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Tom Hoover (M) from St. Paul, Minnesota USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 520 )

1976 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 5

"Showtime" Owned by Tom Hoover from St. Paul, Minnesota USA

Crew Chief: George Hoover

'74 Chevrolet Vega by John Buttera | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.999 at Green Valley TX 4/04/76	1/4 Mile MPH:	232.55 at Green Valley TX 4/04/76
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 96.95, MPH 79.10	Entry is 0.91728 times average ET and 1.05685 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: Tom was in Tucson in January for the AHRA Winternationals. He qualified #4 with a 6.53 and had an easy first-round win. In the second round, both he and opponent Gene Snow had difficulties getting traction, and Hoover's 6.92 got the win over Snow's 7.13. In the semifinals, Hoover's "Showtime" once again smoked the times, and this time, his 7.52 lost to eventual winner Mike Van Sant's 6.82 in the "Invader." Tom did not race at the NHRA Phoenix Winter Classic, but he was at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. There, he qualified #9 with a 6.300/211.26. But again, he went up in smoke, and his opening round 8.187/104.04 lost to Don Prudhomme's 6.062/219.51. Tom then went to Gainesville in March for the NHRA Gatornationals. A 6.444/214.79 qualified #7, and in the first round, his 6.47/209.30 beat Ed McCulloch's 6.57/207.37. He lost to Bob Pickett's 6.65/221.13 in round two with a 6.74/220.04. In 1976, Green Valley Raceway track owner Bill Heilscher held a series of eight-car AA/FC shows called the 200 MPH Funny Car Championships. The third 200 MPH FC Championship was held Saturday and Sunday, April 3/4. This event differed from the February and March events, as more than eight booked-in cars appeared, so Saturday was deemed a day of qualifying for an eight-car field on Sunday. On Saturday, Jim Liberman led the field with a 6.04, followed by Hoover at a 6.08 and Bob Pickett at a 6.12 with Top Speed at 231 mph. The rest of the field included Gene Snow, Tom Hoover, Mike Burkhart, Gordon Mineo, and Tripp Shumake. Alternates included Tom Ivo, Al Vanderwoude, and Prock, among others. On Sunday, Liberman (who beat Snow and Shumake) met Hoover (who stopped Mineo and Pickett). In that final, Liberman won with a 5.964/234.98 to Hoover's 5.999/230.76. Pickett ran 235.60 in the first and second rounds for Top Speed. This made Liberman the third FC under 6.00 and Hoover the fourth. Later in April, Hoover was in Kansas City for the AHRA Show Me Nationals. He reached the final at that event by stopping Wilfred Boutilier in the first round with a 6.41. A 6.39 in round two took out Dick Custy, and a 6.35 in the semifinals beat Tom McEwen. He faced Snow in the final. Snow had been running just a little quicker throughout eliminations with a 6.26 best, but the race never came off as Hoover lost oil pressure and shut off, giving Gene a solo for the victory. In May, he was in Tulsa for the AHRA Okie Nationals. He qualified #4 with a 6.81 and lasted until round two, where Dale Emery's 6.65/208 beat his 6.71/217.88. Later in the month, he was runner-up to Snow again at the AHRA Grandnationals at Detroit Dragway. He grabbed a victory at St. Louis on June 6 for the AHRA Springnationals. It was an eight-car field, and his opening round 6.65/217.40 advanced over Jerry Messer's broken Mustang II at 14.24. In the semifinals, his 6.73/210.86 beat Emery, who smoked the tires. For the third time that season, Hoover would face Snow in the final. Once again, Gene had been running quicker during eliminations with a 6.56 best. But this time, Snow overpowered the track and smoked the tires while Hoover ran his best, a 6.53/209.86, to pick up the win. The following week (June 13), he was at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals, where he qualified on the "bump" for the sixteen-car field with a 6.635/207.85. He lost a close race against Gary Burgin in the first round, with his 6.604/218.97 falling to Burgin's 6.591/214.79. He was still driving the Vega in July at the AHRA Nationals at Green Valley Raceway. He was quick off the line in his first-round race with Custy as Tom's 6.24 beat Dick's slightly quicker 6.23. He lasted until the semifinals, where his 6.19 lost to Tom Prock's 6.09. Tom's 5.999/232.55 times were among several questionable numbers recorded at Green Valley Race City events. Tom came out with a new Monza at Martin, Michigan, in mid-August for the PHR Championships and raced it throughout the end of the season. | Former Don Prudhomme Vega that Tom Hoover ran from Spring 1974 through mid-Summer 1976 with three different paint schemes. Photo from the 1976 NHRA Springnationals, National Trail Raceway, Columbus, Ohio. Green Valley info from Bret Kepner.

Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, November 5, 2023, 11:18:47 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.

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Bruce Larson (M) from Dauphin, Pennsylvania USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 6)

1989 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1

"Sentry Tachs & Gauges/Key Auto Parts" Owned by Bruce Larson & Joe Amato from Dauphin, Pennsylvania USA

Crew Chief: Maynard Yingst & Tim Richards

'89 Oldsmobile Cutlass by Al Swindahl | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 495 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	5.229 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/07/89	1/4 Mile MPH:	278.89 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/07/89
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 91.32, MPH 87.79	Entry is 0.91882 times average ET and 1.09390 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: Larson had his best season ever in '89. He and crew chief Maynard Yingst jelled, and he went on to win the NHRA Funny Car World Championship by winning six events in eleven final round showings. He started the year by qualifying #4 at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals with a 5.38/269.62. He improved to a 5.32/259.81 in the first round, to beat Don Prudhomme's 5.50/263. Another 5.32 at 256.41 beat John Martin in round two, while in the semifinals, Bruce eased to a 12.89/54.76 to advance when Jim White broke in the "Hawaiian." In the final, he grabbed his first victory of the year with a 5.63/231.24 over Kenny Bernstein. To show it was no fluke, they then went to Houston for the NHRA Supernationals, where a 5.30/275.06 qualified #5. He beat White in the first round, and in round two, he reset the NHRA ET record to 5.27 while beating a tire-smoking Prudhomme. (The "Snake" had set Low ET at 5.19 in qualifying but failed to back it up for a record). Mark Oswald smoked the tires in the "Candies and Hughes" car in the semifinals, and Larson was in his second final of the new year. Unfortunately, he blew a head gasket in the final, and his 5.58/207.32 finished runner-up to Scott Kalitta's 5.57/264. He was in another final at the next event, the NHRA Gatornationals. A 5.33/276.07 qualified #2, and in round one, he advanced with a 5.40 when Tom Hoover fouled. His 5.33/273 put Bernstein on the trailer in round two, while a great 5.31/275.48 took out Chuck Etchells in the semifinals. Things were looking good for another victory when he faced Ed McCulloch in the final. Ed had been having a hard time getting his Larry Minor-owned Cutlass down the track. The "Ace's" last two runs were 6.47 and 9.76 in the semis, so Larson was the favorite. Unfortunately, Bruce crossed the centerline on a 5.67 run in the final, and Ed's 19.70 got the victory. Still, three finals in three NHRA races was nothing to laugh at. They were tough. The fourth NHRA event was the Southern Nationals at Atlanta. Larson qualified #1 with a 5.38/266.82. He beat Oswald in round one, but lost to Mike Dunn in the second round. At Memphis for the NHRA Mid-South Nationals, they qualified well with a 5.35/268.69 for the #3 spot, but in round one, Larson smoked the tires and lost to Tony McCallum. The team continued their short dry spell at Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals. Bruce qualified #5 with a 5.55/268.73, but he only made it as far as round two, where his 5.50 lost to Prudhomme's 5.44. They rebounded from their slump at the NHRA Springnationals. There, Larson qualified #2 with a 5.30/271.32. He reset the NHRA ET record in the first round, with a 5.25 at 271.32 to beat Art Hendey. In round two, he set the track speed record with a 5.35/276.75 over a tire-smoking Johnny West, and in the semifinal, Etchells also smoked the tires against him, and his 5.33/270.27 moved him into the final against Hoover. In the final, Tom had problems and slowed to 6.79/135 while Bruce motored to his second win of the season with a 5.52/275.31. It was a dominant performance. The NHRA teams then headed to Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals. Larson again qualified well, running 5.52/269.38 for the #3 spot. In the first round, he picked up to a 5.49/265.72 to beat White, but the Cutlass broke in round two against Prudhomme, giving the "Snake" a solo into the semifinals. At Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals, a 5.39 qualified #6 for the show. He beat R.C. Sherman in round one, but his quicker 5.50 in round two lost to a quick-leaving McCulloch at 5.56. Maynard tuned the car to a 5.55/251.53 in Denver's thin air for the NHRA Mile High Nationals. Bruce beat Kalitta in the first round, and White in the second with a 5.65/248. His 5.54/249 in the semifinals beat McCulloch and Bruce found himself in his fifth final round of the year. He made the best of it, running a 5.66/255.97 to beat Oswald's quicker 5.62/255. At the end of July, the NHRA tour was at Sonoma for the California Nationals. Larson qualified #6 at 5.42/276.07. Unfortunately, he lost in the first round. Another win came at Seattle for the NHRA Seafair Nationals. He qualified #1 with a 5.31/277.00. On his way to the final, he ran 5.31/271.98, 5.35/270.10, and 5.37/271.57 to beat Kalitta, Densham, and White in that order. In the final, he faced Bernstein, and once again, Larson used his reflexes to get the victory; his 5.40/271.08 beat Kenny's 5.37/273. 1989 World Champ. Photo from Columbus 1989. Great 5.247/274.72 at 1989 Chiefs was the quickest side-by-side pass (Mark Oswald, 5.232/281.60). Ran 5.282/276.92 at Indy 1989.

Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Monday, June 27, 2022, 11:45:01 PM by Ty Baumgartner. Approved by Bill Pratt.

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Jim Dunn (M) from La Mirada, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 788 )

1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Dunn & Reath" Owned by Jim Dunn & Joe Reath from Signal Hill, California USA

Crew Chief: Jim Dunn

'70 Plymouth Cuda by Woody Gilmore | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi by Joe Reath with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	6.800 at Irwindale CA 11/14/70 (TR)	1/4 Mile MPH:	197.80 at Irwindale CA 11/14/70
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 94.44, MPH 47.46	Entry is 0.91892 times average ET and 0.99567 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: Jim debuted his new, low buck 'Cuda at Irwindale on November 14. It was a 32 car show, and Jim's early Hemi-powered car won the event while setting a 6.80 track record. He got to the winner’s circle by advancing past a fouling Don Hampton in the first round, with a 6.96/184.80. In round two, his 6.95/194.80 beat Mike Snively in Jim Annin's Challenger and in round three, he soloed with a 7.17/160.14 when Dave Condit in the "L. A. Hooker was unable to run. A semifinal 7.25/155.97 beat Dale Pulde in Dick Bourgeois' Javelin. Then in the final, he let it all hang out and won the event with a 6.80/197.80 over a broken Larry Arnold in the "Kingfish." At Ontario Motor Speedway for the NHRA Supernationals on November 22, Dunn qualified number two (to Prudhomme's 7.044/200) with a 7.045/194.38. A first-round 7.28/167 beat Larry Reyes' troubled 10.08 in the "Super Duster." In the second round, he beat Snively, but in the semifinals, he smoked the tires to a 7.50/165.36 that lost to the eventual winner Gene Snow's 6.97/211. | Best NHRA time was 6.996.

Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Monday, June 7, 2021, 01:24:21 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.

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

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

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

Crew Chief: Bernie Fedderly

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

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

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

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

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

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

Submitted by Curt Swartz, Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, 01:00:57 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.

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Doug Thorley (M) from Los Angeles, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: )

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

"Doug's Headers" Owned by Doug Thorley from Los Angeles, California USA

Crew Chief: Gary Slusser

1966 Chevrolet Corvair by Exhibition Engineering | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 490 Chevrolet by Gary Slusser with automatic transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	7.693 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/03/67	1/4 Mile MPH:	192.30 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/03/67
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 94.18, MPH 84.75	Entry is 0.91912 times average ET and 1.10683 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: Doug Thorley's Corvair is one of the best-remembered funny cars of the Sixties. It was known both for its performance and its looks. The Corvair replaced his "Chevy 2 Much" '65 Chevy II. The new Pat Foster, Ron Scrima-built piece had tinted Plexiglas windows, a lace paint job, and gold painted Halibrand mags. The car was the poster child of late Sixties fads. Thorley had one of the great weekends of his career at Indy '67. The Doug's Headers Corvair ran 7.693 to win the race over several Hemi-powered machines. He also set Top Speed at 192.30. The 7.69 run and Indy win were the high point of Thorley's funny driving career. The notoriety from the win led to Thorley getting a deal with American Motors to build a rear-engine funny car, but the AMC machines never reached the success of the Chevy. | On August 6/1967, Doug Thorley and his supercharged Corvair ran the quickest pass to date by a Funny Car, a 7.86/184 mph. That day at Lions, he also backed it up with a superb 7.91. At the Indy Nationals of that year, he also ran a nice 7.83, winning the race as well. - BS | Components: 490 cubes (stroked 427 Chev), GMC 6/71 blower, Enderle "bug catcher" injection, Art Carr TorqueFlite-9" Ford rear with 3.90 cogs, exhibition Engineering (Pat Foster and Ron Scrima) chassis, coil-over shocks. He was featured in 9/67 Car Craft. - RT | Doug debuted this car at Irwindale on May 20. On its maiden run, it ran 8.50/172. Thorley was back at Irwindale on May 27 for a best-of-three-match race against Gas Ronda's SOHC Mustang. His car had nothing but problems, and Doug lost three straight. His ailing 12.17 lost to Ronda's 8.72 in their first race. A slightly better 11.01/136.98, lost to the Mustang's 8.67/165 in the second race. And Doug shut the car off early in their last race giving Ronda three straight wins. Doug was at Fremont on June 26 for a best of three match race against Fred Goeske in the "Hemi-'Cuda." Thorley had a lot of problems on this day. Doug broke a couple of valves in their first race and lost to Fred's 8.65/185. Doug could not run after that, and Goeske made a solo run for the match race win. Also ran 191.89 at Manufacturers Meet, Orange County, CA 11/25/67.

Submitted by Barb Santucci, Last updated on Monday, February 27, 2023, 09:27:41 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.

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Leonard Hughes (M) from Houma, Louisiana USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 400 )

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

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

Crew Chief: Leonard Hughes

'70 Plymouth Cuda by Don Hardy | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 KB Iron Hemi by Leonard Hughes with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	6.804 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/06/70	1/4 Mile MPH:	214.79 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/06/70
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 94.14, MPH 90.77	Entry is 0.91946 times average ET and 1.08119 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: Hughes attempted to qualify for the AHRA Winternationals but failed to make the show. At the NHRA Winternationals, Hughes qualified #8 with a 7.66 (low qualifier was 7.53). He beat Steve Bovan in the first round, and a holeshot 7.71 in round two beat Larry Arnold's quicker 7.58. He faced Larry Reyes in the "Hawaiian" in the semifinals, and he fouled, advancing Reyes into the final. At the NHRA Gatornationals, Candies and Hughes debuted their new 'Cuda. They made a deal and had Reyes drive their '69 car at the race. In qualifying, the old car out-qualified the new one. Leonard ran 7.28/202 for the #4 spot, while the old car qualified one spot higher in #3 with a 7.21/208 (Top Speed). Both made their way to the final, with the old car's times being much better than the new one's. Times for Hughes were 7.32 over Huston Platt in Tommy Smith's Dart and 7.34 in the semifinals over Bobby Rowe's 7.39 in the "Super Duster." By comparison, Reyes ran 7.15 and 7.107. In the final, the two staged, and after the light turned green, Reyes waited a very long time before leaving the line. Leonard took the victory with a 7.29/202.24, but Reyes still almost caught him and had to lift, running 7.12/191.08. In the semifinals, Reyes had run 206. LaPlace held a Funny Car vs. Top Fuel race on March 15. Hughes won all three of his races, running 7.55/187.11, 7.35/202.24, and 7.36/205.01. On April 12, the Candies and Hughes team was at Amarillo for a match race against Kelly Chadwick. Hughes won both the first two races to sew up the match, but they ran a final race, and Chadwick won with an 8.07 to Hughes' 8.08. The team was tough to beat at the Super Stock Nationals. It was a two-day affair, and on the first day, Leonard qualified #1 with a 7.24/200.44. He beat Phil Castronovo with a 7.22/202.70, while in round two, a 7.19 (Low ET) at 200.44 beat Rowe. Tom Sneden broke on the line in the Bob Banning Dodge in the semifinals, and Hughes 7.22 went into the final. Once again, he met his good friend Reyes. This time out, the outcome was reversed from the Gatornationals final. The "Hawaiian" took the win with a 7.35/201.34 over Leonard's 7.42/200.89. The following day (May 10), these two again worked their way to the final. This time Leonard got the victory with a 7.35. Later in May, LaPlace held a six-car show with all cars running three rounds, with the two Low ET cars meeting in the final. Leonard beat Kenny Bernstein in his first race with a 7.64/189.87. In his second race, Mart Higginbotham's 7.53/185 beat his 7.59/193.13. Hughes got all crossed up against Don Gay and lost his third race with a 7.95/147.70. His best ET did not advance to the final. At Dallas for the NHRA Springnationals, Hughes qualified #4 with a 7.26. A first-round 7.30 beat John Dekker, and a 7.29/200 beat Bernstein's ailing Cougar in round two. He fell off to a 7.63/145 in the semifinals, losing to eventual winner Leroy Goldstein's 7.07/207 in the "Ramchargers" Challenger. In July, Hughes competed at the Rockford Manufacturer's Meet. All cars made three runs. Leonard lost to Tommy Grove's "Cammer" powered Mustang in the first round. In his second race, a 7.47 beat Randy Walls, while in his third race, a 7.34 beat Marc Susman in the "Atlas Oil Tool" Maverick. Leonard raced at the 900-foot track at Southeastern Dragway for the Dallas Funny Car Championships near the end of July. It was a sixteen-car show with many "name" drivers in attendance. Hughes' 7.13 in the first round beat Susman, but he lost to Shirl Greer in the second round.

