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Gary Scelzi (M) from
Santa Maria, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
3) |
2006 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3 |
| "Dodge/Oakley" Owned by Don Schumacher
from
Park Ridge, Illinois
USA
| Crew Chief: Mike Neff |
| '05 Dodge Stratus by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Alan Johnson Chevrolet with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
4.701 at Testing, Las Vegas NV 2006 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
332.51 at NHRA Pomona CA 2/11/06 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 2006 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.34,
MPH 96.71 |
Entry is 0.97028 times average ET and 1.05175 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Also ran 4.709 in Atlanta 4/06 and Maple Grove 9/06. Also ran 332.10 at Joliet Fall 2006. |
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Dave Beebe (M) from
Garden Grove, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
700 ) |
1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Whipple & Mr. Ed" Owned by Art Whipple & Ed Wills
from
Fresno, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Art Whipple |
| '72 Plymouth Satellite by
Don Long |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Keith Black with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.400 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
226.13 at NHRA Amarillo TX 10/22/72 |
| 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 |
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Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.29,
MPH 77.73 |
Entry is 0.94270 times average ET and 1.05530 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Undefeated at SIR until McCulloch beat them on 8/05/72. Despite the loss, set 6.49/224 track records at SIR Seafair Funny Car Nats (14,000 fans watched.) Won the 1972 OCIR PDA Championships, beating Gary Burgin in the final. Also #1 qualifier, Low ET and Top Speed (6.551/223.32) at Tulsa PRA race. Ran 6.49 at Seattle on August 15/1972. Featured in the 2/73 issue of Hi-Performance Cars. - RT | Art Whipple teamed up with Ed Wills for the '72 season. Wills was still the owner of the car, but Art came on board with his mechanical skills. The 118" Don Long car cost Ed $25,000 to build. It used a 1,700 hp Keith Black Hemi. The crank rods, and pistons all came from KB's shop. Engle supplied the cam. The blower was the work of Marc Danekas and an Enderle injection unit sat on top. A Lenco two-speed with a Crowerglide flywheel and clutch was used. Wills built the Satellite body and Kenny Youngblood painted the realistic-looking grill. The lettering was done by Neil Aveill while the candy red and gold paint was sprayed on by Ron Schramek. The car weighed 1,800 lbs. and according to the January '73 Drag Racing USA issue, it had run a best of 6.40/225 up until that time (the magazine had three month lead time). Confirmed 6.48 at Lions. ET from (Drag Racing USA 1/73) |
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Sidney Foster (M) from
Gretna, Louisiana
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
) |
1969 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 2 |
| "Coleman's Super Ford" Owned by Larry Coleman & Bill Taylor
from
Memphis, Tennessee
USA
| Crew Chief: Larry Coleman |
| '68 Ford Torino by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC with
automatic transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.110 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
209.00 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 |
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Entry's 1969 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.28,
MPH 86.10 |
Entry is 0.92820 times average ET and 1.08515 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Sid started driving this car early in June. He was in Tyler, Texas, for a best-of-three-match race against Mike Burkhart on June 7. He won the match. Times he reeled off since jumping behind the wheel included 7.52/199.10 at Memphis on June 11. He qualified seventh at the NHRA Springnationals with a 7.91/192.71, beat Mike Burkhart in the first round, with a 7.79/196.50, but lost to Tom McEwen in the second round, 7.67/185 to Foster's 7.60/201.79. He still managed to have the fastest Ford Funny Car at the meet with the 201.79 pass. On June 27, he went to Courtland, Tenn., and ran 7.51. He then reset the ET record at National Trail with a 7.63/201.79 on June 29. Sid raced at an eight-car show at Suffolk on July 4, but an 8.03/185.04 lost to Dean LaPole in Larry Christopherson's Nova in the first round. The next day it was off to Blaney, S.C., where he set another track record at 7.93/200.44. Another best-of-three-match race was run at LaPlace on July 20 against Don Gay's "Infinity" GTO. Sid won the first race with an 8.51/174.41 when Roy Gay got out of shape and hit the guardrail with minor damage to the GTO. Gay evened the score in the second race, winning with an 8.02/189 over the Torino's quicker 7.99/188.28. Foster lost an engine on the line in the third race, and Gay soloed to the match race victory. The following week (July 27), the "Super Ford" was at Southland Dragway for a best of three match against Leonard Hughes in the "Candies & Hughes" 'Cuda. Foster won the first race by default with an 8.15 when the 'Cuda broke a transmission in the first race. A new trans was installed, and in the second race, Hughes' 7.48/203 beat Sid's 7.83/191.89. In the third and deciding race, Foster ran a strong 7.67 but still lost to Leonard's 7.57/203. Foster lost to Gene Snow at Rockford Manufacturer's meet but beat Pat Minick with a 7.75/196.50 and Arnie Beswick with a 7.85. He ran a best-of-three-match race against Bobby Wood at Palmetto on August 9. Sid fouled in the first round while running a 7.72/194; the run also cost him a transmission. Wood won the first race with a 7.56/198, then singled to two more wins when the Super Ford couldn't return. A big win came at the AHRA Drag World Championships. There he beat Bob Sullivan in the final. He went to Indy for the NHRA U.S. Nationals but failed to crack the 7.54 "bump." On September 6, he ran at Bristol for the AHRA All-American. Sid beat Jim Maybeck in the first round, with a 7.80, before losing to Ronnie Runyan in round two. He lost early at Nashville's King of the Funnys race on September 13, where Runyan got him again, this time in the first round. On October 4, Foster showed up at the National Dragster open at National Trail. He was gunning for the NHRA Funny Car speed record of 198.67. On his first and only pass, he ran 202.74 but could not stop the car and crashed into the safety net. Sid was OK, but the Torino body was crunched up. He raced Wood again in mid-October for another best of three match at Shelby Country. Wood fouled in the first race, but Sid still managed to drive past him with a 7.49/201.78, tying the track speed record. In the second race, the Ford's transmission let go, and Bobby won with a 7.59/193, but in the last race, Sid sewed up the match by setting both ends of the track record with a 7.41/202.24 blast that beat Wood, who fouled again. On November 2, he raced at the Sears Point North/South Championships. The car ran well, hitting a 7.89/194.60, but he failed to make the finals. Sid qualified second on the Ford team at OCIR on November 7, and after the renewed, he returned on November 16 for their manufacturers meet; Sid won the first round with a motor blowing 8.11/186.72. But that was the only run he made due to the blown engine. According to a Drag News issue from November '69, Sid had mentioned that the car had run a best of 7.11/209. No mention of where these times were run. (Drag News 11/69) Ran 7.74 at first Annual Manufacturers' Championships at Rockford (Ill.) Dragway. - RT | Also 196.06 at Rockford Dragway, Byron, Ill., 7/69 | As far as I know, this car always campaigned with a Cammer. In 1970 the Mustang had a 426 installed to run at the manufacturer's meet, but Sid insisted that the SOHC was back for the next meet. |
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Dale Emery (M) from
Dallas, Texas
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
405 ) |
1977 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4 |
| "Mike Burkhart" Owned by Mike Burkhart
from
Dallas, Texas
USA
| Crew Chief: Dee Gantt |
| '76 Chevrolet Camaro by
Tony Casarez |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.075 at Green Valley TX 1977 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
237.00 at Green Valley TX 1977 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1977 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.24,
MPH 80.40 |
Entry is 0.93750 times average ET and 1.07708 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1977 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 247.93 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1977 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 220.04 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1977 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.996 ET, 203.81 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: A great-looking machine that was lost in a spectacular top end crash at the '77 Nationals in Indy. Dale broke his arm in that crash. Formerly listed 6.085/236 best, but Cars Magazine article cited 6.07/237. | I also have those numbers from GVR for '77, but wasn't sure if the whole 'timing' thing at GVR was legit now. If those numbers were still considered sketchy, I found a 6.18 at Union Grove and a 234.98 at Indy in '77. - Dennis Doubleday | Ran 6.33/209.79 at PRO event at Beeline on 1/14/77. Also legit 6.192 at the NHRA Winters. On May 15, Dale won the NHRA Division 4 race at Houston. He set Low ET in qualifying #1 for the eight-car field with a 6.49. Due to his low qualifying run, he got the odd-lot solo in round one, and ran 6.58. A 6.56/208 beat Billy Meyer in the semifinals. Emery faced Gordon Mineo in the final and he got the victory with another 6.49 at only 183.67 over "Flash Gordon's" 6.60. |
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Cruz Pedregon (M) from
Los Angeles, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
779 / 1) |
