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Austin Myers (M) from
Louisville, Kentucky
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
320 ) |
1971 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: MN, Class: AA/D, Div: 3 |
| "Hummel-Myers-Roeckner" Owned by Butch Hummel, Austin Myers, Roeckner
from
Dayton, Ohio
USA
| Crew Chief: Butch Hummel |
| '70 Dragster by
Bill Stebbins |
Powered by Supercharged Gas Chrysler Hemi (twins) with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.125 at NHRA D3 Bowling Green KY 9/19/71 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
209.58 at Amarillo TX Finals 10/71 (NR) |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1971 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 81.24,
MPH 84.46 |
Entry is 0.94059 times average ET and 1.08523 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: 6.855 ET, 217.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1971 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.575 ET, 193.12 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1971 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 8.150 ET, 181.37 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: This car was NHRA Top Gas world Champ in 1971. Photo from Beech Bend Dragway, Bowling Green, KY. First alternate at last Top Gas race at NHRA Ontario 71 with a 7.51, but had locked up world championship already. Had a 208.33 National Record in 1971 at Bowling Green. Listed times from National Dragster, 10/29/71. Won NHRA Division 3 race at Bowling Green over Frakes & Funk on 9/19/71 with a 7.12/205.47. Won the National Dragster Open with a 7.21 over Bill Mullins' 7.35. |
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Jim Bucher (M) from
Cincinnati, Ohio
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
357 ) |
1974 - Category: TOPFUEL, Type: TN, Class: AA/FD, Div: 3 |
| "Kenner's SSP" Owned by Jim Bucher
from
Cincinnati, Ohio
USA
| Crew Chief: Jim Bucher |
| '72 Dragster by
Bill Stebbins |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 470 Chevrolet ZL1 by Jim Bucher with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.040 at NHRA D3 Bowling Green KY 1974 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
233.00 at PRO Long Island NY 8/18/74 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
4.180 at IHRA Charlotte NC 3/31/74 |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
176.12 at IHRA Charlotte NC 3/30/74 |
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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 75.00,
MPH 60.20 |
Entry is 0.95873 times average ET and 1.01747 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 75.00,
MPH 50.00 |
Entry is 0.95872 times average ET and 1.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1974 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.780 ET, 248.61 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.000 ET, 184.80 MPH |
| 1974 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.300 ET, 229.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.360 ET, 176.12 MPH |
| 1974 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.820 ET, 211.54 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.690 ET, 163.21 MPH |
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Notes: Jim was a Chevy supporter until the end. After Top Gas ended as a class, he went hard to make a Chevy Rat motor competitive in T/F. Many other Chevy teams owed a lot to Bucher as he paved the way for them. He started the season at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, where he qualified on the bump with a 6.171/231.95. His was the only Chevy-powered car to qualify. Unfortunately, the engine died on the line against John Wiebe in the first round. He failed to qualify at the NHRA Gatornationals (times not reported). Jim qualified #1 for the eight-car field at Charlotte Speedway for the 1/8 Mile IHRA Southern Nationals with a 4.39/176.12 (Top Speed). An opening round 4.18/175.09 was good enough for Low ET while beating Bob Pennington. In the semifinals, he lost to eventual winner Dale Funk. In April, the NHRA Division 3 Opener was held at Indianapolis, and Jim qualified #7 in the eight-car show with a 6.48. Pat Dakin fouled against him in round one, and Bucher advanced into the semifinals, where he smoked the tires and lost to Billy Campbell. Early in May, he was at Maple Grove for the Dutch Classic. It was another eight-car show, and his 6.28/228.42 got him the #2 spot in the field. In round one, he improved slightly with a 6.27/220.58 to take out Dale Thierer's 6.49/211, but he broke on the run and could not return for the semifinals. He traveled to Canada the following week (May 19) for the second NHRA Division 1 race. He made the show, but in the first round, he smoked the tires and lost to eventual winner Gary Beck. As usual, he was the only Chevy to qualify at the NHRA Springnationals, where his 6.250/229.00 qualified #7. Bob Struksnes shut off in the opening round against him. Hee dodged a bulletin round two when his 6.466/225.00 got around Dave Settles' 6.509/230.76 in the "Candies and Hughes" machine. His run ended in the semifinals, where Carl Olson's 6.18/228 beat his 6.36/208.33. Jim's next stop was at Bristol for the IHRA Springnationals. Thirty-five cars attempted to qualify for the sixteen-car field, and Bucher's Chevy got the #15 spot. A first-round 6.50/220.04 beat Don Souter's 6.70/215, but he smoked the tires and shut off against Jim Murphy in round two. He was runner-up to Wiebe at a Top Fuel show at Martin, Michigan. Two Chevy-powered entries made the field at the NHRA Summernationals, and surprisingly, Bucher was not the quickest of the two. That honor fell to Don Powell (#9). Jim's 6.489/230.17 qualified #15. Both went down in the first round. Bucher had problems and slowed to 7.28/172.74 in a loss to Herm Petersen's 6.34/225. He followed the NHRA tour to Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals, where, once again, he was the only bow-tie campaigner to qualify. His 6.351/230.76 got him the #7 spot in the show. He beat Flip Schofield's 6.42/218 in the first round, with a 6.325/230.17 and a round two 6.53/200.44 advanced when Dakin lost an engine. But once again, he smoked the tires in the semifinals and shut down to a 10.87 loss to Beck's 6.28. Things looked really good at Martin, Michigan, for the PHR Championships, where 39 cars were attempting to qualify for the sixteen-car show. Jim showed his strength as a 6.16 qualified #5. It was interesting to note that he out-qualified all the Donovan-powered cars. In round one, the rear end in the car let him down as it broke on the line, advancing Ron Correnti. His next stop was at New York National for the ill-fated PRO race in August. His 6.24/221.66 qualified #10 in the 32-car field. In the first round, he improved to 6.11/227.27 to beat John Austin, whose 'chute released early. A second-round 6.05/233 beat Souter's 6.40/207, and a third-round 6.09/229.00 beat Ted Wolf in the "Jim and Allison Lee" car. The race was run poorly, and in round four (yes, round four, not the semifinals), he faced Wolf again. This time, Bucher had problems and shut down early. He was at Maple Grove for its All-American Pro Series race shortly after. This was a sixteen-car show, and in the first round, his 6.22/221.13 advanced when Wolf lost fire. In round two, he fouled away a 6.39/208.81 against Sarge Arciero in the "Jade Grenade." At Indy for the NHRA US Nationals, Jim qualified #13 with a 6.171/230.76, but an even better 6.164/232.55 in the opening round fell to Dwight Salisbury's incredible holeshot and a 6.270/215.31. That was Jim's final NHRA event of the 1974 season. Photo from the 1974 NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, Florida. |
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Super Crew.
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