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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
645 ) |
1969 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '68 Chevrolet Camaro by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet by Bruce Larson with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.330 at Budds Creek MD 5/30/69 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
201.78 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1969 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 73.57,
MPH 69.67 |
Entry is 0.95692 times average ET and 1.04549 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1969 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.960 ET, 215.31 MPH |
1000 Ft. 6.340 ET, 175.45 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 173.00 MPH |
| 1969 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.660 ET, 193.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 6.657 ET, 166.68 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 151.80 MPH |
| 1969 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 8.360 ET, 176.84 MPH |
1000 Ft. 7.077 ET, 156.79 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 142.54 MPH |
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Notes: Strongest Chevy-powered Funny of '69. Ran a 7.60/191.88 at Englishtown in March. Set a 187.50 Maple Grove track record. On April 13, Larson faced Frank Oglesby for a match race at Cecil County. Bruce's 7.79/191.48 won the first race of the match when Frank's Cougar broke. Bruce made a second-round single to win the match when the Cougar couldn't be repaired in time. Another match race was run in April at US 131, Martin, Mich., against Ed Schartman. A first-round 8.29/187.88 beat Ed's 8.42/172.41. Larson had transmission problems in the second round, and Ed's 8.37/173.41 won. In the third round, Larson won to take the match. In May, he raced at Capitol's Mr. Chevrolet Invitational but fouled against Mel Perry in the first round. On May 24, he raced Schartman's second car driven by Arnie Behling at Suffolk for a match race. Larson beat Arnie two straight with runs of 7.80/154.10 and 7.56/180.00 to win the match. He was at Cecil County the next day for their Funny Car Manufacturers Meet. Bruce set a track record 7.46 at 193 (Top Speed), but he didn't make it past the first round as he fouled against Jim Liberman. Bruce cracked off the 7.33 at Budds Creek, Maryland, on May 30. It was during a six-car show that he set the track record. He won his first-round race with a 7.95/187.88 over Schartman's 8.11/178. In the semifinals, he ran the 7.33/189.46 to beat Liberman's 7.92/185. This put him into the final against Lew Arrington in the "Brutus." A final round 7.84/187.88 won when Lew got crossed up and shut off to 9.16/157. In June, he returned to Maple Grove for another match race with Schartman. This time, he beat Ed three straight with a best of 7.69/187.88 for the track speed record. On June 8, he ran at the New England Funny Car Championships, where a first-round single (7.98) advanced when Pete Gates lost fire on the line. In the second round, Liberman's 7.61/190 beat his off-pace 8.22/189. Another match race against Schartman was run at York US 30 on June 21. A big holeshot by Ed in the first race gave the Cougar a 7.86/182 win over Larson's quicker 7.62. Bruce lost fire on the line, so Ed raced the backup car of Al Graeber and won, giving him the match race win, but Larson wanted a final attempt at a win, so they lined up for a final race. Sure enough, Larson got out of shape, and Ed's 7.95/180 gave him three straight victories. Bruce did much better the following week on June 28 at Budds Creek, Maryland, where he beat Charlie Allen two straight. At Capitol's King of King's Funny Car race on July 16, Roy Gay's 8.03/179.28 beat his out-of-shape 8.11/180.72 in the first round. At the Cars Magazine Funny Car Nationals on July 20, a first-round 7.61/189.46 beat Ron Rivero (7.72/190.66), but in the second frame, Arrington's 7.50/192 beat Bruce's 7.77/171.16. A big win came at Sunset Dragway's fifth annual Funny Car Championships, where he set a 5.09 eighth-mile track record before beating Schartman in the final of the ten-car field. A match race against Jim Liberman was run on August 2 at York US 30, where Jim beat him two straight with two 7.56s at 191. Bruce's best was a 7.65/189. At the US Nationals, he was the top qualified Chevy with a 7.43/195.22 (qualifying sixth). He had the Chevy fans screaming when his first-round 7.43/194.38 advanced when Schartman fouled. He upset Don Schumacher, who lost a transmission in the second round with a 7.35. The fans were on their feet for the semifinal race between him and Danny Ongais. But Larson fouled away a 7.48; Ongais' 7.27 would've been hard to beat anyway. On September 21 at Epping for the New England Funny Car Championships, Paul Stefansky's 7.70/175 beat him in round two when Bruce lost third gear. On October 26, he won at Connecticut over an eight-car field, setting a 7.42 track record. He ran 7.42/194.38 and 7.50/196.50 before beating the Super' Cuda in the final with a 7.48/196.50. - Ron Howard | Ted Pappacena photo of the modern recreation of the car. |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
100 ) |
1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '70 Chevrolet Camaro by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.090 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
205.94 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/07/70 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
5.010 at Sunset PA 7/25/70 |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1970 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 72.96,
MPH 68.40 |
Entry is 0.95811 times average ET and 1.03665 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 50.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 1.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1970 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.725 ET, 218.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 5.890 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 173.00 MPH |
| 1970 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.400 ET, 198.66 MPH |
1000 Ft. 6.210 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.010 ET, 154.00 MPH |
| 1970 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 8.075 ET, 182.05 MPH |
1000 Ft. 6.630 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 142.54 MPH |
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Notes: Larson debuted his '70 Camaro on March 15 at York US 30 at a match race against Ken Safford in the Mr. Norm Charger. In his first race, he ran 177.12 that lost to Ken's 7.50. An improved 8.05/187.11 in the second race was still unable to beat the seasoned Charger's 7.44/189. And in the last race, the Camaro broke. York US 30 held an 8-car show on April 5. The finalists were based on the two rounds of competition, with the two lowest ETs meeting in the final. Larson's 7.71/187.50 beat Arnie Beswick's 8.24/173 in the first round, and in round two, he fouled away a 7.71/185.95 opposite Charlie Allen. He still made the final due to his ETs, and there he laid down a 7.56 (Low ET) at 189.07 to beat Malcolm Durham's 7.64/191.89. A week later (April 12), he was at Columbus for a four-car show. In his first race, his 7.76/190.26 beat Bobby Rowe in the "Super Duster.