1993 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "McDonald's Racing" Owned by Larry Minor
from
Hemet, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Mike Green |
| '93 Oldsmobile Cutlass by
Murf McKinney |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.076 at NHRA Phoenix AZ 2/20/93 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
289.01 at NHRA Phoenix AZ 2/20/93 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1993 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.22,
MPH 78.65 |
Entry is 0.94000 times average ET and 1.05586 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1993 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 4.987 ET, 300.40 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 193.96 MPH |
| 1993 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 5.400 ET, 273.72 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 192.00 MPH |
| 1993 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 5.900 ET, 250.52 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 177.09 MPH |
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Notes: Pedregon started the season at Firebird Raceway's Test and Tune event in January He and crew chief Lee Beard made six passes with a best of 5.33/272.06. Tire shake killed three runs, but the other two were 5.52/257.28 and 5.39/269.29. At NHRA's season-opening Winternationals at Pomona, Cruz set Low ET of the meet in qualifying #1 with a 5.10/285.26. He eased to 5.87/170.68 in the first round, when Jerry Caminito broke, but in the second round, his 5.20/286.44 lost to Dale Pulde's 5.12/284 in Joe Pisano's car. The following week, he was in Arizona for the NHRA Motorcraft Nationals. Once again, he qualified #1, this time with a track record 5.07 at 284.18. He went on to win the race by beating Tom Hoover with a 5.13/288.00, Kenji Okazaki with a 5.13/289.01 (Top Speed), and in the semifinals, his 5.20/287.90 took out Del Worsham's 5.27/283. In the final, he faced Jim Epler, and Cruz won with a 5.21/263.31 over Epler's troubled 9.56/89.65. NHRA's next stop was at Houston for the Slick 50 Nationals. Cruz qualified #4 with a 5.14/286.16. Once again, Cruz ran well, running 5.15/279.50 in the opening round over Worsham and a 5.22/277.26 beat Chuck Etchells' identical 5.22/276 in round two. Unfortunately, he fouled away a 5.17/281.09 in the semifinals and lost to eventual winner John Force's 5.04/294. At the NHRA Gatornationals, a 5.20/285.71 qualified #6. He beat Caminito in the first round, with a 5.29/280.72, but a 5.27/250.83 lost to Force's 5.09/292 in round two. |
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Connie Swingle (M) from
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7 |
| "AMT Piranha" Owned by Walt Stevens
from
California
USA
| Crew Chief: Joe Anahory |
| '66 AMT Piranha by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by 392 Chrysler Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.180 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
196.92 at Drag News East vs. West Event 10/66 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.21,
MPH 95.16 |
Entry is 0.91091 times average ET and 1.20073 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1966 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Project car, rear-engine. Chris Martin cites Swingle's best times at 8.29/196.92 in October 1966. Where was the 8.18 run? |
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Tim Wilkerson (M) from
Springfield, Illinois
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
347 ) |
2003 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3 |
| "Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc." Owned by Tim Wilkerson
from
Springfield, Illinois
USA
| Crew Chief: Fred Mandoline |
| '00 Pontiac Firebird by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
4.759 at NHRA Pomona CA 2/08/03 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
323.58 at NHRA Pomona CA 11/09/03 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 2003 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.20,
MPH 82.99 |
Entry is 0.97182 times average ET and 1.03476 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 2003 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 4.721 ET, 329.18 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 2003 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 4.897 ET, 312.71 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 2003 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 5.397 ET, 283.74 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Kenji Okazaki (M) from
Long Beach, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
888 / 6) |
1994 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Mooneyes" Owned by Jim Dunn
from
La Mirada, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Jim Dunn |
| '93 Dodge Daytona by
Victory Race Cars |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 498 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.027 at NHRA Pomona CA 2/05/94 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
297.42 at NHRA Phoenix AZ 2/20/94 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1994 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.10,
MPH 84.79 |
Entry is 0.94086 times average ET and 1.05289 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1994 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 4.939 ET, 303.95 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1994 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 5.343 ET, 282.48 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1994 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 5.843 ET, 258.31 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Kenji qualified second at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. His 5.02/292.58 followed Cruz Pedregon's 5.01/297. In the first round, his 5.23/273.39 beat John Force's 5.26/287. Del Worsham broke against him in round two, and Okazaki lost his second engine of the weekend with a 5.94/179.39. He lost to eventual winner K.C. Spurlock's 5.40/260. He qualified #8 at Firebird Raceway for the NHRA Arizona Nationals with a 5.15/275.48. He improved to 5.05/297.42 in the opening round to beat Gary Bolger's 5.33/282. In the second round, he lost to Chuck Etchells. Kenji and Big Jim had a great year. Their best times came at Pomona Winters and the Quality Care Nationals (Phoenix?) |
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Tom Hoover (M) from
St. Paul, Minnesota
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
520 / 8) |
1979 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 5 |
| "Showtime" Owned by Tom Hoover
from
St. Paul, Minnesota
USA
| Crew Chief: George Hoover |
| '78 Chevrolet Corvette by
Jaime Sarte |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.060 at NHRA D6 Fremont CA 1979 (TR) |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
242.60 at AHRA Marion TX 6/24/79 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1979 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.09,
MPH 90.05 |
Entry is 0.94099 times average ET and 1.09709 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1979 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.954 ET, 247.93 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 193.96 MPH |
| 1979 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.440 ET, 221.13 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 192.00 MPH |
| 1979 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.940 ET, 205.20 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 177.09 MPH |
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Notes: Photo from Pomona, CA 1979. | Tom had a great year in '79, especially the early part of the season. He started the year by winning the AHRA Winternationals over Gary Burgin, and then he went to Pomona for NHRA's Winternationals where he qualified #8 with a 6.26/229. He ran 6.24 and 6.18 in the first two rounds on the way to meeting Tripp Shumake in the semifinals. There he ran another 6.24 to beat Tripp. In the final he met low qualifier, Raymond Beadle in the "Blue Max." Beadle smoked his tires and Hoover ran a consistent 6.29/232.55 for the victory. It was his second career NHRA national event win. The following week (February 11), he was at Fremont for the East-West Meet. Hoover's first-round 6.86/139.10 lost to Don Prudhomme's 6.37/208, but in the second round, he reset Fremont's ET record with a 6.06 at 230.76 to beat Ed McCulloch. He also backed it up with a 6.09. It was a strong showing for the "Showtime.” He made the finals at the next NHRA event as well, the Gatornationals in March. Tom qualified #3 with a 6.22. He beat Tom McEwen in round two with a 6.56/230 and a 6.50/226 beat a tire smoking Prudhomme in the semifinals. In the final he ran Gordie Bonin and despite Tom's quicker and faster 6.84/227.27 he lost to Bonin's 6.93/224. Also, in March he was runner-up to McEwen at the NHRA Division 4 race at LaPlace. The NHRA Cajun Nationals had an eight-car field and Tom ran 6.38/231.36 to qualify sixth. It was a hard show to make as Billy Meyer, Gene Snow, Shumake, and John Collins among others failed to qualify. A first-round 6.44/223.32 lost to Beadle's 6.37/229. Hoover then ran at St. Louis for the AHRA Gateway Nationals where he qualified #1 with a track record 6.22 at 232.56. He was upset by Billy Graham in the first round. At the NHRA Springnationals in Columbus, but he qualified well, running 6.15/235.60 for the #3 spot in the field. An opening round 6.33/231.95 advanced when Bob Pickett's Starfire broke, but in round two his 6.40/237.16 lost to eventual winner Burgin's 6.35/235. Tom was at Alamo Dragway in San Antonio for the AHRA Nationals later in June. The Corvette was running strong going 6.19/242.60 (Top Speed) in his first-round win and in the semifinals, he soloed with a 6.21. In the final, he ran McEwen, but Hoover had problems and shut off. Hoover's 242.60 was a new AHRA speed record. He did not go to Denver for the NHRA Mile High Nationals. Early in July, he was at Houston for a best of three match race against McEwen. It wasn't Hoover day as he lost two straight running a best of 6.49. He was at Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals. Tom qualified #7 with a 6.20/238.09. A first-round 6.23 beat Al Hanna, but in round two he smoked the tires and lost to John Force. Also, in July he finished runner-up to Pete Williams in the "Chi Town Hustler" at the NHRA Division 3 race at Union Grove. At the US 131 Funny Car Nationals Tom lost in the first round, to Frank Oglesby. At the PHR Championships at US 131 he failed to qualify. He skipped over the NHRA Grandnationals in Canada choosing to race at the AHRA Summernationals at Kansas City instead. Tom qualified #1 with a 6.22/232.55 and lasted until the semifinals where he got crossed up and lost to Tom Hovland. He was upset in the first round, by Doc Halladay at the fourth NHRA Division 5 race at Brainerd. At the AHRA World Finals, he again qualified #1, this time with a 6.30/225. He beat Bill Spevacek in round one, before losing to Bonin in the semifinals. Indy was the next stop for the NHRA |US Nationals. Hoover qualified with a 6.07 and in the first round, his 6.12/241.93 beat Meyer's 6.32. A second round 6.24/234.37 lost to eventual winner Bonin's 6.04/244. Hoover's next stop was Seattle for the NHRA Fallnationals. He qualified #7 with a 6.17/240.65. A consistent 6.18/240.00 beat Jim Moore in the first round, but his 6.26/239.36 in round two was no match for Beadle's 6.08/234. |
