second margin of victory - about 12 feet). Mark ran a 5.825 at NHRA Fremont for his second-best ET of the year.

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Don Prudhomme (M) from Granada Hills, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 712 )

1974 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Army" Owned by Don Prudhomme from Granada Hills, California USA

Crew Chief: Bob Brandt

'73 Plymouth Cuda by John Buttera | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 480 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	6.015 at Lebanon Valley NY 8/74	1/4 Mile MPH:	235.60 at Lebanon Valley NY 8/74
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1974 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 99.89	Entry is 0.91413 times average ET and 1.08903 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1974 Records:	1/4 Mile: 6.015 ET, 235.64 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.410 ET, 189.00 MPH
1974 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.580 ET, 216.34 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.495 ET, 184.00 MPH
1974 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 7.145 ET, 200.00 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.825 ET, 172.12 MPH

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Notes: The car ran 6.16 under the Care-Free banner. Won the infamous PRO race at NY National with an all-time best of 6.19. Also ran 6.23 at NHRA Summers and 231.95. The 6.01/235 was at a Lebanon Valley match race. Photo from the 1974 NHRA Springnationals, National Trail Raceway, Columbus, Ohio. Prudhomme drove this car to Funny Car win at '74 Gators, was upset by Snow at Springs, and defeated Billy Meyer at Indy for back-to-back Indy Funny Car wins. | Regarding Prudhomme at Lebanon Valley in '74. I wasn't there the August night he ran 6.01. I was there a month earlier when he ran 6.16, which was quicker than the national record by a few hundredths, as I recall. So everyone was talking about the great ETs at Lebanon (Mineo had run in the 6.20s with the Coke Circuit that year - unheard-of numbers for him). But then, in '75, Prudhomme's Monza could not go below 6.40. He never ran a 6.0 there again, not with his Monzas, not with his Arrows (he did run in the 'twenties' with the Arrow, maybe the 'teens' once or twice). I asked Tommy Ivo about it, and he said that back in 1974, the track's starting line beams were positioned too high for FCs, and the cars were staging with their fenders, and the clocks weren't starting until after the entire car had left the line and cleared the beams. I don't know if or how this is true, but it's what Ivo told me. Many northeast Funny Car racers were unaware of this explanation, so I don't know why Ivo had the dirt, and the others didn't. - David Hapgood | Prudhomme set the NHRA National Record at E-town with a 6.26. - Danny White | Prudhomme started the year with a new sponsor. The Army sponsorship lasted through the '80 season. The '74 season started at the Irwindale Grand Premiere race on January 12. It was a sixteen-car field, and Don set Low ET in qualifying #1 with a 6.37. He got to the final by running 6.49 in the first round, over John Lombardo, who broke, a 6.51 beat Danny Ongais in round two while a semifinal 6.52/193.96 advanced when Sush Matsubara broke. His final-round opponent was Gordie Bonin in Roland Leong's "Hawaiian." Prudhomme had problems and shut down to 8.19/111.24 in a runner-up finish to Bonin's 6.61/207. He debuted a new John Buttera built Vega at the AHRA Winternationals, which he ran for just two events. Even with the runner-up finish at Beeline, he parked the car after the NHRA Winternationals and went back to his trusty 'Cuda. He had it running at the Bakersfield March Meet, where he qualified #2 with a 6.45, but he failed to reach the finals. Don returned to winning ways at Gainesville for the NHRA Gatornationals, where he again qualified #2 with a 6.52/201.34. It was interesting that Prudhomme had been a long-time Goodyear supporter, but he showed up running M&H rubber there. He beat Al Hanna, Dale Emery, and Paul Smith to reach the final against Don Schumacher. In the final, the "Snake" set Low ET with a 6.38 at 225 to win over Schumacher's 6.74. At Fremont for the AHRA Northern Nationals, Prudhomme qualified #4 and then slept on the line in the first round, where his 6.42/217.51 lost to Jim Dunn's 6.55/210. A week later (April 6), he was at OCIR for another AHRA Grand American race. A 6.51/225.66 in qualifying was good for both Low ET and Top Speed of the meet. It was a sixteen-car show, and Don beat Dave Condit in the first round, with a 6.51/220.58, but in round two, he got out of shape against Ed McCulloch and shut off. Another win came at the Coca-Cola Funny Car Championships at Irwindale. It was supposed to be a 32 car show, but only 30 cars ran. Prudhomme got stronger as the race progressed. He ran 6.67, 6.45, 6.40, and a 6.31 in the semifinals over Schumacher. In the final, he faced Dunn. Don ran a track record 6.28 at 228.42 (Top Speed) for the victory. He also won the AHRA Grand American Nationals at Green Valley Raceway on May 8. The race was supposed to run on May 5, but rain halted the show. The "Snake" qualified #1 with a 6.36. But in round two, he improved to 6.23 while beating Gene Snow. A 6.31 in the semifinals stopped Charlie Therwhanger and advanced Don to the final against Jim Nicoll. Jim ran a good 6.43, but it wasn't even close as Don ran another 6.23 at 234 to win. At the Seattle Northwest Open, Don was running strong again. He qualified #1 in the eight-car show with a 6.43/191.08. In the first round, he was upset by McCulloch when Don crossed the centerline. Somehow he was reinstated for the semifinals, where the "Snake" beat Mike Miller with a 6.48/175. He faced McCulloch a second time for the final round. Ed had also been running strong with a track record 6.37. In the final, Ed got out of shape and shut off while Don got the win with a 6.55/192. He took home another AHRA trophy at Dragway 42 on May 19. He qualified #1 and then ran 6.39/214.28 in the semifinal over Richard Tharp driving for Schumacher. In the final, Snow fouled against him, and Don set a track record 6.32 for the win. He didn't qualify very well (#8) for the sixteen-car show at the AHRA Springnationals. The race was run at the brand-new Spokane track. This was its first event. But on race day, Don came through. He beat Mert Littlefield and Henry Harrison before dropping Danny Ongais' 6.41 in the semifinals with a 6.36 (Low ET). A final round 6.40/213.76 defeated Tom Hoover, who was now driving Don's former Vega. The next week (June 9) found Don at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals. He set Low ET in qualifying #1 with a 6.39/224.40. A 6.42/215.82 beat Therwhanger and in round two, a 6.45/193.54 beat a tire-smoking Tom McEwen. Another 6.45/216.87 in the semifinals beat Kosty Ivanof, who also smoked the tires. This put Prudhomme in the final against Snow. Gene also ran 6.45 in the semifinals, so it looked to be a good race. But in the final, Don made his worst run of eliminations, a 6.68/215.31 that lost to Snow's 6.46/201. After that, Prudhomme went out and won the Rockford Manufacturer's Meet.

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John Force (M) from Yorba Linda, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 1)

2001 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Castrol GTX/MBNA" Owned by John Force from Yorba Linda, California USA

Crew Chief: Coil & Federly

'01 Ford Mustang by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.731 at NHRA Maple Grove PA 9/16/01	1/4 Mile MPH:	325.14 at NHRA Maple Grove PA 9/16/01
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 2001 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 98.80	Entry is 0.94337 times average ET and 1.07477 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

2001 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.731 ET, 325.69 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.621 ET, 225.84 MPH
2001 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.015 ET, 302.52 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.690 ET, 222.00 MPH
2001 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.515 ET, 275.09 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.020 ET, 203.78 MPH

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Jake Johnston (M) from Arlington, Texas USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 404 )

1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4

"Blue Max" Owned by Harry Schmidt from Dallas, Texas USA

Crew Chief: Harry Schmidt

'70 Ford Mustang by Don Hardy | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Ramchargers with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	6.725 at Orange County CA 11/70	1/4 Mile MPH:	217.91 at Manufacturers Meet, Orange County CA 11/70
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1970 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 98.65	Entry is 0.90878 times average ET and 1.09690 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1970 Records:	1/4 Mile: 6.725 ET, 218.44 MPH	1000 Ft. 5.890 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 173.00 MPH
1970 Average:	1/4 Mile: 7.400 ET, 198.66 MPH	1000 Ft. 6.210 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.010 ET, 154.00 MPH
1970 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 8.075 ET, 182.05 MPH	1000 Ft. 6.630 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 142.54 MPH

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Notes: Captured top honors at the famed Manufacturers Meet at Orange County International Raceway, where Johnston ran the lowest elapsed time in class history, 6.72, and, in the final, beat Rich Siroonian in Big John Mazmanian's Barracuda on a holeshot, 6.89 to 6.88. Also, Top Speed at the 1970 Winternationals at 203.61. - Phil Burgess, NHRA | Jake started the season at Beeline for the AHRA Winternationals on January 25. He made it into the finals by beating Dick Harrell's 7.92 with a 7.70. In round two, Don Schumacher broke a transmission and the "Max" advanced with a 7.77. He got another break in the semifinals when Gene Snow's car started leaking oil and was shut off on the line. Johnston soloed with a 9.16. In the final he was matched against Tommy Grove's strong Cammer powered Mustang. Jake ran a 7.67/198.23 that finished runner-up to Grove's 7.54/196. At Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, a 7.55/201.34 qualified #3. He lasted until round two where Kenny Safford in the "Mr. Norm" car dropped him with a 7.44 to Jake's quicker 7.40/203.61 (Top Speed). On February 15 he was at Fremont for the Northern Nationals. A first-round 7.32 beat Dick Bourgeois' 7.42 in Don Cook's Corvette. But in round two he fouled against Jim Liberman. The following week (February 22), he won the third OCIR All-Pro event. Johnston actually lost to Gene Conway's 7.33/200 in the first round, with a quicker 7.28/181.08, but he got back in on the "break rule" as Low ET loser when Dave Beebe broke. In the semifinals, he set Low ET with a 7.26/170.77 over a fouling Clyde Morgan. In the final, he ran Conway again and a 7.37/189.47 took the win over Gene's quicker 7.35/201. | Best NHRA times were 7.361/201.34. Manufacturers Meet, Orange County CA 11/70