†The second race had him up against Pat Minick in the "Chi-Town Hustler." Minick's 7.45/197 beat Larson's 7.71/190.26. In his final race, he faced Johnny Wright in Mickey Thompson's Mustang. Bruce's 7.59/193.12 beat Wright's off-pace 8.00/165. On April 26, he ran a match race at Englishtown against Ron Rivero. Both cars ran 7.79 in the first race, with Ron's slower speed of 185, getting the win over Larson's slightly faster 186.33. Unfortunately, Larson could not run due to his engine quitting after the one race, and Rivero took the match. Bruce ran the Super Stock Nationals but lost early both days. He went up to Cayuga Dragway in Canada for an eight-car show in May and finished runner-up. He had beaten Clare Sanders' 7.81/188 in the Super Camaro with a 7.67/191.48 and a semifinal 7.71/191.48 advanced when Don Schumacher broke on the line. In the final, he ran a good 7.59/194.88 but lost to Phil Castronovo's Low ET and Top Speed run of 7.52/196.92. Phil got him again at Connecticut for a 16-car show on May 31. This time, the two met in the first round, with the same results. Castronovo's 7.56/175 beat Bruce's off pace 8.45/184.42. On June 7, Larson was on his way to the final after setting Low ET with a 7.14 at the New England Spring Funny Car meet. Unfortunately, after a strong burnout, his transmission let go, and this reinstated Rowe with the break rule in effect. Maple Grove hosted a match race between Larson and Tommy Grove on June 27. Larson's 7.75/173.41 won the first race when Grove blew a head gasket. He then won the second race and the match when he beat the backup Corvair of Ken Poffenberger with a 7.65/181.80. Grove got his car fixed in time for the third race and blasted a 7.39/190 to beat Larson's 7.49/190.26. On July 5, Connecticut held a 16-car show. In the first round, Paula Murphy's 8.10/189 lost to Larson's 7.54/192.71. He had to race her again in the second round when she got back in on the break rule. This time a 7.45/189.47 beat Paula's 7.79/192. In the semifinal, a 7.81/186.72 lost to Paul Stefansky's 7.69/195. National Trail hosted a match race between Larson and Rowe. A holeshot-aided 7.67/187.88 beat Rowe's quicker 7.55/202 in the first race. In the second race, Rowe came back with a 7.47/192 to beat Bruce's 7.54/195.22. In the deciding match, Larson's 7.54/195.22 beat Rowe's better 7.53/195. He competed at the NHRA Summernationals on July 19. A 7.67/191.89 qualified #5. He won his first-round with a 7.81/192.71 over Poffenberger's 8.28/186. In the second round, his 7.74/193.13 was far behind Gene Snow's 7.32/207. The Chevy-powered cars were feeling the pinch as it was getting harder and harder to run against the Mopars, especially once they started stroking the Hemis. Bruce was holding out exceptionally well, but even his "Rat" motors were being hard-pressed. Budds Creek held an Funny Car show, and Larson managed to make it into the final. He had beaten Pee Wee Wallace with a 7.96/190 and an 8.05 beat Al Graeber in the second round. He lost to Larry Reyes' 7.35/196 in the semifinal but got back in on the break rule to face Reyes again in the final. Reyes took the win. Another runner-up finish came on July 25 at the 1/8 mile Sunset drag strip's Funny Car Nationals. Larson ran 5.04, 5.08, and a semifinal 5.05 over Stefansky's 5.49. In the final, he ran his best ET, a 5.01, but lost to Kelly Chadwick's 4.97 Low ET of the meet. Larson was back in New England on August 9 for a match race against Lew Arrington. Both cars were off in their first race, with Lew's 8.21/191 beating Bruce's 8.85/166. Lew won the match when he beat Larson in the second race with a 7.57/188 over the Camaro's 8.1/183. Maple Grove held a 16-car show in August, and once again, Bruce was runner-up, this time to Leroy Goldstein in the Ramchargers Challenger. Larson really made the Chevy fans stand up and cheer at the NHRA Nationals. He was the only non-Mopar-powered qualifier with a 7.24 that held on for the "bump spot." He beat Tom McEwen's 7.21 in the first round, with a career-best 7.17/205. He improved his all-time best in the second round to a 7.161/205.94 while beating Bobby Wood's 7.22. All good things have to come to an end when in the semifinals, he fouled against Goldstein. Larson was at Englishtown for its Fallnationals. It was an eight-car show, and he beat Pete Hill in the first round, with a 7.69. A better 7.46 in the semifinals lost to Jim Liberman's 7.31. On September 20, he was at Epping for the fourth annual New England Funny Car Championships. It was a 32-car show, and Larson beat Kosty Ivanof in the first round, with a 7.66/202. In the second round, a 7.36/199.50 beat Paul Stefansky's Mustang, but in round three, he lost to Larry Reyes in the "Super Duster." |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
645 ) |
1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '68 Chevrolet Camaro by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.525 at East Haddam CT 1970 |
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 |
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Entry's 1970 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 40.93,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 1.01689 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
100 ) |
1971 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '70 Chevrolet Camaro by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.950 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/07/71 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
205.94 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1971 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 53.00,
MPH 42.74 |
Entry is 0.99570 times average ET and 0.99010 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1971 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 227.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 173.00 MPH |
| 1971 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.980 ET, 208.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 161.29 MPH |
| 1971 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.480 ET, 194.10 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 150.87 MPH |
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Notes: Bruce faced off against Bobby Rowe in the "Super Duster" in a best of three match race early in the year. Rowe won the first race with a 7.39/198 over Larson's 7.57/191.08. Bruce evened up the score in the second race with a 7.36/202.70 (speed tied the track record) to beat Bobby's 7.51/191. Rowe won the match in the last race with a 7.17 track record at 200 to beat the Camaro's 7.50/184.04. He was at Rockingham for the IHRA Pro-Am Championships on April 18, but he fouled in the second round against Richard Tharp in the "Blue Max." A week later (April 25), he was at Suffolk for the NHRA Division 2 race. A first-round 7.39/194.80 beat Della Woods, but he shut off on the line against Ronnie Umbach in the semifinals. In July, Bruce was at Connecticut for a best of three match race against Jimmy King. Larson lost the first race when he shut down with problems, and in the second race, his 7.25/185.95 lost to Jimmy's 7.19/208. He was at Budds Creek for a sixteen-car show later in July. He failed to make the final, but in the second round, he beat Arne Swensen, who blew a motor, and his car went into a fireball. After Arne stopped his Mustang, Bruce helped to extract Swensen out of his burning car. Bruce was at Suffolk for a four-car show on July 25. In his first race, his 7.21/197.80 beat Frank Huff's 7.53/183 in the "Super Vega.†These two would meet again in their second race, and once again, Larson came out on top; this time, he improved to 7.12/197.36 over Huff's close 7.13/208. Larson then ran "Jungle Jim" Liberman in his third race, and despite running his best that day with a 7.11 at 187.50, he lost to Liberman's 6.93/209. He ran a best-of-three-match race against Frank Federici on August 15 at Numidia Dragway. Bruce won all three races, turning a best of 7.19/204.08. The speed was a new track record. On August 22, he was at Maple Grove for the Dutch Classic. An opening round 7.32/194.80 lost to Tom Sneden's 7.21/200 in the "Bob Banning" Challenger. At the end of August, he was at Bristol for the IHRA All-American Championships. He lost to Bobby Rowe in the "Hawaiian" in the first round. Larson was true to Chevy motors in his Funny Cars for as long as he could. At Indianapolis for the NHRA US Nationals, Larson failed to qualify with a 6.95 best. Rockingham was his next stop for the IHRA US Open. In the first round, he soloed when the "Hawaiian" broke, but he fell to fellow Chevy campaigner Kelly Chadwick in round two. He finally pulled the plug, dropped the Chevy motor, and installed a 426 Hemi by October. |
