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Larry Fullerton (M) from
Van Nuys, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
731 ) |
1970 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Galpin Ford" Owned by Larry Fullerton
from
Van Nuys, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Larry Fullerton |
| '70 Ford Maverick by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford SOHC with
automatic transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.030 at Irwindale CA 7/17/70 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
141.28 at Irwindale CA 7/17/70 |
| 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 04.27,
MPH 00.78 |
Entry is 1.08514 times average ET and 0.71116 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: The All-Ford FCs were in trouble in '70. After having an amazing season in '69 that saw the blue oval guys in a lot of victory circles, there were really only 5 or 6 truly competitive Ford powered Funny Car's running in '69, but if you considered their victories it seemed like a whole lot more. Especially with Danny Ongais' domination in the early part of the year with Mickey Thompson's Mustang. All the cars that performed well-used the 427 SOHC. The Boss 429 just didn't cut it even though Tommy Grove and Connie Kalitta tried hard to make it work. But '70 started bad. There were some expected leavers, such as Eddie Schartman and Dick Loehr going into the Pro Stock class, but then there were some unexpected ones, such as Gas Ronda's bad fire at the AHRA Winternationals that cut his career short. Then there was Mickey Thompson losing two cars to crashes and now the Ford-powered Funny Car was almost extinct. It was too bad as the SOHC made gobs of horsepower, but by '70, parts were getting harder and harder to come by. Not to mention, the Fords were much more expensive to build compared to a Mopar Hemi which in '70 was an over the counter deal. The Ford had a weaker bottom end and tear downs between rounds were a lot more time-consuming. The M/T team just switched in a new "bullet" every time they hurt one. The Fords were performing better than the Chevy-powered FCs at this time. Even at Irwindale's New Year's race, there were four Ford entries and one went on to win. But just a couple of months later, only one of those four cars were still in competition. It went on with Grove winning the AHRA Winternationals. So, the season started well. What does this have to do with Larry Fullerton? Lots, as Larry had been racing a Cammer powered Mustang. It never really rocked the world. During the '69 season, he did OK, just making the shows and sometimes lasting a few rounds. If the motor got hurt, he didn't have the budget to just drop in a "spare.” During May of that year, he dropped in Norm Cowdrey's 392 for a race at Lions. His times did not really improve much (7.80 best), but the reliability was there and he won the race. He continued to race the 392 until it blew up at Lions and turned the car into a fireball. This shelved the car until July. Once it was back together, he switched back and forth between the Hemi and the SOHC. He took a stint driving one of M/T's Mustangs early in '70. Then he had this new Maverick built. Galpin Ford was a sponsor for the car and the car appeared in magazines using the Ford motor. He attempted to qualify at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, but he failed to make the show. At the Bakersfield March Meet, the car showed up running a 392. He made a few test runs, but did not race it in competition. Fullerton did race it at OCIR's Big Four Championships, but the car failed to fire in the first round, against Ray Alley. Even with the Chrysler now in place of the Ford, Larry was having a tough time qualifying at the shows. He failed to qualify at Lions for the AHRA All American race, but with so many cars present, they formed another second eight to race. Unfortunately, Fullerton crossed the centerline in his first-round race and was disqualified. A week later (July 17), he was at Irwindale for a sixteen-car show. He qualified #10 with an 8.35/141.28, but an opening round 8.03 lost to Leroy Hales' 7.80 in the "Wild Breed.” Larry continued to have trouble at the Irwindale Gold Cup Championships where the car died on the line in the first round, against Frank Rupert. He failed to qualify for the NHRA Division 7 race at OCIR. So that spelled the end for another one of the Ford powered cars. Larry wanted to run the SOHC in this car, but it was too costly and it was just too easy to put in a Hemi and just go. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, June 14, 2026, 10:18:27 PM by
John Murnan II.
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Rankings updated: 06/20/26 03:06:06 am EDT