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Kenny Bernstein (M) from Richardson, Texas USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 404 / 3)

1985 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4

"Budweiser King" Owned by Kenny Bernstein from Richardson, Texas USA

Crew Chief: Dale Armstrong

'85 Ford Tempo by Mike Kase | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi by Dale Armstrong with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.559 at IHRA Rockingham NC Fall 1985	1/4 Mile MPH:	265.46 at IHRA Rockingham NC Fall 1985
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1985 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 98.45	Entry is 0.92189 times average ET and 1.10608 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1985 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.559 ET, 266.27 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1985 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.030 ET, 240.00 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1985 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.530 ET, 221.62 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Long Nose 85/86. Photo from Milan, MI, IHRA Northern Nats 85. Set NHRA ET records at 5.646 at 85 Gators and 5.569 at 1985 Maple Grove. Low qualifier at 1985 Gators with a 5.672. Ran 258.76 at 85 World Finals. | Kenny started the season at Firebird Raceway's Super Bowl of Drag Racing in January. He qualified #1 for the eight-car field with a new track record 5.74 at 248.61 (Top Speed). Kenny made his way into the final by beating Tom McEwen with a 5.84/248.61 and a tire-smoking single in the semifinals when Paul Smith was unable to run after a first-round fire. He met John Collins in the final and the "Budweiser King's" reverser failed so Collins got to solo for the victory. The following week, he was at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. His 5.74/254.09 qualified #4 and in round one, a 5.80/259 beat Jim Head. Bernstein ran a career-best (to this point) 5.67 at 235.60 in round two, but he lost to Rick Johnson who was running a 5.58/263 in the "Hawaiian." He was in Atlanta for an eight-car show in March where his 5.81/250.00 qualified in the #2 spot. In the first round, Mark Oswald stepped up from a qualifying 5.91 to a 5.72/248 in the "Candies and Hughes" car to beat his 5.85/249.30. Things clicked for the team at the NHRA Gatornationals. Kenny qualified #1 with a 5.67/261.78 (Top Speed). Frank Hawley broke a transmission in the first round, in the "Chi-Town Hustler" and Bernstein advanced with a 6.25/226.92. In round two, his 5.71/251.81 beat Tom Hoover and a semifinal NHRA record-setting 5.64 at 256.70 took out Collins' tire shaking Camaro. He faced John Lombardo driving Raymond Beadle's "Blue Max" in the final. John had problems and shut down while Kenny ran 5.70/254.09 for the win. His next stop was at Darlington for the IHRA Winternationals. Once again, he ran well, lasting until the semifinals where his 5.80/247 lost to Oswald's 5.78/260. Another NHRA title came at Atlanta for the Southern Nationals in April. Kenny's 5.72/254.09 qualified #1, and he worked his way to the final by stopping a tire-smoking Dale Pulde in the first round, with a 5.81/249.03. In round two, a 5.80/249.58 ended Jody Smart's chances and a 5.75/254.66 got around Don Prudhomme's off-pace 6.12/204 in the semifinals. His final-round opponent was Ed "the Ace" McCulloch. There was no stopping Bernstein on this day as his track record 5.69 at 252.95 got the victory over Ed's 5.81/247. While he was running strong in NHRA, he was still not able to reach the final in IHRA competition. At the second race of the season, the Pro-Am Championships at Rockingham, he got another semifinal finish when Billy Meyer's 5.88/250 beat his 5.95/243. Bernstein's next stop was at Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals. His 5.74/247.93 qualified #2 behind Pulde's similar 5.74/251. He beat McCulloch in round one, with a 5.83/243.90. In round two, a 5.76/245.49 beat Oswald, but in the semifinals, Kenny lost an engine on a 6.09/185 pass that beat a tire-smoking John Force. The team replaced the engine for the final where he ran Head. Something wasn't, buttoned up right as the "Budweiser King" broke on the line and Head soloed for the race win. His IHRA semifinal streak continued at Bristol for the Springnationals. There, he set Low ET in the semifinals with a 5.66 at 258, but he lost to eventual winner Pulde whose quick-leaving 5.69/257 won. Things were better at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals. He qualified #1 at 5.75/248.48, and then a track record 5.73 at 251 beat Al Segrini and in round two, his 5.74/249.03 got around a tire spinning Pulde. Another 5.74 at 248.48 beat an out of shape Prudhomme in the semifinals. This matched Kenny up against Texas neighbor Meyer in the final. Billy overpowered the track and went up in smoke while Bernstein won his third NHRA race of the season with a 5.81/251.25. The team's next stop was at Maple Grove for the Super Stock Magazine Nationals. Kenny's 5.67/249.30 (Top Speed) qualified #2 behind Pulde's 5.66/249. In the first round, Bernstein set Low ET with a track record 5.65 at 249.30 to beat Chuck Etchells. A semifinal 5.78/243.24 advanced over Tim Grose. This paired him up against Pulde in the final. Kenny had traction issues and Pulde won with a 5.90/247. Another runner-up finish came at the NHRA Grandnationals. There, he only ran 5.85/246.94 to qualify #10. Both he and Grose ran 5.84 (the Bud car at 244.96), but Kenny got the win light. In round two, Oswald fouled against him and Kenny blew an engine while advancing with a 5.85/240.12. The team swapped out a new engine for the semifinal and it improved the car to a 5.69/252.52 to beat Prudhomme's 5.80/256. He faced Johnson in the final and despite running a 5.79/250.13, Rick picked up his first NHRA National event victory with a 5.72/260. The following week (July 7), he had some bad luck at Milan, Michigan, for the IHRA Northern Nationals. He qualified #4 for the show, but attempted another run. Something let go and the car turned into a fireball. Kenny got it stopped and was OK, but the car was damaged badly and was unable to run in eliminations. With a team this strong, they didn't miss a beat, showing up at Englishtown the next week for the NHRA Summernationals. Bernstein set Low ET with a track record 5.62 at 234 in qualifying number one. He then ran 5.90, 5.85, and 5.76 at 249.58 to beat McEwen, Pulde, and John Force (in that order). In the final, he went up against Grose, and Bernstein's 5.77/249.58 scored the win over Grose's 5.80/250. Best NHRA times were the 5.569 at Maple Grove and 261.78 at the Gators. Ran 5.714/250.69 in winning IHRA Cincinnati over Dale Pulde, snapping Dale's four-win streak.

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Chuck Etchells (M) from Putnam, Connecticut USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 5)

1993 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1

"Kendall GT-1" Owned by Chuck Etchells from Putnam, Connecticut USA

Crew Chief: Maynard Yingst & Tim Richards

'93 Dodge Daytona by Murf McKinney | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.987 at NHRA Topeka KS 10/01/93	1/4 Mile MPH:	299.50 at NHRA Topeka KS 10/03/93
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	3.920 at Lancaster NY 5/28/93	1/8 Mile MPH:	178.00 at Lancaster NY 5/28/93

Entry's 1993 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 98.30	Entry is 0.92352 times average ET and 1.09418 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 50.00, MPH 03.99	Entry is 1.00000 times average ET and 0.92708 times average MPH

1993 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.987 ET, 300.40 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 193.96 MPH
1993 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.400 ET, 273.72 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 192.00 MPH
1993 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.900 ET, 250.52 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 177.09 MPH

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Notes: First funny car in the fours. First member of the Castrol 4-Second Club for Funny Cars on October 1/1993, with a 4.987 at the NHRA Sears Craftsman Nationals in Topeka, Kan. Terrible & terrific year in 1993: crew chief Yingst died during NHRA Slick 50 Nats in Spring, rebounded to make historic pass in Fall. Photo from Columbus 1993. | Chuck started the year at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. He qualified #3 with a 5.14/285.44, but in round one, he smoked the tires and lost to Del Worsham. At the NHRA Motorcraft Nationals in Arizona, his 5.41/265.01 qualified #10. He improved to 5.22/272.39 in the first round, but it wasn't enough to beat Al Hofmann's 5.15/287. Houston was the next stop on the NHRA schedule for the Slick 50 Nationals. Etchells qualified #5 with a 5.16/270.59 and in round one, his 5.14/286.35 beat Jerry Caminito's 5.46/275. In the second round, both he and Cruz Pedregon ran 5.22 (Chuck at 276.83), but Cruz crossed the finish line first. Gainesville was the next stop for the NHRA Gatornationals. There, Chuck ran 5.30/277.86 to qualify #8. His 5.21/274.30 beat Gordie Bonin's 5.28/281 in the "Hawaiian" in the first round, but he broke against Hofmann in round two. He went to Rockingham for the NHRA Winston Invitational and qualified #3 in the eight-car field with a 5.27/266.03. But in the first round, while faced Bonin, Chuck did his burnout and then was unable to back up after his reverser failed. After having such a rough time in the first few events, things went a little more his way at Atlanta for the NHRA Southern Nationals. He set Low ET in qualifying #1 with a 5.09 at 291.07. In the first round Caminito fouled against him and Etchells advanced with a 6.05/167.09. Round two saw Whit Bazemore fail to show and Chuck soloed to a 5.26/271.41. In the semifinals, he and his opponent, Freddie Neely smoked the tires with Chuck recovering first with a 5.49/265.95 over Freddie's 5.69/262. This put him into the final against Force. Unfortunately, John got the victory. The sixth NHRA race of the season was the Mid-South Nationals at Memphis. Etchells qualified #4 for the show with a 5.29/277.60. An easy 5.66/207.75 in round one, beat Brent Fanning, but in round two he lost a close race to Bonin. Gordie's 5.26/285 nipped his 5.27/274.97. At the Mopar Parts Nationals at Englishtown, Chuck qualified #2 with a 5.04/288.46 just behind Force's 5.01/289. Etchells beat Caminito in round one, with a 5.18/281.69 while in round two his 5.22/279.32 took out Kenji Okazaki. A semifinal 5.27/265.17 topped Tom Hoover's close 5.30/283 and moved him into the final against Force. Once again, John stopped him in the final. Force won with a 5.14/290 while Etchells was busy smoking his tires to an 8.01/104.69 for the runner-up spot. On May 28 these two faced off in a best of three match race at the 1/8 mile Lancaster track. Things didn't go well for Etchells as he lost two straight with times of 4.13/170 and 3.92/178 while Force ran a best of 3.73. Repeated his 299.50 from Topeka at when he set Top Speed at Ennis Fall 1993.