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Gordon Mineo (M) from
Rockwall, Texas
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
406 ) |
1976 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4 |
| "Flash Gordon" Owned by Gordon Mineo
from
Rockwall, Texas
USA
| Crew Chief: Gordon Mineo |
| '76 Chevrolet Monza by
Mike Kase |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 480 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.090 at Green Valley TX 7/02/76 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
234.00 at Green Valley TX 7/03/76 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1976 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.05,
MPH 82.47 |
Entry is 0.93119 times average ET and 1.06344 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
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| 1976 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 241.53 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1976 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.540 ET, 220.04 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1976 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.116 ET, 202.23 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: At the AHRA Green Valley race, Gordon ran 6.13/234 while fouling against Jim Liberman. He also ran 228.42 at AHRA Green Valley on 4/04/76. Photo from 4th of July weekend 1976. | When the ’76 AHRA Nationals started on Friday, July 2, Gordon Mineo led the sixteen-car FC field at 6.09/225.56, followed by Dale Emery in the new Burkhart Monza at 6.21/214. On Saturday, rain left teams with only one more session, and Mineo remained on top with few changes in the field. On Sunday, hot weather kept Mineo still the leader at 6.09. Prock moved to second ahead of Emery, and Hoover moved to fourth, followed by Snow and Paul Gordon. On Monday, Prock beat Larry Gould, Snow, and Hoover to face McEwen in the final. Prock won with a 6.12/236.84. Prock ran Low ET and Top Speed of 6.08/236.84 against Snow. - Bret Kepner | SS&DI November 1976 issue has a Jim Kelly photo captioned: Gordon Mineo racing Jungle Jim at Green Valley, TX in 1976 at the AHRA Nationals. Mineo fouled away an excellent 6.13/234. |
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Dave Settles (M) from
Dallas, Texas
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
465 ) |
1978 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3 |
| "Norm's Super Charger" Owned by Ken Safford
from
Chicago, Illinois
USA
| Crew Chief: Ken Safford |
| '78 Plymouth Arrow by
Tony Casarez |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.077 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/02/78 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
230.17 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/02/78 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1978 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 89.04,
MPH 68.16 |
Entry is 0.93781 times average ET and 1.04604 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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, 220.04 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, 203.81 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.530 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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Notes: Dave was at Tri-City in June for a six-car race. All cars were to make two runs, with the two Low ET cars meeting in the final. In the first race, his 6.84/212.26 lost to Tom Prock's 6.40/221. In his second race, he improved to 6.46/224.43 to defeat Ron Colson in the "Hawaiian." Unfortunately, his time was not good enough to advance to the final. His next stop was at Bristol for the IHRA Springnationals. A 6.29 qualified second to Denny Savage's 6.28. He lost fire in the first round, giving his opponent, Les Cassidy, a solo into round two. In July, he was at Milan Dragway for the IHRA Northern Nationals. Settles' 6.13 qualified #1 for the eight-car field. Another strong run of 6.14/217.91 beat Al Bergler's 6.44/216 in the opening round, but in the semifinals, Tom Anderson's 6.12/229 beat his 6.17/215.32. Qualified 4th at Indy but lost to John Lombardo's big-time step-up run of 6.057 in round one. Stock stroke motor. Photo from IRP (Indy). - MO |
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Handout, Jim White Collection |
Jake Johnston (M) from
Arlington, Texas
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
404 ) |
1971 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4 |
| "Gene Snow/Rambunctious" Owned by Gene Snow
from
Fort Worth, Texas
USA
| Crew Chief: Jake Johnston |
| '71 Dodge Charger by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.590 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
206.89 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1971 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.99,
MPH 46.09 |
Entry is 0.94413 times average ET and 0.99466 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
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| 1971 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 227.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 173.00 MPH |
| 1971 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.980 ET, 208.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 161.29 MPH |
| 1971 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.480 ET, 194.10 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 150.87 MPH |
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Notes: Low qualifier at 71 Winternationals at 6.94/205.01. The next quickest qualifier was Gene Snow himself at 7.10. Broke in the first round. Also 7.170/193.54 at Englishtown 6/71. 6.62 Capitol |
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Dean Skuza (M) from
Brecksville, Ohio
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
10) |
2001 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3 |
| "Mopar Parts" Owned by Don Skuza
from
Brecksville, Ohio
USA
| Crew Chief: Lance Larsen & John Stewart |
| '01 Dodge Avenger R/T by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
4.794 at NHRA Joliet IL 2001 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
317.19 at NHRA Pomona CA 10/01 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 2001 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.90,
MPH 81.65 |
Entry is 0.95593 times average ET and 1.04849 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 2001 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 4.731 ET, 325.69 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.621 ET, 225.84 MPH |
| 2001 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 5.015 ET, 302.52 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.690 ET, 222.00 MPH |
| 2001 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 5.515 ET, 275.09 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.020 ET, 203.78 MPH |
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Notes: Rick Howard photo from 2001 NHRA Pontiac excitement Nats, Columbus. Qualified No. 1 at 4.88/305.08. Dropped Ron Capps in round one, before falling to Johnny Gray's holeshot in round two. |
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Dale Emery (M) from
Dallas, Texas
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
306 ) |
1973 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3 |
| "Jeg's Automotive" Owned by Jeg Coughlin
from
Columbus, Ohio
USA
| Crew Chief: Dee Gantt |
| '73 Chevrolet Camaro by
Jaime Sarte |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.280 at NHRA Ontario CA 11/18/73 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
231.95 at IHRA Bristol TN 9/16/73 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.87,
MPH 91.05 |
