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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 |
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Entry's 1965 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 73.56 |
Entry is 0.88604 times average ET and 1.09087 times average MPH |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Don Nicholson (M) from
Atlanta, Georgia
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
472 ) |
1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 2 |
| "Eliminator I" Owned by Don Nicholson
from
Atlanta, Georgia
USA
| Crew Chief: Earl Wade |
| '66 Mercury Comet by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Injected Nitro 427 Ford SOHC by Earl Wade with
automatic transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.960 at Martin MI 9/17/66 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
176.40 at Gary IN 8/21/66 (TR) |
| 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 |
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Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 67.01 |
Entry is 0.88641 times average ET and 1.07561 times average MPH |
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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 |
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| 1966 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: When the Ford Motor Company commissioned Logghe Stamping Company to build four Mercury Comets, drag racing would change forever. The four Comets, raced by Don Nicholson, Ed Schartman, Jack Chrisman, and Kenz & Leslie, were far ahead of the competition in technology. They were even ahead of fellow FoMoCo racers who were racing Holman-Moody Mustangs. The three had everybody else catching up to them in 1966. The best-known of these four funny cars was Don Nicholson's "Eliminator I." The Comet's debut was less than graceful when the body came unlatched and flew off. Ford engineers burned the damaged body on the spot. The car was fixed, and the "Eliminator I" went on a tear. In 1966, Nicholson held off the heavier stock-bodied cars despite using an injected engine. A several hundred-pound weight advantage helped, but having Earl Wade tuning for him did not hurt. This was the first funny car into the 7-second zone with a 7.96/169 at Martin (info from Dennis Doubleday and Bill Duke). Additional note: This was the first Nicholson race car with an automatic (C-6 Ford). He preferred a stick, but period accounts report the centrally located driver's seat made it physically impractical to mount a manual shifter on the tunnel. | Classified S/XS due to extreme lightweight, despite not being supercharged. | This was the future of funny car racing. | As mentioned above, the tube-framed Comet debuted at Irwindale for the AHRA Winternationals. When the car made a run, the wind pushed against the body, and the latch holding it in place released. The body came loose at 159 mph and flew into the air. Don was OK, if not a little bit embarrassed. Good things were soon to come. The Comet returned to competition with the latch reversed and soon changed the face of Funny Car racing forever. On April 3, he faced Ronnie Sox for a best three out of five match at Cecil County. Don won the first race with a 9.50/155.97 over Sox's 9.62/148. Sox returned to win the second race with a 9.18/153 over "Dyno's" missed shift 13.84/47.36. Don ran his first-ever "eight" as his 8.94/157.61 beat Sox in the third race. To wrap things up, a track record 8.77/160.42 won the fourth race over a fouling Sox. On April 23, he beat Cecil Yother three straight at Lassiter Raceway. The MPH clocks were out, but Nicholson's times were 8.60, 8.82, and 8.91. He ran at Cecil County again on May 7. Once again, Don took the win. He won two straight with runs of 8.65/166.66 and 8.67/166.06. A week later (May 14), he was at Cordova for a best-of-three match against Arnie Beswick's Pontiac. Don won the first round when he limped through with a broken transmission. Arnie pulled a wheelstand and busted his oil pan. Don's 8.85/149.25 beat Beswick, who again stood it up on two wheels in the second race. Just for good measure, Don won the third race with an 8.81 when Arnie broke a trans. On May 21, he faced the "Mr. Norm" Dodge driven by Ron O'Donnell at US 131 Martin, Michigan. Don won two straight when O'Donnell fouled in the first race, and in the second race, "Dyno's" 8.78/164 won when Ron shut off. The next day (May 22), he faced Doug Thorley's Nova at the same track (US 131). Don again won two straight with an 8.99/159 best. Nicholson went to Union Grove on May 27 for the Olympics of Drag Racing event. He won easily, running 8.85 at 163 to take the win. Beswick got a rematch at Detroit on June 11. Once again, the Comet was too strong, winning three straight with times of 8.61/165.13, 8.62/165.13, and a solo of 8.57/166.66. Sox also got a rematch. It was a best-of-five at Aquasco on June 26. It did not go well for Sox as "Dyno" won three straight. Ronnie was running a full second slower than the Comet. The first race saw Don's 8.58/163.63 beat Sox at 9.42. The second race had Don set an 8.37 track record at 163.63 over Sox's 9.53/117, and Don reset the track record in the third race with an 8.35/166.97 over Ronnie's 9.66/148. Kinston was "Dyno's" next stop on July 10 for a best-of-three match against Don Gay. The Pontiac's transmission gave out in their first race, and Nicholson won with an 8.96. Gay replaced the transmission, and the two were set for their second race. Gay got a big jump on Nicholson, and it looked like he would win, but the Comet shot past just before the lights to win with an 8.85 over Gay's 9.01. The car was pretty much unbeatable in match races. Dick Landy gave it a try on July 16 at US 131 in a best two out of three. Don set an 8.56 track record at 150 in the first race when Landy shut off with a blown water hose. In the second race, Dick fouled, and Nicholson won with an 8.78/161. In the third race, Don made it three in a row with an 8.68/165, beating Landy's 8.94/154. On July 30, Don took a loss when he blew a transmission in the final against Mike Buckel in the "Ramchargers" Dart at Cecil County for the CARS Magazine Super Stock International. On August 13, Don reset the funny car world record at Motor City at 8.16/174 (Bret Kepner). On August 14, Don faced off against Maynard Rupp's "Chevoom," a Hemi-powered Chevelle. It was a best of three at National Trail. Don once again won three straight, but the competition was getting closer. In the first round, the Comet's 8.41/168.42 beat Rupp's 8.83/150. The second race saw Don's 8.47/170.70 beat the Chevelle's 8.74/163. And in the final race, "Dyno" set an 8.29 track record at 170.12 over Rupp's 8.70/164. Landy got another shot at Nicholson at Alton on August 20. Don won three straight, running times a half-second quicker than Landy's Dart. Don ran 8.56/159.01 and 8.53/171.75 against Dick's best of 8.97/146 and then ran 8.42/156.52 to win the match. Then the two met again at Gary, Indiana's US 30 the next day (August 21). Dick even managed to win the first race with an 8.83/166, beating Nicholson's out-of-shape 8.87/166.64. But Don returned to win the next two races and the match, running 8.65/169.19 and a track record 8.43/176.40. At the NHRA US Nationals at Indianapolis, Nicholson ran 8.41 and 8.31 in time trials. He lost to Ed Schartman in the final for the S/XS class. Gay was Don's next victim. The two met up at Cecil County on September 10 for a best-of-three match. "Dyno" won the first race with an 8.28, but he lost the second when the Comet broke a rear end. He returned to win the third race and the match with an 8.33/169.59. On September 17, history was made when Don beat teammate Schartman in a best of three at US 131. Nicholson ran a 7.96/169.10 while winning the match. It was the first seven-second run for a stock-bodied automobile. A week later, Don was at Capitol facing off with Landy again. The times were getting closer. Don won the first race with an 8.48/172.74 to Landy's 9.05/163. The second race and the match race win went to Nicholson when he beat Landy's 8.82/170 with an 8.70/152.02. Don blew a head gasket on this run and could not run the third race. Dick ran a solo pass of 8.55/172. Nicholson got beat in a match race on October 8 at Green Valley by Don Gay. Nicholson won the first race when Gay crossed the centerline, but "Dyno" broke a throttle cable in the second race, and Gay took the win. In the last race, Gay put a holeshot on the Comet that even a track record 8.68 failed to beat. On October 9, Don faced a newcomer to the Funny Car ranks, Larry Reyes, in a funny-looking Barracuda called the "Kingfish" with a blown fuel-burning Hemi. The two locked horns at Wichita, Texas, for a best two out of three match. Don won two straight with a best of 8.59/164, while Reyes' best was 8.95. Shortly after that, "Dyno" went to Virginia Beach for a match race against Sox. Nicholson won two straight with reported times of 7.92 and 7.94. Gay and Nicholson had a rematch at Houston on October 22. This time "Dyno" won two straight, running a track record 8.55/168.81. | Don's 8.35 at Aquasco equaled Arnie Beswick's 8.35 from March 1966. - Bret Kepner, 7/23 |
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Arnie Beswick (M) from
Morrison, Illinois
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
397 ) |
1965 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/FX, Div: 3 |
| "Mystery Tornado / GTO By Pontiac" Owned by Arnie Beswick
from
Morrison, Illinois
USA
| Crew Chief: Arnie Beswick |
| '64 Pontiac GTO by
Factory |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 421 Pontiac by Arnie Beswick with
4 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.690 at Cordova IL 1965 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
163.00 at Byron IL 1965 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
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Entry's 1965 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 97.29,
MPH 72.47 |
Entry is 0.89220 times average ET and 1.08667 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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MPH 00.00 |
