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Ed McCulloch (M) from Fresno, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 612 / 7) 1976 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 6
"Revellution!" Owned by Ed McCulloch from Fresno, Oregon USA Crew Chief: Ed McCulloch
'76 Dodge Dart by Northwest Race Cars / Jack Slawick | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 6.161 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/05/76         1/4 Mile MPH: 237.46 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/05/76
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1976 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.89, MPH 90.52    Entry is 0.94205 times average ET and 1.07917 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1976 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 241.53 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1976 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.540 ET, 220.04 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1976 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 7.116 ET, 202.23 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Ed was at Fremont for its Nitro Bowl early in January. All cars there were to run three rounds with the winner based on the number of wins in the competition. Ed won his first race with a 6.60/218.44 (Top Speed) over Dale Pulde's 6.87/155 in the "Chicago Patrol.” In round two, his 6.62 beat Jake Johnston, who got out of shape and shut off in the "Pisano-Matsubara" car. But in his final run, he ran his best ET, and it wasn't good enough. His 6.52 lost to Tom McEwen's 6.51, and McEwen's win gave him the title as he won all three of his races. Ed then went to OCIR for its season opener, where once again he set Top Speed, this time at 217.91, but lost to Johnston in round two. He did not go to Tucson for the AHRA Winternationals, nor was he at Beeline for the NHRA Winter Classic, but he was at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. He qualified #6 with a 6.24/225.56 and an opening-round 6.37/210.28 beat John Lombardo. A second-round 6.32/220.58 beat a tire-shaking Tripp Shumake, and in the semifinals, he broke a throttle linkage and slowed to 9.75 but lucked out as opponent Gene Snow fouled. He then faced Don Prudhomme in the final, and despite running a good 6.36/223.88, he still finished runner-up to the "Snake's" 6.26/227. He then went to OCIR for its East vs. West Meet, and while he didn't win, he set Low ET and Top Speed at 6.20/232.55. Early in March, Irwindale held its Night Opener. Eight cars made two rounds of racing, with the two lowest ET cars meeting in the final. Ed was nowhere near running quick enough to reach the final. In his first race, both he and Lombardo smoked the tires with the "Ace's" 7.40 coming out on top. He again smoked the hides in his second race, finally backing out of it to 13.15, while eventual winner McEwen won with a 6.67. McCulloch ran at the Bakersfield March Meet, but he got out of shape in the first round, and lost to Jim Dunn. It was surprising that he failed to qualify at Gainesville for the NHRA Gatornationals. He competed at the OCIR "Fox Hunt" race on March 20.27 cars were attempting to qualify for the sixteen-car field. His 6.50 got him the #6 spot. An opening round 6.61/200.44 beat Mike Halloran who broke. In the second round, his 6.43/211.76 lost to the eventual winner Don Prudhomme's 6.32/182. A week later, McCulloch was at Fremont for the NHRA Division Seven Opener. He qualified #6 in the sixteen-car show with a 6.50/227.84. In the first round, he got a solo as Steve Leach had crashed in qualifying. Ed advanced with a 6.63/196.93. But in round two, he had problems against "Jungle Jim" Liberman, and his shut off 12.41 lost to Jim's strong 6.19. On the Fourth of July weekend Ed was entered in the AHRA Nationals at Green Valley. Ed beat a broken Larry Gould while breaking himself on the run. Ed’s best NHRA national event times were 6.161/237.46 at Indy. Did Ed run 6.15 somewhere this year? | Indy runs were in the new Foster/Hume car debuted that August. In the pictured '75-'76 car, he also won the SIR Funny Car opener in early April with a 6.46 over Mike Miller's Boredom Zero Mustang II. - Joe Moore
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, December 12, 2021, 04:03:34 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Tom Schiltz Clare Sanders (M) from San Jose, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 320 ) 1973 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3
"Ramchargers" Owned by The Ramchargers from Taylor, Michigan USA Crew Chief: Phil Goulet
'72 Dodge Demon by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Ramchargers with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 6.340 at Lebanon Valley NY 10/73         1/4 Mile MPH: 230.17 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.86, MPH 86.74    Entry is 0.95081 times average ET and 1.07056 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1973 Records: 1/4 Mile: 6.169 ET, 235.64 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH   
1973 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.668 ET, 215.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.657 ET, 184.00 MPH
1973 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 7.168 ET, 200.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.987 ET, 172.12 MPH
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Notes: Clare replaced Arnie Behling as the Ramchargers driver for 1973. He started his NHRA tour as the firth alternate at Gainesville (times not available but slower than 6.75). On April 28, he was at Capitol for an eight-car show. All cars there were to run two races with the two cars with the lowest ET's meeting in the final. Sanders ran 6.54/189 in his first race, but he lost to a quick-leaving Tommy Grove, who won with a 6.56/216. In his second race, he beat Bobby Rowe's off-pace 7.33/224 with a 6.73/189. Neither of his times qualified him for the final. Clare qualified #13 at National Trail for the NHRA Springnationals at 6.894/216.86. In the first round, he slowed to 7.104/213.77, which lost to Dale Emery's 6.63/209. At Bristol the following week (June 17) for the IHRA Springnationals, he qualified #2 with a 6.71. Unfortunately, he lost to Ron Colson in the "Chi-Town Hustler" in the first round. Sanders looked like a sure bet to win at Englishtown on July 4. He beat Jim Liberman in the first round, with a 6.68/215.31, and in the semifinals, his 6.88/211.26 beat the "Boston Shaker." In the final, he was up against Lew Arrington in the "Brutus" Mustang, but he broke a blower pulley and could not run, giving Arrington a solo for the win. Shortly after this, he was at York US 30 for a best of three match race against Liberman. In their first race, Sanders' 6.92/198.23 beat Jim's tire-smoking 7.30/170. In the second race, Clare got severely out of shape and shut off while Liberman legged it through at 7.19/192. With the score now even, they had their "rubber" match. Clare got the win with his 7.32/216.34 topping "Jungle's" 7.50/206. Sanders was at Martin, Michigan, for the PHR Championships in August. All cars ran the first-round, with the lowest eight ETs advancing into round two. Clare's 6.49/218.97 easily got him into round two, where he beat Jim Nicoll's 6.66/210 with a 6.58/222.77. But in the semifinals, he fell off to a 6.93/209.79 loss to eventual winner Don Prudhomme's 6.72/201. Almost 50 cars were attempting to qualify for the sixteen-car field at Indy for the NHRA US Nationals. Sanders' 6.410/225.13 got him the #7 spot for the show. But in the opening round, former "Ramchargers" driver Leroy Goldstein ran 6.37/229 to beat Clare's 6.522/225.00. He reportedly also ran 6.39 and 230.17 this year in addition to a 6.34/219.73 at Lebanon Valley.
Submitted by Gena White, Last updated on Thursday, November 18, 2021, 11:54:02 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Bob Boudreau Gene Snow (M) from Fort Worth, Texas USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 401 ) 1973 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4
"Revell Snowman" Owned by Gene Snow from Fort Worth, Texas USA Crew Chief: Gene Snow
'72 Dodge Charger by Steve Plueger | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 480 Chrysler Hemi by Ed Pink with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 6.340 at NHRA Ontario CA 11/17/73         1/4 Mile MPH: 223.32 at NHRA Gainesville FL 3/17/73
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.86, MPH 70.15    Entry is 0.95081 times average ET and 1.03870 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1973 Records: 1/4 Mile: 6.169 ET, 235.64 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH   
1973 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.668 ET, 215.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.657 ET, 184.00 MPH
1973 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 7.168 ET, 200.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.987 ET, 172.12 MPH
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Notes: Gene did not have the success in 1973 that he had enjoyed in the preceding years. He started the year at the Irwindale Grand Premiere. It was a sixteen-car field, and he qualified #10. His 6.89 advanced when Russell Long broke in the "Tom and Jerry" Mustang in the opening round. But in round two, Gene's tire-smoking 7.20/143.54 lost to the eventual winner Jim Dunn's 6.91/210. He then went to Beeline Dragway for the AHRA Winternationals. He qualified #26 with a 6.86/205.01. An opening round 6.81/181.08 beat Butch Maas, who broke in the Mickey Thompson Grand Am. In the second round, Gene had problems and slowed to a 7.63/118.57 loss to Richard Tharp's 6.66/209 in the "Blue Max." That was better than his non-qualifying effort at the NHRA Winternationals (in his Challenger). He qualified #15 at the Gatornationals with the new Charger at 6.601/223.32 and advanced past the first-round with a 6.750/209.30 over alternate Paul Smith's 7.24/193. He had problems and shut off in round two against Ed McCulloch. He won over a sixteen-car field at Green Valley Raceway in April. This was big as it was probably his only victory of the year. He ran fairly well at the AHRA Grand American at Dragway 42 on May 23. Gene qualified #5 for the show, and in round one, advanced with a 6.85/190.67. In round two, a 6.67/220.04 beat Don Schumacher's 7.15/211. He made an easy run in the semifinals when Mart Higginbotham (driving in his last race) fouled. In the final, he faced Jim Liberman, and JJ took the win with a 6.86 over Snow's troubled 14.11/31.90. In June, he was at Denver's Century 21 Raceway for the AHRA Springnationals. He qualified #11 and beat Tom Hoover in the first round, with a 6.89. A second-round 6.83 beat Bob Durban, but in the semifinals, a 6.89 by Art Ward beat his quicker 6.87. Gene ran one of his better ETs in qualifying for the NHRA Summernationals with a 6.479/210 for the #4 spot in the field. A first-round 6.811/173.07 failed to get around Leroy Goldstein's 6.61/222 in the "Candies and Hughes" car. At St. Louis in August for the AHRA Gateway Nationals, Snow ran 6.69 to qualify #5. He lost to Dale Pulde in the first round. At NHRA Indy, Gene was among a large field of non-qualifiers with a 6.65/208.81 best. He did run an excellent ET at the Ontario Supernationals, qualifying #2 at 6.340 at only 208.81 mph. Unfortunately, he lost to Jim Dunn in round one, 6.53/207 to 6.58/192.71. Gene also ran 6.60 in Connecticut. Did Gene run 230 mph somewhere this year?