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Tony Pedregon (M) from Chino Hills, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 702 / 6)

1999 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Castrol Syntec" Owned by John Force from Yorba Linda, California USA

Crew Chief: John Medlen

99 Ford Mustang by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.779 at NHRA Gainesville FL 3/20/99	1/4 Mile MPH:	322.81 at NHRA Ennis TX 4/24/99
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1999 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 98.17	Entry is 0.92796 times average ET and 1.11291 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1999 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.779 ET, 324.05 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.621 ET, 225.84 MPH
1999 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.150 ET, 290.06 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.690 ET, 222.00 MPH
1999 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.650 ET, 264.39 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.020 ET, 203.78 MPH

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Notes: Photo from the 1999 NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, Florida. Three wins and two runners up in NHRA competition this year.

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John Force (M) from Yorba Linda, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 723 / 1)

1996 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Castrol GTX/Jolly Rancher" Owned by John Force from Yorba Linda, California USA

Crew Chief: Austin Coil & Bernie Fedderly

'96 Pontiac Firebird by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.889 at NHRA Topeka KS 7/06/96	1/4 Mile MPH:	310.45 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/12/96
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1996 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 96.17	Entry is 0.93534 times average ET and 1.09140 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1996 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.889 ET, 312.60 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1996 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.227 ET, 284.45 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1996 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.727 ET, 259.62 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Rick Howard photo from 1996 US Nats, Indy. Force put on a virtuoso performance at Indy in winning a record-tying 11th event of the season, a 59th career win and a record sixth Winston Funny Car title. And if that wasn't enough, he also won his 4th Big Bud Shootout. Force qualified #1 (4.966 Low ET of Meet and Track Record).

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Don Prudhomme (M) from Granada Hills, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 712 / 1)

1979 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Army" Owned by Don Prudhomme from Granada Hills, California USA

Crew Chief: Bob Brandt

'79 Plymouth Arrow by Jaime Sarte | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.954 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/02/79 (NR)	1/4 Mile MPH:	245.23 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/02/79
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1979 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 94.95	Entry is 0.92453 times average ET and 1.10899 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1979 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.954 ET, 247.93 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 193.96 MPH
1979 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.440 ET, 221.13 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 192.00 MPH
1979 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.940 ET, 205.20 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 177.09 MPH

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Notes: Michael Beach photo from Martin, MI, 1979. Don was trying to get his fifth straight NHRA Funny Car Championship in '79. At NHRA's season-opening Winternationals at Pomona, he qualified #4 with a 6.13. But in the first round, he fell off to 6.32 at 201 and lost to Billy Meyer's 6.18/241. At Beeline's NHRA Division 7 Opener, he qualified #1 but lost early to Pat Foster. The season was not starting so well for the "Snake." Things went better at Gainesville for the Gatornationals in March. A track record 6.15 at 243.90 qualified #1, and he beat Bob Pickett in the opening round. In round two, his 6.31/236 beat Meyer's 6.37/236. Unfortunately, he went up in smoke in the semifinals and lost to Tom Hoover. Surprisingly, Don did not go to Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals, but he was at Columbus for the Springnationals. He qualified poorly (#13) with a 6.29/236.22, but he picked up to 6.21/228.42 in the first round, to beat Meyer's 6.68/170. In round two, Prudhomme's 6.31/222.22 lost to Al Segrini's 6.20/226. He did not run at Denver for the NHRA Mile High Nationals. His next stop was at Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals. He set Low ET and Top Speed in qualifying #1 with a 6.09/240.64. But in round one, he was late off the line, and his 6.26 lost to Ron Colson's 6.28 in the "Hawaiian." He made a trip to Martin, Michigan, for the NHRA Division 3 race. Don qualified #2 with a 6.08, just behind Gary Burgin's 6.07. These two would meet in the final. Prudhomme set Low ET and Top Speed during eliminations with a 6.02/240.00. In the final, a 6.16/236.84 gave him the victory over Burgin's 6.30/215. He showed up at Suffolk for the NHRA Division 2 race in early July. He had the only Funny Car there, and he singled for the win. He also stopped off at Dragway 42 for the AHRA Grandnationals. Don qualified #1 at 6.26 and then ran 6.24/231.95 and 6.23/234.37 to reach the final. His final-round opponent was Dale Pulde driving the "War Eagle," who had run Low ET at 6.12 during eliminations. Don smoked the tires and slowed to a 6.85/178.21 runner-up finish to Pulde's 6.28/236. He then went to US 131 and won their Funny Car Nationals. Prudhomme had run as well as 6.10/237.46 before stopping Frank Oglesby in the final. Another win came at the PHR Championships. In the final, his 6.24/228 beat Pete Williams driving the "Chi-Town Hustler." The wins kept stacking up as he then won the NHRA Grandnationals. It was an eight-car field, and his 6.21/234.98 qualified #3. The first-round saw him pick up to 6.12 over Roy Harris' 6.35. A semifinal 6.19 took out Burgin's 6.40. The final was against Pulde, and this time the "Snake" reversed the outcome of the PHR meet by winning with a 6.63 over Pulde's 6.69 in a tire-smoking battle. He didn't run so well at Byron, where he lost to Tripp Shumake in Johnny Loper's car in the first round. But he really showed them up in Indianapolis for the NHRA US Nationals. Don reset the NHRA ET record to 5.95 in qualifying #1. His speed on the run was 245.23. A first-round 6.18/215 beat Pulde, but the car went into a wheelstand in round two, and Prudhomme had to shut off against Colson. Shortly after that, he was at Jackson County Sports Park for the NHRA Division 6 Final. He made it into the final only to lose to Raymond Beadle's 6.16/237 in the "Blue Max" with a 6.36/195.50. Going into Seattle for the NHRA Fallnationals, Beadle held a 324 point lead over Prudhomme for the championship. Don had to act fast. He qualified #2 at Seattle with a 6.08/243.24. A first-round 6.13/226.70 advanced over a tire-smoking Kosty Ivanof. Meyer also smoked the tires against him in round two, and Don's 6.32/215.82 moved into the semifinals. There he was upset by Jim Dunn. Jim had been running really well, and in the semis, his 6.17/223 beat Prudhomme who dropped a couple of cylinders at 6.26/223.88. Don had to watch as Beadle went on to win the race. He got some payback at the Winston Challenge race held at Fremont on September.30. Both he and Beadle made up the Funny Car final. It was close as the "Snake" had run 5.99/242.58 in his semifinal race while the "Max" had run 5.98. It was close, but Don's starting line advantage got him the win with his 6.07/236.22 narrowly beating Beadle's 6.06 at the same speed. That was the last highlight of the year as at Ontario for the NHRA World Finals, Don was off-pace. He only qualified #11 with a 6.43/227.84, and in the first round, his 6.85/229.59 lost to Tom McEwen's 6.53/229. Still, most was happy with a season like this, and he maintained his hold on the second spot in the NHRA points. | At NHRA Seattle, Snake and his Arrow appeared at the JC Penny Firestone behind the mall. - Joe Moore

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Don Prudhomme (M) from Granada Hills, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 712 )

1982 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Pepsi Challenger" Owned by Don Prudhomme from Granada Hills, California USA

Crew Chief: Bob Brandt

'82 Pontiac Trans Am by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.637 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/04/82	1/4 Mile MPH:	252.80 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/04/82
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1982 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 94.77	Entry is 0.90773 times average ET and 1.07864 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1982 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.637 ET, 254.95 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 193.96 MPH
1982 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.210 ET, 234.37 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 192.00 MPH
1982 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.740 ET, 214.57 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 177.09 MPH