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| 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: Steel GTO with factory frame. Along with Chrisman's Comet, Mr. Norm's AWB '65 Dodge and a handful of others, Beswick's blown Mystery Tornado match racer prompted Super Stock & Drag Illustrated to ask whether "we may see a return of the fuel coupe and sedan-type racing, so popular in the early days of drag racing." - RT | Built during the 1964 season when Jack Chrisman and the Dodge Chargers factory teams were grabbing headlines, this car also had the only set of aluminum 1964 GTO fenders Pontiac ever made according to Arnie. Beswick found the car so popular that he dropped his new A/FX Mercury sponsorship deal midway through the '65 season rather than park the Tornado. After building the 1963 Tameless Tiger Tempest, the chassis was sold to a circle track team in the Quad Cities region and was subsequently destroyed. The lightweight panels from the car were lost in a well-publicized fire at Beswick's farm. - GS | Arnie faced Dick Landy for a best-of-five match race at Capitol on July 31. He won the first race when Landy fouled, but Dick came back to win the second race. The third race saw Beswick's 9.72/145 beat the Dodge. Landy tied up the match at two, each with a 9.78/140 in the fourth race. The tiebreaker was won by Landy, giving him the match race win. – RH | Apparently, Arnie was credited with an 8.63/163 at Byron, IL, in the September 19, 1965, Drag News issue. Byron IL 1965 (9/18/65 Drag News), but Bret Kepner confirmed it was actually an 8.69 at Cordova (7/23, Bill & Bret late night phone call) |
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Emery Cook (M) from
San Diego, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/US, Div: 2 |
| "Don Garlits Dart 2" Owned by Don Garlits
from
Seffner, Florida
USA
| Crew Chief: Don Garlits |
| '66 Dodge Dart by
Don Garlits |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.035 at St. Petersburg FL 10/66 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
200.44 at St. Petersburg FL 10/66 |
| 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 |
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Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 96.31,
MPH 100.0 |
Entry is 0.89477 times average ET and 1.22220 times average MPH |
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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 |
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| 1966 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Blown fuel, late hemi, direct drive dragster-style funny. 200" chassis with an 18' long Dart roadster body draped over it. Driver Emery Cook sat in the trunk, slingshot-style. Constructed by Garlits after the rear-engine Dart Charger he purchased from Dick Branstner (later renamed, repainted the Polka Dart, later yet renamed and repainted one final time as Garlits Dart) was destroyed in a crash at Detroit. This "funnier-than-most" car became the first ultra-stock to crack the 200-mph barrier with an 8.03/200.44 blast at St. Petersburg, Fla., in mid-October '66. - RT | This car was supposed to have run 7.92 in September and 192.30 at Cordova. But I have never been able to confirm the 7.92 - Bret Kepner, 7.23 |
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Frank Oglesby (M) from
Acworth, Georgia
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
232 ) |
1965 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3 |
| "Mystery Tornado" Owned by Arnie Beswick
from
Morrison, Illinois
USA
| Crew Chief: Arnie Beswick |
| '64 Pontiac GTO by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by 421 Pontiac with
automatic transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.725 at Ubly MI 1965 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
166.00 at Ubly MI 1965 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1965 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 95.71,
MPH 77.66 |
Entry is 0.89579 times average ET and 1.10667 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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MPH 00.00 |
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| 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: Frank Oglesby at the wheel. |
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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 |
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Entry's 1989 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 90.95 |
Entry is 0.90177 times average ET and 1.10175 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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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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: |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 100.0 |
Entry is 0.90417 times average ET and 1.12787 times average MPH |
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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:
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| 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. |
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Tom McEwen (M) from
Long Beach, California
USA
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1965 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7 |
| "Plymouth Dealers Assn. / Hemi Cuda" Owned by Tom McEwen
from
Long Beach, California
USA
| Crew Chief: |
| 1965 Plymouth Barracuda by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Plymouth Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.820 at Long Beach CA 10/65 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
178.92 at Unknown |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 91.43,
MPH 100.0 |
Entry is 0.90554 times average ET and 1.19280 times average MPH |
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MPH 00.00 |
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| 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: McEwen was at Fontana on September 25, where he made three exhibition runs. His times were 9.63/152.54, 9.60/154.63, and an out-of-shape 11.89/145.16. Rear-engine blown fuel. This replaced the Cuda he crashed earlier in the year. Tom sold the car to Fred Goeske in 1966. The photo is actually from early 1966 but reflects the late 1965 second car. Don Montgomery's "Dragster and Funny Car Memories" book quotes unattributed times of 8.88/178.92. Per Chris Martin, Tom ran 8.82/171 at Lions on the night that Dyer ran the great 8.63. Long Beach CA 1965 (2/66 Super Stock & Drag Illustrated). |
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Don Prudhomme (M) from
Granada Hills, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
712 ) |
1989 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Skoal Bandit" Owned by Don Prudhomme
from
Granada Hills, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Mike Kloeber |
| '89 Pontiac Trans Am by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.157 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/07/89 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
279.67 at NHRA Maple Grove PA 9/89 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 97.75,
MPH 89.02 |
Entry is 0.90617 times average ET and 1.09696 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Photo from Columbus 1989. Also 5.193 National Record at 3/89 Houston Supernationals and 5.172 National Record at Indy 89. | Don's last season driving an FC. He started the year by qualifying #12 with a 5.47/261.39 at the Winternationals at Pomona. In the first round, a 5.50/263.92 lost to Bruce Larson's 5.32/259. At Houston for the Supernationals, he ran a 5.19 (Low ET) at 265.80 to qualify first. He lasted until round two when he smoked the tires and lost to Larson again. He qualified badly at the Gatornationals where a 5.52/261.09 was #15 on the list. He lost to Art Hendy in the first round. At the fourth NHRA event, the Southern Nationals in Atlanta, Don qualified #7 with a 5.50. He beat Scott Kalitta in round one, and a 5.53/252.31 beat R.C. Sherman in round two. But another 5.53/250.62 lost to Mike Dunn's 5.48/263 in the semifinals. It was on to Memphis for the Mid-South Nationals and another semifinal finish. He qualified #6 with a 5.38/266.74 and beat Sherman in round one, and in round two, a 5.37/268 beat Art Hendey. In the semifinal, he should have won as his 5.39 was better than his opponent Mark Oswald's 5.41. But Oswald got him on the tree. He qualified #1 at the Cajun Nationals with a 5.38/264.55 and ran a first-round solo when Sherman broke. He got one back from Larson in round two when his 5.44/261 beat Larson's 5.50. In the semifinals, both he and Dunn smoked the tires, but Mike got the win. He qualified #1 again at National Trail with a 5.27/272.72 for the Springnationals. Unfortunately, he overpowered the track in the first round, and smoked the tires to a loss against Tom Hoover. The next event was the Grandnationals in Canada. Prudhomme qualified #7 with a 5.57/257.51. In round one, a 5.72/256.99 beat Gary Densham's 5.79/242. He got another one over Larson in round two when Bruce broke. In the semifinals, a strong running Kenny Bernstein beat him with a 5.48/254 to Don's 5.73/231. The NHRA tour was at Englishtown for the ninth race of the season, the Summernationals. Prudhomme set a track record 5.27 in qualifying #1. He was running well, making it into the semifinals against Bernstein before breaking just off the line in their semifinal race. At Denver, for the Mile High Nationals, Don helped save Don Gay Jr. in qualifying. Gay had hit the wall during a qualifying run and was knocked unconscious. The car continued down the track with the now bent in headers lighting the body on fire. It finally rolled to a stop, but one of the pressurized fire bottles exploded, blowing the body into pieces. Gay was still unconscious. Prudhomme had been in the other lane on the run and he came to Gay's aid since he still had his fire suit on. He pulled Gay out of the car. In the actual race, the "Snake" qualified #12 with a 5.89/249.16, but lost to Ed McCulloch in the first round. Things went better at the next event, the California Nationals, where Don took his first win of the year. He set Low ET and Top Speed in qualifying #1 with a 5.30/276.49. In the first round, another 5.30/268.65 beat Kalitta. In round two a 5.38/268.73 beat Jim White and in the semifinals he beat John Force with a 5.35/268.09. He stayed consistent in the final with a 5.32/272.64 taking the title over Oswald's 5.36/274. Seattle International was the next stop for the Seafair Nationals. He qualified #2 with a 5.33/271.98, but set Low ET in the first round, with a 5.29/271 over Tom Hoover. A second round 5.38/268.33 beat Force, but a semifinal 5.40/263.77 lost to Bernstein's 5.34/276. |
