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Photog Web 		Dick Loehr (M) from Lansing, Michigan USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3
"Max Curtis Ford / Stampede" Owned by Dick Loehr from Lansing, Michigan USA Crew Chief: John Skiba
'68 Ford Mustang by Racing Enterprises | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi by John Skiba with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.600 at Milan MI 8/11/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 191.88 at Milan MI 8/11/68
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 76.77, MPH 68.30    Entry is 0.95718 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: Dick Loehr was one of many funny car drivers based out of Michigan. An engineer by trade, Dick used his job connections to get sponsorship and assistance for his racing operations. In 1967, Loehr had a new Mustang funny car built. The Max Curtis Ford "Stampede" was much lower than most of its competition. That car debuted with a 427 SOHC engine, later replaced by a reliable 392 Chrysler Hemi, Torqueflite combination. Loehr ran a best of 7.86 at 189.70 with the car at Orange County. The car was replaced by a new, lighter Mustang in 1969. Dick Loehr eventually left funny cars for Pro Stockers. - BS | Dick started the season on New Year's Day at Irwindale, where an 8.40 qualified tenth in the sixteen-car field. He ran a first-round 8.18/180 but lost to Don Nicholson's 7.99/172. At OCIR on January 14 for an eight-car show, he qualified seventh with an 8.29/177.86, but Terry Hedrick's first-round 8.28/182 beat his 8.43/168.22. On January 28 at Lions for the AHRA Winter meet, he qualified third with a 7.79/178.92 and ran another 7.79/176.12 over Mike Burkhart in the first round. A second-round 7.92/179.78 beat Kelly Chadwick's 8.44/162. He had an easy third-round win before meeting Don Nicholson in the semifinal. Both cars lost transmissions, but Don coasted across the line first. Shortly after that (February 4), he went to Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. NHRA did not have a Funny Car class at this time, so the cars had to qualify for Super Eliminator. Unfortunately, Loehr failed to qualify. On February 25, Loehr singled in the opening round with an 8.98/141 when Jack Chrisman had injector problems at the South Coast Funny Car Championships. An 8.14/169.17 beat a tire-smoking Clare Sanders in the second round. In the semifinal, he broke on the line against Roger Lindamood. On March 3, Irwindale held a sixteen-car show, and Dick's 8.21/180.72 qualified seventh. He lost a blower belt and the race in the first round when Fred Goeske's 8.03/182.18 beat his 8.23/153.74. A big win came at Riverside on March 24 for the HRM Championships. On April 13, Loehr was at OCIR for an eighteen-car show. All cars were to run the first round, with the eight lowest ETs advancing into round two. Dick's 8.30/175.78 beat Joe Pisano and advanced into round two. His opponent, Steve Bovan, broke, so he soloed with a 10.62. He faced Goeske in the semifinals. An 8.04/182.54 finished second best to Fred's 7.93/179. Another win came at OCIR for their Funny Car Team Championships on May 4. He ran as good as a first-round 7.86/188.66 before winning the final when Charlie Allen broke a rear end. He failed to win on May 10 at Union Grove's Night Funny Car Championships, but he set Top Speed at 185.16. He was at Detroit Dragway on June 28 for the Super Stock Midwest Funny Car Championships, but an off-pace 9.90/132.35 lost to Pat Minick's 8.12/172 in the "Chi-Town Hustler." At Cecil County in July for the CARS All-Star International meet, Dick ran a first-round 7.79/179.28 over Dick Bourgeois' 8.38 and went on to win the final Saturday with a 7.86/182.54 over Frank Federici's 8.25/181. He was at an eight-car show in Gary, Indiana, on July 30. He ran 7.80/188 (Top Speed) in the opening round of eliminations to beat Pat Minick's 7.99/182 in the "Chi-Town Hustler." In the semifinals, his 7.77/185.71 beat Ed Schartman's 7.92/160. He faced Don Schumacher in the final, and another strong 7.76/175.47 gave Dick the title over Don's 7.97/183. On September 1 at Minnesota Dragways for an eight-car event, Dick lost to Tommy Grove in the first round, Tom's 7.62/191.88 over Dick's (8.02/175.43). Another win came on October 5 at the Irwindale Grand Prix. On November 16, Irwindale held a Ford vs. Mopar Championships, and Loehr's first-round 8.08/177.86 beat Larry Reyes' 8.10/181.08. A second-round 7.87/188.67 beat Fred Goeske's 7.99/182.18. He lost his third race to Dave Beebe's 8.36/185.33 when he got up on two wheels and shut down to a 13.47. He won two of his races at the OCIR Manufacturer's Meet on December 1, running a best of 7.95/179.28 over Goeske.
Submitted by Barb Santucci, Last updated on Sunday, June 26, 2022, 06:33:36 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Mike Ditty Charlie Allen (M) from Covina, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7
"Atlantic/Crenshaw Dodge" Owned by Charlie Allen from Covina, California USA Crew Chief: Charlie Allen
'68 Dodge Dart by Charlie Allen | Powered by Supercharged Nitro Chrysler Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 7.600 at Orange County CA 7/20/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 188.28 at Orange County CA 7/20/68
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 76.77, MPH 59.90    Entry is 0.95718 times average ET and 1.02304 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: "All American Boy" Charlie Allen's best remembered funny car was this 1968 Dodge Dart. This was his first flip-top funny car, replacing his A/FX Dart. The new machine marked his first flip-top, one-piece unit. It was a test in part for Crower products. The car ran OK, registering high 7s. Allen built the car with a Contemporary Fiberglass body with Kenny Ellis tin. Charlie raced the car under the blue & silver Atlantic Dodge and Crenshaw Dodge banners in 1968. Allen collected a $2000 win at Irwindale at the 16-car experimental Stock Invitationals. Stats courtesy Dennis Doubleday. Info from James Ibusuki). | Charlie was driving the "Crenshaw" backed Dart at OCIR on July 20. All eight cars ran the first two rounds, with the two Low ET cars meeting in the final. Allen made sure he got into the final by setting Low ET in the first round, with a 7.60/184.80 that beat Dale Williams in Jess Tyree's Firebird. In his second race, he ran 8.04/188.28 to beat Dee Keaton's 8.34/177.51. In the final, he met up with Ray Alley. The two had a good race going until Allen's transmission failed to shift, and he shut off to 8.83/113.20 while Alley got the win with a strong 7.88/190. In Mid-August, he was at Mission Raceway in BC, where he set the track record down to 7.60. On a backup run, he ran 7.75. He set a 7.68 Irwindale track record in October. - Ron Howard | Formerly listed this car at 7.95. We need to confirm it was this one and not the new red Dart that went the 7.68. - BP
Submitted by Mike Ditty, Last updated on Sunday, January 23, 2022, 10:28:35 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Charlie Allen (M) from Covina, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: Match Race, Div: 7
"Crenshaw Dodge" Owned by Charlie Allen from Covina, California USA Crew Chief:
'68 Dodge Dart by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with 3 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.600 at Orange County CA 6/01/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 186.31 at Orange County CA 6/01/68
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 76.77, MPH 55.30    Entry is 0.95718 times average ET and 1.01233 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: Allen debuted his new Dodge Dart funny car sponsored by Crenshaw Dodge at Irwindale on Jan. 28. That began a season filled with match races against other "experimental stock" racers such as Fred Goeske, Gas Ronda, John Mazmanian, Kip Brundage, and Cecil Yother. He took funny car eliminator wins at OCIR and Irwindale. He also won the funny car eliminator title at what was billed as the North American Fuel and Gas Championships at Puyallup Dragway in Washington on June 15 against a 16-car field. Photo: Hot Rod Archive Series, No. 6 "Hemi Power" (Winter 2007), p. 33 - MB
Submitted by Mike Ditty, Last updated on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 12:02:37 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Mike Ditty Dave Beebe (M) from Garden Grove, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: Match Race, Div: 4
"Super Chief" Owned by Nelson Carter from Pawhuska, Oklahoma USA Crew Chief: Nelson Carter