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© Gregory Safchuk
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
100 ) |
1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '70 Chevrolet Camaro by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.685 at Epping NH 1972 |
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 |
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Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 60.58,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.98454 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1972 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.294 ET, 235.64 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH |
| 1972 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.790 ET, 214.28 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 184.00 MPH |
| 1972 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.290 ET, 199.58 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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Notes: Bruce said he ran a Chevy through 1973 until his fire at MIR. |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
1029 ) |
1972 - Category: PS-CLASSIC, Type: LN, Class: Pro Stock, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '70 Chevrolet Camaro by
SRD Race Cars |
Powered by Carbureted Gas 427 Chevrolet by Jenkins Competition with
4 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
9.567 at NHRA Ontario CA 11/18/72 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
143.54 at NHRA Ontario CA 11/18/72 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 77.22,
MPH 70.11 |
Entry is 0.96247 times average ET and 1.02874 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1972 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 9.255 ET, 149.50 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.180 ET, 115.08 MPH |
| 1972 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 9.940 ET, 139.53 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.465 ET, 109.33 MPH |
| 1972 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.625 ET, 130.53 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.795 ET, 104.02 MPH |
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Notes: Bruce debuted in Pro Stock with the leased Bill Jenkins Camaro at Ontario. He qualified #7 at 9.567/143.54 but lost to Frank Iaconio in round one, 9.63/143 to 9.73/142.85. |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
100 ) |
1973 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '70 Chevrolet Camaro by
Logghe Stamping Co. |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
Unknown 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 |
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Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1973 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.169 ET, 235.64 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH |
| 1973 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.668 ET, 215.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.657 ET, 184.00 MPH |
| 1973 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.168 ET, 200.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.987 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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Notes: Ran halfway through the 1973 season when he burned it to the ground at Budds Creek (he was OK). Then leased Jenkins' '70 Camaro and ran Pro Stock through the end of 1974. |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Monday, May 6, 2019, 05:01:13 PM by
Super Crew.
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
1029 ) |
1973 - Category: PS-CLASSIC, Type: LN, Class: Pro Stock, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '70 Chevrolet Camaro by
SRD Race Cars |
Powered by Carbureted Gas 427 Chevrolet by Jenkins Competition with
4 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
9.790 at Great Meadows NJ 1973 |
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 |
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Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 36.39,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 1.02086 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 |
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| 1973 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 8.870 ET, 155.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.050 ET, 117.00 MPH |
| 1973 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 9.590 ET, 144.46 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.353 ET, 111.15 MPH |
| 1973 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.310 ET, 134.37 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.683 ET, 105.66 MPH |
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No Racer Website |
No video link |
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Notes: After burning his fuel funny car to the ground at Budds Creek in 1973, Bruce decided to go Pro Stock racing. He leased this Camaro from Bill Jenkins and ordered a Vega from SRD. He ran the venerable 70 Camaro through the end of 1973, then turned it back over to Jenkins. |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Thursday, May 12, 2022, 09:26:13 PM by
Mike Gagnon.
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Les Welch / Grant Bittner Collection |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
123 ) |
1973 - Category: PS-CLASSIC, Type: LN, Class: Pro Stock, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '73 Chevrolet Vega by
SRD Race Cars |
Powered by Carbureted Gas 327 Chevrolet with
4 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
9.190 at Englishtown NJ 9/09/73 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
148.27 at Englishtown NJ 9/09/73 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
|
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Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 77.77,
MPH 67.35 |
Entry is 0.95829 times average ET and 1.02637 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 |
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| 1973 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 8.870 ET, 155.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.050 ET, 117.00 MPH |
| 1973 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 9.590 ET, 144.46 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.353 ET, 111.15 MPH |
| 1973 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 10.310 ET, 134.37 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.683 ET, 105.66 MPH |
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No video link |
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Notes: SRD delivered this car to Bruce at the end of 1972. Bruce had been running Bill Jenkins' '70 Camaro as a lease. Larson debuted his new Vega at the NHRA Springnationals in June. New car bugs kept him from qualifying for the show. It took a while, but by the end of August, Bruce really had his Vega flying. At the NHRA Pro Stock Circuit race at Englishtown, he only qualified #5 for the eight-car show, but he beat Frank Iaconio in the opening round, and a semifinal 9.34/145.16 beat Al Joniec's Pinto at 9.43/145. He faced Scott Shafiroff in an all-Vega final, and his 9.24/146.34 got him the victory over Scott's 9.41/145. At the NHRA US Nationals, his 9.364/144.46 qualified way down in the #27 spot. His first-round 9.35 lost to Bob Riffle's 9.22. The following week (September 9), he was at the NED Fallnationals at Englishtown. Once again, the final came down to the two Vegas of Shafiroff and Larson. And once again, Bruce outran Scott, this time a 9.19/148.27 (Top Speed) got the win over a 9.21/147. Shortly after that (September 15), he was at Atco for the NHRA Division 1 final. In the opening round of eliminations, his 9.41/147.78 beat Charlie Castaldo's 9.46/144. Bruce also ran 9.210 at Suffolk. |
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Submitted by Mike Gagnon, Last updated on Thursday, November 11, 2021, 03:16:18 PM by
Ron Howard.