Submitted by Gena White, Last updated on Monday, November 22, 2021, 05:39:34 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Michael Beach Ron Correnti (M) from Chicago, Illinois USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 354 ) 1984 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7
"Capt. Crazy" Owned by Bill Dunlap from Riverside, California USA Crew Chief: Bill Dunlap
'84 Ford Tempo by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 496 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 5.775 at ADRA Kansas City MO 8/05/84         1/4 Mile MPH: 245.90 at ADRA Kansas City MO 8/05/84
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1984 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.84, MPH 68.75    Entry is 0.95140 times average ET and 1.04195 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1984 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.621 ET, 262.39 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1984 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.070 ET, 236.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1984 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 6.570 ET, 218.04 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Michael Beach photo from Martin, MI, 1984 of Gary Southern.
Submitted by Curt Swartz, Last updated on Monday, August 29, 2022, 10:38:21 PM by Curt Swartz.
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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Tripp Shumake (M) from Phoenix, Arizona USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 777 ) 1982 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4
"7 Eleven/Chief Auto Parts" Owned by Billy Meyer from Waco, Texas USA Crew Chief: Billy Meyer
'82 Ford EXP by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 5.834 at NHRA Orange County CA 10/16/82         1/4 Mile MPH: 250.00 at NHRA Fremont CA 10/03/82
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1982 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.80, MPH 87.97    Entry is 0.93945 times average ET and 1.06669 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1982 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.637 ET, 254.95 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 193.96 MPH   
1982 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.210 ET, 234.37 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 192.00 MPH
1982 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 6.740 ET, 214.57 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 177.09 MPH
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Notes: Tripp ran as team car "blocker" for Meyer's title points chase in final two NHRA events. Tripp qualified #7 at Fremont at 6.036/240.64, but rocketed to a 5.940/250.00 to beat a fouling Dale Pulde in round one, (5.99/233). Trip lost to Frank Hawley in round two, 5.89/239 to 6.048/241.93. Tripp qualified #5 at the World Finals at 5.975/229.59. In round one, he unloaded a 5.834/232.55 to take out Tim Grose at 6.67/157. In round two, he beat Don Prudhomme, 6.487/231.95 to 16.28/36. He beat Frank Hawley in the semis, 6.039/226.69 to 6.18/218, while team owner Billy Meyer was losing to Kenny Bernstein. In the final Tripp sealed the deal with a 5.864/243.24 win over Bernstein at 6.23/223. He was let go after winning the World Finals. The Fremont 250.00 was the fourth entry in the Crane Cams 250 MPH Club for Funny Car (Meyer himself owned the second entry).
Submitted by Curt Swartz, Last updated on Saturday, December 4, 2021, 12:56:01 AM by Curt Swartz.
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© Thomas Nagy Terry Hedrick (M) from Brighton, Massachusetts USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 1545 ) 1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1
"Super Shaker" Owned by Kosty Ivanof & Terry Hedrick from Brighton, Massachusetts USA Crew Chief: Kosty Ivanof
'72 Chevrolet Vega by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Keith Black with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 6.465 at Martin MI 6/17/72         1/4 Mile MPH: 219.51 at Saginaw MI 6/03/72
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.72, MPH 62.24    Entry is 0.95228 times average ET and 1.02441 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1972 Records: 1/4 Mile: 6.294 ET, 235.64 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH   
1972 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.789 ET, 214.28 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 184.00 MPH
1972 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 7.289 ET, 199.58 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 172.12 MPH
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Notes: Photo from the 1972 PHR Championships, US 131 Dragway, Martin, Michigan. Also ran 6.48 at Saginaw, June 3/1972. Terry drove this car in June at Cordova for the Arnie Beswick Benefit race. Ten cars competed and Terry won the affair with a final round 6.59 (Low ET) at 218 over Gary Bolger's 6.73/212. On June 17, he ran at an eight-car show at Martin, Michigan, and reset the track record to a 6.46.
Submitted by Mike Gagnon, Last updated on Friday, September 4, 2020, 10:13:36 PM by Thomas Nagy. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Tommy Grove (M) from Hayward, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 704 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7
"Ford Charger" Owned by Tommy Grove from Hayward, California USA Crew Chief: Tommy Grove
'67 Ford Mustang by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC by Tommy Grove with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.525 at Cecil County MD 6/19/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 202.00 at Virginia Beach VA 5/68
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: 5.080 at Norwood MA 5/03/68    1/8 Mile MPH: 150.00 at Norwood MA 5/03/68
Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.67, MPH 91.92    Entry is 0.94773 times average ET and 1.09759 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 50.00, MPH 66.12 Entry is 1.00000 times average ET and 1.01667 times average MPH
1968 Records: 1/4 Mile: 7.305 ET, 205.46 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 155.17 MPH   
1968 Average: 1/4 Mile: 7.940 ET, 184.04 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 147.54 MPH
1968 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 8.575 ET, 170.41 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 138.54 MPH
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Notes: Tom was on top of his game in 1968; his best time of 7.52 set early in the year would have been a lot lower if the car had not been totaled in a crash at Virginia Beach, the same place he had run his Top Speed of 202 in May. But in June he had just finished running 201 and his chute failed to release. He hit the brakes hard until the master cylinder let go. Grove ended up skidding sideways into a tree and demolishing the Mustang. He finished out the season with his 1967 car. Before the crash, he had beaten the best. On April 7, he had a hiccup at Kingston where he lost to Larry Reyes in the "Super 'Cuda" in a best of three match. Reyes won their first race with an 8.12/187 when Grove's Mustang went into a wheelstand. There had never been a 7-second Funny Car run at Kingston until their second race when both ran sevens. Grove's 7.99/187.50 prevailed over Reyes' quicker 7.98. In the final race, Larry got the holeshot and his 8.10 went on to win the match over Grove's quicker 7.98. On April 14 he beat Don Nicholson in a best of three match. Another match race victory came at Norwood's 1/8 mile track on May 3. There he stopped Arnie Beswick three straight. His times were 5.15/148.50 over a fouling Beswick, followed by a track record 5.05/150 and a 5.35/140. He was at Aquasco for the Funny Car Invitational, but after the first-round it was rained out. He had run 8.63/184.42 (Top Speed) in a first-round solo, and he was Aquasco's track mph record holder at 187.88. Tom won the Cecil County Fuel Showdown on May 18. He ran 7.79/189.06 over Roger Lindamood (8.10/179), and in the semifinals, he reset both ends of the track record with a 7.64/194.38 over Roy Gay who shut off. In the final, a 7.65/192.70 stopped Jim Liberman's 7.85/182. On June 8, he beat the "Hemi-Cuda" of Fred Goeske three straight at Capitol. In the first race, his 7.71 at a new track record speed of 196.92 beat Goeske's 7.96/170. The speed was 5 mph faster than the old track record. Tommy got the ET record as well in their second race with his 7.64 at 190.66 beating the 'Cuda's 7.99/178. A final 7.76/196.92 finished up the match. He ran his lowest ET of the year at a match race at Cecil County against Liberman on June 19. He beat Jim in the first race with a track record 7.52 at 197.36. In the second race, a 7.81/193.12 did the deed, winning the match. - Ron Howard
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 10:44:20 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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Ron Dilley Tim Wilkerson (M) from Springfield, Illinois USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 347 ) 1998 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 5
"JCIT Demand Flow" Owned by John Costanza from Parker, Colorado USA Crew Chief: John Stewart
'97 Pontiac Firebird by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 4.913 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 311.73 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1998 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.64, MPH 82.02    Entry is 0.95398 times average ET and 1.07471 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1998 Records: 1/4 Mile: 4.787 ET, 323.89 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 3.621 ET, 225.84 MPH   
1998 Average: 1/4 Mile: 5.150 ET, 290.06 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 3.690 ET, 222.00 MPH
1998 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 5.650 ET, 264.39 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.020 ET, 203.78 MPH
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, January 25, 2015, 08:10:40 PM by Al Tracy. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Robert Hight (M) from Anaheim, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 7000 ) 2004 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7