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Mike Ditty |
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 |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 94.77 |
Entry is 0.90773 times average ET and 1.07864 times average MPH |
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MPH 00.00 |
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| 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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Jack Chrisman (M) from
Long Beach, California
USA
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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 |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 83.96 |
Entry is 0.90848 times average ET and 1.10441 times average MPH |
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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 |
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| 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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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: |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 81.70 |
Entry is 0.90862 times average ET and 1.07477 times average MPH |
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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:
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MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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. |
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Larry Reyes (M) from
Memphis, Tennessee
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
143 ) |
1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: Match Race, Div: 2 |
| "King Fish" Owned by Bill Coleman
from
Memphis, Tennessee
USA
| Crew Chief: Larry Reyes |
| '65 Plymouth Barracuda by
John Albright |
Powered by 426 Chrysler Hemi with
3 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.160 at 1966 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
162.74 at LaPlace LA Early 1966 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
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| 1/8 Mile ET: |
5.920 at Manassas VA 7/66 |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 90.19,
MPH 46.31 |
Entry is 0.90869 times average ET and 0.99232 times average MPH |
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MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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ET 100.0,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.85426 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1966 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: John Albright constructed the tubular chassis. The car originally used a steel body in '65, but for '66, a fiberglass body with working doors was used. Reyes was at LaPlace for a best of five match against Leonard Hughes early in the season. Larry won three straight and reset the track record with an 8.97/162.74. In April, Reyes was at Lakeland for a best two out of three match race against Don Gay. He set a 9.02 track record in the first race, but he wasted it with a foul start, giving Gay the win. To make matters worse, he also lost the second race, giving the match to Gay. The two had a rematch on May 1 at Aquasco. Once again, Reyes had problems when he lost a rear end in the first round. In the second race, he ran a 9.48/149.75 that lost to Don's 9.32/152. That gave Don the match race win. It was a while later, but on July 23, Reyes could take one back at Houston. He was racing Roy Gay, and in the first race, Larry's 9.61/146.81 beat a crossed-up Roy. The Pontiac's transmission let go in the second race, and Reyes took the match with a 9.55/140. Early in July, he was at Old Dominion Speedway for a best of three against Bobby Woods blown Chevelle. Woods surprised him in their first race, where the Chevy won with a 6.22. But Reyes came back to win the next two races and the match with a 5.92 best. Larry had an 8.16 best for '66. |
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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 |
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Entry's 1970 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 98.65 |
Entry is 0.90878 times average ET and 1.09690 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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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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 |
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Entry's 1975 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 100.0 |
Entry is 0.90988 times average ET and 1.11644 times average MPH |
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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 |
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| 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. |
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Gene Snow (M) from
Fort Worth, Texas
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
401 ) |
1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4 |
| "Rambunctious" Owned by Gene Snow
from
Fort Worth, Texas
USA
| Crew Chief: Gene Snow |
| '70 Dodge Challenger by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 KB Iron Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.740 at Orange County CA 1970 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
218.44 at Long Beach CA 1970 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 98.88,
MPH 100.0 |
Entry is 0.91081 times average ET and 1.09957 times average MPH |
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MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Crowerglide Direct Drive. Snow's 7.23/208.71 mph run at the Dallas Int'l Motor Speedway-based Springnationals on May 3 was the first 200-mph run in NHRA Funny Car competition. He also went 211.26 at that event, but did not back it up. Set Low ET and Top Speed at York at 7.23/214.24. Snow also won three AHRA Grand American Series events, the AHRA Points Championship, and the AHRA Driver of the Year award. He concluded the year with a best run of 6.76/218.44 at Lions Drag Strip. "We carried a spare motor the whole year and never had to use it," said Snow. "It was an extraordinary deal." - NHRA | Qualified fourth at NHRA Ontario 11/21/70 at 7.086/203.61. Ran 6.83 at Suffolk. | Gene Snow hit some shocking speeds with his Charger in '69, like 214 mph, so why on earth would you change cars for '70. It was easy as in those years the cars were advancing so fast that last year's winner was this year's non-qualifier. Also Dodge had brought out the new Challenger and it had a smaller front end than the big boxy Charger did. The Challenger featured a 2" chopped top and the body came from Fiberglass Ltd. Al Bergler did all the interior tin. Keith Black built the 426 Hemi that used M/T rods and Forgedtrue pistons. A Crower roller cam was used. Black also used his magic on the heads. Cragar supplied the blower drive and manifold and Don Hampton modified the 6/71 GMC blower. Up top sat an Enderle injector. The power was transmitted through a Crowerglide clutch and flywheel setup with four discs to a Detroit Locker rear with 4.30 gears. This became the car to beat in '70. | Gene started the season at the AHRA Winternationals in Jan where he didn't do too well. He advanced past round one with a 7.76 when Roy Gay's GTO broke, but in round two, he slept on the line and his 7.66 lost to last year's big winner Danny Ongais in Mickey Thompson's Mustang. Fortunately, Ongais broke and was unable to run in the semifinals so Gene was reinstated. He was unable to capitalize on it, when he was started leaking oil and was shut off on the line, giving Jake Johnston in the "Blue Max" a single into the final. A week later, he was at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. The track wasn't great for the high horsepower cars and Snow qualified #5 with a 7.61. A 7.68/202 in the first round, beat Lew Arrington's quicker 7.61. In the second round, a 7.40 beat a tire smoking Ongais, and in the semifinals, a 7.30/200 beat Ken Safford's 7.47 in the Mr. Norm car. In the final, he ran the car that flew here the year before, the "Hawaiian" with Larry Reyes behind the wheel. Gene lost this one, with his 7.83/184.42 finishing runner-up to Reyes' 7.55/196. He ran at Lions on March 8 for the AHRA Grand American where he won his first two rounds with runs of 7.32 and 7.26, but in the semifinals his reverser failed after his burnout and he had to shut off in his race against Don Prudhomme. At the Dallas season opener on March 15, he beat Bobby Steakley with a 7.44/197.36, but then lost in his next race. Then Gene began he hit his stride. He won a best of three match race at Amarillo against Reyes. Times were not the greatest, but he won all three races with 7.84, 7.89, and 7.92 ETs. He then went to Rockingham for the AHRA Pro-Am Championships, where he won with a final round 7.14 (Low ET) at only 168.53 over Jay Howell. He ran a strong 7.16/186.72 while beating Prudhomme in the semifinal. At the NHRA Division 4 Opener at Dallas, Gene didn't win as he had mechanical issues, but he did set both ends of the NHRA record to 7.23/208.81. Snow ran faster, setting Top Speed of the meet with a 212.76, but he didn't run fast enough to back it up for the record. He also made the final at the next AHRA Grand American race at Frontier International. Snow actually lost to Leroy Goldstein