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Notes: AMAZING 5.63/244.56 shut-off run at Indy this year, plus 5.73/252.80 NHRA best speed. First Funny Car to run 250.00 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on 5/29/1982 (initial entry into the Crane Cams 250 MPH Club for Funny Cars). Also, 247.25 at 82 Southerns. Credited with 255 mph run at AHRA Gary, which was probably more like 245. | Don made one of the most incredible runs in Funny Car history at Indy. This came in a year when he switched from Mopar bodied cars to a GM for the first time since '76. He had won twice in '81 and switched to a Firebird for the '82 season. He started the season at Tucson Dragway for the AHRA Winternationals. A track record 6.34 qualified #1, and he made his way to the final by running 6.43 over Johnny West and 6.34 to beat Tripp Shumake in the semifinals. Prudhomme was upset in the final by Ed Moore, who had earlier reset both ends of the track record with 6.21/232.54 times. He ran 6.03/242.58 for the #4 spot at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. An off pace 6.31/185.95 lost to Gary Burgin's 6.11/243 in the first round. Things were even worse at Gainesville for the NHRA Gatornationals. Don's best of 6.19/231.60 failed to qualify. The NHRA Southern Nationals was held in Atlanta in April, and it featured an eight-car Funny Car field. It was a tough show to qualify in, but Don's 6.13/244.56 got in on the "bump" spot. Unfortunately, he smoked the tires in the first round, and lost to Frank Hawley's 6.09/220 in the "Chi-Town Hustler." The following week (May 2), he was at Tulsa for the AHRA Springnationals. Don won the race there, beating Tom Hoover and John Force to reach the finals. In the final, he beat upstart Tom Hovland's 6.46/222 with a 6.31/238.72. On May 29, Don ran 6.00/250.00 at Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals. The first 250 mph run by a Funny Car made him the fifteenth NHRA driver to top 250 and the first to do it in a Funny Car. The time qualified him first in the eight-car show. The race was run on May 30, and Don ran well but ended up as the runner-up. He beat John Pott in Larry Coogle's car in the first round, with a 6.10/242. In the semifinals, another 6.10 at 246 beat a tire-smoking Billy Meyer. But in the final, he came up against Raymond Beadle in the "Blue Max." The two left together, but Beadle's 6.08/239 beat the "Snake's" 6.13/247.25 for the win. Early in June, he was at St. Louis for the AHRA Gateway Nationals. Don set Low ET in qualifying #1 with a 6.13, but in the first round, he smoked the tires and shut off to a 12.34 that lost to Hovland's 6.33. He qualified #1 again the following week at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals. A 5.92 (Low ET) at a track record speed of 248.61 got him the pole. He fell off to a 6.20/241.93 in the first round, but it was still enough to beat Tim Grose's 6.31/216. He lost to Kenny Bernstein in round two. It was around this time that a few cars started running nitrous. Meyer was one of them, and he had run over 254 at Norwalk. Bob Brandt took a look in that direction. AHRA held its Summernationals at Kansas City, and once again, Don got the pole with a track record 5.97 at 244.56. A 6.03/229.00 beat Jim White in round one, while a semifinal 6.10/196.50 advanced to the final when Ron Correnti failed to fire. In the final, he met old foe, Burgin. Don had problems and shut down to 7.10/130.81 while Gary motored to the victory at 5.99/234. The next stop was in Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals. The "Snake" qualified #4 in the eight-car show with a 6.03/245.90 (Top Speed). This is where he got his first NHRA victory in the Firebird. Prudhomme advanced past round one when Beadle broke a rear-end while a semifinal 5.91 (Low ET) at 244.56 beat Hawley who smoked the tires. The final turned out to be a rematch right down to the winner as the '81 event. It was Bernstein against Prudhomme, and Don prevailed with a 6.03/245.23 over Kenny's 6.13/233. And just as he had done in '81, he went out and won the NHRA Summernationals as well. Meyer was the performance leader, but Don wasn't running too badly, qualifying #6 with a 5.96/248.61. He beat Murf McKinney, Beadle, and Bernstein to reach the finals, where he faced Mike Dunn. The "Snake" was not to be denied his 34th NHRA career victory, running 6.00/241.28 over Mike's 6.15/237 in the "Hawaiian." On June 27, he was at Brainerd for the US Funny Car Championships. He was upset in the first round, by Steve Gladieux. | 5.89 251.96 beating Tom McEwen, 5.944 226.30 in the semis, 5.901 255.45 AHRA US 30 1982 to win over Gary Burgin's 6.061 in the finals. Note: The US 30 clocks were very questionable in 1982 (especially the speeds). - Danny White

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Robert Hight (M) from Anaheim, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 5)

2007 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"AAA SoCal Auto Club" Owned by John Force from Yorba Linda, California USA

Crew Chief: Jim Prock

'07 Ford Mustang by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 TFX Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.636 at NHRA Phoenix AZ 2/24/07	1/4 Mile MPH:	331.94 at NHRA Gainesville FL 3/17/07
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 2007 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 93.44	Entry is 0.95686 times average ET and 1.04994 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

2007 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.636 ET, 334.32 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.287 ET, 259.76 MPH
2007 Average:	1/4 Mile: 4.845 ET, 316.15 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.499 ET, 239.06 MPH
2007 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.345 ET, 286.60 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.829 ET, 218.46 MPH

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Notes: Quickest all time quarter mile funny car ET. May never be bettered - NHRA went to 1000 Foot racing in 2008.

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Tony Pedregon (M) from Chino Hills, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 2)

2003 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Castrol Syntec" Owned by John Force from Yorba Linda, California USA

Crew Chief: John Medlen

'02 Ford Mustang by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.721 at NHRA Pomona CA 11/08/03	1/4 Mile MPH:	326.79 at NHRA Pomona CA 11/08/03
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 2003 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 92.74	Entry is 0.96406 times average ET and 1.04503 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

2003 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.721 ET, 329.18 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2003 Average:	1/4 Mile: 4.897 ET, 312.71 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2003 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.397 ET, 283.74 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Mike Dunn (M) from La Mirada, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 768 )

1980 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"King's Hawaiian Bread" Owned by Roland Leong from Diamond Bar, California USA

Crew Chief: Roland Leong

'80 Dodge Charger by Jaime Sarte | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.855 at Orange County CA 12/80	1/4 Mile MPH:	245.00 at Orange County CA 12/80
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1980 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 92.70	Entry is 0.93084 times average ET and 1.07532 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1980 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.855 ET, 247.93 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 0.00 MPH
1980 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.290 ET, 227.84 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 0.00 MPH
1980 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.790 ET, 211.06 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Mike did not run any NHRA national events in 1980. Time was run at a match race in late 1980 and was considered suspect by competitors. Another late year performance, similar to Bill Leavitt in 1971, that stole the spotlight from the quickest runs made earlier in the year. We need details on these numbers if anyone has them.

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Don Prudhomme (M) from Granada Hills, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 712 )

1973 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Carefree Gum" Owned by Don Prudhomme from Granada Hills, California USA

Crew Chief: Don Prudhomme

'73 Plymouth Cuda by John Buttera | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	6.169 at NHRA Ontario CA 11/17/73	1/4 Mile MPH:	231.95 at NHRA Ontario CA 11/17/73
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 91.05	Entry is 0.92516 times average ET and 1.07884 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1973 Records:	1/4 Mile: 6.169 ET, 235.64 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH
1973 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.668 ET, 215.00 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.657 ET, 184.00 MPH
1973 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 7.168 ET, 200.00 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.987 ET, 172.12 MPH

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Notes: Three successive class bests in 1973: 6.35 and 6.27 at Indy (won Funny Car Eliminator over the Ace in the final), then a fantastic 6.16 at the Supernationals. When Don didn't like his new '74 US Army Vega, this car was pulled out of the garage, painted in US Army colors, and won Indy again. 6.29 Green Valley | In 1973, Prudhomme singlehandedly won the team title for Plymouth over a 16-car field at the 5th Annual Manufacturer's Meet at Rockford, Ill. - RT | Photo from 1973 AHRA Grand Nationals, Dragway 42. | Early in '73, Don was still racing his Top Fuel car. He didn't enter his Funny Car in competition at the AHRA or the NHRA Winternationals; he ran in Top Fuel instead. But on March 11, he showed up at Fremont for the AHRA Northern Nationals with his 'Cuda. He qualified #9 and, in the first round, set Low ET of the meet with a 6.45 to beat low qualifier Tom Hoover who ran 6.56. In round two, he faced Kelly Brown in the "Wonder Wagon" Vega panel. Don fouled away a 6.60/209.30, giving Brown an easy 7.09 run into the semifinals. The following week, he was at NHRA Gatornationals but was back in the top fuel car. He was back in the Funny Car for the Seattle Northwest Open in April. He ran a 6.43 to qualify, but in the first round, he lost a rod while doing his burnout. On April 11, he was at the AHRA Grand American in Tulsa. A Low ET and Top Speed of the meet pass of 6.50/226.13 qualified #1. He had a clutch explode during eliminations and hit the guardrail, thus ending his day. The car was wearing black primer from being repaired when he showed up at Irwindale for the Coca-Cola Funny Car Championships on April 21. He set Top Speed at 230.76, but after making a first-round solo, he crossed the centerline and was disqualified while racing Gerry Glenn. The following week, he was in Seattle for its Northwest Open. He qualified #3 in the sixteen-car field with a 6.54/229 (Top Speed), but while doing his burnout for his first-round race against Rich Rogers, a rod let go, and he had to shut down. There were no shortages of places for Don to run as everywhere he raced, a crowd followed. He was at Green Valley for the AHRA Grand American early in May. He qualified #1 at 6.37 and then beat Mart Higginbotham and Dale Pulde (MT Grand Am). He then defeated Don Schumacher in the semifinal with an engine blowing 6.29. He would face Tom Grove in the final. Grove's car failed to fire, so Prudhomme limped it down the track for the win.

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Ed McCulloch (M) from Fresno, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 612 )

1989 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Miller High Life" Owned by Larry Minor from Hemet, California USA