"Castrol" Owned by John Force from Yorba Linda, California USA Crew Chief: Jim Prock
'04 Ford Mustang by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 TFX Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 4.729 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 330.00 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 2004 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.60, MPH 89.72    Entry is 0.97525 times average ET and 1.04381 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
2004 Records: 1/4 Mile: 4.665 ET, 333.58 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
2004 Average: 1/4 Mile: 4.849 ET, 316.15 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2004 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 5.349 ET, 286.60 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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© Tom West, Replicas West Pat Minick (M) from Chicago, Illinois USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1970 - 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 direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 6.960 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 218.00 at Gary IN 8/31/70
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1970 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.59, MPH 98.88    Entry is 0.94054 times average ET and 1.09735 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1970 Records: 1/4 Mile: 6.725 ET, 218.44 MPH    1000 Ft. 5.890 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 173.00 MPH   
1970 Average: 1/4 Mile: 7.400 ET, 198.66 MPH 1000 Ft. 6.210 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.010 ET, 154.00 MPH
1970 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 8.075 ET, 182.05 MPH 1000 Ft. 6.630 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 142.54 MPH
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Notes: The 1969 Chi-Town Hustler Dodge Charger was legendary for its long smoking burnouts and 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 built in that configuration. The Hustler ran a best of 6.96 in 1970 and ran 206 in 1969. US 30 ad claimed a 6.99/219 in 1970. Previously listed 198.23 in 1970. 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. Info from Draglist.com). | A drag racing magazine dated from '70 (due to magazine lead time) claimed that by early '70, Minick had run a best ET of 7.02. The car used a homemade 120" chassis with a 1,600 hp 426 Hemi. American Racing Engines got the credit for building the motor. It used M/T rods and Forgedtrue pistons along with an Engle cam. American Racing did the heads as well as the crankshaft. The transmission was a TorqueFlite, and the rear axle ratio was 3.54. The Charger body came from Fiberglass Ltd. | The "Chi-Town Hustler" team started the '70 season at Fremont's New Year's Day Championships. The race featured six Funny Car's running round-robin style. Pat won all three of his races, first getting around a broken Kip Brundage in the "Parts Mart" Camaro with a 7.48/194.80 and then another 7.48 in a solo after Don Schumacher had blown a rear end in his first race and was unable to repair. In his third and final run, Minick really laid one down, running a 7.26/203.60 over a crossed-up Jim Liberman. Minick failed to qualify at the NHRA Winternationals. But he rebounded nicely on February 14, where he competed at Lions. Thirty cars tried to make the eight-car show. Pat not only made the show, but he also won the race with a final round 7.19/204.54 over Don Prudhomme. Earlier, he had beaten Dick Bourgeois in the first round, with a 7.32/201.79 and a 7.37/200.88 beat Liberman in the semifinals. Minick won the Fremont Northern Nationals the next day (February 15). He ran 7.34/200.88 and 7.41/200.88 in the first two rounds before setting Low ET with a 7.18 in the semifinal over Bourgeois' 7.39. In the final, he defeated Liberman's 7.39/200 with a 7.27/205.46. In April, he met Bobby Rowe in the Super Duster for a best two out of three match race at Miami-Hollywood. He beat Rowe in the first two races with times of 7.42/199.55 and 7.38/199.55, but a broken blower drive in the final race kept him from taking a clean sweep. Another match race was run at Capitol on April 17 against Johnny Wright in Mickey Thompson's Mustang. A track record 7.25/199.54 beat Wright in the first race, who fouled on a 7.66/181 run. Minick reset the track record to a 7.19 in his second race and tied the track speed record of 203.60 held by Tommy Grove as Wright fouled again. Johnny got a 7.85/175 win in the final race when Minick's transmission let go. In May, the team traveled way up North to Keystone Dragways near Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he ran a match race against Liberman. Pat beat Jim three straight, setting both ends of the track records with a 7.45/196.92. Shortly after this, the team stopped at Marion, South Dakota, for a best of three match against Marc Susman. Pat won all three races and ran a best of 7.65/188.66. The ET was a new track record. Minick beat Clare Sanders in the final at the UDRA Springnationals. He also won at Epping on June 30 over a 16-car field. He set Low ET and Top Speed at 7.39/199.10 before running an 8.48/180 in the final to win when Schumacher lost a trans. Pat competed at Capitol's King of King's Funny Car Invitational on July 11, but he fouled away a 7.25/201.34 in the first round. He then won an eight-car show at Edgewater. He beat Sanders in the "Super Camaro" in the first round, with a 7.40/194.80, and another 7.40 at 200.00 beat Randy Walls in the semifinal. He saved his best for last when he ran Low ET and Top Speed in the final with a 7.32/201.46 blast to beat Bryan Teal in Nelson Carter's Charger. Pat won his first race at the second annual Rockford Manufacturer's Meet by out driving Ron Rivero's quicker 7.48 with a 7.52/198.67, but he fouled out in his next two races. On August 2, Minick faced Leonard Hughes in a best two out of three match race at Atco. Pat won two straight with times of 7.44/195.65 and 7.18/199.11 to wrap up the match. The following weekend he was at Martin, Michigan, for the PHR Championships. All cars ran the first-round, with the eight lowest ET's advancing to the second round. Pat's 7.16/200.44 was the lowest ET in the first round, and he ran 199.11 in the second round over Teal. In the semifinal, he had some luck on his side when Gene Snow fouled away a Low ET and Top Speed 7.06/210.77. Still, Pat's 7.12/185.95 was strong. Larry Arnold lost fire in the final, and Pat motored to a 7.23/199.11 for the victory. Another victory came on August 30 at the Cordova World Series. Pat tied the track record there with a 7.11 Low ET run over Fred Goeske in the semifinals. The next day (August 31), he was at US 30, Gary, Indiana, where he beat Kenny Safford two straight in the "Mr. Norm" Charger. Minick's best was a 7.17/218. On September 1, he won an eight-car show at Saginaw. He ran 7.17/204 over Clare Sanders, who lost fire. A 7.23 in the semifinals beat Terry Hedrick's 7.26 in the "Super Shaker." In the final, a 7.13 (Low ET) at 200 took the victory when Connie Kalitta lost a clutch in his Mustang.
Submitted by Barb Santucci, Last updated on Saturday, January 1, 2022, 12:40:22 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Scott Kalitta (M) from Ypsilanti, Michigan USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 315 ) 2006 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3
"Kalitta Flying Service" Owned by Connie Kalitta from Ypsilanti, Michigan USA Crew Chief: Connie Kalitta
'06 Toyota Solara by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 TFX Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 4.726 at NHRA Las Vegas NV 10/28/06         1/4 Mile MPH: 325.69 at NHRA Las Vegas NV 10/28/06
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 2006 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.51, MPH 77.24    Entry is 0.97544 times average ET and 1.03018 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
2006 Records: 1/4 Mile: 4.662 ET, 333.66 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
2006 Average: 1/4 Mile: 4.845 ET, 316.15 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2006 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 5.345 ET, 286.60 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Ran a Monte Carlo body from Pomona to about Indy, then went to the Toyota.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Saturday, June 11, 2022, 09:15:32 PM by Danny White.
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Walter Huff Rob Williams (M) from Westminster, Colorado USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 503 / 9) 1981 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 5
"Assassination" Owned by Roger Guzman from Denver, Colorado USA Crew Chief: Roger Guzman
'80 Plymouth Arrow by H&H Racecraft | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 5.980 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 247.95 at NHRA Regional Denver CO 1981
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1981 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.49, MPH 96.46    Entry is 0.95833 times average ET and 1.07725 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1981 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.840 ET, 249.30 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1981 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.240 ET, 230.17 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1981 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 6.740 ET, 213.10 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Rob qualified #5 at Fremont for the NHRA Golden Gate Nationals at 6.032/241.93 (Top Speed). In the opening round of eliminations, his 6.08/234.98 lost to Al Segrini's 6.09/234. At OCIR, for the NHRA World Finals, he ran 6.05/239.99 to qualify #7. Many cars burned up at OCIR during the Finals, and the "Assassination" was one of them. Williams blew an engine while defeating Hank Johnson in round one. The resulting fireball knocked the team out of competition for round two. | I have 5.98 in '81. 5.92/248 in '82. Sorry, don't have locations. - Curt Swartz
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Saturday, March 16, 2024, 02:48:30 PM by Randy Wertz. Approved by Super Crew.