Entry is 0.94181 times average ET and 1.07884 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: The first time Emery drove this car in competition was at the NHRA Gatornationals in March. Unfortunately, he failed to qualify for the field. Emery set a track record at Edgewater Park National Open at 6.53/230.76 and ran 6.38/231.95 at Bristol. | Dale won the NHRA Division 1 Opener at Englishtown on May 6. He set both Low ET and Top Speed at 6.44/222.22 and beat Pee Wee Wallace in the final with a 6.48/183.29. At the NHRA Division 3 Opener, he won again. This time he set Low ET and Top Speed in the final with a 6.44/228.42 while beating Jim Paoli. The second Division 3 race was held at National Trail, and Dale qualified #2 in the eight-car field with a 6.94. In the first round, he improved to 6.73 but lost to a holeshot by Al Segrini, whose 6.76 got the win. On May 24, Emery was at Dragway 42 in Ohio for the AHRA Grand American. The car wasn't up to speed, but Dale beat Tom Hoover's ailing Satellite in the first round with an 8.01. In round two, a 7.12/162.45 lost to Dean LaPole's "pure" Chevy-powered car at 6.78/193. He qualified #5 back at National Trail for the NHRA Springnationals. He beat Clare Sanders in the "Ramchargers" car in the first round with a 6.63, but in round two, he slowed to 7.28/173.74 that lost to Prudhomme's troubled 7.02/216. A 6.61 qualified #14 at Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals. In the first round, he advanced with a 6.56/228.42 when Russell Long's Charger broke. In round two, he picked up the pace to 6.46/229.00, beating Jim Nicoll's 6.83. Dale lost in the semifinals when his car broke against Leroy Goldstein. On July 25, Emery was at Maple Grove for its All-American race. It was a sixteen-car show, and he made it into the final before being stopped by Ed McCulloch. A 6.63/217.91 in the final lost to Ed's 6.45/225. Dale was runner-up again, this time to Paul Radici, on July 29 at the NHRA Division 3 race at Tri-City Dragway in Michigan. He ran 6.61/221.13 (Top Speed) in the final but lost to Paul's 6.54/209. At the NHRA Grandnationals in early August, Emery qualified #2 in the eight-car show with a 6.71/216.34. A first-round 6.73/216 beat Harlan Thompson; in the semifinals, he had a great leave, and his 6.71/215.35 beat Goldstein's 6.70/218 in the "Candies and Hughes" car. In the final, he went up against Frank Mancuso and took his first NHRA victory with a 6.70/219.50 (Top Speed) that beat Mancuso's 6.80. Emery qualified #8 in the 32-car show with a 6.60/222.77 at AHRA's National Challenge. He improved to 6.56/216 in the first round while beating John Dekker's 6.66/225. In round two, he beat Bob Pickett's 6.88 with a 6.61/216, but an off-pace 6.91/206 in round three lost to eventual winner Don Prudhomme's 6.56/197. With 50 FCs attempting to qualify for the sixteen-car field at Indy for the NHRA US Nationals, Dale ran 6.45/224.43 to qualify #10. A first-round 6.69/207 lost to Jim Liberman's 6.41. On September 8, he was at Beech Bend for the NHRA Division 3 race. Unfortunately, he fouled in the first round against Paul Day. Dale set a new IHRA Speed record in the final while winning at Bristol for the IHRA All-American Nationals. His final round 6.38/231.95 beat Raymond Beadle who smoked the tires in Don Schumacher's Vega. His speeds were real; in round two, he ran 6.48/225.56 over Shirl Greer and, in the semifinals, hit 227.27 while beating Billy Meyer. He was in the final at the next IHRA race as well, the US Open Nationals at Rockingham, where he runner-upped to Pat Foster in the Barry Setzer Vega. Dale finished runner-up to Tom McEwen at NHRA Ontario, where he ran amazing 6.280/229.59 best times. Info and times from National Dragster, 2/01/74. |
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Craig Epperly (M) from
Downey, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
655 ) |
1981 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Super Star" Owned by Don Tate
from
San Jose, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Amos Satterlee |
| '81 Dodge Omni by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 480 Keith Black Hemi by Amos Satterlee with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.929 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/07/81 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
242.58 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/07/81 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1981 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.87,
MPH 82.43 |
Entry is 0.95016 times average ET and 1.05392 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: This was definitely, 24-year-old Epperly's best season in fuel FC racing. The rookie was at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. Craig qualified #11 with a 6.22/233.16. His off-pace 7.20/132.74 lost to Don Prudhomme's 6.15/224 in the first round. The team then went to Elroy Airport Drag Strip. This was Elroy's first-ever race, and traction was poor. Craig qualified #1 with a 6.99/211.76. He beat Richard Day in the first round with a 7.27/205.46. Rod Hynes got out of shape and shut off in the semifinals, so Epperly's 7.65 advanced. In the final, he faced Jim Dunn, but Craig smoked the tires and shut off to 9.86 while Jim got the win with a 7.01/216. Craig qualified #4 at Bakersfield at 6.324/231.95 and, in round one, beat Ed Moore with a 6.16/227.84. In round two, he advanced with an off-pace 6.59/202.24 when Gary Ritter had problems, but in the semifinals, something in the driveline broke, and Dale Armstrong got the win. He attempted to qualify at the NHRA Gatornationals, but a best of 6.20/225.56 left him as the third alternate for the show. On April 5, he was at Green Valley Raceway for the NHRA Western Regional Opener. A 6.42/215.31 qualified #3 in the eight-car field, but a 6.52/221.67 in the first round lost to eventual winner Tom Hoover's 6.17/238. He did not race at Atlanta for the NHRA Southern Nationals. Another Western Regional race was run at OCIR on May 9. Craig qualified #4 with a 6.30/229.79. He made it to the final by beating John Lombardo with a 6.47/220.04 and Tom McEwen with a 6.17/227.27. Unfortunately, crew chief Amos Satterlee dialed in too much power in the final, and Epperly smoked the tires and shut off to an 8.01/167.91 that lost to final-round opponent Prudhomme's 6.56/227. His next race was on May 30 at Bandimere Speedway for another NHRA Western Regional event. In the opening round, his 6.64/151.51 beat Dan Lexa, but in the semifinal, his 6.62/220.58 fell to Gary Densham's 6.60/207. Then came his big win at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals. He had never even run there before. A 6.22/231.36 qualified #8, and he beat Tripp Shumake's 6.36/222 in the first round with a 6.27/224. He caught a good light in round two, and his 6.35/227 held on to win over Tom Anderson's better 6.32/228. In the semifinals, John Collins' 6.34/232 fell to 6.29/210. That put him into the final against the defending winner of this race, Raymond Beadle, who was driving the "Blue Max." Both ran 6.21 in the final (Craig at 231.95), but the win light came on in Epperly's lane. It was an amazing upset. After such a great race, he was surprised himself when he failed to qualify on June 27 at Sacramento for the NHRA Western Regional. He was the first alternate at 6.61/217.92. The bad luck stayed with him the following week (July 4) when he was the first alternate for the eight-car field at Bandimere for the NHRA Mile-High Nationals. His 6.48/215.31 missed the 6.42 "bump." Craig did finish in the NHRA top 10. |
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Gary Densham (M) from
Bellflower, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
3) |
2004 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "SoCal Auto Club" 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 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
4.706 at NHRA Pomona CA 10/04 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
329.75 at NHRA Pomona CA 10/04 |
| 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 |
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Entry's 2004 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.85,
MPH 89.01 |
Entry is 0.97051 times average ET and 1.04302 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
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| 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: Confirmed 329.75 at Pomona Finals 2004. We need to confirm if Gary went 330.55 in 2004? |
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Larry Fullerton (M) from
Van Nuys, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
731 ) |
1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Trojan Horse" Owned by Kevin Doheny & Larry Fullerton
from
Van Nuys, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Larry Fullerton |
| '72 Ford Mustang by
John Buttera |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 480 Milodon Hemi by Ed Pink with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.405 at Englishtown NJ 7/16/72 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
228.42 at Englishtown NJ 7/16/72 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.78,
MPH 83.09 |
Entry is 0.94344 times average ET and 1.06599 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Larry qualified third at the 1972 NHRA Summernationals and in the first round, ran the then quickest and fastest pass in NHRA history a 6.405/228.42 that beat Tom Sneden. In the second round, he beat Sam Miller with a 6.56/225. He lost in the third round to Don Schumacher who won the event. Ran 6.575/218.97 at Indy 9/72. Ran 6.58/222.22 in winning the 1972 World Finals (and thus, the 1972 NHRA Championship). Ran 6.42/222.04 at Gainesville 12/72. This was a beautiful car with purple anodized aluminum interior. Ran one of the first Milodon aluminum motors. Fullerton ran a 6.54 at Sanair. | Every so often, a team gets a dream season. This is what Doheny and Fullerton had in '72. Their early efforts used the SOHC Ford engines before going to the early Hemi. Then when they switched to the 426 they really started to run. The addition of an Ed Pink motor had them able to set at least one end of the track record everywhere they raced from June to August. Their season got off to a slow start and I will pick them up at the Bakersfield March Meet where Fullerton lost to Gerry Glenn in the opening round. They then went to OCIR where Larry set Low ET and Top Speed at 6.78/220.04 in winning the eight-car show over Ron O'Donnell who broke a rear end in the final. Near the end of March, he picked up another win at the Race of Champions event at Fresno. The final OCIR All-Pro event featured a sixteen-car field and in round one, Larry beat Gordon Swearingen, but he lost to O'Donnell in round two. In April, they were back at OCIR for another Funny Car show, but they failed to reach the finals. They did set Top Speed again at over 220. It was late in June when they really got on a roll. On the 25 they were at Warner Robins for the National Open and while they failed to make the final, Fullerton did reset the NHRA ET record at 6.56. After qualifying #3 at the NHRA Summernationals with a 6.57, as noted above they ran the quickest and fastest speed in NHRA before slowing to an off-pace 7.37/212 losing pass in the semifinals. Of course, his 6.40/228.42 were Englishtown track records. The following week they were at Rockford for the Manufacturer's Meet where one again Fullerton