Approved by Super Crew. |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
1029 ) |
1973 - Category: PS-MOUNTAIN, Type: UN, Class: Pro Stock, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '70 Chevrolet Camaro by
SRD Race Cars |
Powered by Carbureted Gas 427 Chevrolet by Jenkins Competition with
4 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
Unknown 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 |
|
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Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 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 |
|
| 1973 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 8.530 ET, 162.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 124.35 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1973 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 9.290 ET, 150.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 118.13 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1973 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 9.850 ET, 138.66 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Bruce leased this car from Bill Jenkins to run from mid 73 to the end of the year. He ran it in both the legal and match race combinations. |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, 01:46:34 PM by
Super Crew.
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Lynn "Mort" Morton
Photog Web |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
123 ) |
1974 - Category: PS-CLASSIC, Type: LN, Class: Pro Stock, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '74 Chevrolet Vega by
Don Hardy |
Powered by Carbureted Gas 331 Chevrolet by Booth-Arons with
4 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.970 at Orange County CA 1974 |
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 |
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Entry's 1974 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 77.02,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.96764 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1974 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 8.715 ET, 156.79 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.800 ET, 123.11 MPH |
| 1974 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 9.270 ET, 147.54 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.960 ET, 118.73 MPH |
| 1974 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 9.825 ET, 139.21 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.290 ET, 112.50 MPH |
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No video link |
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Notes: 9.17 at Cecil County. 9.04/148.26 at NY National at 6.75#, CID. Also a very quick 8.84/148.68 run. Where was that run? It's currently listed as a match race time for this year for Bruce. Car was sold to Charlie Reed |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Thursday, May 12, 2022, 09:27:25 PM by
Mike Gagnon.
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© Ted Pappacena
Photog Web |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
123 ) |
1974 - Category: PS-MOUNTAIN, Type: UN, Class: Pro Stock, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '74 Chevrolet Vega by
SRD Race Cars |
Powered by Carbureted Gas 331 Chevrolet by Booth-Arons with
4 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.840 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
151.51 at Englishtown NJ 8/74 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
|
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Entry's 1974 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 40.20,
MPH 35.36 |
Entry is 1.01144 times average ET and 0.98383 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 |
|
| 1974 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 8.530 ET, 162.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.655 ET, 125.17 MPH |
| 1974 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.740 ET, 154.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.745 ET, 121.29 MPH |
| 1974 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 9.240 ET, 145.67 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.075 ET, 114.70 MPH |
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No video link |
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Notes: Larson was at Englishtown in August for an eight-car unlimited Pro Stock race. In the first round, both he and Wayne Gapp ran 8.92 (Larson at 151.51), but the "win" light came on in the Ford's lane. He came back out for a couple of consolation races, and in the first of those, his 9.00/150.25 beat a fouling Tom Smallwood, and on the second, his 8.93/151.26 lost to Mike Fons' 8.67/157. 9.17 at Cecil County Co. 9.04/148.26 at NY National at 6.75#, CID. Where was this 8.84/148 run? A match race at light weight? Bruce has confirmed that he had a 'big' small block for the Vega that he used for match racing. |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Thursday, December 23, 2021, 11:38:25 AM by
Ron Howard.
Approved by Super Crew. |
| 66445
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Lynn "Mort" Morton
Photog Web |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1975 - Category: ALKYFC, Type: CN, Class: BB/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '75 Chevrolet Monza by
Rollie Lindblad |
Powered by Supercharged Alcohol 484 Keith Black Hemi with
3 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.130 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 |
|
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Entry's 1975 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 54.72,
MPH 57.52 |
Entry is 0.99166 times average ET and 1.01526 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 |
|
| 1975 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.555 ET, 212.26 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.370 ET, 154.90 MPH |
| 1975 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.190 ET, 192.71 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.020 ET, 147.16 MPH |
| 1975 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.825 ET, 177.07 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.670 ET, 130.29 MPH |
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No video link |
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Notes: Former Jungle Jim car. Bruce Larson debuted his new Monza at Budds Creek in April. He ran 7.59 in the first round, over Carl Ruth, but he lost to eventual winner Gene Altizer in the semifinals. Larson was at Budds Creek for a twin bill Funny Car show. Both fuel and alcohol classes featured eight-car fields. Bruce ran 7.25/188 in the first round, over Ray Sherman, but in the semifinals his 7.27 lost to Les Cassidy's 7.24. Shortly after this, he was at ESTA Drag Strip for another eight-car show. Once again, he beat Sherman in the opening round, this time with a 7.75/176, but in the semifinals, he developed transmission problems and slowed to 8.31/116.42 in a loss to Carl Ruth's 7.38/186. |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Thursday, November 14, 2019, 08:31:59 PM by
Ron Howard.
Approved by Super Crew. |
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© Ted Pappacena
Photog Web |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1975 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '75 Chevrolet Monza by
Rollie Lindblad |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
Unknown 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 |
|
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Entry's 1975 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 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 |
|
| 1975 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.987 ET, 241.53 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.220 ET, 189.00 MPH |
| 1975 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.580 ET, 216.34 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.495 ET, 184.00 MPH |
| 1975 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.145 ET, 200.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.825 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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No video link |
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Notes: Former Jungle Jim car, eventually sold to Chuck Etchells, then Ernie Wrenn. The car recently restored to Jungle paint (but a lighter blue than original). |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, April 15, 2018, 11:01:47 PM by
Tim Simplot.
Approved by Bill Pratt. |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
123 ) |
1975 - Category: PS-CLASSIC, Type: LN, Class: Pro Stock, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '74 Chevrolet Vega by
Don Hardy |
Powered by Carbureted Gas 331 Chevrolet by Booth-Arons with
4 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
Unknown 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 |
|
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Entry's 1975 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 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 |
|
| 1975 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 8.700 ET, 157.03 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.650 ET, 125.00 MPH |
| 1975 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 9.083 ET, 148.76 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.730 ET, 123.79 MPH |
| 1975 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 9.583 ET, 141.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.060 ET, 117.05 MPH |
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No video link |
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Notes: Bruce ran SRD Vega through end of 1974, then bought Don Hardy car that was built for Kansan Don Kirby (who has been killed in a starting line incident) and ran it in 1975. |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Saturday, December 21, 2019, 10:37:36 AM by
Super Crew.