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Dick Loehr (M) from Lansing, Michigan USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1969 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3
"Chapman Performance / Stampede" Owned by Dick Loehr from Lansing, Michigan USA Crew Chief: Dick Loehr
'69 Ford Mustang by Chapman Automotive | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC by John Skiba with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.205 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 205.00 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1969 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.49, MPH 77.30    Entry is 0.94060 times average ET and 1.06438 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1969 Records: 1/4 Mile: 6.960 ET, 215.31 MPH    1000 Ft. 6.340 ET, 175.45 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 173.00 MPH   
1969 Average: 1/4 Mile: 7.660 ET, 192.60 MPH 1000 Ft. 6.657 ET, 166.68 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 151.80 MPH
1969 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 8.360 ET, 176.47 MPH 1000 Ft. 7.077 ET, 156.79 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 142.54 MPH
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Notes: Loehr ran this car, his fourth and last Mustang funny, for a year before selling it to Bob Veselka (Corpus Christi, Tex.). Veselka ran it for a few months in 1970 as the "Going Texas Mustang." Like many funny car pilots, Loehr abandoned floppers and moved to Pro Stocks in 1970. - RT | After running a 392 Hemi-powered Mustang with great success in '68, it was a little surprising that Dick went back to the temperamental SOHC Ford engine for '69. It almost paid off as near the end of the season; he had one of the strongest funny cars in the nation when it was running right. The Chapman-built 125" wheelbase chassis was unusual as it was built so that Dick could relocate the engine forward or backward in the frame. This was done by a hydraulic cylinder. This could be done right from the driver’s seat while staging the car. The idea was to aid in weight transfer depending on traction at the strip at which he was racing. The driveshaft was splined to fit all engine locations. The SOHC engine used M/T rods and 6.5:1 pistons. Crew Chief John Skiba ported and polished the steel heads, and a pair of Isky 650 cams were used. Skiba also prepared the blower. A Hilborn injector fed the 68% nitro mix to the engine. Fiberglass Ltd. made the Mustang body, and the whole car weighed 1,800 lbs. | Dick qualified at the March Meet at Bakersfield and beat Larry Christopherson's Nova in the first round, with a 7.90/188.67. He broke in the semifinal, however, letting Rich Siroonian single into the final. Unfortunately, he failed to qualify at the HRM Championships. He also failed to qualify on March 22 for an eight-car show at Lions. In April, Loehr was at Connecticut for a best of three match against Frank Federici in the "Shark" Corvette. The Mustang was having bad handling problems, and he lost two straight. He was still ironing out the bugs to his car when he was paired up against Jim Liberman for a match race at Aquasco on April 20. Liberman beat him two straight for the match race win. He had a rematch against JJ on May 14 at US 131 Martin, Mich. Jim's 7.80/188 won the first race when Dick fouled away a 7.86/189.06. Dick won the next two races to win the match with runs of 7.72/186.72 and 7.77/185.94 over Liberman's 7.95/189 and 7.76/188. He lost in the first round, on May 16 at the UDRA race at Union Grove when Clare Sanders beat him in Liberman's second car. On May 29, back at US 131 in Martin, Mich., for another UDRA race, Loehr got sideways in the first round, and lost to Pat Minick's 7.72/184. At St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 1, they held a four-car race with the winner being decided on who won the most rounds. Dick won his first race with a 7.75/184.80 over Clare Sanders' 7.91/184. He got crossed-up and shut down to an 11.09 to lose to Terry Hedrick's track record 7.56 at 192.70. In his third race, a 7.59/193.54 beat Don Schumacher's out-of-shape run. Hedrick was declared the winner for winning three rounds, while Loehr had won two and was runner-up. He went to Detroit for the AHRA Grandnationals and bagged a win, running a first-round 7.61 and a second-round 7.71 over Fritz Callier. In the final, a 7.72 beat Roger Lindamood for the title. A 7.82/196.07 qualified him fifth for the NHRA Springnationals on June 15, but Callier's 8.03/172 beat Loehr in the first round. This was followed by another win on July 3 at US 131 at Martin, Mich., for a UDRA race where he set a 7.36 track record and Top Speed of the meet at 202.78. The next day (July 4), he won another UDRA race at Cordova, setting another track record at 7.41. On July 6, a match race was run at Milan against Lindamood. Roger won the first race with a track record 7.41/200.44 over Dick. At the PHR Championships, a 7.67/189.47 beat Hank Clark's Rebel in the first round. In round two, he advanced when Tom McEwen broke. But in the semis, a 7.49/202 by Minick beat Dick's 7.54/191.48. At New York on August 17 for the AHRA Nationals, Dick Harrell ran a 7.48/200 in round two to stop Loehr's 7.68/190. He ran a 7.35/200.44 at the US Nationals to qualify fifth, but he slept on the line in the first round, and lost to Jack Chrisman's 7.66 with a tenth quicker 7.56. An early '70 issue of National Dragster had an article on Loehr which mentioned that he had run a best of 7.20/205 in this car. Best NHRA national event times of 7.354/200.44 at Indy. ET & MPH (National Dragster, Early 1970)
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, August 22, 2021, 02:33:18 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Tom Schiltz Tim Grose (M) from Benton Harbor, Michigan USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 396 ) 1981 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3
"Spirit II" Owned by Engler, Grose & Reed from Benton Harbor, Michigan USA Crew Chief: Barbara Morgan
'80 Datsun 280ZX by Larry Engler | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi by Tim Grose with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 5.980 at NHRA Fremont CA 10/04/81         1/4 Mile MPH: 234.00 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1981 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.49, MPH 60.01    Entry is 0.95833 times average ET and 1.01664 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1981 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.840 ET, 249.30 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1981 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.240 ET, 230.17 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1981 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 6.740 ET, 213.10 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Tim attempted to qualify at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, but his 6.39/191 best failed to make the show. He did much better at Gainesville for the NHRA Gatornationals, where his 6.03/232.55 qualified #6. Unfortunately, in the first round, against Tripp Shumake, he encountered tire shake and shut off to a 7.18. A best of 6.22 failed to qualify at Atlanta's eight-car show for the NHRA Southern Nationals, but the following week (May 3), he was runner up to Dale Pulde at NHRA's Eastern Regional at Englishtown. His final round 6.48/225.56 lost to Pulde's Low ET shot of 6.02. He had problems at the NHRA Springnationals, where his 6.39/217.91 failed to qualify. Photo from Stanton, Mich., 1981.
Submitted by Curt Swartz, Last updated on Friday, January 7, 2022, 06:48:20 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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Michael Beach Pete Williams (M) from Chicago, Illinois USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1978 - 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
'78 Dodge Challenger by Tony Casarez | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi by Austin Coil with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 6.145 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 234.37 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1978 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.45, MPH 75.21    Entry is 0.94830 times average ET and 1.06252 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1978 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 247.93 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.000 ET, 189.00 MPH   
1978 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 220.58 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.200 ET, 184.00 MPH
1978 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 6.996 ET, 204.31 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.530 ET, 172.12 MPH
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Notes: Ran a 6.25/230.76 to take funny car division at 1978 "Jet, Rocket, Wheelstander and Funny Car Nationals" at Union Grove, Wis. - RT | Michael Beach photo from Martin, MI, 1979. | Did not drive at any NHRA national events in 1978. Where was the 6.14/234.37 run?
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Friday, November 6, 2020, 09:51:23 PM by Tim Simplot. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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2005 Hot Rod Magazine Jay Howell (M) from Oak Park, Michigan USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 371 ) 1965 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/US, Div: 3
"Dart Charger" Owned by Dick Branstner & Jay Howell from Troy, Michigan USA Crew Chief: Jay Howell
'64 Dodge Dart by Jay Howell | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Jay Howell with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 9.020 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/05/65         1/4 Mile MPH: 173.00 at Union Grove WI 65
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1965 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.43, MPH 89.76    Entry is 0.92608 times average ET and 1.15333 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1965 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.630 ET, 178.92 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1965 Average: 1/4 Mile: 9.740 ET, 150.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1965 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 10.318 ET, 141.24 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Rear engine car. Also driven by Dick Branstner and Roger Lindamood. Car sold to Don Garlits in 1966, crashed and destroyed that year by Emery Cook. Ran 9.13 at Great Lakes on the 173 mph run. (9/11/65 Drag News)
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Saturday, March 18, 2023, 07:32:45 PM by Dennis Doubleday.
