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Gene Conway (M) from
Inglewood, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
749 ) |
1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: Match Race, Div: 7 |
| "C&O Destroyer" Owned by Gene Conway
from
Inglewood, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Gene Conway |
| '67 Jeep by
C&O |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi with
3 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.980 at Long Beach CA 1968 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
180.36 at Orange County CA 8/31/68 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 46.11,
MPH 36.69 |
Entry is 1.00631 times average ET and 0.98000 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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| 1968 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.300 ET, 205.46 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 155.17 MPH |
| 1968 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.930 ET, 184.04 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 147.54 MPH |
| 1968 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 8.560 ET, 170.50 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 138.54 MPH |
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Notes: Conway started the year at Irwindale on January 1, qualifying 6th with an 8.31 but losing to Hayden Proffitt's holeshot 8.49/166.97 to Gene's 8.39/173.74 in the first round. On January 28 at Lions for the AHRA Funny Car meet, his 8.98/164.83 qualified him 21. He lost to Roger Lindamood in the first round. Still, at Lions on February 24, Conway's 8.20 qualified him eighth in a sixteen-car field. A first-round 8.13/176.81 failed to beat Rusty Delling's 8.08 in a Firebird. The following day at Carlsbad, an 8.35/175.43 won the first-round before Lew Arrington ran an 8.24/181.80 to his 8.43/174.75 in round two. He was runner-up to Rusty Delling on March 17 at the West Coast Championships at Fremont. Gene was at Lions on May 18 for a big Funny Car show. After the top eight qualifiers filled their field, there were so many cars that a second eight-car field was made up of the following eight lowest ET cars. In this second eight-car field, Gene qualified last with a 9.89. The Jeep dropped a cylinder in the first round, and his 10.06/105 lost to Larry Barker's 8.84/175. At the OCIR Funny Car 500 on June 1, Conway beat Andy Clary in round one, with an 8.40, but he failed to make it into the finals. On June 22 at Irwindale, he fouled away an 8.10/178.57 in round one. On August 10, everyone involved in drag racing was watching the big $28,000 to win drag race between Bennie Osborn and Tom McEwen at OCIR. Of course, everyone now knows that Osborn upset McEwen for the prize, but few realized that there was also an Funny Car race being held. Conway won that race with a final round 8.29 over Jess Tyree's 8.38. Back at OCIR on August 31, Gene went to the semifinal running a best of 8.08/180.36 before losing to Dave Beebe. Not sure how much longer he ran the Jeep after this. The car ran 8.080 at Orange County on 8/31/68. |
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Submitted by Mike Ditty, Last updated on Friday, November 21, 2025, 01:12:07 PM by
John Murnan II.
Approved by Super Crew. |
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Rankings updated: 11/22/25 03:08:10 am EST