broke both track records., the speed was 221.13. Unfortunately, he failed to make the final round. Up in Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals, Larry qualified #1 with a 6.54 (Low ET and track record), but in round one, the rear end let go and he slowed to a 6.86 loss to Don Cain's 6.65. They returned to Englishtown for a ten car show in August where Larry's 6.69/216.34 beat Lew Arrington in the opening round and a late off the line 6.62/214.28 drove around Gary Bolger in the "Golddigger" in the semifinal. He faced one of the strongest cars of '72 in the final, Ed McCulloch's Demon. The two had a great race, but Fullerton won with a 6.57 (Low ET) at 218.44 over Ed's 6.62/219. It was then off to Salem, Ohio’s Quaker City for an eight-car show. Larry lasted until the semifinals where Richard Tharp driving the "Blue Max" laid a track record 6.59 on him that stopped his 6.86. They went to Indy for the NHRA US Nationals and qualified #10 with a 6.57/218.97, but lost to eventual winner McCulloch in the first round. It looked like a sure bet that they would win over an eight-car field at Warner Robins. Larry beat Dick Rosberg in the "Fighting Irish" Camaro in the first round, with a 6.77 and he set Low ET in the semis with a 6.60/223 conquest of Roger Lindamood. But facing O'Donnell in the final, the car's transmission got stuck. Ron shut his car down to give Doheny and Fullerton time to get it fixed, but it didn't happen. O’Donnell was awarded the victory. He won the NHRA World Finals at Amarillo, but with the high elevation the times were nothing special. An opening round 6.91/183 beat Robbie Williams and in round two his 6.64 beat Paul Radici. In the semifinals, Larry’s 6.82 took out Preston Davis and moved him into the final against Jake Johnston who had earlier set Low ET at 6.51 in Gene Snow's Charger. Fullerton saved his best for last and his 6.58/222.32 got him the victory over Jake's 6.69/216. The traction was horrible at OCIR for the Manufacturer's Meet and Larry failed to qualify for the eight-car Ford team even though the "bump" was just a 7.39. He was actually the second alternate for the team. The team was expecting big numbers at Ontario for the NHRA Supernationals, but while everyone else stepped up, their times remained the same and Larry only qualified #7. In the first round, he lost a blower belt while doing his burnout allowing Bobby Rowe a single into round two. It was weirder still when the team failed to qualify for the Miami National Open's eight-car show in December. They rebounded nicely the following week at Gainesville for the Turkey Trot race. Fullerton qualified #1 with a 6.68 and then improved to 6.64 in the first round, over Shirl Greer. In the semifinals, a 6.75 stopped Cliff Brown and in the final, he really picked it up to a 6.42/222.04 to stop Paul Smith's 6.60/216 in the "Fireball Vega." That was by far the best season this team had. |
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Al Hofmann (M) from
Umatilla, Florida
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
138 / 3) |
1993 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 2 |
| "Blower Drive Service" Owned by Al Hofmann
from
Umatilla, Florida
USA
| Crew Chief: Tom Anderson |
| '93 Dodge Daytona by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.080 at NHRA Topeka KS 10/02/93 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
295.08 at NHRA Topeka KS 10/02/93 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1993 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.73,
MPH 90.02 |
Entry is 0.94074 times average ET and 1.07804 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1993 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 4.987 ET, 300.40 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 193.96 MPH |
| 1993 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 5.400 ET, 273.72 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 192.00 MPH |
| 1993 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 5.900 ET, 250.52 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 177.09 MPH |
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Notes: Al qualified #2 at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals with a 5.13/289.20. A first-round 5.25/282.48 beat Richard Hartman while in round two, a 5.16/281.86 beat a tire-smoking Tom Hoover. In the semifinals, his 5.30/283.72 lost to Del Worsham's 5.22/290. At the NHRA Motorcraft Nationals in Arizona, a 5.26/282.48 qualified #7. He beat Chuck Etchells' 5.22/272 in the first round, with a 5.15/287.72. In the second round be beat John Force's 5.22 with a 5.16/276.07. Unfortunately, the run came at a price as the engine blew and the resulting fire destroyed the car. He was unable to run in the semifinals giving his scheduled opponent, Jim Epler a freebie into the final. He recovered nicely at Houston for the NHRA Supernationals. There he ran a career-best (to this point) 5.09 at 289.57 to qualify #2. In round one a 5.13/281.86 beat Jack Wyatt. In the second round, his 5.18/285.62 beat Hoover. In the semifinals, he beat Brent Fanning with a 5.18/269.05. This moved him into the final against Force. Al wanted this one badly, maybe too badly, as he fouled and shut down to 10.16/81.16 while John got the victory with a 5.05/289. He picked up a bit more at the NHRA Gatornationals when he set a Gainesville track record in qualifying #1 with a 5.08 at 284.36. Hofmann and Force worker their way to the final for the second NHRA event in a row. Al beat Epler with a 5.40/268.33 in the first round, while a 5.21/283.46 advanced in round two when Chuck Etchells broke. In the semifinals, Gary Bolger smoked the tires and Al's 5.17/284.27 moved into the final. Luck was not on Al's side as he when into a wheelstand and shut down to 11.08/74.61 while Force got another one with a 5.21/257. He hit a home run at Rockingham for the NHRA Winston Invitational. While the event didn't offer points, it was sure a dominating performance. He qualified #1 in the eight-car field with a 5.26/278.63. He ran like a bracket racer hitting 5.26/276.83 and 5.26/282.39 to beat Bolger and Cruz Pedregon and advance into the final. In the final, he met Gordie Bonin driving the "Hawaiian." Al got the victory with a Low ET and Top Speed blast of 5.18/288.55. |
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Eddie Harris |
Gordie Bonin (M) from
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
(Comp Nr/Finish:
606 ) |
1993 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Hawaiian Vacation" Owned by Roland Leong
from
Diamond Bar, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Roland Leong |
| '93 Dodge Daytona by
Murf McKinney |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.080 at NHRA Englishtown NJ 5/22/93 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
289.48 at NHRA Columbus OH 6/12/93 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1993 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.73,
MPH 79.53 |
Entry is 0.94074 times average ET and 1.05758 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
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| 1993 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 4.987 ET, 300.40 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 193.96 MPH |
| 1993 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 5.400 ET, 273.72 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 192.00 MPH |
| 1993 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 5.900 ET, 250.52 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 177.09 MPH |
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Notes: Roland got the sponsor, but no money ever changed hands. That is why Roland parked the car after this race. The team switched between two beautiful bodies on this car in '93: a purple one and the aqua, blue one pictured here at Columbus 1993. One half of the quickest side-by-side race in history at Houston Slick 50 Nats with John Force, Gordie 5.131, and Force 5.156. This team made its NHRA debut at the Supernationals. Car owner Roland Leong turned the wrenches over to Leonard Hughes, and he hired "240 MPH" Gordie Bonin to drive. Things started slowly when they failed to qualify at Houston, but things went much better at the NHRA Gatornationals. Bonin qualified #9 with a 5.36/286.35. He improved to 5.28/281.86 in the first round, but it wasn't enough to beat Chuck Etchells' 5.21/274. NHRA's next event was the non-points Winston Invitational at Rockingham. A 5.37/276.32 qualified #6 in the eight-car field, and in round one, his 5.42/268.01 advanced when Etchells broke. In the semifinals, Gordie had a bit more luck when Wyatt Radke broke against him, and his 5.33/237.34 advanced into the final. There he met Al Hofmann, and this time Bonin had problems and slowed to a 10.14/80.97 while Al got the victory with a 5.18/288. The team really picked up the pace at Atlanta for the NHRA Southern Nationals, where Gordie's 5.14/286.53 qualified #3. Unfortunately, the throttle linkage broke in the first round, and his 6.58/134.60 lost to Tom Hoover's 5.72/195. The next stop on the NHRA tour was at Memphis for the Mid-South Nationals. A 5.30/282.22 qualified #5. Bonin picked up to a 5.23/279.76 in the first round to beat Jim Epler, and in round two, his 5.26/285.89 got around Etchells close 5.27/274. In the semifinals, Bonin slowed to 5.53/242.71, which lost to eventual winner John Force's 5.27/284. At Englishtown for the Mopar Parts Nationals, a great 5.08 at 285.80 qualified #3. He beat Gordon Mineo in round one, with a 5.23/277.60, but in the second round, he lost to Hoover. It had been twelve years since Bonin's last NHRA victory, but at the Springnationals, he got another. In qualifying, a 5.23/289.48 (Top Speed) had placed him #4 on the grid. A first-round 5.27/282.39 took out Gary Densham, while in round two, his 5.24/288.73 beat Hofmann's 5.25/281 in a close one. Bonin had to do a bit of driving in the semifinals as his 5.31/284.90 beat Radke's slightly quicker 5.30/278. He beat Mineo in the final with a 5.60/194.34. He almost made it two in a row when he reached the final at the next NHRA race, the Western Nationals. There he qualified #2 with a 5.27/282.75. A first-round 5.40/280.46 beat Densham. He lost a blower belt in round two, and the car slowed to 6.48/144.92, but it was still enough to beat a tire-smoking Hoover who registered a 9.80 in losing. Gordie had a close semifinal race with Cruz Pedregon, where his 5.37/271.98 narrowly beat Pedregon's 5.39/268. This set up a final-round meeting with Force. This was Force's race as he qualified #1, set Low ET and Top Speed, and in the final, his 5.25/283 got the victory over Bonin's troubled, shut off 9.97/82.16. Another final round appearance came at the NHRA Mile High Nationals in Denver. Hughes tuned the car to a 5.45/259.44 in qualifying #4 in the thin air. Bonin made his way to the finals by stopping Jerry Caminito in the first round, with a 5.52/265.33 and a second-round 5.45/273.55 beat Bruce Nilson. Etchells smoked his tires against him in the semifinals, and Bonin's 5.60/240.96 got him into the final. He faced Pedregon, and Gordie's 5.71/253.23 was no match for Cruz at 5.48/263. After all those good runs, Sonoma was a bit of a disappointment. The team qualified #8 for the NHRA California Nationals with a 5.35/281.51, but Hofmann beat them in the first round. |