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Draglist Files (need Photographer) Dale Pulde (M) from Sylmar, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 724 ) 1992 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7
"Pisano" Owned by Frank Pisano from Long Beach, California USA Crew Chief: Gary Slusser
'91 Oldsmobile Cutlass by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 496 JP-1 Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 5.190 at NHRA Pomona CA 2/01/92         1/4 Mile MPH: 280.54 at NHRA Pomona CA 10/31/92
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1992 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.40, MPH 67.63    Entry is 0.96111 times average ET and 1.02492 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1992 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.076 ET, 293.06 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1992 Average: 1/4 Mile: 5.400 ET, 273.72 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1992 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 5.900 ET, 250.52 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Dale drove Joe Pisano's car to the pole with a 5.19/273.97 at the NHRA Winternationals. His other two runs in qualifying were 5.21/270.43 and 5.46/273.05. All Dale needed to win his first-round race was a 9.55/78.28 when Jim Dunn broke. Best NHRA times were the 5.190 at the Winters and 280.54 at the finals.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Saturday, May 28, 2022, 12:21:34 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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© Rick Howard Mark Oswald (M) from Houma, Louisiana USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 330 ) 1997 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7
"In-N-Out Burger" Owned by Jim Polopolus, Gary Read & Bill Schultz from Los Angeles, California USA Crew Chief: Bill Schultz
'97 Dodge Avenger by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 4.981 at Englishtown NJ 5/16/97         1/4 Mile MPH: 308.64 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/97
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1997 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.37, MPH 86.42    Entry is 0.96718 times average ET and 1.06406 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1997 Records: 1/4 Mile: 4.889 ET, 315.56 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 3.621 ET, 225.84 MPH   
1997 Average: 1/4 Mile: 5.150 ET, 290.06 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 3.690 ET, 222.00 MPH
1997 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 5.650 ET, 264.39 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.020 ET, 203.78 MPH
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Notes: Rick Howard photo from 1997 NHRA Pontiac excitement Nats, Columbus. Qualified 10th at 5.23/284.36. Beat Tim Wilkerson before falling to Whit Bazemore in round two. Tenth member of the Castrol Four Second Club on May 16/1997 (4.981) at Englishtown, N.J.
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Saturday, March 12, 2022, 06:42:53 PM by Rick Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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John Kilburg Dean Skuza (M) from Brecksville, Ohio USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 305 / 8) 1998 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3
"Matco Tools" Owned by Don Skuza from Brecksville, Ohio USA Crew Chief: Lance Larsen/Ron Swearingen
'97 Dodge Avenger by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 4.915 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 313.80 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1998 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.36, MPH 85.08    Entry is 0.95437 times average ET and 1.08185 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1998 Records: 1/4 Mile: 4.787 ET, 323.89 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 3.621 ET, 225.84 MPH   
1998 Average: 1/4 Mile: 5.150 ET, 290.06 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 3.690 ET, 222.00 MPH
1998 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 5.650 ET, 264.39 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.020 ET, 203.78 MPH
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Notes: Photo from 1998 Springnationals, Columbus, OH.
Submitted by Gena White, Last updated on Friday, October 31, 2014, 11:24:14 AM by Mitch Osika. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Roger Hardcastle (M) from El Monte, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7
"Akins & Hardcastle/The Stinger II" Owned by Roger Hardcastle & Pat Akins from Riverside, California USA Crew Chief: Pat Akins
Kellison Astra 300 GTX by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged 392 1958 Chrysler Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 8.320 at Irwindale CA 1966         1/4 Mile MPH: 192.87 at Irwindale CA 1966
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.35, MPH 89.61    Entry is 0.92650 times average ET and 1.17604 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
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, titanium frame, in-out box (direct drive). Gary Southern was the driver, although this report says car co-owner Roger Hardcastle was the driver. Don't know for certain. This is a second car, as the first Stinger flipped. Irwindale CA 1966 (11/25/66 Drag World)
Submitted by Dennis Doubleday, Last updated on Sunday, August 22, 2021, 12:16:11 AM by Ron Thums.
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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Doug Cook (M) from Los Angeles, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: CN, Class: Match Race, Div: 7
"Stone, Woods & Cook / Dark Horse 2" Owned by Fred Stone, Tim Woods, Doug Cook from Los Angeles, California USA Crew Chief: Doug Cook
1966 Ford Mustang by Exhibition Engineering | Powered by Supercharged Alcohol 448 Chrysler Hemi by Don Cook with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 8.320 at Long Beach CA 1966         1/4 Mile MPH: 175.00 at 1966
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.35, MPH 65.09    Entry is 0.92650 times average ET and 1.06707 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
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 alky here. Ran alky and fuel in 1967. Gutted '66 Mustang steel shell with Cal Auto glass front end, doors and deck lid, Tom Hanna tin. 120" exhibition Engineering chrome-moly tube frame, 448" early hemi (392 with a half inch CT stroker), B&M TorqueFlite trans, 2,050 lbs. Car was destroyed in a crash at Alton, Illinois, in September 1967, seriously injuring longtime S-W-C shoe Cook and causing his retirement from racing. Seven-page feature in Drag Strip 4/67, including full-page color plate. 5-page feature in Car Craft 3/67, including color plate and cutaway illustration. Ran 173.41 on the 8.32. Long Beach CA 1966 (1/13/67 Drag News) MPH (March 1967 Car Craft)
Submitted by Dennis Doubleday, Last updated on Saturday, August 21, 2021, 10:09:34 PM by Dennis Doubleday.
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David Hapgood Del Worsham (M) from Orange, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 750 / 4) 2004 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7
"Checker Schuck's Kragen" Owned by Chuck Worsham from Orange, California USA Crew Chief: Chuck Worsham
'04 Chevrolet Monte Carlo by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 BAE Keith Black Hemi by Chuck Worsham with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 4.730 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 329.75 at NHRA Joliet IL 10/02/04
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 2004 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.33, MPH 89.01    Entry is 0.97546 times average ET and 1.04302 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
2004 Records: 1/4 Mile: 4.665 ET, 333.58 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
2004 Average: 1/4 Mile: 4.849 ET, 316.15 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
2004 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 5.349 ET, 286.60 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Photo from Seattle 2004.
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 10:40:03 PM by Super Crew.
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© David Ferrin Tim Grose (M) from Saugus, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 396 ) 1984 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3
"Spirit III" Owned by Larry Engler, Tim Grose & Reed from Benton Harbor, Michigan USA Crew Chief: Tim Grose & Barbara Hogan
'83 Chevrolet Corvette by Larry Engler | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi by Tim Grose with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 5.780 at NHRA Gainesville FL 3/18/84         1/4 Mile MPH: 247.93 at NHRA Pomona CA 2/05/84
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1984 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.29, MPH 72.60    Entry is 0.95222 times average ET and 1.05055 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1984 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.621 ET, 262.39 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1984 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.070 ET, 236.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1984 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 6.570 ET, 218.04 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Tim started the season with a runner-up finish at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. He qualified #8 at 5.918/225.00. Tim and Steve Chrisman lost traction in the first round, but his 6.728/162.16 held off Steve's 6.86/220. In round two, he advanced with a 5.959/241.93 when Frank Hawley had severe tire shake and crossed the centerline in the "Chi-Town Hustler." In the semifinals, another 5.959/241.93 beat a tire-smoking 6.97/154 by Mark Oswald in the "Candies and Hughes" car. Tim's final round 6.039/247.93 finished second best to Al Segrini's 5.96/234. He set Low ET in qualifying #1 at the NHRA Gatornationals with a 5.780/238.72. Unfortunately, Tim blew a motor in the first round, and his 6.798/142.40 lost to John Force's tire-smoking 6.55/245. The following week (March 25), he was at Darlington, racing his Corvette for the last time before his new Firebird was finished. He qualified #15 with a 6.29 and in the opening round, the car broke against Roy Harris.