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

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

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

Crew Chief: Leonard Hughes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Rich Siroonian (M) from Whittier, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: )

1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7

"Big John Mazmanian" Owned by John Mazmanian from Whittier, California USA

Crew Chief: Doug Cook

'68 Plymouth Barracuda by Exhibition Engineering | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi by John Kranenburg with automatic transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	7.305 at Unknown	1/4 Mile MPH:	192.70 at Orange County CA 12/29/68
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0, MPH 70.21	Entry is 0.92003 times average ET and 1.04705 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1968 Records:	1/4 Mile: 7.305 ET, 205.46 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 155.17 MPH
1968 Average:	1/4 Mile: 7.940 ET, 184.04 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 147.54 MPH
1968 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 8.575 ET, 170.41 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 138.54 MPH

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Notes: "Big John" Mazmanian is known for having great looking cars that also ran great. Mazmanian ran a series of gassers and funny cars, all in his trademark Candy Apple Red. Big John's first funny car was a stunner. The '68 Barracuda featured deep shades of Candy Apple Red with real gold leaf lettering. Rich Siroonian, Big John's nephew, drove the beauty. The team took its biggest win at the 1968 Manufacturer's Funny Car Championships at Orange County, defeating Don Schumacher in the final. Siroonian's best times in the car were 7.30 at 192. - BS | Multi-page build-up car feature in 1/69 Car Craft reported chassis by Ron Scrima's exhibition Engineering, motor to be 392" early hemi, and trans as B&M TorqueFlite. Photos confirm it was an early hemi, though there were suggestions they might switch to a later 426. - RT | Confirmed 7.48 at OCIR. | This car was debuted late in the year making one of its first appearances at Irwindale in early September for a best of three match race against Charlie Allen. Unfortunately, new car blues held Siroonian back. In the first round all he was able to run was 9.07/160.71 and it wasn't enough to beat Allen's Dart at 8.02/157. In the second race, the 'Cuda blew a rear end and slowed to 9.23/106.76 in a loss to Allen's 7.87/183. On September 21, Siroonian was at OCIR for an Funny Car vs Fuel Altereds race. Rich's 8.10/186.32 in the first round, lost to Glenn Way's 7.87/196 in the "Groundshakers" car. He beat a tire smoking Willie Borsch in his second round race with an 8.11/187.10. In the third race his transmission let go, and he lost to Sush Matsubara. The following week (September 28) he was at Irwindale for an Funny Car vs Top Gas Dragster event. Rich's 7.96/185.56 beat Kenny Ellis' 8.00/189 in the first round, but in round two he smoked the tires to an 8.29/183.28 loss to Jack Jones' 7.72/194. In his third race, he ran Low ET of the meet for Funny Car's, but his 7.90/184.80 wasn't enough to beat Bob Muravez's 7.85/193 in the "Freight Train." Siroonian drove the car to its best time and speed (up to this point) at OCIR on October 5. He lost to Art Ward in round one, when he shut off, but he set Low ET and Top Speed with a 7.75/192.30 to beat Ronnie Runyan in round two.

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Rich Siroonian (M) from Whittier, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 717 )

1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Big John Mazmanian / Plymouth Dealers" Owned by John Mazmanian from Whittier, California USA

Crew Chief: Doug Cook

'70 Plymouth Cuda by Woody Gilmore | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	6.810 at Orange County CA 11/70	1/4 Mile MPH:	214.28 at Fremont CA 9/26/70
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 93.69, MPH 89.48	Entry is 0.92027 times average ET and 1.07863 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: Qualified fifth at NHRA Ontario 11/21/70 at 7.120/194.80. Ran 6.88 at Fremont. | At Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, Rich ran 7.62 to qualify #6. A first-round 7.93 lost to Larry Reyes' 7.54 in the "Hawaiian." On February 14 he was at Lions where 30 cars attempted to qualify for the eight-car field. Siroonian qualified, but in the first round, his 7.55/171.10 lost to Don Prudhomme's 7.18/208.81. A few days later (February 22), while attempting to qualify for the third OCIR All-Pro race, a front tire blew out at speed. The 'Cuda was demolished when it hit a light pole. Rich was OK, but the car was toast. Soon after this Rich was called away by uncle Sam and did a tour of duty. During that time Arnie Behling drove for car owner John Mazmanian. Siroonian was back behind the wheel at NHRA's Division 7 race at OCIR on September 19. He beat a tire smoking Dave Beebe in the first round, with a 7.24 while a strong 7.04/204.68 beat Bob McFarland in the semifinals. This set up a final round race with Ray Alley. Rich got the victory with a 7.06/207.85. At Fremont's Fall Championships on September 26, he did pretty well, becoming the first Funny Car to run a "six" at Fremont with a 6.98 and beating Alley in the semifinals. He won the race by beating Mike Snively's 7.07/210 in the final with track records of 6.86/214.28. The track record going into this race was 7.11 by Ed McCulloch. Rich lost to Gene Conway in the second round at OCIR on October 10 for the East/West Funny Car Championships. He beat Randy Walls' 7.23/206 with a 7.23/207.85, but his second round 7.31/200.44 lost to Conway's 7.09/201. | Best NHRA ET was 7.169/190.67. Manufacturers Meet, Orange County CA 11/70

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Bill Lawton (M) from Providence, Rhode Island USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 153 )

1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1

"Tasca Ford" Owned by Bill Lawton from Providence, Rhode Island USA

Crew Chief: John Healey

'67 Ford Mustang by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC with automatic transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	7.310 at Unknown	1/4 Mile MPH:	192.70 at East Haddam CT 11/24/68
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	5.010 at Norwood MA 8/11/68	1/8 Mile MPH:	145.00 at Norwood MA 8/11/68

Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 99.60, MPH 70.21	Entry is 0.92065 times average ET and 1.04705 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 75.00, MPH 36.17	Entry is 0.98622 times average ET and 0.98278 times average MPH

1968 Records:	1/4 Mile: 7.305 ET, 205.46 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 155.17 MPH
1968 Average:	1/4 Mile: 7.940 ET, 184.04 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 147.54 MPH
1968 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 8.575 ET, 170.41 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 138.54 MPH

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Notes: In the sixties, Bill Lawton was Rhode Island's most successful funny car driver. Teamed with Tasca Ford and tuner John Healey, Lawton won many races in the Super Stock, Factory experimental, and Funny Car classes. Lawton's biggest win came at the 1965 NHRA Winternationals, where he won Factory experimental. The win came in the "Mystery 8," so dubbed for the goal of running an eight-second time. Bill continued to race with Tasca until the "Mystery 7." Tasca left drag racing at the same time the Ford Motor Company did. Lawton continued to race funny cars on his own. Tasca returned to drag racing in the new century with an associate sponsorship for John Force. Tasca also raced a TA/FC with his son, dubbed the "Mystery 5." The photo shows the '67 Logghe-built Mustang, still running an injected SOHC 427, but the car would soon have a blower like the majority of the fuel funny cars. | Lawton was at Englishtown for a best of three match race against Roy Gay and his "Infinity" Firebird. In the first race, Bill won with an 8.09/180.72. Unfortunately, Roy lost an engine on his losing 8.19/172 pass, so Lawton ran a solo that set both ends of the track record at 7.85/185.56. He was going to make a third run attempting to better his record, but he lost a motor 500 feet off the line. Bill ran 191.48 at Crofton, MD, on June 1. On July 14, in Connecticut, Lawton ran 189.06 in a match race against Dick Bourgeois. The speed was a track record. Back at Connecticut on August 4, he raced Frank Federici in a best, two out of three match race. In the first race, his 7.68/171.75 beat Frank's 8.58/167. Frank's Corvette broke in the second race, and Lawton singled for the match race victory. He raced Roger Lindamood on August 11 for a best of three match at Norwood, Mass. It was a 1/8 mile track, and Lawton won the first race with a 5.31/145 over Roger's 5.37/152. Both ran 5.01 in the second race, but the "Color Me Gone" Charger got the win light. In the third race, Lindamood got the match race victory with a 5.14/153, beating Bill's 5.32/142. Bill was at Capitol Raceway on September 21 for a match race against "Jungle Jim" Liberman. In their first race, JJ's 7.64/190 came out on top over Lawton's 7.71/185.94. In the second race, Lawton fouled while the Nova blew its transmission and coasted to a 9.38 win. With Liberman winning two straight and now having the blown trans, no other runs were made. On November 24, the "Mystery "7" was at Connecticut for a match race against Malcolm Durham. The "Strip Blazer" had nothing but problems, and the Camaro lost three straight to the Mustang. Bill had run 7.80/187.50,8.30/189.46 and a 7.78/192.70 to sew up the match. His final speed was also a new track record. Photo courtesy Drag Racing Memories.

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Don Gay (M) from Dickinson, Texas USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 413 )

1965 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: Match Race, Div: 4

"Infinity" Owned by Carl, Don & Roy Gay from Dickinson, Texas USA

Crew Chief: James Osteen

'65 Pontiac GTO by Factory | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 421 Pontiac with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	8.970 at Biloxi MS 1965	1/4 Mile MPH:	170.45 at Biloxi MS 1965
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 84.68, MPH 85.35	Entry is 0.92094 times average ET and 1.13633 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: 1963 Pontiac 421" in car, blown fuel. 110.5" wheelbase. A&A Fiberglass fenders, bumper, hood. Roy Gay ran this car in 1966, while Don drove the new 1966 car. Car sold to Bobby Moore in 1967. Car no longer exists. Biloxi MS 1965 (10/23/65 Drag News)

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

1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Big John Mazmanian/Plymouth Dealers" Owned by John Mazmanian from Whittier, California USA

Crew Chief: John Mazmanian

'70 Plymouth Cuda by Race Car Engineering | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	6.815 at Unknown	1/4 Mile MPH:	211.26 at Unknown
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 93.32, MPH 81.84	Entry is 0.92095 times average ET and 1.06342 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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

1978 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

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

Crew Chief: Bob Brandt

'78 Plymouth Arrow by Jaime Sarte | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 480 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.973 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/04/78	1/4 Mile MPH:	245.23 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/04/78
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