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© Tom West, Replicas West |
Jim Liberman (M) from
Mountain View, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7 |
| "Jungle Jim" Owned by Jim Liberman
from
Mountain View, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Jim Liberman |
| '66 Chevrolet Chevy II by
Jim Liberman |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet by Jim Liberman with
3 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.190 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
177.86 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.72,
MPH 69.01 |
Entry is 0.91203 times average ET and 1.08451 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1966 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: First Jungle Jim Funny Car was a steel body that ran off the end of Fremont. 2220 lbs. 110" box tube AWB. Liberman started 1966 in "Hercules" Chevy II, then teamed with Lew Arrington on "Brutus" GTO, then debuted this Chevy II late in 1966. These stats are on fuel, but ran alky in car to begin with. August 1970 Car Craft interview says car ran a best of 8.19/182 in 1966, but that sounds more like 1967. I've found an 8.48/169.54. End of year for sale ad claims 8.19/177.86 best, so that is the winning combo until further info is found. | Jim Liberman was only 21 when he built this car, but he already had years of experience with these types of cars. He only took six weeks to build this Nova. A stock-sized 427 Chevy powered the car. M/T rods held Venolia pistons and the cam came from Crower. The heads were modified by Mondello. A Hilborn injector sat on top of the GMC 6/71. The rest of the driveline consisted of a TorqueFlite transmission and an Olds 3.90 rear end. Jim did all his own work including the aluminum for the interior. The second run ever on the car came at Lions where he ran 8.83/161.77 on 25%. That was really flying at that time, even more so for a Chevy when the Mopars and Fords were dominating. |
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Michael Beach |
Frank Oglesby (M) from
Acworth, Georgia
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
109 ) |
1979 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 2 |
| "Mello Yello" Owned by Frank Oglesby
from
Acworth, Georgia
USA
| Crew Chief: Frank Oglesby |
| '79 Ford Mustang by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.065 at Union Grove WI 9/03/79 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
239.36 at Union Grove WI 9/03/79 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1979 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.57,
MPH 84.00 |
Entry is 0.94177 times average ET and 1.08244 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
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MPH 00.00 |
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| 1979 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.954 ET, 247.93 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 193.96 MPH |
| 1979 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.440 ET, 221.13 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 192.00 MPH |
| 1979 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.940 ET, 205.20 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 177.09 MPH |
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Notes: Michael Beach photo from Martin, MI, 1979. Note changed comp number on top of rear spoiler spill plate. Why? Frank qualified on the "bump" at the NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown with a 6.33/222.22. He lost to Dale Pulde in the opening round of eliminations. |
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John Lombardo (M) from
Sherman Oaks, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
735 ) |
1985 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4 |
| "Blue Max" Owned by Ray Beadle
from
Dallas, Texas
USA
| Crew Chief: Dale Emery & Fred Miller |
| '84 Ford Mustang by
Pat Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi by Dale Emery, Dee Gantt, Fred Miller with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.667 at NHRA Pomona CA 2/03/85 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
255.68 at NHRA Pomona CA 2/02/85 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1985 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.53,
MPH 79.84 |
Entry is 0.93980 times average ET and 1.06533 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1985 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.559 ET, 266.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1985 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.030 ET, 240.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1985 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.530 ET, 221.62 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: John made his driving debut in the "Blue Max" at Pomona by qualifying #1 for the NHRA Winternationals with a 5.68/255.68. He improved to a 5.66/254 in the first round, to beat John Collins. The 5.66 held up for a new NHRA record. He slipped to a 5.76/253 in the second round that lost to Ed McCulloch's 5.73/252. At the NHRA Gatornationals, he qualified #4 with a 5.71/253.66. A first-round 5.77/251.81 beat Tim Grose and in round two, his 5.80/251 took out Tom McEwen. He advanced into the final by beating Dale Pulde in the semifinal with a 5.76/255. He met Kenny Bernstein in the final and John had trouble and shut off to a 13.10-67.17 while Kenny got the victory with a 5.70/254. It was at the NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta that car owner Raymond Beadle debuted his new aerodynamic Mustang. The car ran well; John qualified it #4 with a 5.85/248.75. He made it all the way to the semifinals before losing a rod just off the line in his race against McCulloch. At Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals, Lombardo's best of 5.96/241.02 only qualified #12. He lost to John Force in the first round. Things went even worse at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals, where the best he could run in qualifying was a 6.01/242.06 for the #14 spot on the grid. Billy Meyer took him out in the first round. At the end of June, the "Blue Max" team went up north to Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals. They qualified better running a 5.82/255.82 for the #8 spot. But Lombardo lost early. The next NHRA race was the Summernationals at Englishtown in mid-July. John qualified on the "bump" with a 5.97/239, but he lost in the first round, to Rick Johnson in the "Hawaiian." They made the trip to Edgewater for the IHRA Summernationals in early August and qualified #5. A first-round 5.92/252.10 advanced, but Lombardo lost to Meyer in the second round. John lost to Don Prudhomme in the first round, at Denver for the NHRA Mile High Nationals. He ran 6.10/241.93 to qualify #12 there. At Brainerd for the NHRA Northstar Nationals, he lost to Collins in the first round, after qualifying #9 with a 5.88/247.93. He made enough points to qualify for the Big Bud Shootout, but in the first round, of the eight-car event run in conjunction with the NHRA US Nationals, he had problems and shut off against McCulloch. After having such a bad year, Indy turned things around for the team. Lombardo qualified #8 with a 5.74/256.99. In the first round, he recorded a 5.78/252 while beating Jim White. In the second round, his 5.77/250.55 beat Johnson, and another 5.77 at 252.66 beat Bernstein's 5.82/257 in the semifinals. In the final, they faced a tough competitor in Pulde. Dale was having one of his best seasons ever driving his new Buick Regal FC. But in the final, the "Max" prevailed with a 5.78/252.38 getting the victory over Pulde's 5.83/213. That was the highlight of the year for the team. After that, they went to Rockingham for the IHRA US Open Championships, where John qualified #3. He failed to reach the finals. The team didn't go to Maple Grove for the NHRA Keystone Nationals, but did go to Bristol for the IHRA Fallnationals. John qualified #4 with a 5.72/247 and beat McCulloch in the first round. A great 5.68/249.30 in the second round lost to Pulde's 5.67/250. On September 29, Lombardo made it into the final at the IHRA World Nationals. He got there after winning a semifinal race with Jim Head where both ran 5.80 (Lombardo at 251). Unfortunately, the "Max" broke in the final, giving Mark Oswald in the "Candies and Hughes" car an easy win. On October 6, the team elected to run at Darlington for the IHRA Stroh's Nationals rather than at the NHRA Fallnationals that was being run the same day. John qualified #2 behind Bernstein and lasted until the second round where he smoked the tires and lost to Paul Smith. At Pomona for the season ending NHRA World Finals, Lombardo qualified #9 with a 5.78/233.40. He lost to Bernstein in the first round. |
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Kenney Goodell (M) from
Tigard, Oregon
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
604 ) |
1967 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 6 |
| "Kenney Goodell" Owned by Kenney Goodell
from
Tigard, Oregon
USA
| Crew Chief: Kenney Goodell |