Submitted by Curt Swartz, Last updated on Monday, March 28, 2022, 06:42:48 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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© Paul Hutchins Larry Reyes (M) from Memphis, Tennessee USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 201 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 2
"Super Cuda" Owned by Pat Collins from Memphis, Tennessee USA Crew Chief: Bill Taylor
'68 Plymouth Barracuda by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.530 at Long Island NY 1968         1/4 Mile MPH: 198.46 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: 4.990 at Norwood MA 6/21/68    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.28, MPH 83.65    Entry is 0.94836 times average ET and 1.07835 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 82.14, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.98228 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1968 Records: 1/4 Mile: 7.305 ET, 205.46 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 155.17 MPH   
1968 Average: 1/4 Mile: 7.940 ET, 184.04 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 147.54 MPH
1968 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 8.575 ET, 170.41 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 138.54 MPH
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Notes: The "Super Cuda" was one of several funny cars from the Memphis area in the sixties. Pat Collins built the car in 1968 and teamed up with Bill Taylor to race the beautiful candy apple red Plymouth. The Coleman and Taylor team had raced the "Kingfish" funny car. Coleman sold the car and name to T.B. Smallwood after the 1968 season. The "Super Cuda" proved to be just as good as the old car. Logghe Stamping Company built the chassis, and a 426 Chrysler Hemi powered the car on 55% Nitro backed by a Coleman and Taylor built transmission, of course. Larry Reyes, Larry Arnold, and Sidney Foster all drove the "Super Cuda" to countless wins. Reyes had the best times in the car with a 7.53 at 198.46, while Arnold ran 7.76 at 193, and Foster ran 7.76 at 196.69. In 1968, Reyes won the King of Kings Race at Capitol Raceway, the AHRA Drag World Finals in Wichita, and the Super Stock Invitational in Detroit. (Photo courtesy Mike Ditty. Stats courtesy Dennis Doubleday. Info courtesy James Ibusuki). | Reyes raced Ed Schartman on March 3 at Lakeland for a best two out of three match race. He took the win by winning the first two races with 8.22 and 8.27 times. In the last race, Schartman won with an 8.35. On April 7, Reyes had a tough best of three match against Tommy Grove at Kingston. Both cars were strong runners in early '68, with Grove's Mustang being the "killer car" on the match race circuit. Grove went into a wheelstand in the first race, and Reyes won with an 8.12 at a track record speed of 187.50. Tommy got a holeshot win in the second race with his 7.99 beating Reyes' track record 7.98. These were the first sevens even turned by an Funny Car at Kingston. In the final race, the "Super 'Cuda" got the holeshot, and its 8.10 beat Grove's 7.98. On April 13, Larry beat Terry Hedrick in a best of three match at Houston, and the following day (April 14), he downed Kelly Chadwick three straight, running a track record 7.94. He was at Green Valley Raceway in May for an eight-car show. A first-round 8.02/167.28 beat Bob Sullivan's 8.30/181, while in the semifinals, he soloed with a 9.54/104.40 when Ted Detar's new car broke. In the final, he faced Dick Harrell. The two had a good race, with Reyes' 7.92 (Low ET) at 177.16, beating out Harrell's 8.03/182. Early in June, Reyes took on "Dyno Don" Nicholson in a best of three match at Milan. In their first race, Don's 7.81/175 beat Larry's 7.88/183.66, but the "Super 'Cuda" came back to win the next two races for the match race with runs of 7.84/178.57 and 7.78/182.92. He won the Norwood, New England, 1/8 mile Funny Car Championships on June 21. Going into this race, the track record was held by Grove at 5.08. It was an eight-car show, and Reyes ran 5.12/146.34 in the opening round to beat "Jungle Jim" Liberman's 5.23/142. He broke the track record in the semifinals with a 5.03/149 over Lew Arrington's 5.86/115 in the "Brutus" Firebird. He faced Dick Loehr in the final. Dick's Mustang had engine trouble and slowed to 10.4 while Reyes lowered the track mark ever further with a 4.99 for the victory. Shortly after that, he was back at Milan for another match race with Schartman. Reyes won the first race with an 8.02/181 over Eddie, who blew a transmission. But the Comet was strong on that day and, after fixing the trans, beat Larry in the last two races. In the second race, Larry's 7.99/179.79 lost to Schartman's 7.81/181, and in the last race, Ed reset the track record with a 7.73 at 184 over Reyes' 7.87/189.64. Near the end of June, he went to Detroit for the Super Stock Midwest Funny Car Championships. It was a sixteen-car show, and he opened up eliminations by running 8.07/176.81 over Tom Smallwood's 8.24/159 in the "Kingfish." But a second-round 8.13/177.51 lost to Hedrick's 7.83/179. Another win came at the Supercharged Invitational at Capitol on July 13. There he ran 7.77/191.88 to beat Lyle Fisher's 7.88/188 in the first round. In round two, his 8.07/185.94 advanced when Fred Goeske blew a transmission. A semifinal 7.68/189.06 beat Arrington, who got out of shape and shut down. He faced Nicholson in the final, and he covered him easily with a 7.54/192.03 (Top Speed and Low ET), taking the win over "Dyno's" 8.05/181. By this time, the "Super 'Cuda" was considered one of the top FCs to beat as it was almost always setting top times everywhere it ran. Yet another win came at the Super Stock Nationals. There a final round 7.53 beat a blower exploding Schartman in the final. Reyes had set Top Speed of the meet at 193.12. | Confirmed 7.54/192.03 at Fremont 1968 - Mick Coyne
Submitted by Barb Santucci, Last updated on Sunday, November 14, 2021, 07:27:38 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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© Ted Pappacena
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Jim Liberman (M) from Sunnyvale, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7
"Jungle Jim" Owned by Jim Liberman from Sunnyvale, California USA Crew Chief: Jim Liberman
'67 Chevrolet Chevy II by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet by Jim Liberman with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.530 at Orange County CA 12/29/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 193.12 at Orange County CA 12/29/68
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: 4.940 at Norwood MA 10/04/68    1/8 Mile MPH: 152.54 at Norwood MA 10/04/68
Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.28, MPH 71.19    Entry is 0.94836 times average ET and 1.04934 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 82.76 Entry is 0.97244 times average ET and 1.03389 times average MPH
1968 Records: 1/4 Mile: 7.305 ET, 205.46 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 155.17 MPH   
1968 Average: 1/4 Mile: 7.940 ET, 184.04 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 147.54 MPH
1968 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 8.575 ET, 170.41 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 138.54 MPH
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Notes: Jim started his '68 season at Irwindale's New Year's day race by qualifying third with an 8.08 in the sixteen-car field. A first-round 8.18/180 beat Lew Arrington's 8.40/175, but he failed to make it into the finals. He qualified #1 with a 7.88/180.72 on January 14 at OCIR for an eight-car show and his first-round 7.85/183.28 beat the New Breed. A semifinal 8.02/181.08 beat Gas Ronda's 8.33. In the final, Jim's 7.86/183.28 beat Clare Sanders' 7.71/187.91 in the Limefire. He then went to Lions for the AHRA Winter meet where he qualified way down in twelfth place with an 8.52/141.50 in the 32 car field. He had an easy first-round race, but then ran his best time ever at 7.75/184.80 in round two over Marv Eldridge's 8.08/174. In the third round, he advanced with an 8.18 and in the semifinal, an 8.05 beat Gene Snow's 8.91. He was to face Don Nicholson in the final and Jim was good enough to give Don extra time to fix his transmission he blew in the semis. But the starter signaled for the backup car of Snow to fire just as Nicholson came out of the pits. There was a lot of yelling by racers, officials, and fans, but Liberman beat Snow for the win with a 7.84. On February 24, Lions held a sixteen-car show and an 8.39 qualified Jim eleventh. Arrington ran a first-round 7.95/183 to drop his 8.39/177.86 in the first round. The following day on February 25, he set Low ET at 7.83 in the final while beating Roger Lindamood who fouled in the final at Carlsbad's South Coast Funny Car Championships. A first-round 7.89/182.92 beat Steve Bovan (8.32), a second round 7.84/183.28 beat Ray Alley (8.35), and a semifinal 7.86/180.72 beat Arrington (8.20). Thirty funny cars showed to qualify on March 3 for a sixteen-car field at Irwindale and Jim qualified third with an 8.12/178.21. A first-round 7.99/174.41 advanced when Eldridge's Corvette lost fire on the line. A second round 8.18/171.10 beat Fred Goeske's ailing 8.73 and in the semis, he lost to Steve Bovan. In May at Pittsburgh for their Funny Car Championships, he made it into the finals only to lose to a Terry Hedrick holeshot. Jim's better 7.88 lost to Terry's 7.92. Another runner-up finish came on May 18 at Cecil County's Fuel Showdown. He ran well, posting a 7.79/182.18 first-round win over Bill Lawton's 7.96/180, and a second round 7.92/182.18 over Arnie Beswick's 8.17/174. But in the final a 7.85/182.92 was no match for Tom Grove's 7.65/192.70. Another win came on May 30 at Union Grove for the Olympics of Drag Racing event. His final round 7.88/183.28 beat the Kingfish. Aquasco held their third annual Funny Car Invitational in June and a first-round 7.98/181.80 beat a fouling Beswick, but the rest of the meet was rained out. On June 19, Liberman and Grove had a match race at Cecil County. In the first race, Tom's track record 7.52/197.36 beat Jim who fouled away a 7.85/181.08. In the second race, Tom got Jim two straight with a 7.81/193 over JJ. He did better against Nicholson who debuted his new Cougar at a match race at Capitol. Jim won the first race with a 7.66/187.88 when Don blew his trans and rain washed out the other two races so Liberman won the match. At the Cars Magazine meet on July 27, he broke on the line in the first round, advancing Tony Wahlay. He was at Detroit Dragway on August 6 where he drove off the track to avoid hitting some people that were on the track. He was OK, but the car was damaged. Jim ran 185.92 on September 22 for a Maple Grove track record in a match race against Eddie Schartman. JJ's 7.72/184.80 won the first race over Ed's 7.95/177, but another 7.72/185.92 was foiled by the evil red light. Ed won the last race and the match. Another match race was run against Larry Reyes on October 4 at Norwood, Mass. Reyes beat JJ two straight before Jim won the final with a track record 4.94 at 152.54. He then took on Bruce Larson for a best of three match at Cecil on October 6. Jim lost the first race when Larson got a good jump and his 7.64/188 held on to win over JJ's quicker 7.59/187.50. But Jim came back to win the next two races and the match with times of 7.78/187.50 and 7.81/183.66. At the Lions Funny Car Championships on November 16, Jim set Low ET and Top Speed at 7.65/187.50 and went on to win over Jack Chrisman in the final. He won both his first and semifinal rounds with 7.65's. At the OCIR Manufacturer's meet, he ran a 7.89/181.44 best, but failed to run fast enough to make the final. He qualified second with an 8.20/185 (Top Speed) at Sacramento for the Drag Racing Magazine meet, but lost to Kip Brundage in the first round. Jim won the final race of the year he competed in, the first OCIR All-Pro event of '69, which was run on 12/29/68. He qualified third with a 7.80/182.30 and advanced past the first-round when Charlie Allen broke. He had another easy run in the semis when Randy Walls fouled against him. In the final he ran his all-time bests of 7.53/193.12 to beat Don Schumacher's 7.57/196.50. — Ron Howard
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, December 12, 2021, 10:42:34 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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© Allen Tracy Raymond Beadle (M) from Dallas, Texas USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 426 / 8) 1986 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4
"Blue Max" Owned by Raymond Beadle from Dallas, Texas USA Crew Chief: Dee Gantt
'85 Ford Mustang by Pat Foster | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 498 Keith Black Hemi by Dale Emery, Dee Gantt, Fred Miller with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 5.629 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/86         1/4 Mile MPH: 259.96 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/86
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1986 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.25, MPH 81.39    Entry is 0.93817 times average ET and 1.08029 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1986 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.425 ET, 271.41 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1986 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.000 ET, 240.64 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1986 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 6.530 ET, 221.62 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Photo from 1986 US Nationals IRP. Qualified #3 at ADRA Spokane 8/86 at 5.833/243.90. Qualified #3 at Ennis Fall at 5.629/259.96 for his best NHRA times. Also ran 5.690/259.74 at the Pomona World Finals.