Entry's 1978 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 99.12, MPH 95.15	Entry is 0.92176 times average ET and 1.11448 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1978 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 247.93 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.000 ET, 189.00 MPH
1978 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 220.04 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: Monster 5.973/245.23 statement in round one, of the US Nationals over Pat Foster's 6.13. Dominant performance throughout, but Don dropped three tenths in the final, and Tom McEwen earned an emotional victory. Also 241.28 at 78 Summers and 240.64 at Springs. Third qualifier at Winters at 6.177/240.67. Won at Fremont over Ivo on 3/08/78 to repeat their Winters final, 6.15/234.37 to 6.25/230.17. Prudhomme had a new Arrow built for the '78 season. It was built by Pat Foster and Jim Hume of H&H Racecraft. The biggest difference between the Arrow and the '77 car was the new torsion bar front suspension. The old version used a solid front end. Foster stated, "Other than that, the car will just be a little lower and a little slipperier than last year's car." Don started his season on the right track by winning the AHRA Winternationals at Tucson. He "only" qualified #5 with a 6.83 (traction was bad!). A pick-up of two-tenths in the first round, saw his 6.63/227 beat Bryan Raines' 7.34. His 6.65/228.42 (Top Speed) beat low qualifier Tripp Shumake in the second round. Don's 6.60 in the semifinals sent John Collins home, and a final round 6.61/227.27 beat Gene Snow for the title. As if that wasn't enough of a good way to start the year, he did it again at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. A 6.17/240.67 (Top Speed) qualified #3. In the opening round of eliminations, his 6.30/236.22 beat Ed McCulloch. Snow had problems in the second round against him and the "Snake" advanced with a 6.56/205. He faced his buddy, Tom McEwen, and the "Mongoose" smoked his tires in the semifinals while Don ran 6.41/229. Prudhomme raced another old friend in the final," TV Tommy" Ivo. Unfortunately for Ivo, his car broke in the final, and Don soloed for the win with a 6.36/234.98. He looked well on his way to win a third major race at Beeline for the Phoenix Winter Championships. Only one driver had out-qualified Prudhomme at the first two events, and he did it again at Beeline. Shumake, driving Johnny Loper's Arrow, qualified #1 at every race, and he did so again; his 6.23/232 got the pole while Don's 6.24/239.36 (Top Speed) followed close behind. These two would work their way into the final. Don ran 6.48, 6.56, and 6.86. Tripp had the edge, and both overpowered the track in the final, but Shumake recovered first with his 6.75/218, picking up the victory over Prudhomme's shut-off 8.91/114.00. Gainesville was the next stop on the calendar, and this time Don qualified #1 with a 6.23 (Low ET) at 238.09. A 6.52/221.13 beat Tom Anderson's 6.81/202 in the first round, followed by a 6.42/232.55 that topped Gary Burgin's 6.71/201. But a funny thing happened in the semifinal, the "Snake" got beat! Eventual winner Dale Pulde ran 6.37/236 to put Don's 6.54/212.76 on the trailer. Prudhomme set Low ET and Top Speed at 6.00/239.36 in qualifying #1 for the Bakersfield March Meet. In round one, he ran 6.13/234.98 to stop Jake Johnston's 6.66, but in the second round, a quick-leaving McCulloch stole a 6.09/231 to 6.07/234.37 win from the "Snake." Don skipped racing the NHRA Division Seven race held at Fremont on April 2 to go to Long Beach and race at a celebrity road race. He finished third in the 20-mile race behind Gordon Johncock and Dan Gurney. He then went to Seattle for the NHRA Division Six opener. His 6.30/228.4 qualified #4 in the eight-car field. He improved to 6.19 in the first two rounds of eliminations before really getting on it and running Low ET and Top Speed in the final at 6.11/238.09 to beat McEwen's 6.18/217 for the victory. The following week (May 13), he won the NHRA Division Seven race at OCIR. He qualified #1 with a 6.08/240.64. An opening round 6.04/240.64 beat Shumake's 6.38/231. Don set Low ET in the semifinals with a 6.00/242.58 that took out Dave Hough's 6.35/230 in the "Super Shops" car. A final round 6.04/242.58 (Top Speed) beat Henry Harrison's 6.37/229 for the title. | At the Seattle National Open, Prudhomme ran an experimental, after dark 6.56. - Joe Moore

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Eddie Pauling (M) from Phoenix, Arizona USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 7777 )

1977 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Johnny Loper / Little Hoss" Owned by Johnny Loper from Phoenix, Arizona USA

Crew Chief: Johnny Loper

'77 Plymouth Arrow by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 480 Milodon Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.973 at Irwindale CA 4/09/77	1/4 Mile MPH:	243.90 at Unknown
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1977 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 99.12, MPH 92.77	Entry is 0.92176 times average ET and 1.10843 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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: The Little Hoss series started as an Eddie Pauling driven, Bakersfield winning (where they ran a string of 6.0s!) Monza in 1977. Car tossed the body in winning the final round, reemerging several weeks later as the familiar Arrow. Ran the second five in the sport, 5.973, at Irwindale's 64 Funny Cars show, but the official Five-Second Club does not recognize that run. Eddie was at Baton Rouge early in June for the NHRA Cajun Nationals. It was an eight-car field, and his 6.50/220.04 qualified #7. His off-pace 6.91 fell to Jake Johnston's 6.61 in the "Pisano and Matsubara" Monza in the opening round. Shortly after that (June 12), he was at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals. His 6.17/210.28 qualified #4. Eddie beat Tom Hoover in the first round, but he pulled the parachute early in round two, costing him the race against Bob Pickett. Both had run 6.21, but Bob's came at 228 while Eddie's early chute resulted in a 198.67 speed. | Best NHRA times of 6.113/234.98 in qualifying #4 at Indy. The team ran the 5.97 at the 64 Funny Cars meet, Irwindale, CA, 4/09/77.

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Jim Head (M) from Columbus, Ohio USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 311 / 9)

1986 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3

"Jim Head" Owned by Jim Head from Columbus, Ohio USA

Crew Chief: John Davis

'86 Oldsmobile Firenza by Al Swindahl | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 JP-1 Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.531 at Unknown	1/4 Mile MPH:	268.65 at Unknown
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 90.77, MPH 95.51	Entry is 0.92183 times average ET and 1.11640 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: Photo from Indy 1986. Qualified on the bump at 2006 US Nats at 5.809. We need to confirm these best times for 2006. Ran identical 5.531 at Ennis Fall 87. Drag Racing List has 5.686/261.62 in the 86/87 issue. | Head started the '86 season at Firebird Raceway's Super Bowl of Drag Racing. He qualified on the "bump" for the eight-car show with a 5.90/247.93. In the first round his 5.93/257.14 lost to Tom Hoover's 5.86/245. Jim attempted to qualify at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, but his best of 6.16/205.47 failed to make the field. Atlanta held an eight-car show early in the year and Jim qualified #5 with a 6.39/188.28. Unfortunately, on his qualifying pass, the blower let go and it tore up the tinwork in the Firenza. He was unable to run and alternate Steve Hodkinson replaced him in eliminations. The car was fixed in time for Gainesville and the running of the NHRA Gatornationals. He qualified #11 with a 5.89/253.52. He lost to Billy Meyer in the first round. At Atlanta for the NHRA Southern Nationals, he ran 5.91/250.41 to qualify #10. He beat Mark Oswald in the "Candies and Hughes" car in the first round, and in round two, both he and Paul Smith smoked the tires with Jim's 6.22/248.48 getting the win. In the semifinals, Johnny West, driving the "Hawaiian," fouled against him, so he motored into the final with an 8.38/108.93. In the final, he ran Ed McCulloch and although both ran 6.00 (Head at 250.13), Ed got the win. Baton Rouge for the Cajun Nationals was NHRA's next stop and Head was there, qualifying #8 with a 5.94/250.97. A first-round 6.07/214.18 beat Jerry Jefferson, but in round two against Billy Meyer, he got out of shape and crossed the centerline.

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

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

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

Crew Chief: Dale Armstrong

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Leonard Hughes (M) from Houma, Louisiana USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 400 )

1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 4

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

Crew Chief: Leonard Hughes

'68 Plymouth Barracuda by Don Hardy | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 KB Iron Hemi with automatic transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	7.320 at LaPlace LA 1968	1/4 Mile MPH:	188.66 at LaPlace LA 6/68
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 98.81, MPH 60.78	Entry is 0.92191 times average ET and 1.02510 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1968 Records:	1/4 Mile: 7.305 ET, 205.46 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 155.17 MPH
1968 Average:	1/4 Mile: 7.940 ET, 184.04 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 147.54 MPH
1968 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 8.575 ET, 170.41 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 138.54 MPH

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Notes: LaPlace held a four-car match race early in June. The "Candies and Hughes" car was one of the cars running. In the first round, Hughes lost to Kelly Chadwick when he fouled away an 8.06 at a track record 185.94. In his second race, Hughes reset both ends of the track record with a run of 7.82/188.66 over Della Woods' new Charger. In the third race, Hughes ran 8.16/184.42 to beat Tom Smallwood's 8.24/179 in the "Kingfish."In November, Hughes was back at LaPlace for a best of three match race against Larry Arnold, driving the "Super 'Cuda." Leonard's 8.31/175.09 lost to the similar 8.3/178 of Arnold in their first race. But Hughes continued to get quicker in the next two races while Arnold got slower. In the second race, Leonard's 8.23/181.44 tied up the match over Larry's 8.43/164, and Hughes sewed it up in the third race with an 8.10/185.56 that beat the "Super 'Cuda's" 8.49/168. Is this the same as the "Jake's Speed Equipment" Barracuda?