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Norman Blake |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1976 - Category: ALKYFC, Type: CN, Class: BB/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '75 Chevrolet Monza by
Rollie Lindblad |
Powered by Supercharged Alcohol 484 Keith Black Hemi with
3 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
Unknown 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 |
|
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Entry's 1976 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
|
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 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 |
|
| 1976 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.470 ET, 213.82 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.370 ET, 154.90 MPH |
| 1976 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.180 ET, 193.96 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.020 ET, 147.16 MPH |
| 1976 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.825 ET, 177.07 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.670 ET, 130.29 MPH |
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No notes on this entry. |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, May 5, 2019, 09:53:00 PM by
Danny White.
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© Gregory Safchuk
Photog Web |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1976 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '75 Chevrolet Monza by
Rollie Lindblad |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.530 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
218.97 at Cayuga ON 5/23/76 |
| 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 |
|
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Entry's 1976 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
|
|
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 50.87,
MPH 47.06 |
Entry is 0.99847 times average ET and 0.99514 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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No Racer Website |
No video link |
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Notes: After playing around with alcohol for a while, Larson returned to the "wild side" and poured nitro back into the tank. He was at the NHRA Division 1 Opener at Englishtown, where he qualified for the eight-car show, but in the first round, both he and Pee Wee Wallace smoked the tires, and Bruce's 7.73/214.79 finished second best to Wallace's 7.30/207. The same thing happened at the next Division 1 race held at Cayuga. Both he and his first-round opponent, George Johnson, smoked the tires, and once again, Larson finished second. This time his better 7.37/208.33 lost to Johnson's quick-leaving 7.44/208. He did set Top Speed there, though, with his 218.97 from qualifying. Larson was at Maple Grove in June for yet another Division 1 race, where he lasted until the semifinals before losing to eventual winner "Jungle Jim" Liberman. At the NHRA Summernationals, he was the second alternate with a 6.75 best. On July 24, he was at York US 30 for the Super Stock Nationals. It was a twelve-car show, and in round one, his 6.88/204.08 beat Tommy Grove's 6.90/221. But in the next round, he lost to Tom McEwen. Shortly after that, he was at Lebanon Valley's Summer Funny Car Championships. All eight cars ran three rounds, and in Bruce's first race, his 7.10/200.89 lost to Tom Prock in the "Custom Body" car. He beat a crossed-up Pete Hill in his second race with a 6.76/205.01, and he ran his best time (6.73/214.28) in a third-round solo. Later in August, he was at Empire Dragway for the Gold Cup Championships race. An opening round 6.93/203.61 lost to the race's eventual winner, Kosty Ivanof's 6.74/191. Bruce was at the final NHRA Division 1 race held at Atco in September, but a shutoff,10.27 in the first round, lost to Ls Cassidy's 7.37. A week later (Sept 19), he was at Epping, New England, for its Funny Car Nationals. In the first round, his late 6.83/205 lost to George Johnson's 6.96/215. |
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Bob Plumer Collection |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1977 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '75 Chevrolet Monza by
Rollie Lindblad |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.380 at Epping NH 1977 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
233.00 at Epping NH 1977 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1977 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 59.69,
MPH 73.23 |
Entry is 0.98457 times average ET and 1.05890 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1977 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 247.93 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1977 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 220.04 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1977 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.996 ET, 203.81 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Runner-up to Harlan Thompson at New England Funny Car Nats with a 6.84 at 233. Also ran 225. | Bruce won the season opener at New England in April. He stopped Gary Burgin's 7.08 in the final with a 6.67. Bruce was at York's Funny Car Nationals held on April 30. Sixteen cars ran the first-round, with the eight lowest ET's advancing into round two. Unfortunately, Larson did not run quick enough to advance. In May, he was at Maple Grove for the Dutch Classic. An opening round 6.82/205 beat Ray Sherman and in the semifinals, his 6.51/208 beat Arne Swensen's 6.56/209. Once again, he faced Burgin in the final, and this time, the roles were reversed as Larson went into a wheelstand and shut down to 7.06/206 while Gary got the victory with a 6.55/211. Early in July, Larson beat Al Hanna driving the "Eastern Raider" in a best of three match at Oxford, Maine. Larson attempted to qualify at the NHRA Summernationals, but his best of 6.600 was good for the fifth alternate spot. He competed at the Cayuga Canadian Gold Cup Championships, where he reached the final. His day there started with a 6.85/203 that beat Bill Leavitt. A 6.66 (Low ET) at 205 in the semifinal beat Gary Burgin, who got out of shape. In the final, he faced Tom McEwen, and the "Goose's" 6.67/221 took the win over Larson's 6.79/203. Shortly after that, he was at Atco for its Fuel Funny Car Championships. Fourteen cars were there, and they were to make two runs each, with the two Low ET cars meeting in the final. Larson ran 6.64/210 to win his first race, and in his second, a 6.51/217 that beat Norm Wilcox in the "Hawaiian" qualified him for the final. The other car that qualified for the final was Don Prudhomme, who had run 6.26 and 6.22. I have no times for that final, but somehow Larson ended up in the victory circle. Bruce was the 10th alternate at NHRA Indy with a 6.400/227.27. |
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Bob Snyder
Photog Web |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1978 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '75 Chevrolet Monza by
Rollie Lindblad |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.300 at York PA 4/29/78 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
222.77 at Englishtown NJ 6/21/78 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1978 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 67.44,
MPH 54.89 |
Entry is 0.97222 times average ET and 1.01241 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1978 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 247.93 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.000 ET, 189.00 MPH |
| 1978 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 220.04 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.200 ET, 184.00 MPH |