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Friday, November 12, 2021, 08:47:06 PM by Al Tracy. Approved by Danny White.
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© Rick Oldfield Gary Burgin (M) from Stanton, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 741 / 5) 1981 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7
"The Orange Baron" Owned by Gary Burgin from Stanton, California USA Crew Chief: Steve Kalb
'81 Ford Mustang by Gary Burgin | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 5.982 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/06/81         1/4 Mile MPH: 244.56 at NHRA Englishtown NJ 7/18/81
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1981 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.24, MPH 87.60    Entry is 0.95865 times average ET and 1.06252 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1981 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.840 ET, 249.30 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1981 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.240 ET, 230.17 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1981 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 6.740 ET, 213.10 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Burgin started the '81 season at the AHRA Winternationals. He qualified #2 behind Don Prudhomme. Unfortunately, a first-round 6.53/223 lost to Ed Moore's 6.37/225. At Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, he qualified #13 with a 6.237/236.22. He faced Mike Dunn in round one, and lost a 6.21/236.22 to 6.47/229.59 decision. Gary qualified #15 at Gainesville with a 6.111/239.36, but he hit the guardrail in qualifying and could not return. His next event was the Summernationals, where he qualified #7 at 6.037/244.56. But he shut off an 11-second pass in round one, that sent Dale Pulde on a 6.14/234 ride to round two. Gary was the third alternate at Sanair (times not available), but he qualified #6 at Indy with a 5.982/234.37. However, first-round blues struck again, and Fuzz Miller advanced at 6.58/201 when Gary slowed to a 7.79/108. Gary qualified #9 at Fremont with a 6.074/234.98. He got past Dale Pulde in round one, 6.09/229.59 to 6.34/229. Gary then beat Al Segrini in round two, 6.15/232.55 to 6.24/225. And he won a great match over Ray Beadle in the semis, 6.22/234.37 to 6.23/230. He faced Mike Dunn in the finals, but despite a great .514 to .547 holeshot, the Hawaiian car passed him at the top end, taking a 6.11/236 to 6.16/230.76 victory (.017 seconds - about 5 feet). Gary qualified #3 at Orange County for the FInals, running 6.005/237.46. He beat Jim Moore in round one, 6.041/230.76 to 6.46/187, and got around Rob Williams in round two, 6.063/241.28 to a shutoff. Burgin then beat a broken Dale Armstrong in the semis with a 6.054/234.98. He faced Jim Dunn in the final. Dunn stayed consistent while Gary fell off and took his second runner-up of the season, 6.10/235 to 8.67/105. | Burgin usually ran Jaime Sartes', later built his own cars in '80-'82. - Joe Moore
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, May 8, 2022, 10:18:32 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Dale Pulde (M) from Sylmar, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 724 ) 1996 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3
"Smokin' Joe's Racing" Owned by Whit Bazemore from Indianapolis, Indiana USA Crew Chief: Rob Flynn
'96 Ford Mustang by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 TFX Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 5.009 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/12/96         1/4 Mile MPH: 304.67 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/12/96
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1996 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.24, MPH 85.91    Entry is 0.95829 times average ET and 1.07108 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1996 Records: 1/4 Mile: 4.889 ET, 312.60 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1996 Average: 1/4 Mile: 5.227 ET, 284.45 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1996 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 5.727 ET, 259.62 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Won Chief Auto Parts Nationals.
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, November 28, 2021, 10:13:43 PM by Curt Swartz.
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© David Ferrin Chuck Etchells (M) from Putnam, Connecticut USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 112 ) 1991 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1
"Etchells Racing" Owned by Chuck Etchells from Putnam, Connecticut USA Crew Chief: Paul Smith
'90 Pontiac Trans Am by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 5.250 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/12/91         1/4 Mile MPH: 284.36 at NHRA Pomona CA 10/27/91
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1991 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.22, MPH 85.31    Entry is 0.96083 times average ET and 1.06734 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1991 Records: 1/4 Mile: 5.132 ET, 291.82 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1991 Average: 1/4 Mile: 5.464 ET, 266.42 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1991 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 244.08 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 Indy 1991. At Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, Chuck qualified #6 for the show and in the first round, beat Ron Sutherland with a 5.65/266.11. He picked up to a 5.55/260.34 in round two, but it wasn't enough as he lost to eventual winner John Force's 5.41/253. At the NHRA Arizona Nationals, he qualified #13 and lost in the first round. Things didn't look much better at Houston for the NHRA Supernationals where his 5.55 qualified on the "bump" spot. But he got around low qualified Jim White and in round two his 10.66/71.63 advanced when Richard Hartman broke. In the semifinals, he ran 5.40/267.61, but lost to eventual winner Force's 5.32/270. The next NHRA event was the Gatornationals where Chuck qualified #9. He lost to Mark Oswald in the first round.