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Ed Schartman (M) from Cleveland, Ohio USA (Comp Nr/Finish: )

1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3

"Roy Steffey Enterprises / Ed Schartman" Owned by Ed Schartman from Cleveland, Ohio USA

Crew Chief: Amos Satterlee

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

1/4 Mile ET:	8.280 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/04/66	1/4 Mile MPH:	176.00 at Long Beach CA 11/27/66
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

Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 84.31, MPH 66.46	Entry is 0.92205 times average ET and 1.07317 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1966 Records:	1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH
1966 Average:	1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH
1966 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: This was one of the original four Mercury Comets built by the Logghe Brothers. Nicholson, Chrisman, and Kenz & Leslie got the other three. Injected 427 SOHC, C-6 automatic combo. Set both ends of the S/XS national record at 8.61 and 172.72 mph at Tulsa World Finals and bettered that by better than three-tenths at Indy. - Danny White | The 1966 NHRA Nationals at Indy were the first to feature dedicated classes for funny cars: S/XS, A/XS, B, XS. Supercharged experimental Stock was where the blown cars and class-dominating (but normally aspirated) Logghe Comets went to play. Schartman and his yellow RSE Merc clinched the S/XS trophy with an 8.28/174.41 blast. Since the NHRA had not yet established a formal Funny Car Eliminator, the class runs for S/XS were the closest thing the fans would get. - RT | Listed in FUELFC due to its lightweight, flip-top configuration despite being injected. | Roy Steffey and Eddie Schartman were tough to beat in '66. Few did. Roy was the owner, and the car cost $16,000 to build. This was the third Comet delivered of the four Comets built. The 2,000 lb. Logghe built Comet, and the bare 118" chassis weighed just 97 lbs. Depending on track conditions, the Ford rear end used either a 3.90 gear or a 4.11. The SOHC engine was stock-sized, but Delta Machine reworked the crank. M/T rods and pistons were used, and the compression was 11:1. Crane supplied many cams to the SOHC Ford cars, and this one was no different as two Nitro 612 cams were used. Aluminum ported heads helped keep the weight down. The stock valves measured 2.25 for the intake and 1.90 for the exhaust. Compared to the Chrysler, the combustion chambers were large at 124 ccs compared to 98 ccs. The pump and fuel injector were Hilborn products, and short tubes were used for high rpm operation. The engine made over 1,000 hp burning 96% nitro. | Schartman debuted his new flip-top Comet in April at Motor City Dragway, where he made about 15 runs to shake down the car. After that, the car was taken to Capitol Raceway for Jim Kelly to photograph for Super Stock Magazine. The car's competition debut came at Cecil County, where Ed faced Bob Harrop in a best of three match. Schartman won two straight. Things did not go so well when he faced Maynard Rupp and his Hemi-powered Chevelle at US 131 on May 1. Rupp beat him two straight with times of 9.56/157 and 9.49/161 against Eddie's 9.90/144 and 10.02/140. But as Schartman dialed the car in, the ETs continued to drop. He was at Atco on May 28 for a best of three against Del Heinelt driving the "Seaton Shaker" Chevelle. Schartman won two straight with a best of 9.29/150. The next day (May 29), he was at Englishtown, where he faced the four-engined "Wagonmaster" of Tom McCourry. Ed again won two straight with a best of 9.09/155. A big Funny Car show was run at York US 30 on June 11. The Comet was flying, setting a track record 8.43 at 162.57. An 8.57/161.57 beat Hans Anderson in the first round, but a wheelstand in the second round forced him to shut off against Houston Platt. The following day found him in a match race against Bob Harrop, driving Al Graeber's new "Tickle Me Pink" Charger. Ed won all three of their races with runs of 8.85/154.90, a track record 8.77 at 155.97, and a 9.06/161. Another match race win came at Cordova on June 18, where he beat Arnie Beswick two straight with times of 8.98/149.95 and 9.05/156.79. It was then off to Dragway 42 the next day, where he faced Tommy Stringfield's "Triple Trouble," a three-engined Nova. Again, Schartman won all three races, running 9.30/152.80, 9.37/154.90, and 9.24/154.90. He got knocked down a notch at US 30 on June 25, where he lost two straight to Ronnie Sox. The "Sox & Martin" 'Cuda was running great, and in the first race, Ronnie's 8.64/157 beat Eddie's 8.87/152.28. In the second race, the Comet went into a wheelstand, and he lost to Sox's 8.67/155. Eddie was at York, PA, on July 17 for the NHRA Division One race. He set a new S/XS record of 8.87. The final was supposed to be between him and Jack Chrisman's similar blown Comet, but Chrisman had bearing problems, and Ed soloed for the S/XS class win with an 8.82/159. Shortly after that, he competed at the CARS Magazine meet at Cecil County, but he lost to eventual winner Mike Buckle driving the "Ramchargers" Dart in the first round, of the 2,000 lb. fuel class. He set an 8.29 track record at Lakeland while beating Steve Bovan three straight on August 14. His speed on the run was 163.63. At the NHRA US Nationals, he beat Mercury teammate "Dyno Don" Nicholson for S/XS class honors with an 8.28/174.41. These two would have a match race at Martin, Michigan's US 131 on September 17. It was a history-setting match, and while Schartman lost, he did have the footnote in history by being the car in the other lane when Nicholson ran the first "seven. "Dyno's" 7.96/169 beat Eddie's 8.58/168.35. He faced Dick Landy at Thompson on September 25, where he beat him three straight with a best of 8.48/173.65. Early in October, he had a rematch against Sox at Maple Grove. Schartman set both ends of the track record in their first race with an 8.46/166.66. But while getting the car ready for the second race, Ed had his engine let go. He could not run the last two races, and Sox won the match by forfeit. Ed won it all at the NHRA World Finals in Tulsa, where six of the nation's top machines faced off. In round one, he beat Larry Reyes, 8.674/172.41 to 9.08/161. He got a bye in round two but ran a Low ET (to that point) 8.609/172.41. The two flip-top Mercurys met in the final, as Eddie lined up against Dyno Don. Schartman dropped more than two tenths to take an 8.386/174.08 victory over Nicholson's off-pace 10.60-80. Ed grabbed another victory by winning the Irwindale Funny Car Spectacular run on November 1. He beat Jim Liberman's new Nova in the opening round of eliminations with an 8.83/173.97 (Top Speed). His 8.50/173.41 took out Cecil Yother, who smoked the tires in his topless Belvedere in the semifinal. He faced off against Gas Ronda in the final, and Ronda got out of shape and shut off while Eddie ran 8.44 (Low ET) at 172.08 for the win. Over the season, Ed traveled 70,000 to 80,000 miles between races.

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Bruce Larson (M) from Dauphin, Pennsylvania USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 107 / 1)

1990 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1

"Sentry Tachs & Gauges" Owned by Bruce Larson from Dauphin, Pennsylvania USA

Crew Chief: Maynard Yingst

'89 Oldsmobile Cutlass by Al Swindahl | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 495 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	5.138 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/13/90	1/4 Mile MPH:	281.95 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/13/90
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1990 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 99.31, MPH 89.88	Entry is 0.92244 times average ET and 1.06986 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1990 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.132 ET, 286.62 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1990 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.570 ET, 263.54 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1990 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.070 ET, 241.83 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: After a great '89 season that saw them win the NHRA Funny Car Championship, Larson and crew chief Maynard Yingst put forth another strong effort in '90. At Pomona, for the NHRA Winternationals, a 5.37/273.97 qualified #4. Bruce improved to a 5.34/277.43 in the first round to beat Al Hofmann, and a further improving 5.31/271.16 in round two stopped Scott Kalitta's 5.44/250. But in the semifinals, an off-pace 5.54/267.06 lost to K.C. Spurlock's 5.39/276. At the NHRA Arizona Nationals, Larson qualified #5 with a 5.34/273.14. He set a track record 5.24 in the first round, while beating Johnny West. In the second round, he ran a 5.26/272.72 solo when Glenn Mikres broke and could not run. In the semifinals, he met Mark Oswald in the "Candies & Hughes" Probe. Both drivers had problems, and Larson recovered first to win with a 6.43/147.05 over Mark's 10.97/71. In the final, he again had problems and shut off to 13.18, while Dale Pulde won a 5.37. He got into the final at the next NHRA event as well, the Supernationals at Houston. Bruce qualified #2 with a 5.30/277.69. He got lucky in round one, where his 6.63/186.11 advanced over a troubled Al Hofmann. In round two, he picked up the pace to a 5.31/265.72 to stop Spurlock's 5.34/275. Ed McCulloch smoked the tires against him in the semifinals and his 5.32/268.97 advanced into the finals. There, he ran John Force. Unfortunately, Larson smoked the tires and shut off to an 8.70-98.72, while Force won with a 5.36/272. The Gatornationals at Gainesville was the next stop on the NHRA tour. Bruce ran 5.48/271.00 to qualify #8. He beat Richard Hartman in the first round, while a strong 5.28/272 beat Mikres in round two. He got out of shape and shut off in the semifinals, losing to McCulloch's 5.44/265. At Atlanta for the NHRA Southern Nationals, Larson set a track record of 280.89 in qualifying. The accompanying ET of 5.24 qualified #2. He lost a motor in the first round, but his 5.26/273 still beat Doc Halladay. After putting in a new bullet, a 5.28/269 in round two beat Jerry Caminito. But in the semifinals, he smoked the tires and lost to eventual winner McCulloch. The Mid-South Nationals at Memphis were next on the NHRA schedule. A 5.28 qualified #3 in the field. Larson lasted until the semifinals before his 5.50 lost to Oswald's 5.40. At Baton Rouge, for the NHRA Cajun Nationals, a 5.47/273.63 qualified #5. He beat Tim Grose in the first round before losing a blower and the race to McCulloch in round two. Tim Richards gave tuning tips. Photo from the 1990 NHRA US Nationals, Indianapolis Raceway Park.

