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Mike Ditty |
Tom Hoover (M) from
St. Paul, Minnesota
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
520 ) |
1977 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 5 |
| "Showtime" Owned by Tom Hoover
from
St. Paul, Minnesota
USA
| Crew Chief: George Hoover |
| '76 Chevrolet Monza by
Jaime Sarte |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 484 Keith Black Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.170 at 1977 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
229.59 at NHRA Pomona CA 1/30/77 |
| 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 1977 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 80.03,
MPH 67.12 |
Entry is 0.95216 times average ET and 1.04340 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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| 1977 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 5.964 ET, 247.93 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1977 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 220.04 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1977 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 6.996 ET, 203.81 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Tom started the '77 season by running 6.69/214.28 at the PRO event at Beeline on 1/14/77. He qualified #1 at the AHRA Winternationals with a 6.73. A first-round 6.75/206.42 beat Cyril Leon, and in round two, a 6.80 took care of Chris Lane. In the semifinals, both he and Tripp Shumake smoked the tires to identical 7.10s, but Hoover got there first. He lost to John Collins in the final. At Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, he ran well again, lasting until the second round before Raymond Beadle's holeshot in the "Blue Max" beat his 6.19 with a 6.27. On May 1, he was at the AHRA Springnationals. He beat Dave Benjamin in the first round before losing to eventual winner Billy Graham in round two. He qualified #1 at St. Louis for the AHRA Gateway Nationals in June with a 6.39/216.87. An off pace 7.13/106.90 lost to Gene Snow in the first round. Tom qualified #12 for the NHRA Springnationals, and although he failed to reach the finals, just qualifying was tough, as Ed McCulloch, Jim Liberman, Tommy Ivo, Johnny White, and others failed to qualify. He won the Memorial weekend race at US 131, Martin, Mich., stopping Gary Burgin in the final. At Englishtown for the NHRA Summernationals, Tom qualified #7 with a 6.27. He beat Frank Mancuso's Vega in the first round, and in round two, a 6.45/216 beat a tire-smoking Burgin. In the semifinals, Hoover had trouble and shut off, giving Don Prudhomme an easy (6.31?) run into the final. Later in July, he won the Division 5 race at Brainerd. Another win came at the AHRA Grandnationals at Dragway 42 on July 31. He qualified #1 with a 6.31/225.00 and in the first round, a 6.45/221.67 beat Stan Bowman. In the semifinals, his 6.58/221.13 beat Graham's quicker 6.55/217. In the final, he took the victory with a 6.30 (Low ET) at 225.00 over Snow's 6.59/193. On August 4, he was back at Englishtown for the Funny Car Race of Champions. All cars ran two runs with the two lowest ETs meeting in the final. Hoover shut off early in his first race and lost to Les Cassidy, while his second race saw him run a 6.55/225 over Gordon Mineo's 6.54. His time wasn't good enough to make the final. He won the NHRA Grandnationals up in Canada. He qualified #2 with a 6.25/223.88 in the eight-car show. A first-round 6.35 beat Al Segrini, and in the semifinals, he singled after Billy Meyer was unable to show after a first-round fire in which Meyer received second-degree burns to his hands. Tom ran a 7.17/122 single to get into the final, where he faced off against all-conquering Don Prudhomme. The "Snake" slipped to a 6.76/172, and that's all it took for Hoover to snag the victory with a 6.24/226.13. The following week (August 14), he was back at US 131 for the PHR Championships. He ran well, beating Denny Savage with a 6.37 in the first round, and he beat Bowman in round two. In the semifinals, a strong 6.20/221 lost to eventual winner Burgin's 6.23/234. His next win came at Spokane for the AHRA World Finals on August 21. He qualified #2 with a 6.50/213, and in the final, he beat Beadle's 6.53 with a 6.40/215. He had a disappointing showing at Indy for the US Nationals when he failed to qualify. Almost 40 cars showed for the sixteen spots, so he was not alone on the outside looking in. He didn't go to Seattle for the Fallnationals, but he did go to Ontario Motor Speedway for the NHRA World Finals. He qualified on the "bump spot" and lost early. Overall, it was a very successful season, probably the best to this point in his racing career. His best NHRA national event times were 6.193/229.59 at the Winternationals. Where did Tom run the 6.17? |
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Submitted by Mike Ditty, Last updated on Sunday, August 17, 2025, 01:38:33 AM by
Ron Howard.
Approved by Bill Pratt. |
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Rankings updated: 08/17/25 03:02:39 am EDT