in the "Ramchargers" car in the semifinals when Leroy's 7.42/197 beat his 7.77/173, but Goldstein lost a motor on the run and once again Gene was reinstated. In the final, he fouled against Prudhomme. Another runner-up finish came at Detroit for the AHRA Grandnationals where his final round 7.56/179.80 lost to Jay Howell's 7.37/180. Early in June, he was at Bristol for the AHRA Springnationals. He dominated the Funny Car program running a 7.61/192.16 in the first round, over Jerry Jokerst. A second round 7.39/203.61 beat Goldstein's 7.63/175, while in the semifinals, he set Low ET with a 7.34/196.92 to beat Clyde Morgan's 7.52 in Dick Harrell's second Camaro. In the final, his 7.35/205.00 (Top Speed) took the victory over Fritz Callier's 7.77/187. He almost doubled up the following week at Dallas for the NHRA Springnationals. Snow qualified #3 with a 7.22/209.79. He worked his way into the final by running a 7.19 in round one, a 7.20/207.37 in round two over Mike Snively's 7.38/199 in Jim Annin's Challenger, and a 7.09/211.76 in the semifinal while stopping Prudhomme's 7.64/166. He met up with Goldstein in the final, and the "Ramchargers" driver laid down a 7.03 (Low ET) at 208 to take the victory against Gene's 7.56/148.51. He wasn't down for long as two days later, he scored a victory over an eight-car field at Kansas International. There he beat Bobby Wood in the first round, with a 7.40/189.86 while another 7.40 at 197.36 beat Dale Pulde's 7.54/183 in the semifinals. He reset the track speed mark in the final with a 7.21/200.88 that won the race over Larry Arnold's 7.53/177. On June 24, he won the NHRA Division 4 race at Oklahoma City. Snow qualified #1 in the eight-car field with a 7.81 and in the final ran Low ET and Top Speed at 7.35/207.36 on a single since Mart Higginbotham lost fire on the line. He faced off against Bobby Rowe in the "Super Duster" on June 28 at Southland Dragway. Gene won the first race while setting a track ET record of 7.29 at 204.54 over Rowe's 7.83/170. Bobby came back to win the second race with his 7.49/196 beating the "Snowman's" 7.56/200. Gene won the match when he won the third race with a 7.34/201 over Bobby, who fouled with a 7.73/170. It was Gene who fouled in the first round, at Capitol's King of Kings Funny Car race on July 11. He was running Prudhomme and he fouled away a 7.15/187.50 while the "Snake" got the win with a 7.45/185. Another win came at the first running of the NHRA Summernationals. Only nine cars showed and Snow ran 7.23/211.26 to qualify first. He got the "bye run" in the first round, and ran 7.34. In round his 7.32/207 beat Bruce Larson while in the semifinals, he got serious and set Low ET and Top Speed with a 7.20/214.24 to take out Phil Castronovo. In the final, he ran Vic Brown driving Gary Richards' "Black Shadow" Mustang. A final 7.27/210.77 wrapped up the win over Vic's 7.47/191. Another win on the AHRA Grand American series came at New England Dragway on August 2. He beat Don Schumacher in the first round, with a 7.09/189.98. He got around Morgan in round two with a fairly easy run, but in the semifinals, he set a bit of history when his 6.95/212.76 was the first six second run by a Funny Car in AHRA competition. On that pass, he beat Howell's 7.20/192. In the final, a Low ET and Top Speed effort of 6.93/213.77 took home the "bucks" over Goldstein. A week later (August 9), he was at Martin, Michigan, for the PHR Championships. He qualified for the show with a 7.37/191.48. A 7.12/204.54 beat an impressive 7.23/200 from Randy Walls' Chevy-powered car. Unfortunately, while racing eventual winner Pat Minick in the "Chi-Town-Hustler" in the semifinals, he fouled away the Low ET and Top Speed of the meet, a 7.06/210.77. He ended August by winning the AHRA Grand American race at Bristol. Gene qualified #1est with a 7.22/199.54 and waltzed through the field. The field was short and since Snow was the low qualifier, he got the "odd lot" solo in the first round, and ran 7.55. In the second round, a 7.36/203.61 beat Charlie Wilson, and in the semis, his 7.21/202.24 dropped Al Vanderwoude. A track record ET of 7.04 at 205.46 (Top Speed) beat Prudhomme's 7.43/185 in the final. | Best NHRA National Event time for Gene in 1970 was 6.955/213.27. |
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Connie Swingle (M) from
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
USA
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1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7 |
| "AMT Piranha" Owned by Walt Stevens
from
California
USA
| Crew Chief: Joe Anahory |
| '66 AMT Piranha by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by 392 Chrysler Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.180 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
196.92 at Drag News East vs. West Event 10/66 |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.21,
MPH 95.16 |
Entry is 0.91091 times average ET and 1.20073 times average MPH |
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MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1966 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Project car, rear-engine. Chris Martin cites Swingle's best times at 8.29/196.92 in October 1966. Where was the 8.18 run? |
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Jim Liberman (M) from
West Chester, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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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 |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 84.75 |
Entry is 0.91193 times average ET and 1.06790 times average MPH |
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MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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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Jim Liberman (M) from
Mountain View, California
USA
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1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7 |
| "Jungle Jim" Owned by Jim Liberman
from
Mountain View, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Jim Liberman |
| '66 Chevrolet Chevy II by
Jim Liberman |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet by Jim Liberman with
3 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.190 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
177.86 at Unknown |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.72,
MPH 69.01 |
Entry is 0.91203 times average ET and 1.08451 times average MPH |
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MPH 00.00 |
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| 1966 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: First Jungle Jim Funny Car was a steel body that ran off the end of Fremont. 2220 lbs. 110" box tube AWB. Liberman started 1966 in "Hercules" Chevy II, then teamed with Lew Arrington on "Brutus" GTO, then debuted this Chevy II late in 1966. These stats are on fuel, but ran alky in car to begin with. August 1970 Car Craft interview says car ran a best of 8.19/182 in 1966, but that sounds more like 1967. I've found an 8.48/169.54. End of year for sale ad claims 8.19/177.86 best, so that is the winning combo until further info is found. | Jim Liberman was only 21 when he built this car, but he already had years of experience with these types of cars. He only took six weeks to build this Nova. A stock-sized 427 Chevy powered the car. M/T rods held Venolia pistons and the cam came from Crower. The heads were modified by Mondello. A Hilborn injector sat on top of the GMC 6/71. The rest of the driveline consisted of a TorqueFlite transmission and an Olds 3.90 rear end. Jim did all his own work including the aluminum for the interior. The second run ever on the car came at Lions where he ran 8.83/161.77 on 25%. That was really flying at that time, even more so for a Chevy when the Mopars and Fords were dominating. |
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Tim Grose (M) from
Saugus, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
396 / 10) |
1986 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Skoal Bandit/Dan Young Chevrolet" Owned by Tim Grose & Mike Curb
from
Saugus, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Tim Grose & Barbara Hogan |
| '86 Chevrolet Corvette by
Tim Grose |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 498 JP-1 Hemi by Tim Grose with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.475 at Epping NH 3/86 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
258.36 at Epping NH 3/86 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
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Entry's 1986 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 95.64,
MPH 78.79 |
Entry is 0.91250 times average ET and 1.07364 times average MPH |
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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:
