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Don Cook (M) from
Walnut Creek, California
USA
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1969 - Category: TOPFUEL, Type: TN, Class: AA/FD, Div: 7 |
| "Southwind II" Owned by Don Cook
from
Walnut Creek, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Don Cook |
| '69 Dragster by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.690 at Long Island NY 1969 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
216.34 at Martin MI 5/30/69 |
| 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 1969 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 74.56,
MPH 42.24 |
Entry is 0.95983 times average ET and 0.98803 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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| 1969 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.400 ET, 238.15 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.660 ET, 174.00 MPH |
| 1969 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.970 ET, 218.96 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.035 ET, 160.70 MPH |
| 1969 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.540 ET, 202.41 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 149.56 MPH |
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Notes: A member of Chris Karamesines' Greek Fleet. Front engine dragster. He qualified at Bakersfield March Meet 69 with a 7.12. Cook started the '69 season at Sacramento on January 1. Unfortunately, in the opening round, he lost to Ken Safford in Ted Gotelli's car. His next stop was at Beeline Dragway for the AHRA Winternationals. It was a 32-car show, and he qualified #11. He lost early there as well. At the NHRA Winternationals, he qualified seventh with a 7.06/208.33. A first-round 7.22 beat Jimmy King's 7.48. He lost to a holeshot by Jerry Ruth in the second round when his 7.00/212.76 lost to Ruth's 7.07. At the Bakersfield March Meet, his 6.89 qualified #7. In the first round, his 7.47/209.82 fell to Hank Westmoreland's 6.94/212. On March 9, he raced at the Sears Point National Open. He made it into the semifinals of the sixteen-car show before losing to Don Garlits' 7.06/214 with a 7.29/215.37. Back in Sacramento on March 30 for the Top Fuel Championships, he qualified third with a 7.33. Ray Mantago fouled against him in the first round but lost to Jim Herbert in the semifinal. On May 4, Don was at National Trail for a best-of-three match against Leroy Goldstein, driving the "Ramchargers" car. He won the first race with a 7.00/207.84 when Goldstein broke. They had two more races, and both times, Leroy fouled, giving Cook the match race victory. He was at Martin, Michigan, for a sixteen-car show on May 30. He made it to the final by running 6.94/208.32 in the first round, and in round two, his 6.91/214.28 beat a tire-smoking Dick LaHaie. A 6.87/216.34 stopped Steve Carbone's 6.90/197 in a close race in the semifinals. He faced a strong running John Mulligan, who had run nothing but 6.6's in eliminations. Sure enough, Mulligan pounded out another 6.65/230 to get the victory, while Cook shut-off at 7.60/145.00. Soon after, he was at Bristol for the AHRA Springnationals. Don qualified #6 in the sixteen-car field and lasted until round two, where he popped a supercharger while running Goldstein. On June 29, he was at New York National for the Smokers Meet. Over 50 cars attempted to qualify for the 32-car field. Cook qualified well, and a first-round 6.72/212.76 beat Duane Ong. But he got out of shape in the second round and shut off against Fred Forkner. Cook was back in Martin, Michigan, on July 4. This race featured two eight-car fields, a UDRA race, and an "All-Star" race in which he competed. Cook ended up winning. An opening round 6.99/203.16 defeated the "Creitz and Donovan" car. He then ran 7.04/200 in the semifinal to beat Tom Hoover's Ford. He faced Dave Powers in the final, and Dave fouled away a 6.97 while Don ran an easy 7.83 for the win. |
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Rankings updated: 01/01/26 03:29:31 am EST