'68 Dodge Charger by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged 426 KB Iron Hemi by Keith Black with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.630 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 199.11 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 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 74.40, MPH 85.17    Entry is 0.96096 times average ET and 1.08188 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: Raced at OCIR Mfg. Championships 1968. Confirmed 7.68 at OCIR Also 7.90/194.80 Low ET and Top Speed at OCIR Funny Car Championships. Dave was driving the "Beebe and Fedak" Top Fuel car until the end of July. On August 17, he showed up at Irwindale behind the wheel of Nelson Carter's "Super Chief" Dodge Charger FC. The race was between FC's and Fuel Altereds. In the first round, he ran an 8.21/186.72 that lost to Leon Fitzgerald's 8.11/184 in the "Pure Heaven." In the second round, he picked up to a winning 7.80/191.88 over a crossed up Gary Reed in the "Groundshaker." In the third race, he ran 8.32/190.66 that lost to Sush Matsubara's 7.78/192. It was obvious that the car could run. On August 31, he went to OCIR for a sixteen-car show. Dave set Low ET and Top Speed in the first round, with a 7.74/187.88 over Larry Barker's "Psycho" Mustang. In the semifinals, a 7.81/184.80 beat Gene Conway in the "Destroyer" Jeep at 8.27. Unfortunately, in the final, the transmission let go and Gas Ronda soloed for the victory. OCIR held a Fuel Altered vs. Funny Car race on September 21. Once again, Beebe was there. He beat Willie Borsch in the first round, with an 8.35/187.50. A second round 7.95/183.20 beat Matsubara's 8.09/197. And in round three, he made it a clean sweep by beating Fitzgerald's 8.17/189 with an 8.11/191.48. On October 5, OCIR held a 10 car round-robin race. Beebe won two of his three races with a best of 7.95/189.06 while beating Fred Goeske.
Submitted by Gena White, Last updated on Friday, January 4, 2019, 10:00:50 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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Mike Ditty Steve Bovan (M) from San Gabriel, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7
"Blair's Speed Shop" Owned by Don Blair from Huntington Beach, California USA Crew Chief: Don Blair
'67 Chevrolet Camaro by Mike Hoag | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Keith Black Hemi (iron) by Barry McGowen with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.630 at Irwindale CA 7/03/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 194.38 at Irwindale CA 7/03/68
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 74.40, MPH 74.13    Entry is 0.96096 times average ET and 1.05618 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: Bovan's Camaro was painted red on the passenger side and blue on the driver's side, with a wide swath of white down the middle, making for somewhat confusing profile photos. - RT | Steve started the season with a Chevy motor (see the other 1968 entry), but he jumped behind the wheel of Nelson Carter's Charger for a while. It was only for a short time as Dave Beebe later took over. But Steve really noticed the power difference between his Chevy and the Keith Black Hemi the Charger ran. Soon after, the Chevy was gone from the Camaro, and a Hemi resided in its place. On June 22, he showed up at OCIR with Barry McGowen's Keith Black Hemi neatly tucked into the Camaro's chassis. Bovan was there for the Funny Car vs. Fuel Altereds race. He beat Sush Matsubara and Randy Bradford in the first two rounds with a best of 8.03/184.80. Due to breakage, he lined up against Charlie Allen in the third round. Steve fouled, but he still proved the power of his new Hemi as he set Top Speed of the day with an 8.03/187.10. He was at Lions on June 29 with the now Hemi-powered car. Larry Fullerton's "Trojan Horse" Mustang broke in the first round, so Bovan soloed at 8.29/184.74. In the semifinal, he had transmission issues and lost to eventual winner Wendell Shipman. The following week (July 3), he was at Irwindale for an eight-car show. He fouled against Charlie Allen in the opening round, but he came back out for a couple of consolation races. In one of the races, his 8.25/185.58 beat Ray Alley who broke, and in his other consolation race, he shut off against Gene Modlin in Gene Conway's Firebird. He also ran a best of three best against the "Freight Train" driven by Bob Muravez at this race. In their first race, the Camaro blew its transmission. After Steve replaced it, Steve ran a great 7.63/194.38 beat he lost to Bob's 7.69/196. | Steve ran 8.28/187.10 at OCIR Funny Car Meet in late 1968 (Cars Magazine, January 1969). - Danny White
Submitted by Gena White, Last updated on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 01:17:37 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Don Nicholson (M) from Atlanta, Georgia USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 2
"Eliminator" Owned by Don Nicholson from Atlanta, Georgia USA Crew Chief: Earl Wade
'67 Mercury Comet by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.630 at AHRA Long Beach CA 1/28/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 182.54 at Irwindale CA 3/03/68
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 74.40, MPH 44.61    Entry is 0.96096 times average ET and 0.99185 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: Nicholson ran his Comet for the early part of '68. He started the season with a win at Irwindale for the New Year's Day meet. He qualified second with an 8.04 and ran Low ET of the meet in the first round, when his 7.99/172.74 beat Dick Loehr's 8.18/180. An 8.04 and an 8.03 advanced Don into the finals where another 8.04 beat low qualifier Terry Hedrick. At Lions on January 28 for the AHRA Winter meet, Don qualified #1 with a Low ET of the meet 7.63 at 180.36. A first-round 7.65/175.56 advanced when Joe Pisano broke a transmission. Another 7.72/180.72 advanced Dyno Don into the third round where his 8.02/169.85 beat Ronnie Runyan. In the semis, both Nicholson and Dick Loehr had transmission problems, but Don won the coasting contest. He was to face Jim Liberman for the title, but even though Jim gave him extra time to fix his trans, Don was not ready. Gene Snow was brought to the line to face Liberman again (he had lost to Jim in the semifinal). The starter motioned Gene to fire up and just as he did, Nicholson's car came running out of the pits. There was quite a bit of yelling by officials, fans, and racers, but in the end, Snow ran and lost to Liberman's strong 7.84. It was just a bump in the road for Nicholson as at the next race, the second annual Stardust Open, he qualified #1 with a 7.94 and set Low ET at 7.83 while beating Ed Schartman in the final. He then took on Terry Hedrick driving the "Seaton's Shaker" Corvair at a match race at OCIR, winning the first two rounds with a best of 7.97/172.74 before smoking the tires and shutting down in the last race. On March 3 at Irwindale for a sixteen-car show, he qualified second with a 7.99/180.46. A first-round 8.09/149.49 beat Al Vanderwoude (8.45). A second round 8.00/169.49 just nipped Lew Arrington's 8.03 at a fast closing 183.68. A semifinal 7.88/182.54 over Ronnie Runyan came close to his 7.81 track record. He was to face Steve Bovan in the final, but it was never run as a curfew ended the race. Then came a series of match races in April. On the 6th, he was at New York for a best of three against Hedrick. Don lost that match, but he won the following day at Cecil County where he took on another Corvair. This time he faced the "Doug's Headers" car driven by Dick Bourgeois. Don won the first race with his 8.03/170.77 beating the Corvair's 8.19/175 and in the second race, Dick fouled away an 8.39/124 while "Dyno" coasted to the win with a 9.78/89.95. While Nicholson had already sewn up the win, they came back for one more race. This time Bourgeois got the win with an 8.04/179 when "Dyno" fouled at 8.09/168.22. These two would face each other again on April 11 in Ontario, Canada. Don won their first race with an 8.47/161, but he fouled in the second and broke a transmission in the third. Shortly after that, (April 14), he faced the strong Mustang of Tommy Grove and he lost that match as well. He had a rematch against Hedrick on May 3 at Detroit. Once again, Hedrick got the better of him. In their first race, Don’s 8.36/164.83 lost to Terry's 8.08/177. He came back to win the second with a close 8.15/171.75 beating the Chevy driver's 8.16/175. In the third race, Nicholson had problems and shut off to 10.23 while Hedrick picked up the match race victory with an 8.09/177. On May 30, he competed at the Olympics of Drag Racing at Union Grove, but lost a supercharger and went out early. A match race against Bourgeois was run at Houston early in June and Don's first two runs of 8.24/161.89 and 8.66/153.55 were enough to beat Dick two straight. The Corvair's final 8.39/177 won the last race when Don shut off. By late June, Nicholson was driving the Cougar, which debuted at a match race at Capitol against Jim Liberman.