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 12:42:17 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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Leroy Goldstein (M) from Allen Park, Michigan USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 400 ) 1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4
"Candies & Hughes" Owned by Paul Candies from Houma, Louisiana USA Crew Chief: Leroy Goldstein
'72 Plymouth Cuda by Woody Gilmore | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 474 Keith Black Hemi (iron) by Leonard Hughes with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 6.470 at NHRA Ontario CA 11/19/72         1/4 Mile MPH: 228.42 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.22, MPH 83.09    Entry is 0.95301 times average ET and 1.06599 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1972 Records: 1/4 Mile: 6.294 ET, 235.64 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH   
1972 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.789 ET, 214.28 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 184.00 MPH
1972 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 7.289 ET, 199.58 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 172.12 MPH
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Notes: If there was one thing you could say about the "Candies and Hughes" team: it was high class all the way. Paul Candies and Leonard Hughes had been running a Barracuda Funny Car for quite a while prior to the '72 season. Their '71 car held the NHRA national record at 6.80. They hired Leroy Goldstein to drive, and he continued into the '72. The team had Woody Gilmore of Race Car Engineering build them two cars for '72 with a few differences in Leroy's car compared to the second machine driven by Hughes. Goldstein's car was supposed to run in match race competition, while Hughes ran the major events. They were not cheap, costing Candies $25,000 each. Goldstein's car had a 122" wheelbase and a Keith Black Hemi with a two-speed Lenco transmission. The car weighed 1,900 lbs. Leroy qualified fourteenth at the 1972 NHRA Supernationals with a 6.517/218.91. In the first round, he improved to 6.470/218.97, beating John Lombardo. He lost in the second round to Ed McCulloch's 6.37/225.56 with a respectable 6.59/189.87. Leroy ran this car on his own for Paul Candies & Leonard Hughes in 1972. He was the driver and crew chief. Leroy qualified at 6.707/206.89 at Tulsa PRA. | Leroy began to drive for C&H at the World Finals in 1971, where he was the #1 qualifier and runner-up to Phil Castronovo (almost the world champ)! But I only show him running at Pomona (6.82/209.79), Gainesville (6.72/221.67), and Ontario (6.47/218.97) in 1972. According to my records, Leonard Hughes drove at Columbus, Englishtown, Sanair, Indy, and Amarillo. Leroy drove for the entire tour in 1973, including Indy. We need to confirm the 228.42 speed, which did not occur on the NHRA trail. - BP | Bill, in 1972, Leroy mainly match-raced. We went to Tulsa for the PRA race, along with many others, instead of Indy, but we didn’t do the NHRA big events except the few you mentioned. We raced the AHRA races, and Leroy ended up being FC Champion in 1972 in C&H car. - Chris Carlton (Goldstein), 1/28/23
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, January 29, 2023, 12:14:47 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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© Tom West, Replicas West Mart Higginbotham (M) from Carrollton, Texas USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 405 ) 1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4
"RFI Drag-On Vega" Owned by Mart Higginbotham from Carrollton, Texas USA Crew Chief: Mart Higginbotham
'71 Chevrolet Vega by Don Long | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi by Keith Black with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 6.470 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 228.00 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.22, MPH 82.11    Entry is 0.95301 times average ET and 1.06403 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1972 Records: 1/4 Mile: 6.294 ET, 235.64 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH   
1972 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.789 ET, 214.28 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 184.00 MPH
1972 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 7.289 ET, 199.58 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 172.12 MPH
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Notes: Mart's Vega featured a Don Long-built chassis that was offset two inches. The wheelbase was 118" on the right side and 120" on the left. Don Kirby did the body and paint. The 484 Keith Black stroked Hemi was backed by a Lenco two-speed transmission. His '72 bests were 6.47/228. Jim Robbs of RFI backed the car. 6.624/217.39 at Tulsa PRA National Challenge 9/72. Ran 6.956/199.55 at NHRA Pomona for Mart's best NHRA national event times. He also ran 6.51 at Englishtown. He later put Butch Maas in the seat.
Submitted by Mike Gagnon, Last updated on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, 08:29:30 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Don Schumacher (M) from Park Ridge, Illinois USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 356 ) 1973 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3
"Stardust" Owned by Don Schumacher from Park Ridge, Illinois USA Crew Chief: Don Schumacher
'72 Plymouth Cuda by John Buttera | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 474 Ed Pink Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 6.347 at NHRA Gainesville FL 3/17/73         1/4 Mile MPH: 233.16 at NHRA Gainesville FL 3/18/73
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 82.16, MPH 93.98    Entry is 0.95186 times average ET and 1.08447 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1973 Records: 1/4 Mile: 6.169 ET, 235.64 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH   
1973 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.668 ET, 215.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.657 ET, 184.00 MPH
1973 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 7.168 ET, 200.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.987 ET, 172.12 MPH
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Notes: Won 1973 Winternationals and was runner-up at Gatornationals with a 230.76 national mph record. Ran this car until the Wonder Wagons. Yellow Wonder Wagon debuted at Indy 1973. Where were the white Wonder Wagon panel wagons raced? The Video link shows Don racing this car against Paula Murphy at Santa Pod 1973. Gainesville 3/73 record stood for three years! Coke event promo poster from US 30 cited 6.33/228, but there was no way to know which of the three Cudas ran at that event. | Don had a great early season. It started at Beeline Dragway in Arizona for the AHRA Winternationals. Seventy-five cars showed for the 32-car nitro Funny Car field. Schumacher qualified #8 with a 6.61/208.81. In the first round, his 6.58/208.33 beat Mike Van Sant's off-pace 7.54 in the "Stone, Woods and Cook" Mustang. A second-round 6.57/214.38 defeated Dale Pulde's 6.83/200 in the "Lil Demon," He continued to improve in round three, where his 6.46/218.44 stopped Dave Uyehara, who broke a rear end in Larry Huff's car. Richard Tharp had his "Blue Max" go up in flames against him in the semifinals, while Don reset the AHRA ET record with his 6.42 at only 196. He faced "Jungle Jim" Liberman in the final and won with a 6.44 (Low ET) at 220.04, while Liberman smoked the tires in his runner-up effort. He then went to Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, where 58 cars showed for the sixteen-car field. Traction was horrible as the low qualifier was in at 7.18. Don qualified #14 with a 7.65/206.89 and then ran 7.64 over alternate Ron O'Donnell. In round two, his 7.43/210 beat Tom Hoover's 7.59/207. He improved a bunch in the semifinals, where his 7.26/218.44 stopped Jim Murphy's close 7.28/210. He met future superstar Kenny Bernstein driving Ray Alley's Charger in the final, and Schumacher's 7.18/220.58 rn (Low ET and Top Speed) prevailed for his fifth NHRA National event title. At the IHRA Winternationals at Lakeland, Don's 7.02 qualified #5 in the sixteen-car field. A 7.00/207 in round one beat Gary Henderson's 7.18/173 in the "Super Duster," but his second round 7.09/211 lost to Harlan Thompson's 6.93/205 in the "Tom and Jerry" Mustang. The wins continued at Fremont for the AHRA Northern Nationals. He beat Art Ward in the first round with a 6.58/197.80. He had an easy run in round two and the semifinals, where Leroy Chadderton, driving the "Hawaiian," lost fire. He met up with Liberman again in the finals, and his 6.55/215.82 scored the win over JJ's 6.81/216. The following week (March 18), he almost won the NHRA Gatornationals. He set Low ET at 6.34/228.42 in qualifying #1 and made his way to the final by running 6.48/230.76 (not Top Speed, but a new national record) over Roger Lindamood, another 6.34 at 226.70 over Leroy Goldstein's 6.61 in the "Candies and Hughes" 'Cuda and a 6.54 single in the semifinals when Ed McCulloch was unable to show. He faced Pat Foster driving the Barry Setzer Vega in the final, and it was a good race, but Foster took the victory with a 6.37/221 over Schumacher's 6.41/233.16 (just short of being backed up for the record)! The winning didn't come quite so easy after that. He was at Miami for a sixteen-car Funny Car show that had him qualify #7 with a 7.25/187.11. He soloed in round one when Paul Smith was shut off on the line with a fuel leak, but his 6.94/199.11 lost to Al Marshall's 6.80/220 in round two. Don won his third consecutive AHRA race when he beat Hoover with a 6.73 in the final at the rain-delayed Tulsa Grand American Race on April 11. His streak ended at the AHRA Green Valley race when he lost to eventual winner Don Prudhomme in the semifinals. Shortly after that (May 24), Schumacher was at Dragway 42 for the next AHRA Grand American race. He set Low ET in qualifying #1 with a 6.53. In round one, he got the "odd-lot" solo and ran 6.90/199.55 to advance. But in round two, his 7.15/211.76 fell to Gene Snow's 6.67/220. He also set Low ET in qualifying at the AHRA Springnationals held in Denver, where his 6.54 was almost two-tenths ahead of the second qualifier. A 6.76 in the opening round defeated Tom McEwen, but his car was shut off on the line for an oil leak in round two, and Don had to watch as Art Ward soloed into the semifinal. A week later, he was at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals. He debuted his new Wonder Bread sponsor at its first national event. His 6.72 qualified #4, and his 6.79 beat alternate Dick Rosberg in the "Fighting Irish" Satellite in round one. In round two, his off-pace 7.32/191.08 lost to Jim Nicoll's 6.84/211. On July 4, he competed at Englishtown's Funny Car Spectacular event. Fourteen cars were there, and all ran the first round, with the four Low ET cars advancing into the semifinal. Don ran 6.93/199.55 to beat Al Bergler's out-of-shape Vega. Unfortunately, his ET did not advance into the final four. He came back out later for a consolation race with Fred Goeske that saw his 6.76/200.89 lose to Fred's 6.80/215. He was back at Englishtown on July 15 for the NHRA Summernationals. He "only" qualified #15 with a 6.62, and he smoked the tires to a 10.58 loss against McEwen's 6.87 in the first round. At the end of the month (July 29), he was at Rockford for its Manufacturer's Meet. He did not have a good day. In his first race, his 6.80 lost to Bill Leavitt's 6.79, and in his second race, Pulde's 6.75 in the M/T Grand Am beat his quicker 6.66. The car broke, and was unable to run round three. Schumacher then went to Atco for its World Funny Car Championships. This was an eight-car show, and he lost to Pat Foster driving the Barry Setzer Vega in the first round. He came back out later for a consolation race and set Low ET and 6.56.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, July 3, 2022, 04:23:13 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.

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