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Pete Robinson (M) from
Atlanta, Georgia
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
201 ) |
1967 - Category: TOPFUEL, Type: TN, Class: AA/FD, Div: 2 |
| "Tinker Toy V" Owned by Pete Robinson
from
Atlanta, Georgia
USA
| Crew Chief: Pete Robinson |
| Dragster by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 427 Ford with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.920 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
219.52 at Union Grove WI 5/67 |
| 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 1967 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 81.35,
MPH 68.77 |
Entry is 0.94925 times average ET and 1.03177 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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| 1967 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.700 ET, 230.76 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.050 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1967 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.290 ET, 212.76 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.303 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1967 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.880 ET, 196.83 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.633 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Robinson was very well-liked in the racing community. He would often help a fellow competitor, even at a match race. More than a few drivers said that if they had to lose to anyone, losing to Pete made it a little easier. He went into the '67 season strong after winning the '66 NHRA World Finals with a track record 7.19. Ford was so happy with the win that they gave him a new Mustang. So Pete started the season in Jan at the AHRA Winternationals. His 7.90 qualified #23, and in the opening round of eliminations, he laid a giant holeshot on Danny Ongais that saw Pete's 7.81 beat Ongais' 7.63 to the stripe. He got crossed up and shut down in the next round, losing to John Mulligan's 7.53. At Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, a 7.411/203.16 qualified #18. Robinson was very weight conscious. All his dragsters were lightened wherever possible and then some. His car was the lightest Top Fuel dragster at Pomona; it weighed 1,130 lbs. In round one, he beat Tommy Ivo's 7.44/206 with a 7.33/205.00. In round two, he improved to 7.26/201.78 to beat John Edmunds' 7.58/164. Round three saw him get off the line first, and his 7.34/201.78 beat Jerry Ruth's oh-so-close 7.35/214. He matched up with the only other Ford-powered car in the field in the semifinals, Connie Kalitta's. But for the second race in a row, Pete's car got out of shape, and he shut off, giving eventual winner Kalitta the win at 7.23/215 while Robinson rolled through at 8.65/153.58. At the Bakersfield March Meet, he again made it into the semifinals before fouling against Mike Snively in the "Hawaiian." Pete's best run there was a second-round 7.24. Robinson set a new NHRA Top Fuel record at the first Division 2 race on April 1 at Phenix City Dragway with a 7.08 national record. Unfortunately, he didn't win the race. In the first round, he got an odd-lot single for being the low qualifier, but he fouled against Bill Mullins in the semifinals. On April 30, Pete was in Connecticut for a best of three match against Ivo. Tommy won the first race with a 7.91/196 over Pete's off-pace 8.33/196, but the SOHC-powered dragster came back to win the next two races and the match with ETs of 7.64/193.12 and 7.55/199.10. Ivo's best was a 7.78/202. On May 14, Robinson won the NHRA Division 2 race at Palmetto, NC. A final round 7.10/198.66 beat a fouling Harmon Caldwell. Earlier, he had set a 6.97 track record and had run a Top Speed of 218.44. His speed was a personal best (to this point), being six mph faster than he had ever run before. He met fellow Ford campaigner Tom Hoover for a best of three match at Minneapolis on May 21. Pete won the match two straight with runs of 7.45/216.34 and a track record 7.36 at 206.85. Hoover's best was 7.50/214. He took a big win at Union Grove's Drag Racing Olympics. It was a sixteen-car show, and he ran 7.69/195.62, 7.75/195.65, and 7.57/187 to reach the final. In the final, he faced Kalitta. Robinson ran 7.17 at a track record 219.52 to get the victory over Conrad's 7.61/195. At the end of July, Pete was at Irwindale testing some tires. On one of his runs, the dragster ended up flipping at 222 mph. Robinson suffered a compound fracture in his arm and a broken shoulder. He was out of the driver's seat until the following year. In the meantime, he hired Steve Carbone to shoe his ride. Pete was the last record-holder using a Ford motor, and he won NHRA Division 2 in 1967. Where was the 6.92 run? |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Friday, April 3, 2026, 12:04:16 PM by
John Murnan II.
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Rankings updated: 04/23/26 03:02:59 am EDT