Crew Chief: Bernie Fedderly

'89 Oldsmobile Cutlass by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	5.132 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/07/89	1/4 Mile MPH:	280.89 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/07/89
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1989 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 90.95	Entry is 0.90177 times average ET and 1.10175 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1989 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.132 ET, 286.62 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1989 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.691 ET, 254.95 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1989 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.191 ET, 234.36 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Ed also ran 5.188 that same day. The 5.132 was not bettered until March 1992. This photo from Columbus 1988. Confirmed 277.17 at Memphis 89. We need to confirm the Ennis 280.89. | Ed started the '89 season by qualifying #3 at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals with a 5.36/276.58. He lost to Mark Oswald in the first round. At the next event, the NHRA Supernationals at Houston, he ran a 5.34/272.89 to qualify #7. Once again Ed got taken out by Oswald, but this time it was in round two where Mark's 5.38 nipped McCulloch's 5.40. He had some luck on his side at the NHRA Gatornationals. A 5.39/268.89 qualified #5, but that was the best he ran at Gainesville. He beat a tire smoking Scott Kalitta in the first round, and a second round 6.47 beat a tire smoking R.C. Sherman. In the semifinal, a 9.76/68 mph run advanced when Art Hendey broke on the line. In the final, Ed took the victory with a 19.70-70.94 beat Bruce Larson fouled. On April 23 he was in Atlanta for the NHRA Southern Nationals. A 5.45/270.75 qualified #3, but he lost to Sherman in the first round. From there it was off to Memphis for the NHRA Mid-South Nationals where he ran a 5.41/274.97 to qualify #7. He beat Paul Smith in the first round, and a 5.55 took out Tony McCallum's 5.60 in round two. But in the semifinal, he shut off to a 10.00 loss to Kenny Bernstein. He made it into the semifinals of the next event as well, the NHRA Cajun Nationals. There he qualified #6 with a 5.55/268.73. He got revenge on Oswald in round two, beating him with a 5.46/269 to Mark's 5.57. But in the semifinal, John Martin beat Ed. He went to Bristol for the IHRA Springnationals, and while he didn't make the final, he did set Low ET at 5.45. At the NHRA Springnationals, he qualified #6 with a 5.36/269.70, but he lost to Johnny West in the first round. Another first-round loss came at the NHRA Grandnationals in Canada. He qualified #4 with a 5.52/265.17, but a first-round 6.34/163 lost to Hendey's 5.63/260. McCulloch made the final at the NHRA Summernationals in July. A 5.30 qualified #2. He beat Mike Dunn in the first round, and a 5.56/268 beat Larson's quicker 5.50 in round two. In the semifinals, a 5.64/262 beat a tire smoking Don Gay Jr. In the final he ran Bernstein. A 5.50 by McCulloch came in second best to Kenny's 5.41. In the thin air of Denver, for the NHRA Mile High Nationals, Ed ran 5.65/252.24 to qualify #4. He beat Don Prudhomme in the first round, and a 5.72/250 beat Tom Hoover in round two, but a semifinal 5.91 fell to Larson's 5.54. The eleventh race on the NHRA schedule was the California Nationals. A 5.38/275.31 qualified Ed #2. He made it into the semifinal before losing to Oswald's 5.49/267 with a quicker 5.47/270.92. The NHRA Seafair Nationals was the next race. Ed qualified #7 with a 5.35/274.39, but a first-round 5.98/222.82 lost to Jim Murphy. Ed hadn't won a race since March and the team was overdue. Things finally came together on August 20 at the NHRA Northstar Nationals. McCulloch got his first pole of the year with a 5.42/267.53. He set a 5.37 track record at 270.27 in the first round, and a second round 5.45/270.02 beat Sherman's 5.51/263. In the semifinal, a 5.42/268.25 beat upstart Larry Camenzind, and for the win he faced off with Larson. It was Ed's driving that got the victory, as he pulled a holeshot and his 5.55/266.90 beat Bruce's quicker 5.51/264. After that, it was on to Indianapolis for the NHRA US Nationals. A 5.35/275.90 qualified #6 and in round one, a 5.56/271.49 beat Jerry Caminito's 6.11/171. In round two, his 5.46/269.94 lost to Larson's 5.32/274. On September 17, Ed was at Maple Grove for the NHRA Keystone Nationals. He qualified #4 with a 5.28/274.39 and a 5.40/222 beat R.C. Sherman in the first round. But in round two, he was late off the line and his 5.30/271.57 finished behind Force's 5.34/275.

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John Force (M) from Yorba Linda, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 1)

2003 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Castrol GTX" Owned by John Force from Yorba Linda, California USA

Crew Chief: Austin Coil & Bernie Fedderly

'02 Ford Mustang by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	4.721 at NHRA Joliet IL 5/31/03	1/4 Mile MPH:	326.00 at NHRA Joliet IL 9/27/03
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 2003 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 90.34	Entry is 0.96406 times average ET and 1.04250 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

2003 Records:	1/4 Mile: 4.721 ET, 329.18 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2003 Average:	1/4 Mile: 4.897 ET, 312.71 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2003 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.397 ET, 283.74 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Ed McCulloch (M) from Fresno, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 612 / 3)

1988 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Miller High Life" Owned by Larry Minor from Hemet, California USA

Crew Chief: Bernie Fedderly

'88 Oldsmobile Cutlass by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	5.230 at IHRA Ennis TX 10/15/88	1/4 Mile MPH:	280.00 at IHRA Ennis TX 10/15/88
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1988 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 89.54	Entry is 0.91899 times average ET and 1.09825 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1988 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.230 ET, 286.62 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1988 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.691 ET, 254.95 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1988 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.191 ET, 234.36 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: First Funny Car in the 5.20s with a 5.255 at Ennis IHRA 1988, followed by a quicker 5.230. Photo from Columbus 1988. Best NHRA times of 5.252 at Houston Fall 1988 and 277.26 at Maple Grove 9/88. | Ed started the season at Firebird Raceway's Super Bowl of Drag Racing that featured an eight-car Funny Car show. McCulloch qualified #2 with a 5.56/261.62 behind John Force's 5.34. These two would end up meeting in the final. The "Ace" got there by first beating Ron Fassl with a 5.60/260.86 and in the semifinals, a 5.73/255.68 got around a tire smoking Don Prudhomme. John was running two tenths quicker with 5.40 and 5.41 times. In the final, it was a foregone conclusion. John beat Ed's 5.73/204.08 with a 5.47/267 to take the title. At Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, a 5.39 (Low ET) got the pole, but in the first round, the "Ace" smoked the tires and lost to Bruce Larson. His next stop was at Darlington for the IHRA Winternationals. There, a first-round 5.69/256.41 beat a tire smoking Mark Oswald in the "Candies and Hughes" car, but in the semifinals against Tripp Shumake, the Cutlass broke on the line. A week later (March 20) he was at Gainesville for the NHRA Gatornationals. It was a weekend he would rather forget as he failed to qualify and was only third alternate for the show. How things change in a week, as on March 27 he was low qualifier with a 5.54/258.62 at Bradenton for the IHRA Supernationals. Unfortunately, a first-round 5.75 lost to Scott Kalitta's holeshot 5.77.

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Cruz Pedregon (M) from Los Angeles, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 779 )

1992 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"McDonald's" Owned by Larry Minor from Hemet, California USA

Crew Chief: Larry Meyer

'92 Oldsmobile Cutlass by Murf McKinney | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	5.076 at NHRA Maple Grove PA 9/19/92	1/4 Mile MPH:	288.00 at NHRA Columbus OH 6/14/92
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1992 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 86.91	Entry is 0.94000 times average ET and 1.05217 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1992 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.076 ET, 293.06 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1992 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.400 ET, 273.72 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1992 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 5.900 ET, 250.52 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Rookie Year, NHRA Champ in 1992 (winning 5 straight races). Also first funny car in the 5.0 zone with a 5.077 qualifier at Maple Grove 9/92, followed by a 5.076 in eliminations. | Cruz started the season by qualifying #2 at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals with a 5.20/287.08 (Top Speed). He beat Gordon Mineo in the first round, with a 5.22/286.89, but in round two, his Cutlass broke against Mark Sievers. At the NHRA Arizona Nationals, he qualified #4 with a 5.34/279.06. A 5.33/269.78 beat Jerry Caminito in round one, but in round two his engine let go on the line against Johnny West. After breaking in the second round at the first two NHRA events, Pedregon did much better at Houston for the Supernationals. In qualifying, his 5.34/268.41 got him the #8 spot. He improved to 5.29/252.52 in the first round, over Chuck ETchell's quicker 5.26/272. Another holeshot in round two made his 5.18/276.66 a winner over John Force's 5.15/287. Then he really opened some eyes when he reset the NHRA National Record 5.10 at 272.89 in the semifinals to beat A Hofmann's 5.23/273. This put Cruz in the final against veteran, Mineo. A 5.14/284.62 backed up his 5.10 for the record and it was enough to give Pedregon his first NHRA Funny Car Eliminator victory. There was no sneaking up on the field for the NHRA Gatornationals after that, performance. At Gainesville a 5.26/275.98 qualified #4. His 5.20/285.08 beat Paula Martin's 5.37/271 in round one, while a second round 5.21/285.71 beat ETchell's quicker, but later 5.17/281. In the semifinals, crew chief Bernie Fedderly dialed in a little too much horsepower for Cruz's race against Force. As a result, Pedregon smoked the tires to a 5.31/242.78 loss to Force's 5.20/286. There were no points on the line at Rockingham for the NHRA Winston Invitational in April. Cruz set a track record 5.26 at 277.26 in qualifying #1 for the eight-car field. Unfortunately, the gremlins persisted and Pedregon broke in the first round. Atlanta was the next stop for the NHRA Southern Nationals. Once again, Cruz qualified #1 with a track record 5.15 at 282.57. It was strange to see his former crew chief, Fedderly helping Force's team for the first time. Pedregon advanced past Freddie Neely in the first round, with a 5.55/239.04 before smoking the tires in round two and losing to Force. He was low man at Memphis for the NHRA Mid-South Nationals with a 5.26/272.97. His 5.30/269.38 beat Norm Wilding, but he lost to Whit Bazemore in round two. It was then off to Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals. He qualified #2 with a 5.24/277.69 behind Etchells' 5.23. But in round one, he set Low ET and Top Speed with track records of 5.17/288.00 to beat Jim Epler. A 5.21/286.62 beat Tom Hoover in round two while a semifinal 5.29/283.19 took out Del Worsham's close 5.31/275. This set up a final against Hofmann. Cruz fouled against Al in the final and shut off to a 6.57/132.29 while Hofmann got the victory with a 5.31/263.

