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Ray Alley (M) from
Garden Grove, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
747 ) |
1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Engine Masters" Owned by Ray Alley
from
Garden Grove, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Ray Alley |
| '70 Plymouth Duster by
Woody Gilmore - Exhibition Engineering |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Engine Masters with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.990 at Seattle WA 7/31/70 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
199.48 at Seattle WA 8/31/70 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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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 80.36,
MPH 52.07 |
Entry is 0.94459 times average ET and 1.00413 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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Notes: Stock stroke motor. | Best NHRA ET was 7.263/196.07. Also 194.38 at Seattle 8/22/70. | Ray was at Lions for an eight-car show on June 27. His 7.49/194.38 beat Andy Clary in the first round, but his 7.67 in the semifinal lost to Dave Beebe's 7.49. On July 3, he competed at the OCIR Nitro Championships. It was a sixteen-car field, and in the opening round of eliminations, his 7.53/191.08 beat John Lombardo's 7.86/185. Marv Eldridge fouled against him in round two, so Alley advanced with a 7.51/189.07. His next opponent, Mert Littlefield, shut down early and Ray's 7.66/177.86 went to the final. He faced Arnie Behling, who was behind the wheel of John Mazmanian's 'Cuda. The final wasn't very close as Behling set Low ET with a 7.25 at 200 to easily cover Alley's 7.95/191.89. The following day, he was at Irwindale for the Fourth of July Championships. This was only an eight-car show, but Alley qualified. An opening round 8.53/135.13 advanced when Don Hampton crossed the centerline, but the Duster broke in its semifinal match against eventual winner Behling. Ray got another runner-up finish at Lions on July 11 for the AHRA All-American race. In the first round, his quick-leaving 7.83/179.28 beat Steve Bovan's 7.76/188. He actually lost to Behling's 8.02/133 in the semifinals when he ran an off-pace 8.81/187.50, but Arnie's Cuda had blown a rear end, so Alley was reinstated for the final. There he ran against Roger Wolford, who was driving the "Mako Shark" Corvette. The two had a good race, but Roger's 7.61/176 got to the stripe first before Alley's 7.65/193.54. Yet another runner-up finish came at OCIR on July 25 for the PDA Championships. In the first round, Ed Lenarth lost fire, giving Alley a 7.71/185.56 solo. In the second round, Danny Ongais lost fire in the M/T Mustang. Ray ran 7.51/185.56 to advance. Once again, he needed a little "help" with the "break rule" as he lost his semifinal race to Gene Conway. Alley's 7.79/186.33 lost to Conway's 7.47/192.71. But in the other semifinal race, both Lombardo and Dave Condit were able to get their cars down the track due to breakage, so both were disqualified. Alley now had to rerun Conway in the final. This time Ray had troubles and shut off to 11.52/99.77 while Conway got the victory with a 7.65/181. He ventured to Kent, Washington, for the Seafair Nationals on July 31. He ran times of 7.85, 7.50, and 7.48/193.12 to reach the final. It was an all-Duster final as he faced Ed McCulloch. The two had a great race that saw Ed's 7.05/210 win over Ray's quicker 6.99/199.48. McCulloch also stopped him at the third NHRA Division Seven race held at Bakersfield on August 9. This time it came in the semifinals. A week later (August 15), he was at OCIR for its anniversary race. It was a sixteen-car field, and Alley's opening round 7.53/192.71 beat Condit's 7.70/196 in the "L. A. Hooker." But in round two, he fouled away a 7.49/192.71 against Eldridge. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Thursday, May 29, 2025, 10:55:11 PM by
Ron Howard.
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Rankings updated: 05/31/25 02:07:17 am EDT