| '67 Ford Mustang by
Exhibition Engineering |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi by Columbia Racing Engines with
3 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.780 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
182.00 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 |
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Entry's 1967 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.50,
MPH 65.47 |
Entry is 0.92951 times average ET and 1.04754 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
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| 1967 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.604 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 7.120 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.490 ET, 151.00 MPH |
| 1967 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.370 ET, 173.74 MPH |
1000 Ft. 7.476 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.700 ET, 129.00 MPH |
| 1967 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 9.136 ET, 159.17 MPH |
1000 Ft. 7.896 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.030 ET, 121.94 MPH |
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Chuck Etchells (M) from
Putnam, Connecticut
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
112 / 5) |
1997 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "Kendall" Owned by Chuck Etchells
from
Putnam, Connecticut
USA
| Crew Chief: Tim Richards |
| '96 Dodge Avenger by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
4.949 at NHRA Englishtown NJ 5/17/97 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
315.56 at NHRA Baytown TX 10/26/97 |
| 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 |
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Entry's 1997 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.50,
MPH 100.0 |
Entry is 0.96097 times average ET and 1.08791 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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 5th at 5.14/297.71. Dropped round one to Del Worsham. |
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Freddie Neely (M) from
Covington, Georgia
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
217 ) |
1993 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 2 |
| "Forever Young" Owned by Dick Brown & Freddie Neely
from
Conyers, Georgia
USA
| Crew Chief: Ron Swearingen |
| '90 Ford Probe by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.082 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
297.42 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 |
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Entry's 1993 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.49,
MPH 94.41 |
Entry is 0.94111 times average ET and 1.08658 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
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MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1993 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 4.987 ET, 300.40 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.820 ET, 193.96 MPH |
| 1993 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 5.400 ET, 273.72 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 192.00 MPH |
| 1993 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 5.900 ET, 250.52 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.250 ET, 177.09 MPH |
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Notes: Photo from the 1993 NHRA US Nationals, Indianapolis Raceway Park. Lost quickest side by sider in history to Force at the 93 Gators - 5.094 to 5.095. Also the sport's fastest side by sider at the time. | My best moment in racing? Setting that NHRA Speed Record against John Force at the 1993 Gatornationals (295.37). - Freddie Neely, Racin & Rockin with Draglist.com, 11/02/15 |
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Pat Foster (M) from
Tarzana, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
760 ) |
1978 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Super Shops" Owned by Harry Eberlin
from
Long Beach, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Bernie Lewis |
| '78 Plymouth Arrow by
Hume & Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Milodon Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.083 at NHRA Ontario CA 10/08/78 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
239.36 at NHRA Ontario CA 10/08/78 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1978 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.46,
MPH 84.63 |
Entry is 0.93873 times average ET and 1.08780 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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, 220.04 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, 203.81 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.530 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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Notes: Ran 6.12/238.09 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/78. Pat qualified #8 at Ontario for the NHRA World Finals with a 6.18/236.22. He set Low ET in the opening round with a 6.083/236.22 over a troubled Bob Pickett. But in round two, his 6.23/239.36 lost to eventual winner Raymond Beadle's 6.15/233 in the "Blue Max." Pat was at the OCIR Funny Car Spectacular held on June 10. In the second round, he ran 6.26/244.98 to beat Jeff Courtie's 6.74/206.89. Was that in the Pisano car or the Super Shops car? |
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Don Prudhomme (M) from
Granada Hills, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
712 ) |
1984 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Pepsi/Wendy's" Owned by Don Prudhomme
from
Granada Hills, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Bob Brandt |
| '84 Pontiac Trans Am by
Tony Casarez |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.725 at Bakersfield CA 5/84 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
257.14 at Bakersfield CA 5/84 |
| 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 |
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Entry's 1984 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.41,
MPH 90.05 |
Entry is 0.94316 times average ET and 1.08958 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Photo from Indy 1984. Ran 5.94/240 at ADRA Dragway 42 1984. | Prudhomme had an interesting season. He was one of only six drivers to run in the 5.60s. In six IHRA starts, he made the final round in four of them, but in NHRA competition, he was winless for the second straight year. In fact, he failed to make an NHRA final. The last time that happened was in '72. Don started the season in the best way, by winning. He won the AHRA Winternationals in January. He qualified #1 with a 6.23 on the tricky surface. He advanced past the first-round when opponent Bill McCahill crossed the centerline. In the semifinals, a 6.46/218 beat Bryan Raines in the "Impulse" Mustang. A final round 6.66/208 took the victory over Henry Harrison who had earlier set Low ET and Top Speed at 6.15/232. He then went to Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. A first-round 5.95/217.91 beat Ed McCulloch's quicker 5.90/243, but he shut off with problems in the second round, letting John Force single. At the Gatornationals, 24 cars showed for the sixteen-car field. Don ran 5.94/240.64 to qualify #13. Once again, he had problems and shut off, this time in the first round, advancing John Collins. Things went much better the following week (March 25) at Darlington for the IHRA Winternationals. The track record going into this race was a 6.02 by Raymond Beadle. Prudhomme broke both ends of the track record in qualifying #1 with a 5.79/254.23. He got past the first-round easily and then beat Force's 6.00/241 in the second round with a 5.93/241. In the semifinals, both Mark Oswald in the "Candies and Hughes" car and Don ran 5.96, but the "Snake" got the win. In the final, he met up with his old friend, Tom McEwen. Don had problems and limped across with a 15.58/58.17 while McEwen ran 5.91/248 for the victory. At the NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta, Don qualified #10 with a 5.92, but he lost to Billy Meyer in the first round. Also in May, he ran at Famoso for the Bakersfield meet. An eight-car Funny Car show was run and 10 cars attempted to qualify. Don ran 5.81 to qualify #2. A first-round 5.72 at a career-best speed of 257.14 beat Gary Thompson, but he hurt his motor and was out of the competition. We needless to say, that pass was good for Low ET and Top Speed. Don failed to qualify for the eight-car show at Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals. He qualified #1 at Bristol on June 3 for the IHRA Springnationals. A 5.74 (Low ET) got the spot. Unfortunately, he lost to Meyer in the first round. On June 10, he qualified #5 with a 5.85/252.80 at the NHRA Springnationals. A first-round 5.87/246.57 beat Paul Smith, while a second round 5.99/212.36 advanced when Force broke. In the semifinals, he smoked the tires and shut off to a 12.24/69 that lost to McEwen's 5.87/251. At the PHR Championships at Martin, Michigan, he qualified #5 with a 6.01, but lost to Jim Head's 6.06 in round two with a 6.13. |
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Tommy Johnson Jr. (M) from
Avon, Indiana
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
503 ) |
2001 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Skoal" Owned by Don Prudhomme
from
Granada Hills, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Ed McCulloch |
| '01 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
4.797 at NHRA Pomona CA 11/10/01 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
318.32 at NHRA Pomona CA 11/10/01 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 2001 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.37,
MPH 84.09 |
Entry is 0.95653 times average ET and 1.05223 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
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MPH 00.00 |
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| 2001 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 4.731 ET, 325.69 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.621 ET, 225.84 MPH |
| 2001 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 5.015 ET, 302.52 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.690 ET, 222.00 MPH |