Submitted by Ron Howard, Last updated on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 11:47:35 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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© Tom West, Replicas West Jack Chrisman (M) from Long Beach, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 708 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7
"Kendall GT-1" Owned by Jack Chrisman from Long Beach, California USA Crew Chief: Jack Chrisman
'67 Mercury Comet by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.640 at Tulsa OK 6/09/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 185.56 at Long Beach CA 11/16/68
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 73.62, MPH 53.55    Entry is 0.96222 times average ET and 1.00826 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: Chrisman started the year at Lions for the AHRA Funny Car meet on January 28. It didn't go too well. He qualified 31 with a 9.90/154.90 and lost a motor on the line in round one. He ran 8.40 to qualify 13th on February 24, again at Lions, and ran 8.09/180.00 to win his first-round race. An 8.11/176 failed to beat Fred Goeske in the second round. The following day at Carlsbad, he had injection problems and couldn't run, giving Dick Loehr a single. Chrisman was at Lions on March 30, where all fourteen cars made three runs. His 9.14/145.11 lost to Bob Pickett's 9.10/109 when both cars got out of shape in his first race. Motor trouble kept him from making a second run, and on the third, his ailing Comet lost to Johnny Wright's 8.41/160. After doing a stint with Hayden Proffitt's Rebel, Amos Satterlee came back as the chief mechanic. On April 7, Jack ran a best of 8.06/182.18 and finished runner-up to Fred Goeske at the Carlsbad Funny Car Championships. A first-round loss to Dick Harrell's 8.17 to Chrisman's 8.32 followed on May 4 at OCIR. An 8.02/151.50 qualified him second at Lions on May 18, but the pass cost him as a timing chain broke, and he bent some valves. As a result, he was unable to race. He was at Tulsa on June 9 for a best-of-three-match race against Don Gay. Jack lost the first race to the Pontiac, but he ran a strong 7.64 to win over Gay, who lost a motor in the second race. Gay could not return for the third race, so Jack soloed for the match race victory. At Irwindale on June 22, Jack lost to Dee Keaton in the second round. Jack was at Irwindale on August 17 for a Funny Car vs. Fuel Altered race. There were four of each that were to race round-robin. In his first race, he ran 8.13/179.28, but it wasn't strong enough to beat Gary Reed's 7.69/204 in the "Groundshaker."In the second race against Sush Matsubara, the Comet broke at 1/8 track and lost to Sush's 9.47/163. The car could not run the last race, and Willie Borsch filled in for him. A big win at Lions on October 12 followed with his 7.98/177.86 dropping Dale Pulde in the final. He almost pulled it off again on November 16 at Lions, where he qualified #4 in the eight-car field with a 7.97/185.44. He then ran two 7.88's at 185.56 and 181.08 to beat Ronnie Runyon twice(Ronnie had gotten back into the show on the "break rule"). That got him into the final against Jim Liberman. Jack had to shut off on the line with a leaking transmission. He also raced at the OCIR Mfg. Championships 1968. It was his last season running a Comet.
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Darwin Busch, Brent Busch Collection Lew Arrington (M) from Cupertino, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 130 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7
"Brutus" Owned by Lew Arrington from Cupertino, California USA Crew Chief: Lew Arrington
'68 Pontiac Firebird by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 398 Chrysler Hemi with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.655 at Cecil County MD 7/27/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 192.70 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: 5.390 at Norwood MA 6/21/68    1/8 Mile MPH: 147.54 at Norwood MA 6/21/68
Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 72.44, MPH 70.21    Entry is 0.96411 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 03.97, MPH 50.00 Entry is 1.06102 times average ET and 1.00000 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: 398" early hemi, Hilborn bug catcher, TorqueFlite, Logghe chassis combo. Car was featured in 3/68 SS&DI magazine. - RT | Lew set Maple Grove's speed record at 181.80. He ran an 8.24/181.80 at Carlsbad on 2/25/68. - Ron Howard | Confirmed 7.72 at Cecil County. | Lew started the season by running at the Irwindale New Year's Day race. Thirty-three cars showed for the sixteen available spots, and Lew's 8.44 qualified eleventh. In the first round, an 8.40/175.78 lost to Jim Liberman's 8.18/180. Lew qualified second with a 7.99 at the Funny Car Spectacular at Lions on February 24. He beat Jim Liberman's 8.39/177 in the first round, with a 7.95/183.66. In the second round, he ran an off pace 8.64/174.75 that lost to Gas Ronda's troubled, but even slower, 8.75/144. The following day (February 25) found Lew at Carlsbad for the South Coast Funny Car Championships. A first-round 8.00/184.82 (Top Speed) beat Fred Goeske. A second-round 8.24/181.80 beat Gene Conway, but in the semifinals, Liberman's 7.86/180 beat his 8.20/182.18. On March 3, he was at Irwindale for a sixteen-car show where 30 cars attempted to qualify. He qualified #14 with an 8.36/173.74. He beat Clare Sanders in the "Limefire" Barracuda in the first round, with a 7.97/186.32 (Top Speed). In the second round, he lost a close one to Don Nicholson's 8.00/169 to his 8.03/183.68. He was at Pittsburgh for its Funny Car Championships on May 4, but he lost to Eddie Schartman in the first round. Lew set a 7.77 track record at Aquasco on May 5 during the running of the Funny Car Invitational. Unfortunately, he was caught napping by Dick Bourgeois, who beat him with an 8.31/178 while "Brutus" played catch up, setting that record while running 181.44. Arrington had a best-of-three-match race against Hayden Proffitt in the "Grand Rebel SST" at Norwood's 1/8 mile track on May 10. Proffitt won the first race when Lew got crossed up and slowed to 6.62, but he came back to win the next two races and the match with a best of 5.62/136. On May 26, Arrington was in New Orleans for a best of three match against Sid Foster. Sid's Mustang was having severe handling problems and could not get down the track straight, but he still managed to win their first race when Lou fouled. Arrington easily won the last two races for the match race victory with runs of 8.14/180.36 and 8.24/178.21.
