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Bones Balogh
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Bones Balogh (M) from
Inglewood, California
USA
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1959 - Category: GASSER, Type: SN, Class: D/G, Div: 7 |
| "J & J Mufflers" Owned by Robert "Bones" Balogh
from
Inglewood, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Bones Balogh |
| '49 Chevrolet by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Carbureted Gas 283 Chevrolet with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
13.900 at San Gabriel Dragway, CA/Dec. 6, 1959 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
97.93 at San Gabriel Dragway, CA/Dec. 6, 1959 |
| 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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.95,
MPH 00.94 |
Entry is 1.12916 times average ET and 0.86831 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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| 1959 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 11.320 ET, 132.65 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1959 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 12.310 ET, 112.78 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1959 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 13.189 ET, 104.66 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Balogh won D/G almost every week at Lions in his '49 Chevy fastback. He won on Jan. 11 (15.06, 93.65 mph), Jan. 18 (91.61 mph), Feb. 22 (92.87 mph), Mar. 15 (14.43, 95.54 mph), Mar. 22 (93.07 mph), April 19 (14.76, 92.02 mph), April 26 (14.43, 92.59 mph), May 9 (91.37 mph), May 10 (15.16, 91.27 mph), May 16 (15.61, 94.36 mph), May 24 (14.84, 93.75 mph), May 30 (14.76, 94.73 mph), June 6 (14.46, 93.65 mph), July 4 (14.94, 93.36 mph), July 18 (14.71, 94.33 mph), July 25 (14.75, 94.64 mph), Aug. 9 (NT, 94.83 mph), Oct. 24 (14.29, 94.24 mph), Nov. 7 (14.99, 96.05 mph), and Nov. 28 (96.05 mph). Although Lions was his strip of choice, he also raced at other SoCal strips. At San Gabriel Dragway, he took wins in D/G on Feb. 15 (14.43, 95.55 mph), in F/G on Mar. 8 (15.68, 90.63 mph), in H/G on Sep. 5 (14.35, 95.23 mph), Nov. 29 (14.01, 97.71 mph), and Dec. 6 (13.90, 97.93 mph), and in J/G on Aug. 29 (14.38, 94.14 mph), Sep. 19 (14.70, 94.93 mph), Sep. 26 (14.46, 95.13 mph), Oct. 10 (14.33, 94.63 mph), Oct. 17 (14.31, 95.33 mph), and Nov. 1 (14.16, 97.08 mph). He took D/G wins at Pomona on June 14 (14.86, 91.86 mph) and July 5 (14.67, 94.09 mph). At San Fernando, he took a win in D/G on Oct. 11 with 14.22 at 93.16 mph. Balogh also raced in A/SP in 1959 with an Olds-engined Austin Healy. Photo: Early Drag Racing Photos, p. 86, in Jalopy Journal, The H.A.M.B. -- MB |
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Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 01:01:01 AM by
Mel Bashore.
Approved by Super Crew. |
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Rankings updated: 06/16/24 01:03:03 am EDT
