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Jim Liberman (M) from
West Chester, Pennsylvania
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "Jungle Jim" Owned by Jim Liberman
from
West Chester, Pennsylvania
USA
| Crew Chief: Jim Liberman |
| '72 Chevrolet Vega by
Romeo Palamides |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.440 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
233.00 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
4.899 at Oxford ME 7/07/72 |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
156.52 at Oxford ME 7/07/72 |
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Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 85.28,
MPH 93.81 |
Entry is 0.94845 times average ET and 1.08736 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 32.33,
MPH 00.91 |
Entry is 1.02490 times average ET and 0.85065 times average MPH |
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| 1972 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.294 ET, 235.64 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH |
| 1972 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.790 ET, 214.28 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 184.00 MPH |
| 1972 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.290 ET, 199.58 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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Notes: This is my personal favorite of all the Jungle Jim cars. Built by Romeo Palamides of jet car fame in Chicago, painted by Bob Gerdes of Circus Custom Paint, then lettered by the infamous "Mr. J," it was a pretty trick piece at the time. Previously, Jungle bought cars from various builders and even built a few himself at his West Chester, Pennsylvania shop. This was Jungle's first store-bought piece in a long time, and he decided to take it out to Ontario, California, for the 1972 NHRA SuperNationals. I don't remember the exact numbers, but I do know that one pass that weekend was Jungle's personal best at the time. - Berserko Bob Doerrer | Jim ran 6.69 at OCIR and was featured in the film Funny Car Summer. He ran a confirmed 6.54/218.97 in winning the Epping Funny Car Nationals on September 10, 1972, in the Vega. | The NHRA qualifying sheets from Ontario 1972 show that Jim was the 12th alternate (no time). However, Frank Rupert was the 9th alternate at 7.143. We need to validate this 6.44/233. | James Morgan posted this on Facebook on 1/14/26: "Jungle's" path to victory at the 1972 New England Funny Car Nationals to secure his 3rd straight FC Nats title. Round 1 7.02 @ 186 over the George's Corvette entry. Round 2 6.62 @ 218 over the Freedom Machine. Round 3 6.54 @ 218 over Fred Goeske. Round 4 6.75 @ 204 over Lew Arrington's 6.74. Round 5 6.63 @ 191 over red lighting Hill Bros. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 12:53:23 PM by
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Rankings updated: 01/14/26 03:19:00 am EST