| 1978 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.996 ET, 203.81 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.530 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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Notes: Larson competed at the Spring All-Pro Funny Car Championships held at Maple Grove in April. It was an eight-car show, and in the first round, of eliminations, his 6.84/201.34 beat Bob Beaulieu's 6.83/192. In the semifinals, his 6.63/217.91 lost to the eventual winner Gary Burgin's 6.48/201. Suffolk held an eight-car show shortly after that where Bruce competed, but he lost early in eliminations. On April 29, he was at York US 30 for its eighth annual Funny Car Nationals. In round one, Bruce's 7.61 beat Pete Hill's 7.74. But in round two, he lost to Dodger Glenn, who was driving the "Frantic Ford." Luckily for Larson, Roy Harris had won his second-round race but had hurt some parts and could not return for his semifinal race. The break rule was in effect, and since Larson was the low Et loser from round two, he was brought back into the field for the semifinal. Once again, he had to race the "Frantic Ford," and this time, he won with a 7.00. He faced Dick Rosberg in the final, and Bruce set Low ET with a 6.30 to get the victory. Bruce was at Englishtown on May 7 for the NHRA Division 1 opener. He ran well, stopping Harris' 6.63/203 in the first round, with a 6.50/220.04 before falling to the eventual winner Jake Crimmins' 6.47/213 with a 6.55/215.31 in the semifinals. He won the Factory Funny Car Showdown at Atco. Times there were not that great. A 7.18/216.34 beat a blower-popping Les Cassidy in the first round. Glenn got sideways in the semifinal, and Larson advanced with a 7.21/171.75. The final didn't look good for Larson as he faced Burgin, who had set Low ET at 6.44. But both drivers smoked the tires in the final, and Larson's 7.56/199.11 got the win over Gary's 7.84/214. He was at Englishtown on June 21 for the Crazy Eddie Night of Thrills race. Larson's late 6.37/222.77 lost to Tommy Ivo's 6.42/193 in his first race, and in his second race, a quicker 6.56 lost to Al Hanna's 6.60. Bruce won the NED Gold Cup Championships at Empire Dragway in New York in July. A final round 6.68/215.31 beat Tom Prock. In August, he was at the New England Championships, where he lasted until the semifinals before losing to Pete Williams in the "Chi-Town Hustler."Atco held its Funny Car Championships shortly after on a Wednesday. It was an eight-car field, and in the opening round of eliminations, Bruce's 6.88/206.42 beat Roy Harris'quicker 6.78/208 in the "Brutus" Mustang. In the semifinals, Larson's 6.57/205.01 lost to Jim Adolph's 6.56/191. He then went to New England for the NHRA Division 1 final. But in round one, his 6.59/218.44 lost to Gary Burgin's 6.32/224. |
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Lynn "Mort" Morton |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1979 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Don Milletics |
| '79 Chevrolet Corvette by
Pat Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.300 at Englishtown NJ 10/79 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
219.51 at Mohnton PA 5/79 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1979 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 64.40,
MPH 45.02 |
Entry is 0.97826 times average ET and 0.99267 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1979 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.954 ET, 247.93 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 193.96 MPH |
| 1979 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.440 ET, 221.13 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.200 ET, 192.00 MPH |
| 1979 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.940 ET, 205.20 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.530 ET, 178.01 MPH |
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Notes: Larson was at Maple Grove in May for the Dutch Classic. He ran well, reaching the final against Gary Burgin. There, his 6.42/219.51 lost to Gary's 6.33/231. Bruce attempted to qualify at Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals, but his 6.51 (unknown speed) fell short of the 6.33 "bump." In October, Larson drove this car to a career-best of 6.30 at Englishtown for the Fall Funny Car meet. A semifinal 6.50/209.30 got him into the finals against Roy Harris. A crossed-up 10.03/84.82 finished runner-up to Harris' 6.33/223. Bruce Larson still has this car, original, unrestored, and in excellent condition, looking ready to race - most recently seen at NHRA Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green. |
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Norman Blake |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1980 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Don Milletics |
| '79 Chevrolet Corvette by
Pat Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.130 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
234.00 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1980 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 68.39,
MPH 65.33 |
Entry is 0.97456 times average ET and 1.02704 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1980 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.855 ET, 247.93 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1980 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.290 ET, 227.84 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.200 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1980 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.790 ET, 211.06 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.530 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Bruce was at the NHRA Division 1 Opener at Englishtown on May 4. He qualified #7 in the eight-car field with a 6.53/230.76. Larson took it easy on a solo run in the first round, when Frank Oglesby broke. In the semifinals, his 6.71/198.67 beat low qualifier Rick Johnson, putting him in the final against John Speelman. Bruce had problems in the final and shut off to 7.47/136.57 to log a runner-up finish to Speelman's 6.43/229. Later in May, he was at Maple Grove for the Jungle Jim Memorial race. It was a six car show and all cars made two passes with the two lowest ETs meeting in the final. Larson had problems getting hooked up here as he smoked the tires to a 7.06/200.89 that lost to Roy Harris' Low ET and Top Speed of the meet 6.13/233 in his first race. In his second, he again broke the tires loose and his 7.17/219.51 lost to Dale Pulde's 6.26/232. We needless to say, he failed to reach the final. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, February 7, 2021, 12:20:38 AM by
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David Hapgood |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1981 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '79 Chevrolet Corvette by
Pat Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.240 at Epping NH 6/81 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
223.32 at Epping NH 6/81 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1981 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 50.00,
MPH 30.34 |
Entry is 1.00000 times average ET and 0.97024 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1981 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.840 ET, 249.30 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1981 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.240 ET, 230.17 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1981 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.740 ET, 213.10 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Bruce faced Al Segrini in a best of three match race at New England in June. It wasn't a good match for Larson as he lost three straight. He ran 6.48/193.54, 6.24/211.76, and 6.40/223.32 compared to Segrini's best of 6.10/231. |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1982 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '79 Chevrolet Corvette by
Pat Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.270 at Englishtown NJ 7/82 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
230.18 at Englishtown NJ 7/82 |
| 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 |
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Entry's 1982 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 44.45,
MPH 38.18 |
Entry is 1.00966 times average ET and 0.97961 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1982 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.637 ET, 254.95 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 3.920 ET, 193.96 MPH |
| 1982 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.210 ET, 234.97 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.200 ET, 192.00 MPH |
| 1982 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.740 ET, 215.12 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.530 ET, 178.01 MPH |
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James Morgan |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1983 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '79 Chevrolet Corvette by
Pat Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.240 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
229.00 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1983 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 37.26,
MPH 33.54 |
Entry is 1.02128 times average ET and 0.97459 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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, 234.97 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, 217.20 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Larson was at Englishtown for the Crazy Eddie Night of Thrills race. In the opening round, his tire-smoking 7.10/222.76 lost to John Speelman's 6.59/188. |