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Photog Web 		Fritz Callier (M) from San Antonio, Texas USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 4
"CKC" Owned by Fritz Callier & J.E. Kristek from San Antonio, Texas USA Crew Chief: J.E. Kristek
'68 Chevrolet Camaro by Don Hardy | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 454 Chevrolet by J.E. Kristek with 3 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.665 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 204.00 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 71.65, MPH 96.58    Entry is 0.96537 times average ET and 1.10845 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: Photo from Lions Drag Strip CA. 7.85 at Austin TX.
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© Tom West, Replicas West Steve Bovan (M) from San Gabriel, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 777 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 4
"Imperial Kustoms" Owned by Nelson Carter from Pawhuska, Oklahoma USA Crew Chief: Nelson Carter
'68 Dodge Charger by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Keith Black with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.670 at Irwindale CA 1968         1/4 Mile MPH: 195.65 at Orange County CA 1968
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 71.26, MPH 77.10    Entry is 0.96599 times average ET and 1.06308 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: AKA the Super Chief. This is Steve Bovan at OCIR in 1968. The car ran mainly on the West Coast in 1968. The fans loved the car as the Keith Black hemi always ran great. Nelson held a contest asking the fans to name the car. They came up with "Super Chief" for his Indian (Native American) heritage. The 7.68 was run at OCIR. - Danny White | Steve started driving the car in early April. He raced Nelson's car at Carlsbad on April 7 for an eight-car show where he made it into the semifinals before Jack Chrisman's 8.06/182 beat him. On April 13, he was at OCIR, where 20 cars ran the first-round, and the lowest eight ETs advanced into round two. Bovan had no problem advancing as his 7.81/195.64 was Low ET and Top Speed of the meet. In round two, however, the big Charger broke, giving Dick Loehr a free ride into the semifinals. He was back at OCIR on May 4 for its 1968 1/2 Funny Car Team Championships, but he failed to reach the finals. Another event at OCIR that he participated in was the Fuel Altered vs. Funny Cars race on May 18. Steve won all three of his races and set a 7.68 track record. He first beat a fouling Leon Fitzgerald with a 7.76/193.96. Then a 7.85/194.38 beat Willie Borsch's 8.17/187. Then he set his track record with a speed of 195.64 while beating Gary Reed's 8.06/195 in his last race. - RH | Four-page feature in 2/69 Super Stock and FX magazine. - RT
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Photog Web 		Huston Platt (M) from Millen, Georgia USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 204 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 2
"Brooks Chevrolet Dixie Twister" Owned by Huston Platt from Millen, Georgia USA Crew Chief: Huston Platt
'68 Chevrolet Camaro by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 466 Chevrolet with 3 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.680 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 195.65 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 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 70.47, MPH 77.10    Entry is 0.96725 times average ET and 1.06308 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: The '68 season had to be the best for Chevy-powered FCs. Many of them were being built, often setting Low ET or Top Speed at many events. The Chevy engine was doing this at a fraction of the cost compared to running a Chrysler or a Ford. The engine lived, and it was surprising that it could not compete in TF. But many racers sure took note that building a Chevy was a far cheaper and easier way to enter fuel Funny Car racing. The party ended early in the '69 season as after the Winter meets, the Chevys were hard-pressed just to qualify at most big events, on a local level that still fared well until '70. Huston Platt was always a Chevy supporter even when they were not competitive. He never gave up, and in '68, he reaped the rewards as his Camaro ran really well. Platt took a big win over a sixteen-car field on February 18 at the second annual East Coast Funny Car Championships at Orlando, Florida. He ran an easy first-round 9.48/150 over Tom Smith's unblown 'Cuda. In the second round, an 8.29/177.86 beat Pete Gates'8.91/159. In the semifinal, an 8.27/175.51 beat Frank Federici. He set both Low ET and Top Speed in the final with an 8.25/179.28, beating Kelly Chadwick's 8.60/163. Early in April, he was at Southeastern Dragway for a four-car show. In his first race, he defeated Arnie Beswick's GTO. He lost to "Dyno Don" Nicholson in the second race, and in the third race, both he and Dick Bourgeois crossed the centerline and almost collided. On September 8, he was at Bristol for the All-American Funny Car Championships. His 8.14/182 won when Della Woods shut down early in the opening round. In the second round, his 8.25/183.28 fell to Don Biggers' 8.01/189.
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Photog Web 		Dick Harrell (M) from Kansas City, Missouri USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 543 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 5
"Courtesy Super Camaro Dealers / Dick Harrell" Owned by Dick Harrell from Kansas City, Missouri USA Crew Chief: Dick Harrell
'68 Chevrolet Camaro by Don Hardy | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.680 at Atco NJ 7/10/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 188.68 at Atco NJ 7/10/68
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 70.47, MPH 60.83    Entry is 0.96725 times average ET and 1.02521 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: Dick had his new Camaro at OCIR for a best of three match raced against Fred Goeske in February. In their first race, Harrell fouled and slowed to a 9.13 loss. He came back to win the second race to even the match. But in the third race, he was slightly late off the line, and his 8.14/174.75 lost to Goeske's 8.17/171. He lost to Al Vanderwoulde in a match race at Kansas City on April 7. He went to OCIR on May 4 for the Funny Car Team Championships. He won his first-round race with an 8.17 but lost soon after and didn't reach the final. Vanderwoulde and Harrell had a rematch at Minneapolis a month later (May 12) that had Harrell come out on top. Both Al and Dick pulled wheelstands in their opening race, but Harrell won with a 9.37/170.13 to Vanderwoulde's 9.48. Harrell made two straight with his track record 8.01 at 184.04 over Al's 8.39/179. Dick set both ends of the track record at Detroit Dragway while winning the AHRA Grandnationals later in May. His final round 7.84/184.04 beat Dick Loehr's 8.16/160. He ended the month at Green Valley Raceway for an eight-car show. In the opening round, his 7.99/178.92 beat Don Biggers. His 8.02/170.13 defeated Ron Leslie in the "High Country Cougar in the semifinal." He faced Larry Reyes, driving the "Super 'Cuda" in the final. The two had a great race, but Larry's 7.93/177 got the victory over Harrell's 8.03/182.54 (Top Speed) runner-up effort. Shortly after that (June 2), he was at Gary, Indiana's US 30, for a six-car show. All the cars were to make three runs. His 8.25/178 beat Ron O'Donnell's 8.25/173 in the "Mr. Norm" Charger in his first race. He ran his best time of the day, a 7.91/180, in winning his second-round match against Arnie Beswick. His only loss came in the third race, where Dick's 8.20/173 lost to "Dyno Don" Nicholson's 7.76/180. Harrell ran 7.79/184.04 at Bristol, but on July 10 at Atco, he set both ends of the track record with 7.68/188.68. Also ran 7.68 at Detroit. Flip-top Camaro. Photo at New York International Speedway.