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Jim Liberman (M) from West Chester, Pennsylvania USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 117 )

1976 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1

"Jungle Jim" Owned by Jim Liberman from West Chester, Pennsylvania USA

Crew Chief: Jim Liberman

'76 Chevrolet Monza by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.964 at Green Valley TX 4/04/76	1/4 Mile MPH:	234.98 at Green Valley TX 4/04/76
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1976 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 84.75	Entry is 0.91193 times average ET and 1.06790 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1976 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 241.53 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1976 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.540 ET, 220.04 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1976 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 7.116 ET, 202.23 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Jungle Jim had a great 1976 season. He started in Tucson for the AHRA Winternationals. Jim was running the Monza, and a 6.44/224.67 qualified #1. Unfortunately, a first-round 6.78 lost to Shirl Greer's 6.69. At Pomona, for the NHRA Winternationals, he was the second alternate with a 6.370/227.27 best. Jim ran really well at the Bakersfield March Meet, winning the event. An opening round 6.38/219 beat Tom McEwen, and in the semifinals, his 6.42/208 beat Jim Dunn. He beat Gordie Bonin in the final. Shortly after that, Jim was at OCIR for its Fox Hunt race. He qualified with a 6.63 and lasted until the second round before losing to Chris Lane. Jim ran 6.19 twice (at 233.16) at Fremont WCS in March en route to a runner-up finish to Don Prudhomme. In 1976, Green Valley Raceway track owner Bill Heilscher held a series of eight-car AA/FC shows called the 200 MPH Funny Car Championships. The third 200 MPH FC Championship was held Saturday and Sunday, April 3/4. This event differed from the February and March events as more than eight booked-in cars appeared, so Saturday was deemed a day of qualifying for an eight-car field on Sunday. On Saturday, Jim led the field with a 6.04, followed by Tom Hoover at a 6.08 and Bob Pickett at a 6.12 with Top Speed at 231 mph. The rest of the field included Gene Snow, Tom Hoover, Mike Burkhart, Gordon Mineo, and Tripp Shumake. Alternates included Tom Ivo, Al Vanderwoude, and Tom Prock, among others. On Sunday, Liberman (who beat Snow and Shumake) met Hoover (who stopped Mineo and Pickett). In that final, Liberman won with a 5.964/234.98 to Hoover's 5.999/230.76. Pickett ran 235.60 in the first and second rounds for Top Speed. This made Liberman the third FC under 6.00 and Hoover the fourth. Later in April, Jim was at Kansas City International for the AHRA Show Me Nationals. There, he lasted until the semifinals before eventual winner Gene Snow's 6.26 beat his 6.55. Another victory came at the Dutch Classic held in May at Maple Grove. A final round 6.30/226.13 (track record speed) beat Dodger Glenn. Earlier, Jim had reset the track ET record to 6.29. At Atco Dragway for the CAR'S Magazine Championships, he lost to Pete Hill's 6.82/209 with an off-pace 7.56/197.36 in the first round. Jim qualified #5 at the NHRA Summernationals at 6.412/226.70. He lost in the first round to Gene Snow via redlight. That was Jim's last NHRA national event for the year. He also ran 6.21/229.59 at another Englishtown event. Jim ran 6.24/222.22 at the OCIR Manufacturer's Meet late in the year. The times at Green Valley were widely disputed in the sport, but they came up on the boards. After Tom Prock's 5.974 in March at the second series event, NHRA intervened and demanded that none of the Green Valley five-second runs counted toward the Cragar Five-Second Club. Green Valley info from Bret Kepner.

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Mike Dunn (M) from La Mirada, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 768 / 3)

1981 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"King's Hawaiian Bread" Owned by Roland Leong from Diamond Bar, California USA

Crew Chief: Roland Leong

'81 Dodge Charger by Jaime Sarte | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.840 at Sacramento CA 3/81	1/4 Mile MPH:	243.24 at NHRA Englishtown NJ 7/18/81
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1981 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 84.15	Entry is 0.93590 times average ET and 1.05678 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1981 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.840 ET, 249.30 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1981 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.240 ET, 230.17 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1981 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.740 ET, 213.10 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Mike qualified #5 at Pomona with a 6.15/234.98. and in round one, he beat Gary Burgin's 6.47/229 with a 6.21/236.22. In round two, he was on the receiving end of Raymond Beadle's track record 5.93 in the "Blue Max." Mike lost with a 6.38/231.95. The team did not go to Bakersfield for the March Meet, choosing to run at Sacramento instead. Mike really opened some eyes when the car made a tire hazing 5.84 pass. This was the quickest time ever for a flopper, and it backed up the run Mike's dad, Jim, made in January at OCIR when Jim had driven the "Hawaiian" to a 5.85 while covering for his son behind the wheel. Mike's next pass at Sacramento was 6.11. At the NHRA Gatornationals, he qualified #13 with a 6.10/231.95. His first-round 6.064/233.76 lost to Kenny Bernstein's 5.99/238. The team did not compete at Atlanta for the NHRA Southern Nationals, and all the Funny Car teams boycotted the NHRA Cajun Nationals that year. At Columbus, for the NHRA Springnationals, a 6.12/229.00 qualified #4. In the opening round, he slowed to an off-pace 6.41 that lost to Tom Anderson's 6.31. Mike qualified #6 at Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals with a 6.02/243.24. Roy Harris smoked the tires against him in round one, and he advanced with a 6.04/241.28. In the second round, both he and Beadle smoked the tires hard, and Mike recovered first to win with a 6.56/231.95. Dunn blazed the tires again in the semifinal and shut off to a 9.48/79 loss against Dale Armstrong's 6.18/231. Shortly after that, he won the Byron Manufacturer's Meet, where his 6.28/227.28 stopped Burgin's 6.36/228 in the final. Yet another win followed at Brainerd Raceway for the fifth NHRA Western Regional. Mike qualified #2 in the eight-car field with a 6.28/233.76. In the opening round, he then improved to 6.23/234.98 to defeat Glenn Mikres in the "Bear Town Shaker." In the semifinal, a consistent 6.24/236.84 covered Tom Hoover's 6.75/222. He faced Bob Pickett in the final, and Pickett had troubles and shut down while Dunn ran 6.50/234.37 for the victory. Martin, Michigan, held its U.S. 131 Funny Car Championships that had all cars make two runs and the two quickest cars meeting in the final. The "Hawaiian" was strong, running 6.12/238.72 (Top Speed) to beat Frank Hawley's 6.13/220 in the "Chi-Town Hustler," and in the second race, Mike set Low ET with a 6.09/236.22 over Mikres. He ran Hawley again in the final, but the "Hawaiian" broke and slowed to an 11.00 in a runner-up effort to Hawley's 6.15/216. Mike won the Golden Gate Nationals. His best NHRA times were 5.933 at Indy and 243.24 at the Summernationals.

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Jack Chrisman (M) from Long Beach, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: )

1967 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7

"Jack Chrisman's Kendall GT-1" Owned by Jack Chrisman from Long Beach, California USA

Crew Chief: Jack Chrisman

1966 Mercury Comet by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC with automatic transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	7.604 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/03/67	1/4 Mile MPH:	191.88 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/03/67
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1967 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 83.96	Entry is 0.90848 times average ET and 1.10441 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1967 Records:	1/4 Mile: 7.604 ET, 200.44 MPH	1000 Ft. 7.120 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.490 ET, 151.00 MPH
1967 Average:	1/4 Mile: 8.370 ET, 173.74 MPH	1000 Ft. 7.476 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.700 ET, 129.00 MPH
1967 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 9.136 ET, 159.17 MPH	1000 Ft. 7.896 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 6.030 ET, 121.94 MPH

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Notes: Jack Chrisman got one of four original Logghe-built Comets in 1966. Jack took his proven blown 427 Cammer out of the 1965 Comet to run in the new flip-top car, unlike Nicholson and Schartman, who ran injected motors. In 1966, it seemed that the four lightweight Comets dominated the funny car competition like no other cars. Chrisman's high point in his funny car career was his 7.60/190.27 run at Indy in 1967. No other car ran in the sevens during qualifying. That run was light years ahead of the competition. Chrisman's career cooled by the end of the decade. | Won the "light" (2000 lbs.) funny car category at the 4th Hot Rod Magazine Championships at Riverside, Cal., in April 1967. | For almost two years, everyone wondered what this car was capable of doing. The injected Comets dominated the competition, and everyone knew that when Jack finally got this thing to "stick," it was quick. That happened at Indy. This car was one week old when Jack showed up at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. He ran in the S/XS class and, in the first round, met the eventual winner Don Nicholson. Chrisman ran a strong 8.40/177.51 but lost to "Dyno's" slight holeshot and 8.42/170 run. A week later (February 12), he was making some test runs at Irwindale. He ran a best of 8.60/162.74 before breaking a blower manifold. He was at Bakersfield on Feb.19, where he ran in the 2,400lb Funny Car class. In the opening round of eliminations, his 8.76/167.28 beat Jim Liberman's 9.53/156. But in the semifinals, he fouled against Al Vanderwoulde. Jack was at Lions on March 18, where he made an exhibition run at 8.75/172.04. As mentioned above, he won the 2,000 lb. Funny Car class at the HRM Championships on April 8. He qualified #1 with an 8.71/177.77 and beat Ronnie Runyan's Corvette in the first round, with an 8.50/174.75. Another 8.50 at 178.57 took the victory over the broken 'Cuda of Butch Leal in the final. On May 10, he was at Cecil County for the Factory Showdown. His 8.47/174.75 (Top Speed) advanced when Liberman crossed the center line in the first round. He was late off the line in round two, and his 8.32 lost to Roger Lindamood's 8.41. At Aquasco on May 21, a first-round 8.72/155.70 won when Lindamood fouled away an 8.78/167. He got a solo in the second round and set Low ET and Top Speed of the meet with an 8.38/175.78, but his kill switch failed at the end of the run, and then his parachute failed to deploy. He ran off the end of the track and got airborne for 100 feet before crashing down. Jack was OK, not so much for the Comet. In June, he qualified at Bristol for the NHRA Springnationals with an 8.30. He broke in the first round, but his coasting Comet still advanced due to Leal's red light. Chrisman could not repair in time for round two, giving Ed Schartman a solo into the semifinals. Shortly after that, he went to Cecil County for the three-day Super Stock Magazine Nationals. Chrisman raced in the "unlimited class" for supercharged cars only. On Friday, he beat Arnie Beswick in the first round when the steering failed on the GTO, and he crossed into Jack's lane right in front of the Comet. Only seven cars were running in this class Friday, so Chrisman got to solo in the semifinal. He faced Steve Bovan's Camaro in the final, and Steve won easily with an 8.34/169 over the ailing Comet. He did not race on Saturday, but he was back in competition Sunday. While he didn't win, he did run 8.07/184.44 to defeat Larry Reyes' 8.19/179 in the "Kingfish" in the first round.