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Rick Howard |
Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1984 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '79 Chevrolet Corvette by
Pat Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.930 at ADRA West Salem OH 7/22/84 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
235.60 at ADRA West Salem OH 7/22/84 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1984 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 65.59,
MPH 48.91 |
Entry is 0.97694 times average ET and 0.99831 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1984 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.621 ET, 262.39 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1984 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.070 ET, 236.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1984 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.570 ET, 218.04 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: The story I got is: Bruce didn't make the qualified field for the race, came out Sunday for an exhibition run, did a quarter-mile burnout - actually to the finish line - came back and ran his first 5-second run. - Curt Swartz | Not only did Larson run his first 5-second pass of the weekend for the Nitro coupes, but he would have been the pole-sitter by a bunch, according to the screaming announcer over the PA system. Nobody caught the numbers after a loud roar went up after Bruce hit the chutes. Dale Pulde and Don Prudhomme held the top 2 spots at 5.94 and 5.95 respectively. Pulde later set Low ET at 5.86 in a semifinal win over John Force. So, it's anybody's guess what Bruce actually ran that morning. I searched for years to find that time, but it was not to be. We needless to say, the crowd went nuts. - Rick Howard | Just to add one more take to this story, Bruce did fail to qualify for the eight-car field at ADRA's first race, the Grandnationals, at Dragway 42. But the following day, he made a 6.03 pass that was a career-best (to this point). |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1985 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '85 Chevrolet Corvette by
Pat Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.840 at Mohnton PA 8/10/85 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
250.00 at Mohnton PA 8/10/85 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1985 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 70.17,
MPH 69.03 |
Entry is 0.96849 times average ET and 1.04167 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1985 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.559 ET, 266.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1985 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.030 ET, 240.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1985 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.530 ET, 221.62 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: ND reported that Bruce debuted his "all-trick 1985 USA-1 Corvette at the Englishtown Spring Funny Car Bonanza with a best of 6.50, 207.61 in two losing efforts." It said, "Larson built the car himself, which should be his best entry yet. The car launches hard. Bruce lost the new Fugure Force of Chuck Etchells with new driver Lester Cassidy at the wheel." Atco held its May Madness race, and Bruce was there in his new Corvette. It was a four-car show, and Larson won both his races with a 6.10/230.75 over Chuck Etchells and 6.37/226.13 over Dominic Santucci. Bruce was at Maple Grove for the Super Stock Magazine Nationals in June. He ran a career-best (to this point) of 5.90/238.72 in qualifying. In the first round, he ran a tire-shaking 6.46/223.32 that lost to Tim Grose's 5.82/241. On August 10, he raced at the Maple Grove Funny Car Nationals. Bruce made it into the finals where his 5.84/243.90 finished runner-up to Dale Pulde's 5.76/240. We need to validate that Bruce built the car per the ND story. Leaving Pat Foster as the builder for now. Photo from 1985 IHRA World Nationals, Norwalk, Ohio. |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1986 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "Sentry USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '85 Chevrolet Corvette by
Pat Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.680 at Englishtown NJ 1986 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
260.00 at Englishtown NJ 1986 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1986 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 77.82,
MPH 81.45 |
Entry is 0.94667 times average ET and 1.08045 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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. Drag Racing List has 5.845/250.69 times from Maple Grove national event. | Larson attempted to qualify at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, but his best of 6.31/168.53 failed to make the field. In March he faced off with Dominic Santucci for a best of three match race at Englishtown. Larson won two straight running times of 6.28/230.76 and 6.17/238.09. At Gainesville for the NHRA Gatornationals, his best of 6.28/225.79 failed to qualify. He competed at Darlington for the IHRA Winternationals where he ran 6.22 to qualify #3 in the eight-car field. He advanced past the first-round with a 6.00 before losing in the semifinals. Bruce got into the field at Atlanta for the NHRA Southern Nationals. His 6.25/220.26 held the "bump spot" in the sixteen-car show. He lost to Johnny West in the "Hawaiian" in the first round. He qualified #13 with a 6.02/237.21 at the NHRA Springnationals, but he lost early. Maple Grove hosted the Super Stock Magazine Nationals and Larson was there, running a 6.03/233.76 to qualify #5 in the eight-car field. Unfortunately, that set up a first-round meeting with low qualifier (5.62) Kenny Bernstein. Larson smoked the tires and shut off to a 7.00/144.69 that lost to Kenny's 5.75/254. In late June he followed the NHRA tour to Canada for the Grandnationals. Only twelve cars showed for the sixteen-car show so qualifying wasn't a problem. Bruce ran a 6.12/240.12 to qualify #11. But in the first round, he smoked the tires and shut off, losing to Billy Meyer's ailing 9.22/91. On July 2, Englishtown held its Funny Car Spectacular. Larson lost to West's 5.78/258 in the first round, with a 6.31/184.04, but he got back in on the "break rule." So in round two he ran Roy Harris, but Bruce had problems and shut off to a 9.10-86.04 that lost to Roy's 6.39/180. He was back at Englishtown on July 13 for the NHRA Summernationals where he ran a 5.99/243.11 to qualify on the "bump." In the first round, he lost to Tom Hoover. On August 3, he competed at the PHR Championships at Martin, Michigan. He qualified #8 with a 6.20 in the sixteen-car show. He lost to Scott Kalitta in the first round. The following week (August 9), he was at the US Funny Car Nationals where he ran a 6.19/236.22 to qualify #6 in the six car show. He lost early. At Indianapolis for the NHRA US Nationals, his best of 6.07/237.59 was good for the sixth alternate spot. He also attempted to make the show at Maple Grove for the NHRA Keystone Nationals, but he had problems and failed to qualify with a 7.32/118.18 best. In the season long NHRA points chase he finished #19. |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1987 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "Hurst/TRW/Sentry Tachs & Gauges" Owned by Bruce Larson & Joe Amato
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Tim Richards |
| '87 Chevrolet Beretta by
Bob Jinkens |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 498 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.541 at NHRA Pomona CA 10/31/87 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
256.33 at NHRA Phoenix Castrol GTX Fallnationals 10/18/87 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1987 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 76.28,
MPH 60.30 |