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Draglist files (need photographer) Mike Burkhart (M) from Dallas, Texas USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 406 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 4
"Doran Chevrolet" Owned by Harry Schmidt & Mike Burkhart from Dallas, Texas USA Crew Chief: Harry Schmidt
'68 Chevrolet Camaro by Don Hardy | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 440 Chevrolet with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.690 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 199.00 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 69.68, MPH 84.91    Entry is 0.96851 times average ET and 1.08129 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: Mike debuted the Camaro at Oklahoma City Raceway in April. He was supposed to run against John Wiebe's Top Fuel car with a one-second handicap, but the cars were only allowed solo passes due to high winds. Burkhart ran a best of 8.37/184.00. Mike was at Green Valley Raceway in June for an eight-car show. He made an easy solo in the first round of the competition when Al Vanderwoude failed to fire, and in the semifinals, his 8.05/166.66 advanced when Charlie Therwhanger fouled. The final was supposed to be between him and Gene Snow, but rain canceled it. He was back at Green Valley on August 7 for an eight-car show. Mike set Low ET and Top Speed in the first round, where he ran 7.89/189.92 to beat the "Bear-A-Cuda." But in the semifinal, the Camaro got out of shape, and Burkhart shut off against eventual winner Ronnie Runyan. On September 8, he was at Bristol for the AHRA All-American Funny Car Championships. This was a sixteen-car field, and in round one, his 7.86/175 defeated Bob Fulp's 8.36/175 in the "Limefire." He was late off the line in the second round, and his 8.06/180.36 lost to Runyan's 8.25/169. Confirmed 7.86 at 180.36 at 1968 Bristol All American Funny Car Championships and 7.81 Irwindale. Had real doors. Ran as an alternate at OCIR Mfg. Championships 1968. We need to confirm aspiration, fuel, and class. Edit these fields if necessary when we get confirmation.
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© Tom West, Replicas West Ed Schartman (M) from Cleveland, Ohio USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 640 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3
"Air Lift Rattler" Owned by Ed Schartman from Cleveland, Ohio USA Crew Chief: Arnie Behling
'67 Mercury Cougar by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.700 at York PA 1968         1/4 Mile MPH: 187.10 at Irwindale CA 10/05/68
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 68.89, MPH 57.14    Entry is 0.96977 times average ET and 1.01663 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: Ed's Cougar didn't enjoy nearly as much success as his earlier flip-top Comets. He debuted the Cougar on June 9 at a match race against "Jungle Jim" at Cayuga. He made a first-ever warm-up pass of 8.89/160. In the best-of-three match against Jim, he won two straight. In the first race, he ran an 8.17/182 over Liberman, who blew his engine on an 8.25/170 run. Jim could not run after that, so Ed soloed with an 8.20 for the match race win. On June 30, he won a four-car show at Grand Bend Dragway in Ontario. In his first race, he ran an 8.14/169.49 over Bob Smith in Tom Sturm's Corvair. In his second race, he beat Arnie Beswick with an 8.39/164.83. In the final, he met with Gary Dyer in the "Mr. Norm" Charger. Unfortunately for Dyer, he fouled away Low ET 7.98 at a track record speed of 186.72 while Schartman motored to the victory. He was runner-up at the Super Stock Nationals on Sunday, July 21. He lost a blower in the final against Larry Reyes. On July 30, he ran at an eight-car show at US 30 in Gary, Indiana. A first-round 7.84/180 beat alternate Al Fontanini's 8.01/176. But in the semifinals, his 7.92/160 lost to the eventual winner Dick Loehr's 7.77/185. On September 22, Ed raced Liberman in another best-of-three match race. This time it was held at Maple Grove. He ran a 7.95/177 in a losing effort in the first race to Jim's 7.72/184. He won the second race when Jim fouled away another 7.72 at a track record 185.92. Ed beat the Nova in the third race to continue the hex he held in match race competition against Liberman. At Irwindale's Grand Prix, Ed won his first-round race over Lew Arrington with an 8.01/178.12. In the semifinal, he ran a strong 7.85/187.10 but lost to Ron Leslie's 7.80/193. Schartman was at OCIR on October 26 for an eight-car show. He beat Tommy Grove's Mustang in the first round with a 7.81/183.28. In the second round, he ran a 7.77/179.64 over Fred Goeske. In the final, he ran up against Rich Siroonian in John Mazmanian's new 'Cuda. Rich ran his best time (to this point), a 7.65 (Low ET) at 191.88, to take the win and give Eddie a runner-up finish. The next day (October 27), he was in Sacramento for the Drag Racing Magazine's East-West Championships. It was a sixteen-car show, and Ed qualified #13 with a slow 9.25. In the first round, he lost to Goeske's 8.31/179 when the Cougar's transmission let go, slowing Ed to an 8.94/150.57. He took another first-round loss at Irwindale's East-West Meet on November 2. He ran a 7.93 that lost to Arrington's holeshot aided 7.97 in the "Brutus" Firebird. On November 16, Irwindale staged a Ford vs. Mopar Funny Car show. Four Mopars battled against four Ford FCs. Ed won his first race with an 8.04/175.43 over Dave Beebe in the "Super Chief" at 8.82/186. He lost his second race despite running a quicker 7.81/184.04 that lost to Charlie Allen's 7.88/186. In his third race, the SOHC motor was hurting, as Ed's losing 8.79/109.79 attests. Goeske beat him with an 8.01/183. Ed also ran at the OCIR Manufacturer's Meet on December 1. He ran a best of 7.89/186.32 to beat Goeske. That pretty much sums up his Cougar's '68 season.
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Darwin Busch, Brent Busch Collection Bob Fulp (M) from Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 2
"Lime Fire" Owned by Jack Groner from Florida USA Crew Chief: Jack Groner
'68 Plymouth Barracuda by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi with 3 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.700 at Bear Creek PA 8/11/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 181.60 at Bear Creek PA 8/11/68
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 68.89, MPH 41.23    Entry is 0.96977 times average ET and 0.98674 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: Former Clare Sanders Lime Fire. Bob was at Bear Creek, Pa., for a best-of-three-match race against Mel Perry on August 11. In their first race, the Camaro's 7.98/168 beat the "Cuda's close 8.01/176.89. The "Limefire" broke on the line in the second race, and Perry ran 7.77/180 to win the match race. But Fulp came back out to make a solo run, and he tied the track record with a 7.70 at 181.60. He raced as an alternate at the 1968 OCIR Mfg. Meet.
Submitted by Dennis Doubleday, Last updated on Monday, May 16, 2022, 12:06:52 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Courtesy Denny Savage Denny Savage (M) from Washington USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: Match Race, Div: 7
"The Jolly Green Giant II" Owned by Bob Davis from Pittsburg, California USA Crew Chief: Bob Davis
'66 Chevrolet Corvette by Factory | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.700 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 170.00 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 68.89, MPH 01.00    Entry is 0.96977 times average ET and 0.92371 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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No notes on this entry.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Monday, January 25, 2016, 11:03:42 AM by Denny Savage.
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Courtesy Ron Pellegrini Ron Pellegrini (M) from Berwyn, Illinois USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3
"Beware" Owned by Ron Pellegrini from Berwyn, Illinois USA Crew Chief: Ron Pellegrini
'68 Buick Skylark by Romeo Palamides | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.709 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 190.00 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 68.19, MPH 63.91    Entry is 0.97091 times average ET and 1.03238 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: This restyled-for-'68 Skylark replaced the previous '66 iteration. It remained early hemi powered. Pellegrini later recounted that the Romeo Palamides-built chassis was not a successful idea. The upper and lower rails were intentionally not welded together to allow for more chassis flex. The flex made it difficult to steer and Pellegrini ended up barrel-rolling it at 175 mph at Rockford (now Byron) Dragway shortly after its debut. According to Pellegrini, he decided at that point he was a car owner, but no longer a driver. - RT
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Friday, October 25, 2019, 11:31:41 PM by Ron Thums.