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Mark Oswald (M) from Houma, Louisiana USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 330 / 2)

1987 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4

"Motorcraft Quality Parts" Owned by Paul Candies & Leonard Hughes from Houma, Louisiana USA

Crew Chief: Leonard Hughes

'87 Ford Thunderbird by Al Swindahl | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi by Leonard Hughes with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	5.357 at NHRA Pomona CA 10/31/87	1/4 Mile MPH:	270.43 at NHRA Pomona CA 10/31/87
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1987 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 82.82	Entry is 0.93246 times average ET and 1.07844 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1987 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.357 ET, 280.72 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1987 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.745 ET, 250.76 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1987 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.245 ET, 230.68 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: After running a Pontiac for the last few seasons, Paul Candies and Leonard Hughes got the Ford deal when Kenny Bernstein went to Buick for '87. The team started the year with Oswald driving the car to a 5.52/268.65 (Top Speed) in qualifying #2 at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. In the first round, he won a close one over Tom Hoover when both recorded 5.76 (Oswald at 256.33). But in round two, the car overpowered the track, and Mark smoked the tires to 9.51/90.68, losing John Martin's 5.83/209. At Darlington, the team got a lot of photo coverage during qualifying when a blower exploded and lifted the body off the chassis. We needless to say, they failed to qualify. By the NHRA Gatornationals, a week later, a new body was installed. Mark qualified #3 with a 5.59/266.98 (Top Speed). But in the opening round, Mark was surprised by Bruce Larson, who ran a career-best 5.68/261 to beat his 5.74/265.17. More disappointment came at the April NHRA Winston All-Star event held at the Texas Motorplex. It was an eight-car show. Oswald ran 5.67/262 twice during qualifying and failed to make the cut (first alternate). The next NHRA race was the Southern Nationals at Atlanta. A 5.73/263.08 qualified #5 and an easy 5.97/250.00 in the first round beat Steve Hodkinson. But in round two, his 5.68/263.26 lost to eventual winner Bernstein's 5.61/264. The following week (May 3), the team was at Rockingham for the IHRA Pro-Am Championships. On one unofficial qualifying pass, Mark ran 263.62, which would have been good enough for Top Speed of the meet regardless of class if it was official. In the first round, his 5.74/251.39 beat Hoover, but bad luck in the form of a broken blower belt cost the team in the semifinal against Jim Head. The next stop was at Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals. Mark qualified #3 with a 5.82/256.26, but then it rained, and the race was delayed one week. The team decided to go to Bristol instead for the IHRA Springnationals. Mark set Low ET in qualifying #1 with a 5.64 at 263.15. A first-round 5.80/252 beat Scott Kalitta, while in the semifinals, his 5.77/260 took out Hoover. This put the team in their first final round of '87. Mark's final round opponent was Mike Dunn driving Joe Pisano's car, who had ripped off a 270 mph run in eliminations. Unfortunately, Mark spun the tires in the final and shut off, giving Dunn the win at 5.78/257. A week later (June 7), the Candies and Hughes team was at Atco for the IHRA Summernationals. Finally, things "clicked" for them. Mark qualified #4 in the eight-car field with a 5.75/263.92. Darrell Amberson broke on the line against him in the opening round, and Oswald advanced with a 5.73/247.25. A semifinal 5.57/263.92 beat a tire-smoking Doc Halladay and put the T-Bird into another final. This time, Mark faced veteran Ed McCulloch who had set a 5.51 track record earlier. The two had a great close race, with Oswald's 5.60/265.48 (Top Speed) winning over McCulloch's 5.60. With this win, Oswald led the IHRA Funny Car points standings over second-place Halladay. The team needed a little luck on the NHRA side of things. It didn't happen at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals. There Mark "only" qualified #10 with a 5.80/252.18. He improved to 5.76/256.33 in the first round to beat John Force's 5.75/250, but a tire-smoking shut-off 12.42/65.82 lost to D. A. Santucci's 5.80/253. The team followed the NHRA tour to Canada for the Grandnationals, where only 15 cars showed for the sixteen-car field. Oswald took it easy in qualifying, running 6.04/248.07 for the #11 spot. This set up a first-round meeting with Bernstein. Mark was up for it, and his 5.88/238.24 put Bernstein's 5.95/245 on the trailer. Mark improved by two-tenths in round two, where his 5.68/260.26 (Top Speed) beat Al Hofmann. Unfortunately, he lost to McCulloch in the semifinals. In the first week of July, the team was in Milan, Michigan, for the IHRA Northern Nationals. He set Top Speed during qualifying at 266.27. Oswald reached the final by running 5.75/254.23 in the first round over Jim White, who broke, and then he beat Darrel Amberson in the semifinal. This put him into the final against low qualifier Bernstein. The two had a great race, but Bernstein's 5.67/260 beat Oswald's 5.76/254 runner-up effort. RH | Also ran 5.428 and 5.449 at Ennis 10/87 and 5.492 at 87 Keystones. Confirmed 270.43 at Pomona Finals 87. Did the team run 276 somewhere this year? Direct drive or two-speed? Photo from Indy 1987.

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Danny Ongais (M) from Carlsbad, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 799 )

1969 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Mickey Thompson's Mach 1" Owned by Mickey Thompson from El Monte, California USA

Crew Chief: Amos Satterlee

'69 Ford Mustang by Pat Foster | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC by Amos Satterlee with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	6.960 at Kansas City MO 9/14/69	1/4 Mile MPH:	207.00 at 1969
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1969 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 81.70	Entry is 0.90862 times average ET and 1.07477 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1969 Records:	1/4 Mile: 6.960 ET, 215.31 MPH	1000 Ft. 6.340 ET, 175.45 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 173.00 MPH
1969 Average:	1/4 Mile: 7.660 ET, 192.60 MPH	1000 Ft. 6.657 ET, 166.68 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 151.80 MPH
1969 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 8.360 ET, 176.47 MPH	1000 Ft. 7.077 ET, 156.79 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 142.54 MPH