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Jim White (M) from Tulsa, Oklahoma USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 418 )

1990 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7

"Hawaiian Punch" Owned by Roland Leong from Diamond Bar, California USA

Crew Chief: Wes Cerny

'90 Dodge Daytona by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 500 Keith Black Hemi with direct drive

1/4 Mile ET:	5.140 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/13/90	1/4 Mile MPH:	279.93 at NHRA Ennis TX 10/13/90
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1990 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 99.08, MPH 85.50	Entry is 0.92280 times average ET and 1.06219 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1990 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.132 ET, 286.62 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1990 Average:	1/4 Mile: 5.570 ET, 263.54 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1990 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 6.070 ET, 241.83 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Jim White and car owner Roland Leong were at Firebird Raceway in January for its test and tune session. Crew Chief Wes Cerny was taking it easy with the car. The team made seven passes, with the two best being 5.64/193.59 and 5.70/186.57. On the last pass, an exhaust valve hung open, and there was a flash fire, but it quickly went out. Jim qualified #15 at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals with a 5.55/228.19. A 5.50/258.24 lost to Ed McCulloch's 5.27/262 in the first round. At the Arizona Nationals, White qualified #6 with a 5.38/268.65, and in the first round, he beat Jim Murphy. A second-round 5.41/270.02 lost to John Force's 5.26/279. The team kept on improving, and at Houston for the NHRA Supernationals, Jim qualified #3 with a 5.31/249.30. Unfortunately, an off-pace 5.73/188.16 in the first round lost to McCulloch's 5.31/274. Everything seemed to be clicking at the NHRA Gatornationals, where Jim ran times of 5.38, 5.36, 5.34, and 5.28 to qualify low. His best speed was 267.45. But in round one, a left rear slick exploded and ripped apart the body. He got it stopped OK, but he lost to Glenn Mikres. At the NHRA Southern Nationals, Jim set a track record 5.22 in qualifying #1. His speed on the run was 263.92. He beat Freddie Neely in the first round before boiling the hides and losing to Paul Smith in round two. The next stop was at Memphis for the NHRA Mid-South Nationals. A 5.29 qualified #4, and he lasted until the second round, where he overpowered the track and hazed the tires to a 5.58 loss to McCulloch's 5.40. The team then traveled to Baton Rouge for the NHRA Cajun Nationals. White's 5.60/258.32 qualified #8. He beat Frank Kramberger in the opening round, but the car broke on the line against eventual winner Force in round two. The team made it into the final at the next event, the NHRA Springnationals at Columbus. A 5.35 qualified #2 behind Force's 5.30. These two would work their way into the final. Jim took out Johnny West in the first round, and a second-round 5.50/258 beat a tire-smoking Scott Kalitta. Mark Oswald fouled against him in the semifinals and White advanced with a 5.51/242. Force was about a half-tenth quicker throughout the race, and in the final, his 5.37/275 won over Jim's 5.49/261.55. It was then off to Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals, where Jim qualified #2 with a 5.38/259.81. He beat Kalitta in the opening round, and a 5.53/253 beat Chuck Etchells' 5.65 in round two. But he came up against Force in the semifinals, and his 5.64/236.77 lost to Force's 5.46/267. At Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals, White once again qualified #2. This time a 5.23/263.85 got him the spot. He beat Neely before smoking the tires and losing to Etchells in round two. He earned his fourth straight #2 qualifying position at Denver for the NHRA Mile High Nationals. His 5.58/247.45 was second to Force's 5.55/255. In the opening round, another 5.58/252.03 beat Richard Hartman's 5.73/219. In round two, Jerry Caminito had problems against him, and White advanced at 5.54/253.87. In the semifinal, his opponent, Tom Hoover, blew an engine and caught fire while Jim got badly out of shape but still got the win light. He faced McCulloch in the final, and once again, he got out of shape, shutting down to 7.53/110.10 in a runner-up finish to Ed's 5.45/260. Photo from 1990 Grandnationals, Montreal.

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Richard Tharp (M) from Dallas, Texas USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 441 )

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

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

Crew Chief: Harry Schmidt

'70 Ford Mustang by Don Hardy | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Ramchargers with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	6.830 at Orange County CA 12/05/70	1/4 Mile MPH:	216.34 at Orange County CA 12/05/70
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 92.21, MPH 94.68	Entry is 0.92297 times average ET and 1.08900 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: On November 1, Richard was at Amarillo to get his Funny Car license. Jake Johnston was there driving the "Blue Max" and it was in this car that Tharp made his licensing runs. At the NHRA Supernationals on November 22 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Richard was the new driver behind the wheel of the "Blue Max." He qualified #9 with a 7.19 and in the first round, was up against low qualifier Don Prudhomme. Tharp was up for the task, running a 6.96 over the "Snake" who had transmission problems. In round two, he beat Rich Siroonian's 7.16 in John Mazmanian's car with a 7.12. Unfortunately, in the semifinals, a steering link broke and he had to shut off giving Larry Arnold a free ride into the final. He won the OCIR final race of '70 on December 5. It was an eight-car show and Tharp dominated. A first-round 6.94/210 beat Stan Shiroma while in the semifinals, his Low ET shot of 6.83/216.34 beat Bobby Rowe in the "Super Duster." In the final, a 6.91/216.94 snagged him his first Funny Car victory. He ended his season at Irwindale on December 12 for the Toys for Tots race. He qualified #3 in the eight-car field with a 7.31, but he shut off in his first-round race against Dale Pulde. | Tharp's best NHRA time was 6.966.

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Tommy Grove (M) from Hayward, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 3001 )

1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7

"Ford Charger" Owned by Tommy Grove from Hayward, California USA

Crew Chief: Tommy Grove

'67 Ford Mustang by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC by Tommy Grove with automatic transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	8.290 at Unknown	1/4 Mile MPH:	169.49 at Unknown
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 83.82, MPH 57.53	Entry is 0.92316 times average ET and 1.03348 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1966 Records:	1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH
1966 Average:	1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH
1966 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Blown 427 Cammer, C-6 auto trans. Won at Bristol against the S/XS Holman Moody. Tom won unlimited Funny Car class at the NASCAR Springnationals. At Bristol for the NHRA Springnationals Grove beat Ronnie Sox to win A/XS with 8.79/162.16 and went on to win Competition Eliminator with an 8.61 best. Also in June at the HRM Championships at Riverside, Grove won experimental Stock class with a 9.30/160.14. At the NASCAR Nationals at Dragway 42, in August he blew a torque converter and was unable to compete. In September Grove fouled out to Sox in A/XS in the semis after running an 8.75 best. In a Match race at Fremont, Tom defeated the Mr Norm car.

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Leroy Goldstein (M) from Allen Park, Michigan USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 377 )

1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3

"Ramchargers" Owned by The Ramchargers from Taylor, Michigan USA

Crew Chief: The Ramchargers

'70 Dodge Challenger by Woody Gilmore | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Ramchargers with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	6.832 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/07/70	1/4 Mile MPH:	212.76 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/06/70
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 92.07, MPH 85.63	Entry is 0.92324 times average ET and 1.07098 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: Leroy ran the first six-second run with a 6.95 pass on June 30, 1970, at New York National while testing Firestone tires. At Detroit in July 1970, the team ran 6.96/206, followed by a 6.99/202, and then burned to the ground. The team replaced the car, ran the first NHRA 6-second at Indy 9/70 at 6.92, and then bettered it with a 6.85. They also ran 6.92 at US 30. - Danny White | The Israeli Rocket took Funny Car Eliminator at the 1970 Springnationals (Dallas) with a winning 7.03/208.33. Though reputedly having the better car at the later Indy Nationals, he smoked it and dropped the final against Schumacher in Funny Car Eliminator. - RT | The Ramchargers' Challenger debuted in Jan at the AHRA Winternationals, where Goldstein's first run ever with the car was a 7.48/204.08 in qualifying. He lasted until the second round when he fouled away a 7.44/200.88 and lost to Larry Reyes, who ran a 7.54 in the Hawaiian. Then the team went to Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals and failed to qualify. On March 8, Goldstein was at Lions for the second of ten AHRA Grand American races. While the "Ramchargers" didn't win or even make the final round, Leroy set Low ET and Top Speed at 7.14/209.79. He was at Rockingham for AHRA's third race, the Pro-Am Championships, but he fouled in round two against Clyde Morgan. More bad luck came for the team at the fourth AHRA Grand American at Frontier International. Leroy looked like a sure bet to make it to the final after beating Dean Dillingham in the first round with a 7.79/145.86. In round two, a 7.49/173.54 took out Mart Higginbotham, and a semifinal 7.42/197.80 beat Gene Snow's 7.77/173. But in that semifinal race, he lost a motor, and Snow was reinstated for the final. Near the end of May, Goldstein was in Detroit for the AHRA Grand American. Once again, he lost in the semifinals, despite a stout 7.31/198.72. Goldstein was long overdue for a win when the team pulled into Bristol for the AHRA Springnationals on June 7. Once again, things didn't quite go their way. A 7.41 in the first round beat Jay Howell, but in round two, his 7.63/175.78 lost to eventual winner Snow's 7.39/203. The following week (June 14), everything clicked. The team had just installed a Detroit Locker; this was the first time out with the new rear end. Leroy qualified #2 with a 7.10/210.34 at Dallas for the NHRA Springnationals. A first-round 7.14 advanced when Bernie Williams fouled, while in round two, his 7.24/204.54 beat Bobby Rowe's 7.74/134 in the "Super Duster." He stepped up to a 7.07/207.37 to beat Leonard Hughes in the semifinals. In the final, he ran Snow. Leroy ran Low ET at 7.03/208.33 to take the victory over Gene's 7.56/148. A few days later, he was at New York National. On Friday, June 19, he warmed up for the race to be run on Saturday. His warm-up passes shocked the onlookers. He ran 7.11/208.42, then a 7.07/206.42, and finally a 7.02/209.92. As good as these times were, Saturday's were even better. It was an eight-car show, and Leroy won his first round with the sport's first generally accepted "six," a 6.98/208.80. In the semifinals, he backed it up with a 6.97/206.42 that beat Jim Liberman, and in the final, an even better 6.95/209.78 won the meet over Terry Hedrick. They were also going to run on Sunday, but it was rained out. In July, he faced Fritz Callier in a best of three match race at US 30, where Leroy won all three races, running a best of 6.93. This car made its last appearance on Sunday, July 19, in Detroit. Leroy set a track record 6.96 at 206.88 in the first round while beating the "Stone, Woods and Cook" Mustang. He got a single in the second round and ran 6.99/202, but the Challenger burst into flames at the finish line. The car burnt for almost an hour once the magnesium caught fire; there was no putting it out. Nothing left of the car was salvageable, but Goldstein was not hurt. The "Ramchargers" had a new car built, and it was 10 inches narrower and 100 lbs. lighter than the car that burnt. The best NHRA times for Goldstein this year were his great 6.832/212.76 at Indy (Bob Frey).