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Mike Ditty Clare Sanders (M) from San Jose, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 221 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7
"Lime Fire" Owned by Jim St. Clair & Jack Green from Felton, California USA Crew Chief: Clare Sanders
'68 Plymouth Barracuda by J&J Enterprises | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 400 Chrysler Hemi by Jim St. Clair with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.710 at Long Beach CA 1968         1/4 Mile MPH: 187.91 at Long Beach CA 1968
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: 5.080 at Norwood MA 6/21/68    1/8 Mile MPH: 147.54 at Norwood MA 6/21/68
Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 68.11, MPH 59.03    Entry is 0.97103 times average ET and 1.02103 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 50.00 Entry is 1.00000 times average ET and 1.00000 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: Blown 400" early hemi, TorqueFlite combo in 110" owner-built tube frame. Stock wheelbase and lack of signage made for a very stock-appearing (and reportedly sanitary-appearing) race car. Rollout garnered feature treatment in mid-67 issues of Drag Strip and SS&DI magazines, but the car was not frequently seen at the head of the pack. Sanders went on to pilot the #2 Jungle Jim car in 1969. - RT | Jim St. Clair and Jack Green owned Boss Bite, Inc. Confirmed 8.36 at 175.78 at 1968 All-American Funny Car Championships at Bristol. The car was billed as the "Worlds Most Beautiful Funny Car." - Danny White | Sanders drove the car at the Irwindale's New Year's Day meet, where he qualified fifth with an 8.25 but failed to advance to the final of the sixteen-car field. On January 14, he qualified last with an 8.29/174.75 at an eight-car show at OCIR and ran 8.19/170.13 over Ronnie Runyan's 8.34/171 in the first round. He soloed in the semi's when Terry Hedrick was shut-off on the line with a fuel leak. In the final, his 7.71/187.91 Low ET and Top Speed run fell to Jim Liberman's 7.86/183. Another runner-up finish came on January 21 at the AHRA Winternationals at Beeline when he blew his engine in the final against Eddie Schartman. At Lions on February 24 at a sixteen-car show, an 8.55 was only good for the third alternate. The following day on February 25, at Carlsbad's South Coast Funny Car Championships, Sanders first-round 8.31/173.07 beat Rich Hammons 8.58/165 in Samson. In the second round, he smoked the tires and ran a losing 8.68/174.40 against Dick Loehr's 8.14/169. Back at Irwindale on March 3, an 8.19/175.43 qualified Clare sixth in a sixteen-car field, but a first-round 7.97/186 pass from Lew Arrington trailed Limefire's 8.24/176.81. In June at Aquasco for the third annual Funny Car Invitational, Sanders ran a first-round 8.31/154 over Malcolm Durham, but the event was then rained out after just the first-round was run. In September, he started driving Liberman's second car.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, February 6, 2022, 09:58:55 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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Dean Miller Collection Al Graeber (M) from Springfield, Pennsylvania USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 104 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 1
"Graeber's Dodge / Tickle Me Pink" Owned by Al Graeber from Springfield, Pennsylvania USA Crew Chief: Al Graeber
'67 Dodge Charger by Al Graeber | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 486 Chrysler Hemi by Al Graeber with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.720 at Cecil County MD 7/27/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 180.00 at Cecil County MD 7/27/68
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 67.32, MPH 35.47    Entry is 0.97229 times average ET and 0.97805 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: Flip roof, removable front. In April, Al was at Cecil County for a best of three match race against "Jungle Jim" Liberman. The Charger was newly equipped with a supercharger after running injected early in the season. Graeber lost all three races and the match, but his times were good. He ran 8.38/175.09 that lost to Liberman's 8.38/151. In the second race, his 8.49/175.09 lost to JJ's 8.21/143, and a final 8.39/175.43 lost to Jim's 8.07/176. The track record was 8.03 by Don Nicholson. Graeber was at Cecil County for the CARS All-Star Championships. In the opening round of eliminations, his 7.72/180 advanced over a fouling Arnie Beswick. In the second round, he ran 8.11/177.86 to beat Tony Wahlay, but in the semifinal, eventual winner Dick Loehr's 7.87/182 beat Al's 8.33/175.09.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Friday, December 31, 2021, 02:58:16 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Roger Lindamood (M) from Warren, Michigan USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3
"Color Me Gone" Owned by Roger Lindamood from Warren, Michigan USA Crew Chief: Roger Lindamood
'68 Dodge Charger by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.730 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 193.12 at Coon Rapids MN 9/01/68
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: 155.17 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 66.53, MPH 71.19    Entry is 0.97355 times average ET and 1.04934 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 75.00, MPH 100.0 Entry is 0.98622 times average ET and 1.05171 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: Roger Lindamood raced funny cars from the very beginning. He won Super Stock at the US Nationals at Indy, but he went the funny car route like other racers. Roger's Charger relied on the same chassis from '67 to '68 but obviously went from injectors to blowers. I know that Lindamood experimented with having the injector hat reversed. It was a failed experiment in air turbulence, I guess. Low 8s and high 7s were the norm. By 1968, Lindamood was racing the beautiful full-size "Color Me Gone" 1968 Charger. Logghe Stamping Company built the Charger, and Al Bergler did the tin for the massive body. The paint featured layers of pearl white and a wild rainbow paint scheme on top. A 426 Chrysler Hemi backed by a TorqueFlite transmission powered the behemoth. Lindamood ran a 7.73 at 193.12 with the full-size Charger in 1968. He raced at OCIR Mfg. Championships 1968. (Stats courtesy Dennis Doubleday. Info from Bill Duke and James Ibusuki) | Lindamood started the season at the New Year's Day race at Irwindale, where he qualified on the bump for the 16-car field with an 8.52, but he lost early. On January 28 at Lions for the AHRA Winternationals Funny Car race, he qualified #6 out of a field of 32 with an 8.20/180.00 and ran a first-round 7.97/180 before losing in the second. He then went to Pomona, where he qualified for Super eliminator(there was no Funny Car class), but he had problems with the car and could not compete. At Carlsbad on February 25 for the South Coast Funny Car Championships, he went all the way to the finals with an 8.34/180 best before fouling against Jim Liberman. He lost to Tom Grove's 7.79 in the first round at the Cecil County Fuel Showdown on May 18, running an 8.10/179.64 in the loss. On July 4, Roger set a Union Grove speed record of 190.46. He was at Gary, Indiana, on July 30 for an eight-car show. He needed only a 11.97 to advance in round one when his competition fouled. In the semifinals, his 8.05/186.26 lost to Don Schumacher's 7.70. Roger was at Norwood, MA, on August 11 for a best of three match against Bill Lawton. It was a 1/8 mile track, and in their first race, Lawton's 5.31/145 beat Lindamood's 5.37/152. Both ran 5.01 in the second race, with the Charger picking up the track speed record with its 155.17 top end that managed to cross the stripe before the Mustang. Roger wrapped up the match by winning the final race with a 5.14/153 that covered Lawton's 5.32/142. On September 1 at Minnesota for their 8-car Funny Car meet, Roger ran a first-round 7.86/193.12 (track speed record) that beat Don Schumacher's (8.19/181.08) Charger. But he fouled away a 7.80/191.88 against Grove (7.72/191.48) in the semis. On September 14, Roger faced off against Pat Minick in a best two out of three match race at Hollywood, Florida. Roger lost the first race with an ill-handling 10.20-83.72 to Minick's shut off 9.81/95. Pat took the match in the second race with an 8.25/177, beating Roger's 8.44/189.46. Lindamood ran a 7.92/191.48 solo in the third race when Minick's "Chi-Town Hustler" broke. Another best of three match was run on September 29 at Windsor Dragway, where Terry Hedrick was in the "Seaton's Shaker" Rat-powered Corvair. Roger had a bad day, losing all three races and only running a best of 8.05/189.46. At the OCIR manufacturer's race, Roger won all three races with a best of 7.96/189.46. Shortly after that, he had a bad day racing at Columbia, South Carolina. The windshield blew out of the car at speed. Because he ran the car with windows, the air pressure caused the body to explode. The front end had also collapsed. Roger was hit by some debris that had struck him in the chest and knocked him unconscious. Other than some cracked ribs, he was ok. He needed a new Charger body for his race commitments. - Ron Howard
Submitted by Barb Santucci, Last updated on Sunday, February 13, 2022, 08:48:51 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Mike Ditty Henry Garcia (M) from New Orleans, Louisiana USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 4
"Car Shop Inc." Owned by Henry Garcia from New Orleans, Louisiana USA Crew Chief: Gene Mooneyham
'68 Chevrolet Camaro by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet by Gene Mooneyham with 3 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.730 at New York 10/13/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 188.00 at Orlando FL 12/15/68
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 66.53, MPH 59.24    Entry is 0.97355 times average ET and 1.02152 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 budget machine with Dodge Charger top grafted on.