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| 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: Tim won NHRA Winters with a 5.618/250.69 bests (Tim's best NHRA national event ET for the year). He ran a controversial first 5.40 run at NED one week after Gainesville. Roland Leong witnessed it and said it was a monster. Tim won a $50,000 payday at IHRA Bristol. Tim also tried a combo with header pipes exiting the top hood area directly in front of body A posts at the outside edges of the windshield. Benefit: All kinds of downforce. Problem: Absolutely blinded by header flames when at all dark outside! Photo from Indy 1986. Ran the same paint scheme with Skoal Bandit, Dan Young Chevy, and blank side panels in '86. | After winning the NHRA Winternationals with his Firebird, Tim showed up at Gainesville for the NHRA Gatornationals with his new Corvette. He qualified #13 with a 5.95/235.97. In the first round, a 5.97/209.59 lost to John Force's 5.81/247. In April, he was in Atlanta for the NHRA Southern Nationals, where he qualified #5 with a 5.80/246.30. A 5.83/246.03 beat Steve Hodkinson's 5.98/240 in the first round, but in the second round, he smoked the tires and shut off to 9.98/83.28 that lost to John Lombardo's 5.93/244 in the "Blue Max" Mustang. Grose qualified well again at Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals. His 5.90/236.28 was #7 in the field. A first-round 5.89/231.77 beat Gary Phillips, but another 5.89 at 239.87 lost to eventual winner Tom McEwen's 5.78/249. Tim got another big win at Bristol for the IHRA Springnationals. He qualified #1 and, in the final, met Kenny Bernstein. The "Budweiser King" blew an engine, and Tim ran 5.87/231 for the victory. At the NHRA Springnationals, he qualified #10 with a 5.91/245.49. Unfortunately, he lost to Bernstein in the first round. Grose competed at the Super Stock Magazine Nationals at Maple Grove. It was an eight-car field, and Tim's 6.05/219.51 qualified #7. He hurt some parts on the run and could not run in the first round. He followed the NHRA tour to Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals at the end of June. A 6.09/226.13 qualified #10, and a 6.00/234.98 lost to Force's 5.80/252 in the first round. A week later (July 6), he was in Milan, Michigan, for the IHRA Northern Nationals. It was an eight-car show, and he qualified #4. He beat Scott Kalitta's out-of-shape Mustang in the first round with a 5.94/239.36. In the semifinals, he smoked the tires and lost to Bernstein. He barely made the show at Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals, with his 5.90/243.37 holding down the #15 spot. He beat Brad Tuttle in the first round before losing to Force's 5.74 in round two. A couple of weeks later (July 27), he was at Bandimere for the NHRA Mile High Nationals. He qualified #11 with a 6.06/229.00 but lost to Johnny West, driving the "Hawaiian" in the opening round. Not sure why he raced his old Firebird at Martin, Michigan, for the PHR Championships, but he did well with it there, reaching the semifinals before losing to Bernstein. He was back driving the Corvette when he won the US Funny Car Championships a week later. He qualified #2 in the eight-car field with a 5.88/241.93, and Tim's final round 5.83/238.76 beat low qualifier Jim Head for the title. Grose's next stop was at Brainerd for the NHRA Northstar Nationals. He qualified #7 with a 5.87/250.69, and in round one, his 6.04/237.46 beat Norm Day's on-fire 6.06/238. He went to Indy for the NHRA US Nationals, but unfortunately, his 5.92/251.32 best was good for the second alternate. He then went to Maple Grove for the NHRA Keystone Nationals, where his 5.82/232.01 qualified #8. In the opening round, his 5.93/220.15 beat Kalitta's 6.07/221, and in round two, he put Paul Smith on the trailer with a 5.97/228.07. But eventual winner Mark Oswald's 5.68/257 in the "Candies and Hughes" car stopped his 6.16/199.91 from advancing in the semifinals. Tim then went to the Texas Motorplex for the NHRA Chief Nationals. His 5.74/241.22 qualified #11. He ran 5.73/238.15 in the opening round to defeat Raymond Beadle's 5.79/250 in the "Blue Max." In round two, he fouled and shut off against Oswald. The 251.32 was Tim's best NHRA speed; he typically did not run high MPH numbers. |
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Pat Foster (M) from
Tarzana, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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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: Pat Foster |
| '69 Ford Mustang Mach 1 by
Pat Foster - Woody Gilmore |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC with
automatic transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.995 at Kansas City MO 1969 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
215.31 at Kansas City MO 1969 |
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Entry's 1969 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 97.49,
MPH 100.0 |
Entry is 0.91319 times average ET and 1.11791 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Pat Foster is a famous chassis builder of many funny cars from the 1960s into the 1980s. Foster also drove many funny cars, including the Mickey Thompson Mach I in 1969. The car was the sister car to the one Danny Ongais drove. Foster built both cars, revolutionizing funny car racing in 1969 with his chassis design. The cars were lighter than their competition, which gave them a distinct advantage over the other funny cars during the first half of the season. The competition started to transition to pure funny car chassis to keep up with Foster's machines. While Ongais went on a winning spree, Foster had a series of gremlins that kept him from winning. The car showed potential with a 6.99 clocking along with a reported 215.31 mph blast at Kansas City. But fate stepped in when Pat Foster was involved in a two-car accident with Gerry Schwartz at Dallas International during the NHRA Springnationals. Schwartz did not survive the crash. Foster continued to build funny cars and became a national-event-winning driver. (Photo provided by Drag Racing Memories. Info provided by James Ibusuki). | Foster built the two Mustangs identical except that the red car had a longer wheelbase. Steve Montrelli remembers that the teams went through 55 Cammer motors that season. Pat started the season by qualifying #7 at the NHRA Winternationals with an 8.24/181.45. He lost to Ron Leslie in the first round. At OCIR's second All-Pro race on February 9, a 7.88 was good for first alternate. Funny, Ongais failed to qualify at Pomona and Ongais qualified at OCIR. By February 16, both were in the field at the third annual Stardust Open at Las Vegas. Pat ran a first-round 7.90/192.30 over Randy Walls and Charlie Allen broke against him in the semifinal so it became an all Mickey Thompson Mustang final when he faced Ongais in the final. Pat got crossed up and slowed to a 9.85/161.57 for the runner-up spot. He had some gremlins at Lions on February 22 for an eight-car show when he lost fire against Ray Alley in the first round. On March 2 at the Bakersfield March Meet, he failed to qualify. A 7.64 qualified second to his teammate at the HRM Championships on March 16. Pat ran a 7.57/192.30 in the first round, over Johnny Wright, and a second round 7.66/191.48 beat Dave Beebe's 7.78/196 in the Super Chief. In the semifinal a 7.64/191.89 beat Mike Van Sant's 7.96/187 in the Invader. But unfortunately, a broken drive shaft stopped him in the finals, giving Charlie Allen (7.59/194) the win. On May 3, he faced Jim Liberman in a best of three match race at York's US 30. Foster beat Liberman three straight. An 8.11/175.78 won the first race over Jim's out of shape pass, while a 7.82/189.86 won the second race when Liberman fouled away a track record 7.66/191. Pat won the third race by resetting Jim's record with a 7.63 at 188.28. Early in May, Foster faced Bobby Wood in a best of three match race at Thompson. Pat won the first race with a 7.99/189.64 to beat Wood, who burned a piston. Bobby was unable to repair so Foster ran a single to win the match. It was a good run as the track record 7.85 held by Don Nicholson since '67 was put to rest with a 7.60 at 193.54 for the match race victory. Foster had some problems at Detroit for the AHRA Grandnationals. On Saturday, May 24, he got out of shape in the first round, and lost to Ron O'Donnell. He got back in on the "break rule", but things went worse in the semifinals when after launching, the Mustang went into a wheelstand. Pat landed it and got it straightened out and stomped on it again. This time the car veered to the right and crashed into the guardrail. The body of the Mustang was heavily damaged, but Foster was OK. Foster qualified number one at Bristol with a great 7.352/199.55, but his tragic first-round crash with Schwartz overshadowed that effort. |
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Tom Prock (M) from
Oak Park, Michigan
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
374 / 9) |
1976 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "Custom Body" Owned by Phil & Fred Castronovo
from
Utica, New York
USA
| Crew Chief: Fred Castronovo |
| '75 Dodge Dart by
Jaime Sarte |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Chrysler Hemi by Ed Pink with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.974 at Green Valley TX 3/04/76 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
236.84 at AHRA Green Valley TX 4/04/76 |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1976 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 99.12,
MPH 89.08 |
Entry is 0.91346 times average ET and 1.07635 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Tom debuted his new Sarte-built car at Phoenix on January 25 for the Winter Classic. He qualified at 6.34/220.04 behind Gary Burgin and Don Prudhomme. Bill Leavitt fouled against him in the first round, and Prock ran 7.23/141.95 to advance. Unfortunately, the car broke against Dale Emery in round two. At Pomona, he qualified #11 for the NHRA Winternationals at 6.305/220.35. A 6.303/221.13 in the opening round dropped Raymond Beadle's 6.45/215 in the "Blue Max." In round two, Gordie Bonin got crossed up and shut off against him, and Tom ran 6.277/212.76 to advance. In the semi-final, his 6.819/200.89 lost to eventual winner Prudhomme's 6.74/225. In 1976, Green Valley Race City track owner Bill Heilscher held a series of eight-car AA/FC shows called the 200 MPH Funny Car Championships. The first was on February 7/8, and Tom Prock won both days on his first trip ever to the state of Texas. Saturday, Prock beat Jim Nicoll with a 6.14/226, and on Sunday, he stopped Ray Motes with a 6.14/233.76. The second 200 MPH FC Championship was held Saturday and Sunday, March 6/7. Prock won Saturday with a 5.974 at 233.76 mph over Dick Custy. This run officially made Prock the second FC driver in the fives behind Prudhomme's 5.98 at Ontario, CA, on October 12, 1975. Initially, Prock's run was to be entered into the Cragar 5-Second Funny Car Club, but the NHRA intervened. That club eventually included only runs recorded at NHRA National Events and the 5.99 of Pat Foster clocked at a booked-in show at Fremont with the Super Shops Arrow. Meanwhile, Sunday was a rainout and rescheduled for the next series event. At Gainesville, Tom's 6.472/222.22 qualified #9 for the NHRA Gatornationals. That set up a first-round meeting with