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Ronnie Runyan (M) from
Raytown, Missouri
USA
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1969 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 5 |
| "Blue Hell" Owned by Ronnie Runyan
from
Raytown, Missouri
USA
| Crew Chief: Ronnie Runyan |
| '67 Chevrolet Corvair by
Dick Fletcher |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Chevrolet with
automatic transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.830 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
183.00 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
5.310 at Madison IL 7/19/69 |
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 37.75,
MPH 19.68 |
Entry is 1.02219 times average ET and 0.94819 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 15.85,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 1.04528 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1969 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.960 ET, 215.31 MPH |
1000 Ft. 6.340 ET, 175.45 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 173.00 MPH |
| 1969 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.660 ET, 193.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 6.657 ET, 166.68 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 151.80 MPH |
| 1969 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 8.360 ET, 176.84 MPH |
1000 Ft. 7.077 ET, 156.79 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 142.54 MPH |
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Notes: Also ran 7.84 at '69 AHRA Grand American in St. Louis and 7.85 Green Valley. | Runyan started the '69 season not how he would have liked. He failed to qualify at Irwindale's New Year's Day Championships. Ron qualified #11 with an 8.06 at the HRM Championships at Riverside on March 16. He fouled against Charlie Allen in the first round. A 7.94 qualified him #4 at an eight-car show at Lions on March 22. That alone was impressive since Tom McEwen, Jack Chrisman, Dale Pulde, Ray Alley, Dick Loehr, among others, failed to qualify. Runyan won his first race with an all-over-the-track 9.69/135 over Ed Lenarth's out-of-shape 10.81. Unfortunately, Ron was disqualified for the pass, and Lenarth returned to race in the semifinal. He attempted to qualify for an eight-car show at Lions on April 19, but he ended up as first alternate with a 7.78 best. On April 26, Runyan ran a 7.84 in qualifying at Irwindale for a sixteen-car show. An off pace 8.37/166.05 lost to Clyde Morgan's 7.93/178 in the first round. Ron ran as an alternate on May 3 at the second annual Manufacturer's Funny Car Open at OCIR. He lost to Randy Walls' 8.05/181 in his first race when he fouled away an 8.36/180.72. He also lost to Larry Fullerton in his second race. He did much better on May 10 at Lions for an eight-car show where he qualified #3 with a 7.99 and lost to Lenarth in the first round, but Ed broke, letting Runyan back into the field on the break rule. He made it into the final, where his 8.34/157.61 lost to Fullerton's 7.80/187. He raced at the AHRA Springnationals at Bristol on June 8, beating Jerry Caminito in the first round with an 8.01. He fouled against Leonard Hughes in the second round. On August 10, he qualified second with a 7.84 at the AHRA Grand American race at St. Louis. He beat Joe Allen in the first round with a 7.92, and in the semifinal, Mike Burkhart fouled against him, and Runyan eased to the final with a 9.94. In the final, he shut off when Bob Manion pulled a big holeshot on him and won with a 7.81/192. Ron coasted to a 9.70-77.12 runner-up effort. He fouled in the first round at both the AHRA World Championships at Green Valley on August 24 and the AHRA All-American at Bristol in September. 7. Another first-round loss came at Tulsa for the AHRA Points Finals, where Connie Kalitta's 7.95 beat him. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Friday, August 8, 2025, 12:03:02 PM by
Ron Howard.
Approved by Bill Pratt. |
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Rankings updated: 08/08/25 03:17:05 am EDT