Submitted by Gena White, Last updated on Thursday, November 4, 2021, 12:39:27 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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Mike Ditty Ed Schartman (M) from Cleveland, Ohio USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 640 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3
"Air Lift Rattler" Owned by Ed Schartman from Cleveland, Ohio USA Crew Chief: Arnie Behling
'67 Mercury Comet by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.730 at Milan MI 6/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 187.10 at Irwindale CA 10/05/68
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 66.53, MPH 57.14    Entry is 0.97355 times average ET and 1.01663 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: Ed started the '68 season with a win at the AHRA Winternationals at Beeline on January 21. A final round Low ET of the meet 8.43 beat a motor blowing Clare Sanders. The following week, on January 28, Schartman ran 8.27/177.28 to qualify eighth in the 32-car field at Lions for the AHRA Winter meet. A first-round 7.92 beat the Vicious Vette and a second round 8.11 beat a wheelstanding Ray Alley. He blew a transmission in the third round and lost to Gene Snow. He then went to Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. NHRA had no Funny Car class, so he ran in Super Eliminator. Ed had a really good, close first-round race against Willie Borsch's AA/FA. The Comet's 7.95/182.18 barely beat Willie's 7.52/202. A second round 8.10/182.92 lost to Richard Galli's A/FD. In March, he finished runner-up to Don Nicholson at the Stardust National Open. Both he and Nicholson ran sevens in the final, but Don's Low ET of 7.83 beat his 7.99. He ran a match race against Larry Reyes in the Super Cuda on March 3 at Lakeland and in the first round, Reyes' 8.22 beat his 8.31. The second race had Reyes' win again with an 8.27 beating Eddie's 8.33. He won the last race with an 8.35, but lost the match race. In May, Pittsburgh held its Funny Car Championships and Ed made it into the semis before losing to Terry Hedrick. On May 10, at Union Grove's Night Funny Car Championships, Eddie won, running a final round 7.86/180 for the title. In June, he was still running the Comet when he ran a match race against Larry Reyes in the Super Cuda at Milan, Mich. Reyes won the first race with an 8.92/181 when Schartman lost a transmission and slowed to an 8.49/171. The second race saw Eddie win, turning a 7.81/181.50 over Larry's 7.99/179. In the final deciding race, Ed won with a 7.73 track record at 184.48 over the Super Cuda's 7.87/189. - Ron Howard | Super Stock & Drag Illustrated 9/68 cover car, 3-page feature. 120" Logghe chassis, 427 Cammer, C-6 auto trans. SS&DI feature reported Schartman, Behling were planning on replacing auto trans with direct drive and Schiefer 3-disc setup in search for 7.40s. Raced at OCIR Mfg. Championships 1968. - Ron Thums
Submitted by Ron Howard, Last updated on Thursday, November 4, 2021, 12:36:15 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Thomas Nagy Collection Frankie Pisano (M) from Van Nuys, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7
"Pisano Bros./Venolia Pistons" Owned by Joe & Frankie Pisano from Long Beach, California USA Crew Chief: Joe Pisano
'67 Chevrolet Corvair by Exhibition Engineering | Powered by 427 Chevrolet with 3 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.740 at Orange County CA 1968         1/4 Mile MPH: 182.92 at Orange County CA 5/18/68
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 65.74, MPH 45.97    Entry is 0.97481 times average ET and 0.99391 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: Frank was at OCIR on May 18 for a Funny Car vs. Fuel Altered race. All cars were to run three races. In his first race, he was up against Willie Borsch. Pisano got a great jump on the lights and held it to win with his first "seven," a 7.93/182.92 that beat Willie's quicker and faster 7.85/189. In his second race, he got another holeshot win when Gary Reed's late 8.09/193 lost to Frank's 8.25/177.86. In his third race, an 8.29/171.00 beat Leon Fitzgerald's troubled 9.32/117. There were two Pisano Bros. Corvairs, one with doors and one without doors.
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Monday, December 27, 2021, 11:57:29 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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© Tom West, Replicas West Tommy Grove (M) from Hayward, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 704 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7
"The Going Thing" Owned by Tommy Grove from Hayward, California USA Crew Chief: Tommy Grove
'68 Ford Mustang by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC by Tommy Grove with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.740 at Irwindale CA 1968         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 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 65.74, MPH 00.00    Entry is 0.97481 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
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
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: Tommy Grove's "Going Thing" 1969 Ford Mach I Mustang was one of the best Ford powered funny cars of all time. Grove was loyal to the 427 SOHC engine and Ford. Logghe Stamping Company built the chassis and Paul Shedilik built and painted the Mach I Mustang body. Larry Shinoda designed the paint scheme. Master tin man Al Bergler did the aluminum work. Grove debuted the car in late 1968 and raced it through 1970.
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 05:20:53 PM by Super Crew. Approved by Super Crew.
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Chuck Finders Jr. Collection Chuck Finders (M) from Lorain, Ohio USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 336 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3
"Warlord" Owned by Tony & Russ Wahlay from Cleveland, Ohio USA Crew Chief: Tony & Russ Wahlay
'68 Plymouth Barracuda by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with 3 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.755 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 178.57 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 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 64.56, MPH 30.33    Entry is 0.97670 times average ET and 0.97028 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: Ran 7.80 at NY National.
