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Sam Miller (M) from
Wayne, New Jersey
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
120 ) |
1971 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 1 |
| "Sam Miller" Owned by Sam Miller
from
Wayne, New Jersey
USA
| Crew Chief: Sam Miller |
| '71 Plymouth Duster by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Fred Forkner with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.811 at NHRA Indianapolis IN 9/05/71 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
216.86 at NHRA Sanair QC 8/14/71 |
| 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 1971 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 66.90,
MPH 72.98 |
Entry is 0.97579 times average ET and 1.04260 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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| 1971 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 227.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 173.00 MPH |
| 1971 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.980 ET, 208.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 161.29 MPH |
| 1971 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.480 ET, 194.10 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 150.87 MPH |
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Notes: Sam brought out his clean Duster at the NHRA Summernationals. He qualified sixth (times unknown) but lost to Leroy Goldstein in round one, 6.88/208.33 to 7.23/173.69. Miller was in Canada for the NHRA Grandnationals on August 15. He qualified #1 in the eight-car field with a 6.99/213.27. He advanced (no time) when Casey Powell broke in round one, and a semifinal 7.03/215.82 beat Larry Fullerton's 7.29/187.11 and moved him into the finals against Phil Castronovo. It was a close race, and Phil had set Low ET in the semifinals with his track record 6.91/202.24. A car had blown its engine in the lane that Phil had chosen for the final. The track crew cleaned the track, but Castronovo had his car get out of shape in some leftover residue and publicly criticized NHRA for its cleanup. Nevertheless, Miller ran 7.01/216.86 for the victory while Phil recovered to 7.45 for the runner-up spot. A week later (August 22), these two were in another final round together. This time, it came at the Dutch Classic held at Maple Grove. In the opening round, Sam beat Jim Maybeck with a 6.95/200.44, and a semifinal 7.35/173.41 advanced when Lew Arrington's "Brutus" broke a rear end. Castronovo got some "revenge" for the previous week when he ran 6.94/198 for the win when Miller had a rear-end break on the line. Miller qualified #10 at Indy for the NHRA US Nationals with a 6.811/215, but lost to eventual winner Ed McCulloch in round one, 6.67/219.51 to 7.24/210. The weekend of September 19 did not go so well for Sam. He was in New England for its Funny Car Nationals. It was a 32-car field, and in the opening round, his 6.92/200 beat Tom Sneden's 7.02/201. In round two, he faced Arrington, and Miller's engine let go, and the explosion ripped the body off the chassis. He was OK. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, April 5, 2026, 11:42:36 PM by
Ron Howard.
Approved by Bill Pratt. |
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Rankings updated: 04/06/26 03:02:23 am EDT