low qualifier Burgin. Gary went into a wheelstand and shut down while Prock won their race with a 6.39/224.43. He smoked the tires and lost to Shirl Greer in round two with a 12-second shutoff. He then went to Miami-Hollywood for the IHRA Winternationals and won over an eight-car field. His 6.57 in the first round beat Ray Sherman, and another 6.57 at 209.30 took out Beadle's 6.57/220 in the semi-final. He faced Burgin in the final, and Tom got a great light, and his 6.52/219.51 hung on to take the victory over Gary's better 6.43/222. At the end of March, he was at Warner-Robins for the NHRA Division Two opener. He ran 6.76/200.89 to qualify second to Greer's 6.60/213. These two would meet in the final. In round one, Prock's 6.62/210.28 beat Willie Borsch, followed by a 6.59/203.16 to beat Larry Fullerton, who had his 'chute fall out. But Prock's car broke in the final, and Greer soloed for the win. The third 200 MPH FC Championship was held Saturday and Sunday, April 3/4. This event was different 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 Liberman 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 Prock, among others. Tom was the first alternate at NHRA Columbus at 6.636/216.34. When the '76 AHRA Nationals started on Friday, July 2, Gordon Mineo led the sixteen-car FC field at 6.09/225.56, followed by Dale Emery in the new Burkhart Monza at 6.21/214. On Saturday, rain left teams with only one more session, and Mineo remained on top with few changes in the field. On Sunday, hot weather kept Mineo still the leader at 6.09. Prock moved to second ahead of Emery, and Hoover moved to fourth, followed by Snow and Paul Gordon. On Monday, Prock beat Larry Gould, Snow, and Hoover to face McEwen in the final. Prock won with a 6.12/236.84. Prock ran Low ET and Top Speed of 6.08/236.84 against Snow. Tom qualified #3 at NHRA Englishtown with a 6.272/230.17. He took a 7.024/138.46 win over a fouling Raymond Beadle at 6.56/222. But he did not show against Dodger Glenn. Tom qualified #2 at NHRA Sanair at 6.350/225.56. He won round one over Pee Wee Wallace, 6.43/219.51 to 6.64/210.77, and ran 6.36/218.97 to win round two when Tom McEwen didn't show. In the final, his solid 6.32/230.76 lost to Don Prudhomme's 6.17/235. At Indy, Tom qualified #8 at 6.162/231.95. In round one, he ran 6.244/223.32 to beat Stan Bowman's 6.44/205. Gary Burgin got the best of him in round two, however, 6.21/238 to 6.521/180.36. That was Tom's last NHRA national event of the year. AKA Utica Flash. We formerly listed 237.46 for Tom this year. We originally thought that was great AHRA Green Valley and are updating it based on the GVRC report. Green Valley info from Bret Kepner |
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Mark Oswald (M) from
Houma, Louisiana
USA
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330 / 2) |
1989 - 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 |
| '89 Ford Probe by
Al Swindahl |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi by Leonard Hughes with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.199 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/05/1989 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
283.28 at NHRA Pomona CA 10/28/89 (NR) |
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Entry's 1989 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 94.00,
MPH 94.72 |
Entry is 0.91355 times average ET and 1.11112 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
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| 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: At Pomona for the Winternationals, Mark didn't qualify all that well with a 5.44/269.13 fitting in the #11 spot. He improved to a first-round 5.34/274.05 over Ed McCulloch, but in the second round, he lost to Chris Lane's 7.17/246 to Mark's 7.50/170.71 in a troubled run for both drivers. He qualified much better at the next NHRA race, the Supernationals, where a 5.29/272.23 put him in the #3 spot. Mark made it into the semifinals before smoking the tires and losing to Bruce Larson. At the Gatornationals, the team again qualified #3 with a 5.34/271.41 getting the spot. Unfortunately, they lost to Art Hendey in the second round. A 5.55/260.86 qualified in the dreaded #9 position at the Southern Nationals setting up a first-round matchup against low qualifier Larson. Bruce triumphed over Oswald in that race. By the fifth race of the season, the Mid-South Nationals at Memphis, the team was getting antsy to win. A 5.36/275.06 qualified #4, and Mark ran 5.38 over Eric Reed in the first round. In the second round, he got a break when John Force broke at half-track and a 5.40/259 advanced into the semifinals to meet Don Prudhomme. In that race, a 5.41/272 beat Prudhomme's quicker 5.39, and the "Candies and Hughes" car was in its first final of '89. All good things come to an end, and in the final against Kenny Bernstein, the Probe broke, giving Kenny a single for the win. It was off to the Cajun Nationals on May 28 for the sixth stop on the NHRA tour. A 5.44/266.66 qualified #2 just behind Prudhomme. Mark beat a tire-smoking Force in the first round with a 5.52/264. A second-round 5.57 lost to McCulloch's 5.46. It was then off to National Trail for the Springnationals, where Mark qualified #5 with a 5.34/271.49. An even better 5.32 in the first round beat Frank Kramberger, but the car broke after his burnout against Tom Hoover in the second round. The tour then traveled to Canada for the Grandnationals. Oswald ran 5.51/253.95 to qualify #2. He beat R.C Sherman in the first round, with a 5.49/246.23 and a second-round 5.60/256.55 beat Force's 5.63/263. In the semi's, another 5.60/238.98 beat Hendey and set up another final round matchup against Bernstein. Oswald didn't break this time, but his 5.54/258.69 just lost to Kenny's 5.51/265. At Englishtown for the Summernationals, a 5.36 qualified #4. He beat Jerry Caminito in the first round, but against Don Gay Jr. in round two, the Probe broke. It was beginning to become a long winless season for the team when they rolled into Denver for the Mile High Nationals. They qualified #3 with a 5.59/253.09 and beat Gay Jr. in the first round and in round two a 5.64/249 beat Force's 5.70. In the semifinals against Bernstein, Mark beat him with a track record 5.50 at 258, putting himself in the final against Larson. In the final, Oswald ran a 5.62 but lost it on the starting line to Bruce's slower 5.66. The eleventh race of the season was the California Nationals on July 30. Once again, the team made it to the finals. A 5.40/274.47 qualified #4. He beat Mike Dunn in the first round, and in the second round, both he and Hendey smoked the tires with Oswald's 6.49/239.61 coming out on top. Mark pulled a driving job on McCulloch in the semifinals beating Ed's 5.47/270 with a 5.49/267.85. In the final, he ran Prudhomme, who had set Low ET and Top Speed (5.30/276.49). Mark picked it up in the final to a 5.36/274.72 but still lost to the "Snake's" 5.32/272. It was the fourth runner-up finish of the year for the team. The tour continued to Seattle for the Seafair Nationals. Mark qualified #8 with a 5.43/266.27 but lost to R.C. Sherman in the first round. Another first-round loss came at the next event, the Northstar Nationals. A 5.46/263.23 qualified #7. In the first round, the Probe spun the tires to a 6.12/248.07 and lost to Larry Camenzind's 5.94/212. The bad luck continued right into Indy for the US Nationals. The team qualified #5 with a 5.33/272.06, but upstart Scott Kalitta beat them in the first round. After losing in the first round at the last three events, the team rebounded somewhat at the Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove. Mark qualified #2 with a 5.21/283.10. A 5.29/265.09 advanced when Tom Hoover fouled in the first round. In round two, he backed up his qualifying marks for both ends of the NHRA record when he beat Tony McCallum with a 5.23/279.50. Unfortunately, Mark smoked the tires to a shut-off 8.86/87.20 loss to Force's 5.34/276 in the semifinals. At the Texas Motorplex for the Chief Nationals, a 5.19/280.19 (Top Speed) qualified #3. Oswald beat Mike Dunn in the first round, with a 5.24 and a second-round 5.29/273.39 beat Al Hofmann in round two. Mark finally got one back from Larson in the semifinal when his 5.23/281.60 beat Bruce's close 5.24/274. In the final, he met Prudhomme, and while Don blasted to a 5.26/269 victory, Mark smoked the tires to another runner-up finish. The team got its first #1 qualifying position of the year at the Fallnationals at Firebird Raceway with a 5.41 (Low ET) doing the deed. Things looked rosy until Mike Dunn put them on the trailer in the first round. It was back to Pomona for the season-ending World Finals, where a 5.28 (Low ET) at 279.41 got their second pole of the year. In the first round, he beat Hoover with a new NHRA Top Speed record of 283.28, but he ended his season in the next round against McCulloch when Mark spun the tires and lost to Ed's 5.56/264. Also, set the record at 5.214 at Maple Grove 9/89 and 5.298/283.10 National Records at 89 Supernationals. The 283.28 National Record was the fastest NHRA speed of the decade (second only to Scott Kalitta's 286.62 at IHRA Ennis 1988). Also, great 5.232 at 89 Chiefs was part of the quickest side-by-side pass (Bruce Larson 5.247). Also, 281.60 at Chiefs was half of the fastest side-by-side pass (Larson 274.72). Mark Oswald and the "Candies and Hughes" team had a good season in '89 despite finishing the season fourth in points. Photo from Columbus 1989. |
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Don Prudhomme (M) from
Granada Hills, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
712 / 1) |
1976 - 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: |
5.978 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/05/76 (NR) |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
240.00 at NHRA Ontario CA 10/76 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 98.77,
MPH 96.43 |
Entry is 0.91407 times average ET and 1.09071 times average MPH |
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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 |