| 2001 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 5.515 ET, 275.09 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.020 ET, 203.78 MPH |
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Tim Grose (M) from
Saugus, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
396 / 8) |
1985 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Skoal Bandit" Owned by Tim Grose
from
Saugus, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Tim Grose & Barbara Hogan |
| '85 Pontiac Trans Am by
Tim Grose |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 498 Keith Black Hemi by Tim Grose with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.669 at NHRA Englishtown NJ 7/85 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
258.17 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/85 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1985 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.32,
MPH 84.58 |
Entry is 0.94013 times average ET and 1.07571 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1985 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.559 ET, 266.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1985 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.030 ET, 240.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1985 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.530 ET, 221.62 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Tim debuted his new Firebird in April at the NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta. Unfortunately, he ended up as the first alternate for the show with a best of 6.108/234.98. He did much better at the NHRA Cajun Nationals, qualifying #5 with a 5.873/230.65. A first-round 5.970/240.51 lost to Jim Head's 5.94/245. At Bristol for the IHRA Springnationals, Grose failed to qualify, with his 5.99/224 being the first alternate. Yet at the NHRA Springnationals, he qualified #5 with a 5.821/230.17. He slowed to 5.979/222.88 in a first-round loss to Dale Pulde. The following week (June 23), he was at Maple Grove for the Super Stock Magazine Nationals. Tim beat Bruce Larson in the first round with a 5.82/241.98, but in the semifinals, he fouled away a 5.87/241.93 against Kenny Bernstein's 5.78/243. The NHRA's next stop was in Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals. Only 15 fuel Funny Cars showed, so you didn't have to run hard to qualify for the sixteen-car field, but Tim ran a strong 5.716/248.48 to qualify #3. In the first round, he faced Bernstein, and both cars ran 5.84 (5.843/244 to Tim's 5.847/243.63), but Kenny got the win light. His next stop was Milan, Michigan, for the IHRA Northern Nationals. He only qualified #10, but he beat Mark Oswald in the first round and worked his way into the final against Pulde. A good 5.85/233.16 finished runner-up to Dale's 5.78/252. It was then off to Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals, where he ran a career-best (to this point) of 5.669 at 242.06 to qualify #2 behind Bernstein's 5.62. A first-round 5.776/239.10 beat Billy Meyer, and in round two, his 5.825/240.00 took out John Collins. Grose slowed to 5.900/247.38 in the semifinals, but it was enough to beat Rick Johnson in the "Hawaiian." He was up against Bernstein in the final. It was a good, close race, but Kenny's 5.77/249 got the victory over Tim's 5.805/250.13. Tim qualified #10 at Bandimere at 6.056/225.00. In round one, he lost to Bernstein, 5.79/245 to 5.957/237.46. He qualified #13 at Brainerd at 5.927/240.64. In round one, he beat Billy Meyer, 6.008/239.36 to 6.48/239, but lost to John Collins in round two, 5.87/246 to 5.905/246.57. Tim qualified #10 at Indy at 5.754/258.17. Nemesis Bernstein got him in round one, again, 5.70/255 to 5.954/255.24. Tim broke through at Maple Grove, winning the inaugural NHRA Keystones. He qualified #8 at 5.745/234.78. In round one, he beat Bobby Lagana, 5.751/230.71 to 6.71/173. He beat Rick Johson in round two, 5.739/237.46 to 5.91/241. In round three, he beat Dale Pulde, 5.802/244.83, to a 13-second shut-off. In the final, he was up against Kenny Bernstein. Tim finally broke the curse, driving around a Bernstein holeshot to take a 5.821/237.96 to 5.887/234.74 win. Tim qualified #14 at Phoenix at 6.012/227.27. In round one, he lost a close one to Al Segrni, 6.00/244 to 6.036/248.28. At the World Finals, Tim qualified #13 at 5.857/248.34. In round one, he upset Dale Pulde, 5.849/243.11 to 5.88/250. Tim did not show up for his second-round race against Kenny Bernstein. His best times were the 5.669 at Englishtown and 258.17 at Indy. |
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Sush Matsubara (M) from
Los Angeles, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
733 ) |
1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Pisano & Matsubara" Owned by Joe Pisano
from
Long Beach, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Joe Pisano |
| '71 Chevrolet Vega by
Don Long |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Ed Pink Hemi by Joe Pisano with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.410 at Long Beach CA 12/02/72 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
229.59 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/04/72 |
| 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 |
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Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.28,
MPH 85.83 |
Entry is 0.94417 times average ET and 1.07145 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Number one qualifier at Indy '72 with a 6.465/227.27, set Low ET and Top Speed of the Meet (6.461/229.59) during the first round. Sush was the number three qualifier (6.41) at Lions during the "Last Drag Race." First paint job. Also raced in all red later in the year. | Won Fremont Funny Car Spectacular at 6.63/219.20. Also, ran 6.48 at Lions. Sush was the number three qualifier at 6.41 at the Lions Last Drag Race on December 2. He beat Gordon Swearingen's 18.71 shut-off in round one with a 6.42, but his 6.74 in the second round fell to Jim Dunn's 6.54. |
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Mike Miller (M) from
Mountlake Terrace, Washington
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
609 ) |
1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 6 |
| "Mike Miller" Owned by Mike Miller
from
Mountlake Terrace, Washington
USA
| Crew Chief: Glen Foster |
| '72 Plymouth Duster by
Porlier Speed |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Ed Pink with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.410 at Orange County CA 1972 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
228.42 at Orange County CA 1972 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.28,
MPH 83.09 |
Entry is 0.94417 times average ET and 1.06599 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Thursday, May 12, 2022, 07:22:59 PM by
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Ron O'Donnell (M) from
Chicago, Illinois
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
771 ) |
1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Don Cook's Damn Yankee" Owned by Myrna Gelfand
from
Long Beach, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Don Cook |
| '72 Plymouth Cuda by
Woody Gilmore |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Ed Pink with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.410 at NHRA D3 Saginaw MI 7/72 (NR) |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
227.84 at NHRA D3 Saginaw MI 7/72 (NR) |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 88.28,
MPH 81.74 |
Entry is 0.94417 times average ET and 1.06328 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Ron set both ends of the NHRA national record in July when he ran 6.41/227.84 at Tri-City Dragway, Saginaw, Michigan. Although her name doesn't appear on the car, several period publications mention Myrna Gelfand as the owner. On the front spoiler of the L&M photo that I've included you'll notice it reads "Super Jewess presents the Kosher-Kuda," which is a reference to her. Also, Ron had a Division 7 competition number for much of 1972. He moved back to the Midwest by the end of the year and had a Division 3 comp number in 1973. Myrna Gelfand was Don Cook's sister. She was the money behind his funny cars. Gelfand was her married name. She was portrayed as a mystery woman handing out money to funny car teams at the time. The Cuda disappeared in Chicago. There was a repainting no one wanted to discuss. It turned up in Australia with a crushed roof, never to be seen again. - Norman Hechtkoff | Ron had been driving Funny Cars since they began. This was probably his best ride. His season in the car started in Jan at the second OCIR All-Pro race. It was a tough eight-car field to qualify in and O'Donnell made the show. Unfortunately, he lost to Leroy Chadderton driving the “Hawaiian" in the first round. Things went better at the third OCIR All-Pro where his 6.75 qualified #2 and he beat Sush Matsubara driving the "Pisano-Matsubara" Vega in the first round, with a 6.78. In the semifinals, he used a 6.71 to beat Dave Beebe's 6.84 who was driving Ray Alley's car. He went up against Pat Foster in the Barry Setzer Vega in the final and Pat unleased Low ET and Top Speed to win with a 6.58/224 over Ron's 6.72/218.97. Another runner-up finish came at OCIR on March 11. There both he and Larry Fullerton in the "Trojan Horse" had run 6.78 in their semifinal races. The final looked like it was a close one, but the "Damn Yankee" broke a rear giving Fullerton an easy victory. He competed at the final OCIR All-Pro where a sixteen-car field was featured. An opening round 6.92 beat the "King Rat" and in round two he got around Fullerton. But a 6.87/220.04 in the semifinal lost to Gary Burgin's 6.66/220. In April, Ron set Low ET at OCIR's Funny Car Bash with a 6.75, but he failed to reach the finals. He was at the NHRA Division 3 Opener where he qualified #4 in the eight-car field. An off-pace 7.33/191 lost to eventual winner Al Marshall's 6.63-in the first round. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Monday, August 23, 2021, 08:24:57 AM by
Ron Howard.
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Rankings updated: 04/23/24 03:02:09 am EDT