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Ken Veney (M) from Wadsworth, Ohio USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 3007 )

1982 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3

"Ken Veney" Owned by Ken Veney from Wadsworth, Ohio USA

Crew Chief: Ken Veney

'82 Pontiac Trans Am by Tony Casarez | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.735 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/04/82	1/4 Mile MPH:	254.23 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/04/82
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 91.44, MPH 98.24	Entry is 0.92351 times average ET and 1.08474 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: Second quickest at Indy only to Prudhomme's unreal 5.63. Second fastest that year only to Billy Meyer's 254.95 (if you discount a questionable 255 from Prudhomme at an AHRA race). The Indy 254.23 on September. 4, 1982, was the third entry in the Crane Cams 250 MPH Club for Funny Car. | Ken made his debut in fuel Funny Car at Englishtown in July for the NHRA Summernationals. He knew his stuff as he qualified #11 with a 6.05. Unfortunately, he slowed to a 6.36 in the first round, that lost to Tom Anderson's 6.34. In August, he was at US 131 Martin, Michigan, for the PHR Championships. He lasted until the semifinals when his quicker 6.03 lost to Raymond Beadle's 6.07 in the "Blue Max."

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

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

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

Crew Chief: Maynard Yingst & Tim Richards

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Raymond Beadle (M) from Dallas, Texas USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 426 / 8)

1978 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4

"Regal Ride Blue Max" Owned by Raymond Beadle from Dallas, Texas USA

Crew Chief: Dee Gantt

'78 Plymouth Arrow by Tony Casarez | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Milodon Hemi by Dale Emery, Dee Gantt, Fred Miller with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.985 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 8/30/78	1/4 Mile MPH:	234.98 at NHRA Ontario CA 10/07/78
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

Entry's 1978 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 97.96, MPH 76.78	Entry is 0.92361 times average ET and 1.06790 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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: Indy 5.985 was the second entry into the Cragar Five Second Funny Car Club (Eddie Pauling’s 5.973 had been disallowed as it was run at a match race). The team had a fuel tank issue that vexed them all season. The car was hurting itself on every pass. After the team found and fixed the faulty fuel tank, they went on a tear, winning 32 car match races In Seattle and Boise, and running the five at Indy. Finished the year with a win at the World Finals. | The Arrow debuted at the NHRA Winternationals, but the team failed to qualify. They also failed to make the show at the Gatornationals. Raymond qualified #1 at Tulsa for the AHRA Springnationals with a 6.74, but in round one, Beadle and Gene Snow both lost traction and Gene's 7.36/176 came out on top over Raymond's 7.58/143.31. On June 4, for the AHRA Gateway Nationals at St. Louis, Beadle qualified second with a 6.46/207.86. He set Low ET with a 6.39/211.77 pass over Jim White in the first round, but a 6.55 by John Collins in the semis beat the Max's 6.62. The following week (June 11), the team was at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals where once again they failed to qualify. At Alamo, San Antonio, on June 18 for the AHRA Nationals, a 6.60/204 qualified the team sixth in the eight-car field. Tom McEwen's 6.36/219 beat Raymond's 6.73 in the first round. The "Max's" next stop was at Byron's Funny Car Championships. All cars made two runs with the two lowest ETs meeting in the final. Beadle had trouble in the first round, against McEwen and he shut off to a 9.14/106.38 loss. In round two, Beadle’s 6.37/224.43 beat Ed McCulloch's 6.55/184. It was around this time that Raymond put an order in to Keith Black for four aluminum KB engines. The "Blue Max" had been running Milodon engines and would continue to do so while awaiting the delivery. The NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown didn't go so well as a 6.35/230.17 best was only the first alternate for the field. Beadle took a win on August 20 at Spokane for the AHRA World Finals. He qualified second with a 6.37/223.88 and set Low ET in the first round, with a 6.28/220.90 over Gordie Bonin's 6.60/222. In the semifinal, a 6.35/221.66 beat Snow's 6.40/230. In the final, a 6.29/229.59 beat Tom Hoover's 6.36/221. Another win came at the Nightfire 500 at Firebird Raceway. It was another show that had two rounds of racing with the two Low ET cars meeting in the final. Beadle beat John Collins in the first round, and he ran a solo 6.58 that guaranteed him a spot in the final. He faced John Lombardo who had gained a final round spot with a 6.45. After five years of trying, Beadle won with a 6.60/206.82 when Lombardo had troubles and shut off to an 8.51. Shortly after that, he stopped off at Seattle and won by beating Ron Colson with a holeshot 6.21 over the "Hawaiian." Then came Indy where their 5.98 qualified #1. Beadle lasted until round two where McEwen's 6.18 put the Max on the trailer. At the NHRA World Finals, they qualified fourth with a 6.13/234.98 and then ran a 6.20/232.55 in the first round, over Henry Harrison's 6.81/227. In the second round, a 6.15/233.76 beat Pat Foster's 6.23/239.36 in the Super Shops Arrow. A semifinal 6.27/228.42 beat a tire-smoking Denny Savage. In the final, Beadle's 6.18/234.98 beat McEwen's off pace 7.18.

Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Saturday, January 22, 2022, 02:51:55 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.

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Walt Stevens (M) from Canoga Park, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: )

1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7

"AMT Piranha" Owned by Walt Stevens from Canoga Park, California USA

Crew Chief: Joe Anahory

'66 AMT Piranha by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by 392 Chrysler Hemi with 3 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	8.295 at 1966 (Drag News)	1/4 Mile MPH:	187.00 at Irwindale CA 1966
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 83.57, MPH 81.55	Entry is 0.92372 times average ET and 1.14024 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1966 Records:	1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH
1966 Average:	1/4 Mile: 8.980 ET, 164.00 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH
1966 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 10.000 ET, 147.27 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH

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Notes: Custom piece. Rear engine futuristic funny car. Car was based on AMT's anticipated entry into the world of small mass-produced cars for the public. Basically, a kit car was planned, but it never got off the ground beyond the Piranha prototype. In essence, the car was a Catch 22 - too radical to be deemed a funny car and too slow as a top fuel dragster. The car was ill-handling. Astute match racers would rely on their water-cooled entries to burn the car down, resulting in its loss. However, when all went well, no flopper, even the Nicholson Comet, could touch it. Per Chris Martin, Walt Stevens went a confirmed 8.71/187 at Irwindale. Also, 182.64 per Drag News. Was the 8.295 Walt or Connie Swingle (who did run an 8.29 in October 1966)? | Walt was at Tulsa on July 3 for the NHRA Division Four race. He ran a series of exhibition runs, with the best pass being an 8.93/180.58.

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Tommy Grove (M) from Hayward, California USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 704 )

1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7

"Ford Charger" Owned by Tommy Grove from Hayward, California USA

Crew Chief: Tommy Grove

'67 Mercury Comet by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC by Tommy Grove with automatic transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	7.335 at Coon Rapids MN 1968	1/4 Mile MPH:	191.88 at Coon Rapids MN 9/01/68
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 97.63, MPH 68.30	Entry is 0.92380 times average ET and 1.04260 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1968 Records:	1/4 Mile: 7.305 ET, 205.46 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 155.17 MPH
1968 Average:	1/4 Mile: 7.940 ET, 184.04 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 147.54 MPH
1968 Minimum:	1/4 Mile: 8.575 ET, 170.41 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 138.54 MPH

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Notes: After wrecking his primary car at Virginia Beach, Grove ran his '67 Mustang until he totaled it as well. So he used Ed Schartman's back-up Comet and stuffed one of his potent Cammers in it. On September 1 at Minnesota Dragways for an eight-car event, Tom drove this car to a first-round, Low ET of the meet, 7.62/191.88 over Dick Loehr (8.02/175.43). In the semis, he ran a 7.72/191.48 over a fouling Roger Lindamood (7.80/191.88). In the final, a 7.71/191.08 beat Pat Minick's 8.12/181.44 in the Chi-Town Hustler 'Cuda. - Ron Howard

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Ken Safford (M) from Chicago, Illinois USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 322 )