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| 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: World champion in 1976. Ran 5.978 at Indy to qualify number one. Also 6.026 at Winters and duplicated it at the Ontario Finals. Both the Winternationals 6.02 and Indy 5.97 were national records (the 5.987 at Ontario 75 was not backed up). Went 235.60 at Sanair 76 and 240.00 at Ontario 76. Did Don run 247.93 somewhere? Formerly listed that, but removed it until we get confirmation. Ran 6.24 Gainesville Dragway track record. Won 7 of 8 NHRA National events in '76; his only loss was to Burgin at Indy. Great article on HotRod.com with Snake describing his performance advantage over the rest of the Funny Car field in '75 and '76. |
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Thomas Nagy |
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 |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 99.89 |
Entry is 0.91413 times average ET and 1.08903 times average MPH |
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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 |
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| 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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Gary Southern (M) from
Glendora, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
604 ) |
1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7 |
| "Stinger II" Owned by Roger Hardcastle & Pat Akins
from
Riverside, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Pat Akins |
| '66 Kellison Astra by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by 392 Chrysler Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.215 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
196.92 at Long Beach CA 10/66 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 87.49,
MPH 95.16 |
Entry is 0.91481 times average ET and 1.20073 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1966 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: The Akins and Hardcastle Stinger II, driven by Gary Southern, was a Chrysler-powered, direct drive, tube-framed Kellison Astra kit car. Neither fish nor fowl, it ran in the funny car classes, the sports car classes, and the fuel altered classes. This car was one of the reasons that NHRA when they instituted the Funny Car classes, specified "Production Bodies only." Hardcastle held the CC/FD record. |
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Frank Oglesby (M) from
Acworth, Georgia
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
232 ) |
1965 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 4 |
| "Infinity" Owned by Don Gay
from
Dickinson, Texas
USA
| Crew Chief: James Osteen |
| '65 Pontiac GTO by
Jay Howell |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 421 Pontiac with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.915 at Dickinson TX 65 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
163.00 at Dickinson TX 65 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1965 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 87.15,
MPH 72.47 |
Entry is 0.91530 times average ET and 1.08667 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Frank Oglesby testing at Dickinson, Texas. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 07:41:57 PM by
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Dick Landy (M) from
Sherman Oaks, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: Match Race, Div: 7 |
| "Landy's Dodge" Owned by Dick Landy
from
Sherman Oaks, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Dick Landy |
| 1966 Dodge Dart by
Woody Gilmore - Landy |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Dick Landy with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.220 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
188.00 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 87.25,
MPH 82.92 |
Entry is 0.91537 times average ET and 1.14634 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1966 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Blown fuel, as seen here. Tube AWB chassis. Landy, who spent some time behind the wheel of Shirley Shahan's "Drag On Lady" Plymouth in 1966, started 1966 in his 1965 Dodge, sold it and built this Dart. Started with normal wheelbase, then AWB'd it. Late in 1966, he aded this blower. Sold car in 1967 to Gene Kidder, who crashed the car in 1968. (January 1970 Hot Rod) |
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Michael Beach |
Kenny Bernstein (M) from
Richardson, Texas
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
404 / 1) |
1989 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4 |
| "Budweiser King" Owned by Kenny Bernstein
from
Richardson, Texas
USA
| Crew Chief: Dale Armstrong |
| '89 Buick Reatta by
Mike Kase |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi by Dale Armstrong with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.211 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/07/89 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
280.37 at NHRA Maple Grove PA 9/89 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 92.93,
MPH 90.12 |
Entry is 0.91566 times average ET and 1.09971 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Everyone expected this car to win the NHRA Funny Car Championship in '89. After winning the championship the previous four years, it was a little disappointing how the season went for Kenny. It started at Pomona for the Winternationals. Kenny qualified way down the ladder in the #13 spot with a 5.47/266.74. He improved to a 5.42/264.16 in the first round to beat Dale Pulde. In round two, a consistent 5.43/269.21 beat Tom Hoover. In the semifinal, he beat Chris Lane with a 5.48/265.33. In the final, he met who was soon to be his nemesis, Bruce Larson. And sure enough, Larson scored the win over Bernstein. The next event on the NHRA schedule was the Supernationals. Kenny qualified #4 with a 5.30/270.27 but broke a rear end in the second round and lost to Art Hendey. The Gatornationals was the next stop; a 5.39/269.70 qualified #6. He lost to Larson in the second round. At the fourth race of the year, the Southern Nationals in Atlanta, Bernstein qualified #4 with a 5.47/266.27, but once again, he lost in the second round, this time to Eric Reed. He looked like the Bernstein of old at the Mid-South Nationals at Memphis. He qualified #1 with a 5.25 (Low ET) at 280.11. He beat Scott Kalitta in the first round and then got a couple of lucky breaks when, in round two, both he and Hoover smoked the tires, but Kenny's 6.45/232 held on for the win. In the semifinals, he ran a 5.42/270 to win over Ed McCulloch, who shut off to a 10.00. In the final, he ran Mark Oswald in the "Candies and Hughes" Probe, and once again, he had a little luck when Oswald broke, and Bernstein scored his first victory of the season. The next race was the Cajun Nationals. Kenny used a 5.50/266.50 to qualify #4. In the first round against John Martin, the car broke on the burnout, giving Martin an easy single. The seventh race of the season was the Springnationals at National Trail. Bernstein qualified #3 with a 5.33/269.13. He beat Kalitta in the first round with another 5.33 but smoked the tires and lost to Jim White in round two. A strong performance was turned in at the Grandnationals in Canada. Kenny set Low ET in qualifying #1 with a 5.44/265.72. In the first round, both he and Johnny West had problems, and both ran 5.60, West at 253 and Bernstein at 212.31, but the Buick still won the race. A 5.47/270.92 (Top Speed) beat Hoover's 5.68 in round two. In the semifinals, he beat Don Prudhomme's 5.73/231 with a 5.48/254.47. Once again, he met with Oswald in the final, and the results were the same, with Kenny's 5.51/265.72 beating Oswald's close 5.54/258. He didn't have to wait long for his third victory of the year as it came at the next event, the Summernationals at Englishtown. He qualified #3 with a 5.35, beat Hendey in the first round, and John Force in the second with a 5.36/272. He ran a solo 5.40/270 in the semifinals when Prudhomme broke just off the line. In the final, he was paired with McCulloch, and Kenny ran a 5.41 to win over Ed's 5.50. He was a favorite to win when the teams headed to Denver for the Mile High Nationals. He didn't disappoint in qualifying when his 5.53/263.38 (Top Speed) got the pole. He beat Hendey in the first round, and a 5.62/254 beat Mike Dunn's close 5.65 in round two. But in the semifinals, Oswald put him away with a track record 5.50. The California Nationals was next, and again Kenny qualified well with a 5.39/273.88, taking the #3 spot. Unfortunately, he and Tony McCallum ran 5.52 in the first round, with Tony winning. The next race was the Seafair Nationals at Seattle. Bernstein qualified #4 with a 5.34/278.89 (Top Speed). He beat Hendey's 5.57/260 in the first round with a 5.35/276.66. In round two, a 5.41/248.23 beat R.C. Sherman, and in the semifinals, he took a big win over Prudhomme with a 5.34/276.07, beating the "Snake's" 5.40/263. In the final, he met Larson, and despite running quicker and faster with 5.37/273.22 times, he lost to Larson's holeshot 5.40/271. At the Northstar Nationals, a 5.43/266.11 qualified #2. When McCallum broke, he ran an easy 11.70/72.42 in the first round. But in round two against Larson, Kenny ran even worse when he smoked the tires to a 14.35/70.56 to lose to Bruce's 5.51/271. Kenny and Dale probably thought things couldn't get worse when they went to Indy for the US Nationals. A 5.37/276.75 qualified #8 there, but he lost to Hoover in round one. They went to Norwalk for the IHRA World Nationals and set Low ET and Top Speed in qualifying #1 with a 5.35/264.71. Kenny got past a fouling Gary Bolger in the first round, and in the semifinals, he ran a 5.64/216.35 that beat Doc Halladay's quicker 5.61. In the final, he met the second qualifier, R.C. Sherman, who beat him with a 5.50 to the "Budweiser King's" 5.54. On September 10, he was at Darlington for the IHRA US Open. A 5.51/264.41 qualified #2. He smoked the tires to a 6.67 in the first round but still beat Halladay. A 5.54/272 beat Johnny West's 5.98/244 in the semifinals. Kenny