Entry is 0.96449 times average ET and 1.02532 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1987 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.357 ET, 280.72 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1987 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 5.745 ET, 250.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1987 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.245 ET, 229.98 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Teamed with Joe Amato. Photo from Columbus 1987. Bruce had been running his Corvette for the early part of the season until he debuted his Beretta at the NHRA Springnationals in June. It did well during qualifying, running 5.74/249.93 for the #4 spot in the field. Unfortunately, he lost to Jim Head in the first round. The following week, he took it to Maple Grove for the Super Stock Magazine Nationals. A 6.16/166.66 qualified #5 in the eight-car field setting up a first-round meeting with low qualifier Kenny Bernstein. Larson improved to 5.85/232.55 in their race, but Kenny's 5.71/244 got the win. Bruce went to Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals. Qualifying was easy as only 15 cars showed. Still, Larson laid down a 5.88/244.83 to qualify #7. He had a close first-round race against Tom McEwen that saw his 5.93/247.72 lose to McEwen's 5.91/240. Closer to home, he was at Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals. His 5.75/248.55 qualified #10, but a 5.87/251.81 lost to Mark Oswald's 5.64/251 in the "Candies and Hughes" car in round one. He followed the NHRA tour to Denver for the Mile High Nationals where he qualified #6 with a 5.85/244.56. But in the opening round, he smoked the tires and lost to Steve Hodkinson. At the NHRA Northstar Nationals, a 5.75/251.18 qualified #12, but again he lost in round one. This time Don Prudhomme's 5.73/253 beat his off-pace 6.08/234.92. Bruce was one of eight-cars that had run well enough to qualify for the "Big Bud Shootout" held in conjunction with the NHRA US Nationals at Indianapolis. But his first-round bad luck persisted when he smoked the tires and shut of to 6.95/135.29 in a loss to Billy Meyer's 5.71/259. For the US Nationals the next day, 21 cars attempted to qualify for the show. Larson qualified #9 with a 5.72. That set up a first-round meeting with low qualifier Bernstein where once again Bruce went into tire smoke, and he lost to eventual winner Bernstein. | 261.02 was at the 1987 NHRA Motorcraft Gatornationals Gainesville with the Corvette. He ran 256.33 at Phoenix for the NHRA Castrol GTX Fallnationals on 10/18/87. Just looking for the Fastest Speed recorded in 1987 for Bruce with this Beretta. - Rob McCabe |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1987 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "Sentry USA-1" Owned by Bruce Larson
from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Bruce Larson |
| '85 Chevrolet Corvette by
Pat Foster |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.680 at NHRA Gainesville Motorcraft Gatornationals 3/21/87 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
261.02 at NHRA Gainesville Motorcraft Gatornationals 3/21/87 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1987 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 58.37,
MPH 67.93 |
Entry is 0.98869 times average ET and 1.04408 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1987 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.357 ET, 280.72 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1987 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 5.745 ET, 250.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1987 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.245 ET, 229.98 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Bruce Ran the Corvette for the first Few months of 1987 before Debuting the Beretta for the 1987 NHRA Budweiser Springnationals at Columbus. He Ran his best speed of 1987 at the 1987 NHRA Motorcraft Gatornationals at Gainesville. Just looking for his best ET in 1987 for Bruce with this Corvette in the first months of the 1987 Season. - Rob McCabe |
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Bruce Larson (M) from
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
107 ) |
1988 - 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 |
| '88 Oldsmobile Cutlass by
Al Swindahl |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 498 Keith Black Hemi by Mike Kase with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
5.350 at NHRA Seattle WA 8/06/88 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
271.32 at NHRA Pomona CA 10/29/88 |
| 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 |
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Entry's 1988 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 86.98,
MPH 75.84 |
Entry is 0.94008 times average ET and 1.06421 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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: Photo from Indy 1988. | Bruce stepped up his act in '88 and it showed when he won his first NHRA National event this year. He made the switch from Chevy bodies cars to Oldsmobile. His season started at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals where he qualified #9 with a 5.54. That set up a first-round meeting with low qualifier Ed McCulloch. In that race, Ed smoked the tires while Larson motored into the second round where his 5.58 lost to John Force's 5.42. At Gainesville for the NHRA Gatornationals, he qualified #12 with a 5.69. Unfortunately, he lost to Mark Oswald in the "Candies and Hughes" car in the first round. He did not race in the IHRA events this year so the next big event he attended was the NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta where he lasted until the second round where Oswald's 5.55 stopped his 5.62 from advancing. Oswald got him again at the NHRA Mid-South Nationals, only this time it was in the first round. Bruce qualified #12 there with a 5.72. Larson got his first NHRA win at the Cajun Nationals at the end of May. He beat Tom Hoover and a fouling Force with a 5.60/254 in the first two rounds. In the semifinals, he beat McCulloch and in the final, it was Kenny Bernstein he beat for his first victory. After that, it wasn't long before he was in another NHRA final; in fact it came at the very next race, the Springnationals at Columbus. Bruce qualified #4 with a 5.51. He took out Chuck Etchells in the first round, and a 5.50/268 beat John Martin in round two. In the semifinals, Mike Dunn smoked the tires against him and Bruce's 5.54/254 run moved him into the final to face Force. It was not much of a race in the final; when Larson smoked the tires and shut off to a 13.69/50.65 while John ran 5.52/262 for the victory. Bruce followed the NHRA tour up north to Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals. He qualified #7 with a 5.65/263.00 and lasted until the second round when eventual winner Don Prudhomme's 5.50 beat his 5.59. Then came another final round appearance at the NHRA Summernationals. A 5.49/261.55 qualified #5, and he beat Frank Kramberger in the first round. A second round 5.59/260 beat Force's 5.65/251, and in the semifinals, a 5.57/260 beat Bernstein's 5.62/255. In the final, he ran Prudhomme who had been running steady 5.4's. Bruce tried hard, running a 5.63/260, but it finished second best to the "Snake's" 5.41/257. He made a stop at Maple Grove for the Super Stock Nationals where he qualified #2 in the eight-car show with a 5.55/254.95. R.C. Sherman fouled against him in the first round, and Bruce advanced with a 5.68/251.29. In the semifinals, he soloed with a 5.76/254.23 when Tim Grose broke and was unable to run. He found himself in another final, and while it wasn't a national event, I'm sure he still felt good. In the final, he faced low qualifier Bernstein. Kenny got the win while Larson got another runner-up finish. At Seattle for the NHRA Seafair Nationals in Aug, everyone was running 5.3's in qualifying, except, it seemed, Larson. He qualified #8 with a 5.45/267.30. In the first round, he showed he could run with the big dogs by beating Bryan Raines with a 5.35. In the second round, a 5.52 beat a tire smoking Oswald. He was surprised by a quick-leaving Brad Tuttle in the semifinals and his 5.59 couldn't catch Brad's 5.62. |
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James Morgan |
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 |
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Entry's 1989 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 91.32,
MPH 87.79 |
Entry is 0.91882 times average ET and 1.09390 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
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| 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. |
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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 |
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| 1/8 Mile ET: |
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Entry's 1990 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 99.31,
MPH 89.88 |
Entry is 0.92244 times average ET and 1.06986 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 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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