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, December 3, 2017, 02:17:16 PM by Bill McLauchlan. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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Mike Ditty Sidney Foster (M) from Gretna, Louisiana USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 409 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 2
"Super Cuda" Owned by Bill Taylor & Pat Collins from Memphis, Tennessee USA Crew Chief: Bill Taylor
'68 Plymouth Barracuda by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.760 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 196.69 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 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 64.17, MPH 79.52    Entry is 0.97733 times average ET and 1.06874 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: The "Super Cuda" was one of several funny cars from the Memphis area in the sixties. Pat Collins built the car in 1968 and teamed up with Bill Taylor to race the beautiful candy apple red Plymouth. The Coleman and Taylor team had raced the "Kingfish" funny car. Coleman sold the car and name to T.B. Smallwood after the 1968 season. The "Super Cuda" proved to be just as good as the old car. Logghe Stamping Company built the chassis and the car was powered by a 426 Chrysler Hemi on 55% Nitro backed by a Coleman and Taylor built transmission, of course. Larry Reyes, Larry Arnold, and Sidney Foster all drove the "Super Cuda" to countless wins. Reyes had the best times in the car with a 7.53 at 198, while Arnold ran 7.76 at 193, and Foster ran 7.76 at 196. In 1968, Reyes won the King of Kings Race at Capitol Raceway, the AHRA Drag World Finals in Wichita, and the Super Stock Invitational in Detroit. - BS (Photo courtesy Mike Ditty. stats courtesy Dennis Doubleday. Info courtesy James Ibusuki).
Submitted by Barb Santucci, Last updated on Saturday, January 16, 2016, 07:28:24 PM by Barb Santucci.
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© Tom West, Replicas West Larry Arnold (M) from Memphis, Tennessee USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 203 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 2
"Super Cuda" Owned by Larry Coleman, Bill Taylor, Pat Collins from Memphis, Tennessee USA Crew Chief: Bill Taylor
'68 Plymouth Barracuda by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.760 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 193.00 at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 64.17, MPH 70.91    Entry is 0.97733 times average ET and 1.04869 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: The "Super Cuda" was one of several funny cars from the Memphis area in the sixties. Pat Collins built the car in 1968 and teamed up with Bill Taylor to race the beautiful candy apple red Plymouth. The Coleman and Taylor team had raced the "Kingfish" funny car. Coleman sold the car and name to T.B. Smallwood after the 1968 season. The "Super Cuda" proved to be just as good as the old car. Logghe Stamping Company built the chassis and the car was powered by a 426 Chrysler Hemi on 55% Nitro backed by a Coleman and Taylor built transmission, of course. Larry Reyes, Larry Arnold, and Sidney Foster all drove the "Super Cuda" to countless wins. Reyes had the best times in the car with a 7.53 at 198.46, while Arnold ran 7.76 at 193, and Foster ran 7.76 at 196.69. In 1968, Reyes won the King of Kings Race at Capitol Raceway, the AHRA Drag World Finals in Wichita, and the Super Stock Invitational in Detroit. (Stats Courtesy Dennis Doubleday. Info courtesy James Ibusuki). Confirmed 7.94 at Carlisle AR.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, 09:45:04 AM by Bill McLauchlan. Approved by Bill Pratt.
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Big Bob Snyder
Photog Web 		Tony Wahlay (M) from Cleveland, Ohio USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3
"Warlord" Owned by Tony & Russ Wahlay from Cleveland, Ohio USA Crew Chief: Tony & Russ Wahlay
'68 Plymouth Barracuda by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with 3 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.760 at Long Beach CA 11/30/68         1/4 Mile MPH: 177.00 at Epping NH 8/11/68
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 64.17, MPH 24.69    Entry is 0.97733 times average ET and 0.96175 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: On August 11, Wahlay faced off against Dave Pinta in the Stone, Woods & Cook Mustang for a best of three match at Epping, New England. Tony won the match by winning the first two races with times of 8.24/176 and 8.29/177. In the final race, he shut off to a 10.3 that lost to Dave's 8.36/176. Early in September, he was at Aquasco for its Funny Car extravaganza event. It was an eight-car show, and Wahlay warmed up by running 8.36/170.45 and 8.74/166.05. In the first round, he got crossed up and shut off to a 9.75/110.29 loss to George Reese's 8.35/175. Tony was at Lions for an eight-car show on November 30. He qualified #1 with a 7.76 that held up for Low ET, but in the first round, he hit the guardrail and shut off.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, 10:31:00 AM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Big Bob Snyder Mel Perry (M) from Warwick, Rhode Island USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 107 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 1
"Norwood Chevrolet" Owned by Mel Perry from Warwick, Rhode Island USA Crew Chief: Chuck Porte
'68 Chevrolet Camaro by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 438 Chevrolet with 3 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.770 at Bear Creek PA 1968         1/4 Mile MPH: 184.80 at Crofton MD 8/16/68
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 63.38, MPH 51.77    Entry is 0.97859 times average ET and 1.00413 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: AKA Super Hugger. Mel was at Capitol Raceway on August 16 for its Mr. Chevrolet race. His 7.93/184.80 advanced over a transmission-blowing Ron O'Donnell in the "Chapman" Camaro in the opening round of eliminations. In round two, he soloed with a 10.44/94.73 when Dick Harrell lost his brakes and could not stage. But in the semifinals, his 8.04/181.80 lost to eventual winner Bruce Larson's 7.90/182. Mel was at Bear Creek, Pa. for a best of three match race against Bob Fulp in the "Limefire" 'Cuda. In their first race, Perry's 7.98/168 beat Bob's 8.01/176. The 'Cuda broke on the line in the second race, and Mel won the match with a 7.77/180.11.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Saturday, December 11, 2021, 07:57:08 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Don Gay (M) from Dickinson, Texas USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 413 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/FX, Div: 4
"Infinity II" Owned by Carl, Don & Roy Gay from Dickinson, Texas USA Crew Chief: James Osteen
'67 Pontiac Firebird by Logghe Stamping Co. | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 421 Pontiac by James Osteen with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 7.770 at Long Beach CA 1968         1/4 Mile MPH: 183.28 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 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 63.38, MPH 47.27    Entry is 0.97859 times average ET and 0.99587 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: Don was still running his '67 car at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. Since NHRA had no Funny Car class, he had to run in Super Eliminator. Of the Funny Cars that showed up and qualified for the class, Gay did the best. He beat the Joe Davis AA/Altered in the opening round with an 8.18/181.80 and in round two, Sush Matsubara failed to fire, so an 8.37/161.57 advanced. In the semifinals, his 8.35/182.18 was stopped by Richard Galli's A/FD.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Thursday, December 8, 2022, 09:29:32 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.
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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Dick Dixon (M) from Seabrook, Maryland USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 149 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 1
"George's Vette Shop" Owned by George Reeese from Hyattsville, Maryland USA Crew Chief: George Reese
'63 Chevrolet Corvette by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.790 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 202.70 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 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 61.81, MPH 93.55    Entry is 0.98111 times average ET and 1.10139 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: We need to confirm aspiration, fuel, and class. Edit these fields if necessary when we get confirmation.
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 12:10:43 AM by Super Crew.
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© Bob Plumer Collection Larry Reyes (M) from Memphis, Tennessee USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 201 ) 1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 2
"King Fish" Owned by Larry Reyes from Memphis, Tennessee USA Crew Chief: Larry Reyes
'67 Plymouth Barracuda by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with 3 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 7.790 at Maple Grove PA 1968         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 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 61.81, MPH 00.00    Entry is 0.98111 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
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
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
No notes on this entry.
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, August 22, 2021, 12:07:55 PM by Danny White.

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