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Notes: Danny Ongais had gained fame as a top-ranked dragster driver. Mickey Thompson was well-known as a racer, track operator, and car owner. In 1969, the pair debuted a new lightweight transition style chassis Mustang. Pat Foster built the blue 427 SOHC-powered Mustang and a red twin that he drove himself. The team was awesome that year. They won many national events with the car, and Ongais ran a 6.96/204.73 at Kansas City. The team only lasted two years. Foster crashed in Dallas, and Ongais went on to different rides by the end of 1970. The state-of-the-art Mustang was outdated by 1970 due to the new, lighter, dragster-style chassis other teams were debuting. Confirmed 7.264/203.61 at Indy for the best NHRA National event times. (Photo provided by Drag Racing Memories. Info from Dennis Doubleday). Video link cites 6.96/207 bests for 1969. Confirmed 7.22 at Rockingham. | This was the car to beat in '69. Ford money, one of the best crew chiefs/mechanics ever in Amos Satterlee who knew his way around the complex SOHC Ford motor, and master handler Ongais behind the wheel. This was the second car in a two-car team put together by Mickey Thompson. This was the blue car while Pat Foster handled the red one. The cars debuted at the AHRA Winternationals in primer wearing only a large Mickey Thompson decal on the doors. The cars showed promise right off the bat, with Ongais qualifying ninth and beating Don Schumacher in the first round, and Ray Alley in the second before losing to Dick Harrell's 7.75 in the semifinal. At the NHRA Winternationals, the tricky Pomona track gave the team some problems, failing to qualify. Ongais rebounded nicely by qualifying third with a 7.62/176.47 at the second OCIR All-Pro on February 9. He was on his way to a sub 7.4 run in the first round, when his engine let go at the first MPH light. Still, his 7.60 at a coasting 160.42 beat "Jungle Jim" Liberman's 7.69/191. The team was unable to run the semifinals, and Jim was reinstated. The first win came the following week, on February 16, in Las Vegas for the Stardust Open. He beat Steve Bovan in the first round, with a 7.59/189.47, and in the semis, a 7.88/193.96 beat Schumacher. He was paired up against his teammate Pat Foster in the other MT car in the final. He set both ends of the track record in the final with a 7.51/199.11 taking the victory. Then came the Bakersfield March Meet, where a 7.63 qualified #1. His first-round 7.80/196.07 beat Dave Beebe's 7.97/185 in the Super Chief. Tom McEwen set Top Speed while losing to Danny in the semifinal, with a 7.78/196.73 losing to the Mustang's 7.70/195.65. In the final, he met Rich Siroonian and won again with a 7.56 (Low ET) at 193.54. Another win came the following week on March 9 at the Sears Point National Open, where he again had Low ET (7.62) and Top Speed (195.64). This time the team gained fans due to Mickey Thompson's sportsmanship. Ongais was to face Marv Eldridge in the final, but Marv's Corvette lost fire on the line. Thompson signaled to Danny to kill the engine in his Mustang. So, while Ongais waited, Mickey helped Eldridge's crew refire the Corvette. Once it started, Danny refired and promptly beat him for the victory. The crowd roared their approval. He again ran well at the HRM Championships on March 16 at Riverside by qualifying #1 with a 7.60. He improved to a Low ET of the meet 7.50/180.00 over Roger Wolford in the first round, but the car broke a blower manifold while taking the win. The team tried hard to repair for round two, but time ran out. Wolford was reinstated with the break rule in effect. At the final OCIR All-Pro race on March 29, a 7.58/193.96 qualified #1. An even better 7.53/192.70 beat Randy Walls in the first round. In the semifinal, both he and Schumacher ran 7.71, but Don had crossed the centerline, advancing Ongais into the final against Charlie Allen. A blown transmission ended Danny's chances for a win. On April 13, Irwindale held an eight-car show, and once again, Ongais qualified on top of the heap with a 7.48 that held for Low ET. A first-round 7.63/184.80 beat Walls and Clyde Morgan lost a transmission against him in the semis, giving Danny a single into the final. A 7.88/191.08 beat Steve Bovan's 8.19/182 Camaro in the final. A sixteen-car show was held at Irwindale on April 26, where Ongais qualified #1 with a 7.48/181.08. He set a 7.30 track record at just 177.86 over Bob Pickett in the first round. A 7.47/191.48 beat Ray Alley in round two, and another 7.47 over Morgan put him in the final. In the final, a 7.37/193.54 beat Mike Van Sant's 8.01/181 in the Invader. At the second annual Manufacturer's Funny Car Open at OCIR on May 3, a 7.45/191.88 qualified #1 on the four-car Ford team. The 7.45 was also good for Low ET of the meet. In the first round, a 7.55/192.30 beat Siroonian's 7.61/194. Mike Van Sant took a win over the Mustang when Ongais lost a motor on the line in round two. With a new engine in place, a third-round 8.20/161 beat the Psycho. The two lowest ET cars raced for the overall win at this meet. In the final, he faced Siroonian again, and a 7.88/188 took the win as Rich's 'Cuda broke. Drag News reported that Ongais drove to 7.10 and backed it up with a 7.12 in California. This was done using a new kind of oxygen injection system that had caused the team to go through 37 engines. It was not reported at what track these times were run, but it was in early May. On May 18, he was at Kansas City for a four-car, round-robin race. Danny won by setting a 7.37 track record at 196 to beat Ron O'Donnell in Don Schumacher's 'Cuda in the first race while a 7.42 beat Norm Weekly driving Chris Karamesines' new car. He beat the "Assassination" in his last race with a 7.52. Ongais finished runner-up to Gas Ronda at an Funny Car show at Fremont in May. On June 8, he qualified second with a 7.64 at Bristol for the AHRA Springnationals. He won the race when the Low ET and Top Speed of the meet (7.52/202.70) car of Leonard Hughes fouled against him in the final. Danny motored to a 7.78 for the win. The team had a major blow at the NHRA Springnationals; the MT teams qualified one and two with Pat Foster's amazing 7.35 (track record) at 199.55 leading while Ongais followed with a 7.47/189. Foster's car veered into Gerry Schwartz's car in the first round, and crashed, killing Gerry and totaling both cars. Ongais went on to win the race running 7.77/173.07 and 7.64/190.27 in the first two rounds. In the semis, Ray Alley fouled, and Ongais ran a 7.57 to advance to the final against Tom McEwen. McEwen broke a rear end in the final, and a 7.63/191.89 gave Danny another win. On June 21, it was on to Lions for the AHRA Grand American Championships. Ongais reset the AHRA Funny Car record to a 7.35 in qualifying, as well as Top Speed of the meet at 198.97. He beat Larry Fullerton in the first round, with a 7.36/196.07 and a 7.40/193.96 beat Gordon Mineo in the semifinal. He was to meet Mike Van Sant for the money, but the race was never run due to the late hour. At Irwindale's Fourth of July race, a 7.44 qualified #1, and in the semifinal, he set Low ET and Top Speed with a 7.39/198.66 over Van Sant's 7.60/194 in the Invader. In the final, he beat Fullerton with a 7.43/192.70. The next day (July 5), he went to OCIR for the second annual Nitro Championships, where he qualified #1 with a 7.52, ran a first-round 7.40, beat Ronda's 7.84/195 with a 7.49/191.48 in round two, and in the semis a 7.62/200.00 beat Clyde Morgan's 7.78/187. In the final, he met Fullerton again. A Low ET and Top Speed of the meet (7.35/200.44) won the race over Larry's 7.88/183. The following week saw more of the same for the competition. At Irwindale's Race with a Reason on July 12, Ongais won again. About the only new news was that he didn't qualify first. He ran a first-round 7.50/178.75 solo pass when Leroy Hales broke on the line. A 7.42 (Low ET) at 192.72 beat Van Sant in the semifinal. Dave Beebe, driving John Mazmanian's 'Cuda, broke in the final, and Danny ran a 7.78/188.66 for the win. Right around this time, the Mustang was reworked with the SOHC motor moved back farther in the chassis and raised slightly. The first time out with the new configuration was on July 19 at OCIR for the PDA Championships. A 7.63 qualified the team second to Beebe's 7.56. Both cars made their way to the final, with Beebe hitting a meet's best of 7.38 along the way. Danny was running 7.60s, with the best being a 7.61. In the final, Ongais picked it up to a 7.55/193.54 but lost to Beebe's 7.45/205. This was the first time the Mustang was outrun in competition since the Winternationals. On July 26, the team ran at the Irwindale Funny Car Open, and Danny got beat again. He qualified second and beat Warren Gunter, who had driveline problems in the first round. But in the semifinal, Ongais shut off with handling problems, and Gas Ronda's 7.76/192 advanced to the final. At the three-day Super Stock Nationals, Danny won Saturday's Funny Car race (even though the last rounds were run on Sunday). He beat Ed Schartman with a 7.75/193. He ran a match race against Bob Manion at Kansas City on August 17 and won all three races with a 7.56/191.08 best. AHRA held their World Championships at Green Valley on August 24. The MT team was there, running a first-round 7.65 over Fritz Callier's 7.82. In the second round, he lost a motor in the eyes while losing to Siroonian, who was back in uncle John's 'Cuda. Siroonian's chute failed on the run, and his car was damaged. At Bristol for the All-American race, AHRA held an Funny Car race in qualifying for the actual show that was to be run the next day. In that race, Danny singled with a 7.68/171.75 in the first round, before beating Jim Maybeck with a 7.93 in the second round. He fouled against Ronnie Runyan in the semis. The next day for the actual race, he again made it as far as the semis where both he and Jim Maybeck ran 7.89, but Jim got there first. Ongais took his biggest win of the year at the US Nationals. The team went through three engines in qualifying before getting in a 7.306/201.79 for #4. He followed the 'Cudas of Hughes, Schumacher, and Siroonian. He improved on his time with a first-round 7.264/201.34. In the second round, a 7.380/191.08 beat Kelly Chadwick, and in the most crowd-pleasing race of the Funny Car Eliminator, met Bruce Larson in the semifinals. Unfortunately, Bruce fouled away a 7.420/201.78 while Danny's 7.276/203.61 got into the final against Siroonian. In the final, Siroonian fouled away a 7.246/204.08 to let the Mustang take a 7.476/195.65 victory pass. The following week, on September 14, at a match race at Kansas City, Danny made four runs: a 7.21, 7.11 twice, and a 6.96 to become the first Funny Car in the sixes. It was controversial, though, because it was run at Kansas (later known for questionable times), and the fact that the car never again got near the sixes. The car usually ran 7.20s as best times. On September 20, Danny showed up at OCIR during the Division 7 points race and reset the NHRA Funny Car records to 7.37/198.67. Two other funny cars were also trying for the record, Siroonian and Charlie Allen. A week later (September 27), the team was at Rockingham for the AHRA US Open. On Saturday, AHRA decided to hold an eight-car preliminary Funny Car show. In the opening round, Danny's 7.28 defeated Butch Hicks, driving the "King 'Cuda." He then won his semifinal match to meet with Gene Snow in the final. If there had been a question of had the rest of the Funny Car troops caught up with the MT team, it was answered here as Snow's 7.13/213 easily covered Ongais' 7.22/201.34. The next day, Ongais ran 7.28 in the opening round for the actual race before his 7.34/195.65 lost to Mart Higginbotham's 7.33/199 in round two.

Submitted by Barb Santucci, Last updated on Thursday, July 6, 2023, 10:27:51 PM by Super Crew. Approved by Super Crew.

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Gary Dyer Collection

Gary Dyer (M) from Chicago, Illinois USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 398 )

1965 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/FX, Div: 3

"Mr. Norm's Grand-Spaulding Dodge" Owned by Norm Kraus from Chicago, Illinois USA

Crew Chief: Norm Kraus

'65 Dodge Coronet by Dick Branstner - Roger Lindamood | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Gary Dyer with automatic transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	8.630 at Long Beach CA 10/65	1/4 Mile MPH:	163.63 at Long Beach CA 10/65 (2/66 Super Stock & Drag Illustrated)
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1965 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 73.56	Entry is 0.88604 times average ET and 1.09087 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1965 Records:	1/4 Mile: 8.630 ET, 178.92 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1965 Average:	1/4 Mile: 9.740 ET, 150.00 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1965 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 10.318 ET, 141.24 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: In 1965, funny cars were gaining popularity across the country. A lot of drag racers and fans alike regarded the funny car and FX cars as "circus" acts and not real race cars. The car that changed a lot of peoples' opinions on funny cars was Mr. Norm's Grand-Spaulding Dodge. When Norm Kraus and Gary Dyer brought the former Roger Lindamood factory-altered wheelbase car to Lions in 1965, the team was unknown outside the Midwest. Dyer then ran 8.63 at Lions, and it went down as one of the great runs in history. The other new funny cars had just broken into the eights. This run and the many victories put Gary Dyer into the headlines. Car sold to Chris Fairly in 1966, repossessed by Norm Kraus and sold to a new owner in Texas. (Photo from Gary Dyer. Info from Gary Dyer and James Ibusuki.) | 1965 acid-dipped A/FX (former Roger Lindamood Color Me Gone) - Gary Dyer | Dyer was an 8.630. - Bret Kepner, 7/23

Submitted by Barb Santucci, Last updated on Thursday, July 20, 2023, 09:35:00 PM by Super Crew. Approved by Super Crew.

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