1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3

"Mr. Norm's Super Challenger" Owned by Norm Kraus from Chicago, Illinois USA

Crew Chief: Ken Safford

'70 Dodge Challenger by Romeo Palamides | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	6.840 at Gary IN 1970	1/4 Mile MPH:	207.37 at Coon Rapids MN 8/70
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	4.770 at Madison IL 3/70	1/8 Mile MPH:	161.00 at Madison IL 3/70

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 91.47, MPH 72.01	Entry is 0.92432 times average ET and 1.04384 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 74.48, MPH 68.42	Entry is 0.95210 times average ET and 1.04545 times average MPH

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

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Notes: Ken started the season with a big win on January 26 at an eight-car show at Irwindale. It was his first time out driving the "Mr. Norm" car. He started his March to victory with a first-round 7.58/197.36 (Top Speed) over Clyde Morgan's Javelin. In the semifinals, a 7.62/196.06 beat Ed Lenarth's 7.87/185. And in the final, he set Low ET with a 7.49/196.06 to beat Charlie Allen's 7.54/191. He qualified #15 at Pomona with a 7.74 for the NHRA Winternationals. He ran a best of 7.44 in round two while beating Jake Johnston's quicker 7.40. Gene Snow set Low ET in the semifinals with a 7.30 over Ken's 7.47. He was back at Irwindale on February 15 for another eight-car show. Safford qualified #1 with a 7.54/179.64. In the first round, he beat Morgan's 7.86/185 with a 7.56/188.66. A 7.45/197.80 beat the "New Breed in the semifinal." In the final, he faced Danny Ongais in the Mickey Thompson Mustang. Ken won with a 7.35/197.36 over Ongais' 7.60/169. Early in March, he met Curtis Wasson's "Superstitious" Camaro for a best of three match race at St. Louis. Safford won all three races and reset the track record twice. A 4.83 on the 1/8 mile track at 163 was the first record run in the first race. He bettered that with a 4.77/161 in the second race. His third run wasn't too bad either, a 4.81. He had another match race on the 15th against Bruce Larson's new '70 Camaro at York US 30, which he won three straight with a best of 7.44/195.22. Things didn't go as well at the end of the month (March 29) at Gary, Indiana, where he lost his match race to Arnie Behling driving Mickey Thompson's new Boss 429-powered Maverick. These two would meet up again on April 12 at Alton, where Behling won their match once again. The M/T car continued to have its way over the "Mr. Norm" car at their next race in Thompson, Ohio. There Arnie reset the track record and won three straight. Revenge came at Martin, Mich., US 131 on May 16, where Safford defeated Behling two straight. Ken won the first match with a 7.44/193.13 and was awarded the match race victory when Behling had blown a rear end and could not run. Ken opened many eyes when the mostly match race terror qualified #1 at Dallas for the NHRA Springnationals with a 7.04/204.54. Unfortunately, he went out in the first round, with handling problems, and Ray Alley's 7.26 beat his 7.215. Late in June, he was back at US 131 for an eight-car show where he set Low ET with a 7.04/202.70 in the first round, over Allen. In the second round, he ran a 7.11/198.67 over Pat Foster, but in the third race against Tommy Grove, he lost the motor and the race. Safford set a 7.16 track record at Rockford in July. Late in July, Ken beat Larry Reyes in the "Hawaiian" two straight in a match race at York US 30. At the second annual Rockford Manufacturer's Meet, he ran well. He beat Sid Foster in his first race with a 7.40. He fouled away a 7.32 in his second race and lost to Don Schumacher. In his third race, he won with a 7.35 when Grove fouled against him. Eighteen FCs ran the first round at the PHR Championships, with the eight lowest ETs transferring into round two. Ken's ET failed to make the round two cut. Safford was one of four Funny Car's running at Minneapolis late in August. In his first race, he ran 7.17/207.37 to beat Bryan Teal's 7.58/181 in the "Super Chief." A 7.15/203.61 beat John Collins, who shut off in the "Atlas Oil Tool" car in his next race. In the third race, he broke a rod and lost to Tom Hoover. - Ron Howard | Mr. Norm defeated USA-1 three straight with a best of 7.44/195.22 at York on 3/05/70 - James Ibusuki

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

1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3

"Mr. Norm's Super Charger" Owned by Norm Kraus from Chicago, Illinois USA

Crew Chief: Norm Kraus

'69 Dodge Charger by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Gary Dyer with automatic transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	6.840 at Unknown	1/4 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1000 FT ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1000 FT MPH:	Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET:	Unknown at Unknown	1/8 Mile MPH:	Unknown at Unknown

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

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 91.47, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.92432 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

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

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Notes: US 30 advertisement claimed 6.84/228. Maybe the 6.84, but no way on the 228 (maybe 218). AKA the Band Aid car (for the wrap-around white stripe used to mask some fiberglas repair). Mid 1969 Body replaced original one burned off in Texas.

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Billy Meyer (M) from Waco, Texas USA (Comp Nr/Finish: 420 / 3)

1978 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 4

"Aquaslide & Dive" Owned by Billy Meyer from Waco, Texas USA

Crew Chief: Billy Meyer

'78 Plymouth Arrow by S&R Race Cars-Plueger & Conklin | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Milodon Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission

1/4 Mile ET:	5.990 at Epping NH 8/78	1/4 Mile MPH:	241.93 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

Entry's 1978 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:

1/4 Mile Rating: ET 97.47, MPH 89.24	Entry is 0.92438 times average ET and 1.09948 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00	Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH

1978 Records:	1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 247.93 MPH	1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH	1/8 Mile: 4.000 ET, 189.00 MPH
1978 Average:	1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 220.04 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: Billy was still running his Camaro when he showed up at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. Unfortunately, he failed to qualify. In March, he was driving his new Arrow at the NHRA Gatornationals, where he qualified #6 with a 6.36/235. He broke an engine in the first round, but his 6.37/221 still beat Pat Foster's 6.39/230 in Joe Pisano's Firebird. A new Milodon was installed for round two, and he blew the oil pan off while running a 6.91/192 that advanced over Tim Kushi's troubled 13.51. In the semifinals, he singled with a 9.32 when Gordie Bonin failed to fire. In the final, he met Dale Pulde. This would not be easy as Pulde had been running steady 6.3s. Sure enough, Dale prevailed with a 6.42/234 over Meyer's runner-up effort of 6.52/213.77. Still, not too bad for a new car. The following week (March 19), he won the NHRA Division 4 Opener at LaPlace. He qualified #2 with a 6.56/214.79 behind Tripp Shumake's 6.52/207. Meyer set Low ET in the opening round with a 6.28 that beat Raymond Beadle, who smoked the tires in the "Blue Max." His 6.37/221.67 took out Tom Prock's off-pace 7.18/147 in the "Detroit Tiger" in the semifinal. He stopped Tom Hoover's 6.81/204 in the final with a 6.71/218.44. Early in April, he was at Fremont for the NHRA Division Seven race. He qualified #1 for the eight-car field with a 6.21/221.67. Unfortunately, the car broke on the run, and he could not run in eliminations. His next stop was at Green Valley Raceway for the second NHRA Division Four race. His 6.34/214.79 qualified #4. He improved to 6.25/226.13 in the opening round to defeat Larry Brown. The car broke a rod in the semifinal while doing a burnout to prepare for its race against Billy Graham. Meyer was at OCIR later in April for its enormous 64 Funny Car show. He lasted until round two before losing to Ed McCulloch.Baton Rouge hosted the NHRA Cajun Nationals at the end of the month (April 30). It was an eight-car show, and Meyer qualified #6 with a 6.50/222.22. In the first round, his 6.60/229.00 fell to Hoover's 6.52/226. Billy was at Cayuga in May for the NHRA Division 1 race. He qualified #1 for the eight-car field with a 6.45 (Low ET). He then beat Rick Johnson in the opening round with a 6.54/209.79. In round two, he got a solo as both Roy Harris and Ron Colson both had broken in their first-round match. In the final, he faced Al Segrini, and the two had a great race that saw Al's 6.56/222 beat Billy's slightly quicker 6.55/227.84 (Top Speed). Edgewater hosted an eight-car show that was to have all eight cars make three runs, with the two Low ET cars coming back to run for the final. In Billy's first race, his 6.40 beat Dale Creasy. In the second race, his 6.41 lost to Don Prudhomme's 6.12. He ran his best time in the third race, a 6.32, but he still lost to Denny Savage's 6.19. Meyer did not run quick enough to reach the final. He qualified #14 at Columbus for the NHRA Springnationals with a 6.32/230.17, and in the first round, his 6.40/209.30 advanced when Denny Savage shut down early with problems. But in round two, Meyer had troubles and shut down to an 8.10/113.78 loss to Tom McEwen's 6.25/215. At the beginning of the year, Meyer had switched from the KB engines he had used in '77 to Milodon engines for '78. But around the beginning of July, he ordered four new KB engines to replace the Milodon motors he had been running. Delivery was to take eight to ten weeks. He was at Byron for its Manufacturer's race, where his 6.47/218.44 beat Bill Pryor in round one. But although he set Low ET and Top Speed in his next round race against McEwen, his 6.31/238.72 lost to Tom's 6.33/214. He really qualified well at Englishtown, where a 6.060/236.84 got him the #2 spot in the field, but he was upset by Segrini in the first round. | The 6.060 was his best NHRA ET for this year, and a 241.93 at the World Finals was his best NHRA speed. Billy ran 5.99 at New England in August. Did he also run a 5.97 somewhere this year?

Submitted by Ken Bolender, Last updated on Sunday, April 14, 2024, 09:28:20 PM by Tommy Naccarato. Approved by Super Crew.

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

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

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

Crew Chief: Austin Coil

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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