got his first IHRA victory of the year when he stopped a tire-smoking Darrell Amberson in the final with a 5.56/273.53. A week later (September 17), he was at Maple Grove for the NHRA Keystone Nationals. He broke 280 in qualifying with a 5.25/280.37 (#3). Another 5.25 at 279.06 beat a fouling Scott Kalitta in the first round, but in round two, he smoked the tires in a 6.80/141.17 loss to Larson's 5.30/276. He also lost in the second round at Topeka for the NHRA Heartland Nationals. There, his 5.44 lost to Oswald's 5.34. The following week (October 8), he was at the Texas Motorplex for the Chief Nationals. He qualified #4 with a 5.21/277.60. Another 5.21 at 278.46 beat Hendey in the first round. A 5.24/277.43 advanced in round two when Tony McCallum broke, but in the semifinals against Prudhomme, he smoked the tires to a losing 9.29/79.33. The NHRA tour then went to Arizona for the Fallnationals at Firebird Raceway. Kenny qualified #2 with a 5.48 at a track record 271.98. He beat Jim Dunn in round one, while a 5.49/267 in round two advanced when Jim White lost a blower on the line. In the semifinals, he slipped to a 5.56/268.17, losing to eventual winner Larson's 5.43/268. At the season-ending World Finals at Pomona, Bernstein did not end his Funny Car career as he would have liked. He qualified #4 with a 5.32/278.46, but in the first round, against Jerry Caminito, he lost with a 7.30/184.84. In the season-long NHRA points chase, he finished third behind Larson and Prudhomme. In the IHRA standings, he finished #7, even though he only ran two events. Some drivers would have loved to have seasons like that, but it was below his expectations for Kenny. Set 5.257 national record at Memphis 89. Ran 276.75 at 89 Big Bud Shootout. Photo from Indy 1989. |
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Jim Liberman (M) from
Mountain View, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1967 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7 |
| "Jungle Jim" Owned by Jim Liberman
from
Mountain View, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Jim Liberman |
| '67 Chevrolet Chevy II by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet by Jim Liberman with
3 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.665 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
187.88 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
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Entry's 1967 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 96.01,
MPH 76.47 |
Entry is 0.91577 times average ET and 1.08139 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Ran 8.06/182.92 at OCIR Mfg. Meet 11/25/67. | Jim was at Irwindale for the New Year's Funny Car race on January 2. He qualified #7 in the eight-car show with an 8.91/166.66, but he lost in the first round. He was at Fremont on Jan 7 for a best of three match race against Ed Schartman. Ed "rattled" his cage winning three straight. Schartman's best was an 8.14 while JJ's best was an 8.61. He competed at Pomona in the S/XS class for the NHRA Winternationals. Jim beat Pete Gates in the first round, before losing to Roger Wolford's 8.47/172 in the second round with an 8.79/167.59. On March 19, Carlsbad held an eight-car event and 15 FCs attempted to qualify. Jim ran an 8.84 for the #5 spot. He beat low qualifier Steve Bovan in the first round, with a 9.00/164.23. In the semifinal, he ran his best ever (to this point) 8.45/164.23 to beat Fred Goeske in the "Hemi-Cuda." In the final, he was to run Randy Walls, but Walls had blown his transmission in the semis so Liberman soloed for the victory. On April 1, Jim was driving the "Brutus" GTO at a match race against Malcolm Durham at Capitol. He blew the GTO's engine in the second race and he pulled his Nova of the truck to race against Durham in the final race. It paid off as the two had both won a race each and in the decisive last race, the Nova hustled to an 8.75/162.74 for the match race win. Jim ran Schartman at York, Pa., for a match race on April 29. He won the first race with an 8.63/163.04 when Ed lost a rear end. In the second race, Schartman set an 8.17 track record over JJ who lost a transmission. In the third race, Jim wrapped up the match with a blower exploding in the lights pass of 8.54/163.04 that just beat Schartman's 8.54/151. On May 10 he was at Cecil County for the Factory Showdown. He crossed the center line in the first round, on an 8.31/171.10 pass against Jack Chrisman. After his first-round loss, he came out and ran a solo pass of 8.19. It was his best ever to this point. Set Maple Grove track records of 8.29/172.85 on May 13. Also ran a 7.83 Irwindale track record. On May 26 at Gary, Ind., US 30 for the UDRA Championships, ran 8.40/168.59 over Roger Wolford's 8.66/168.54 in the semifinal. - Ron Howard |
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Courtesy Ron Pellegrini |
Ron Pellegrini (M) from
Berwyn, Illinois
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1965 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/FX, Div: 3 |
| "Super Mustang" Owned by Ron Pellegrini
from
Berwyn, Illinois
USA
| Crew Chief: Ron Pellegrini |
| '65 Ford Mustang by
Chapman Automotive |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi with
3 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.930 at 1965 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
166.66 at 1965 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1965 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 86.48,
MPH 78.80 |
Entry is 0.91684 times average ET and 1.11107 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
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| 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: Funny car on altered chassis. Just to ad a little insight to the discussion of who had the first funny car. This question has been asked many times before. If anyone has any other info, I'd be interested in hearing about it. To clarify the definition of "funny car," it's a tube chassis, all glass body, supercharged engine. To the best of my knowledge, I built the first car that was known as a "funny car." Attached is a picture of the car. I ran it for the first time the third week of May 1965 at US 30 Drag Strip in Gary, Indiana. The following weekend I ran at Gil Cohen's Detroit Dragway on Saturday night & Toledo Dragway on Sunday. I have the timing slips. Ron Pellegrini. Also credited with 9.21 at 164.83. | If you check it out you may find out that this was DON SCHUMUACHER'S first funny car. - Dave Lindsay 1965 (10/23/65 Drag News For Sale Ad) |
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© Tom West, Replicas West |
Pat Minick (M) from
Chicago, Illinois
USA
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1969 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3 |
| "Chi-Town Hustler" Owned by John Farkonas, Austin Coil & Pat Minick
from
Chicago, Illinois
USA
| Crew Chief: Austin Coil |
| '69 Dodge Charger by
John Farkonas |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Austin Coil with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.025 at Union Grove WI 10/69 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
209.30 at Union Grove WI 9/69 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1969 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 95.35,
MPH 86.76 |
Entry is 0.91710 times average ET and 1.08671 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
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| 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: The 1969 Chi-Town Hustler Dodge Charger was legendary for its long smoking burnouts and its tough performance. The team claimed that the car had a 90 percent win-loss record in 1969. Minick did the driving, Austin Coil tuned the engine, and John Farkonas was the behind the scenes engineer. The car was built with an offset roll cage for the driver, one of the last funny cars to be built in that configuration. The Hustler ran a best of 7.02 at 206.42, but also ran 7.08, 7.10, and two 7.12s at five different tracks. As tough as the car was in 1969, it became outdated by 1971 and a new car had to be built. (Photo provided by Drag Racing Memories.) | Minick's 7.02 was run at Union Grove late in '69. He had set the Union Grove track record in August at 7.32/205.46. In September, he reset it to a 7.2, then came the 7.02 late in the year. The 7.2 at Union Grove in September came with a speed of 209.30. Since the car debuted, it became the car to beat in late '69, setting track records everywhere it ran. | At the PHR Championships at US 131 Martin, Michigan, the team ran well, running a first-round track record 7.33 at 201.78 over Lew Arrington's 7.48/196, and a second round 7.42/200.89 beat Dean LaPole who lost a transmission. In the semifinals, he set Top Speed with a 7.49/202.24 to beat Dick Loehr's 7.54/191. In the final, he met Fred Goeske's Road Runner and the Chi-Town car was favored to win based on ETs, but Pat ran his slowest run of the race, a 7.52/200.88 and lost to Fred's holeshot-aided 7.71/189. He reset the record again at US 131 on August 30. A first-round 7.13/205.46 got both ends of the record while beating Pete Gates. Unfortunately, on the record-breaking pass he hurt the motor and was unable to make the semifinals. The following day (August 31), he broke both ends of the track record at Minneapolis where an eight-car show was being run. A first-round 7.51/201.34 beat Herman Lesmeister's 'Cuda at 8.50/188 and a semifinal 7.40/200 beat Bryan Teal. In the final, he set two track records of 7.29/202.70 to win over Roger Lindamood who lost a transmission. On October 25, Minick reset the Lions track record to a 7.12 at 205.01 during the East/West Championships. A first-round 7.24/199.55 beat the Invader, but a 7.28/201.34 lost to Rich Siroonian's 7.29/198.23 in the second round. The team didn't do so well at Sears Point for the North/South Championships, having a bad oil fire there. - Ron Howard |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Friday, November 6, 2020, 09:37:06 PM by
Super Crew.
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Rankings updated: 04/25/24 12:02:17 am EDT
