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Tom West |
Mike Van Sant (M) from
Torrance, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
727 ) |
1973 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Stone, Woods & Cooke" Owned by Mike Van Sant
from
Torrance, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Mike Van Sant |
| '71 Ford Mustang by
Don Long |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.600 at Irwindale CA 1/73 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
214.79 at Irwindale CA 1/73 |
| 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 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 56.81,
MPH 49.31 |
Entry is 0.98980 times average ET and 0.99902 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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| 1973 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.169 ET, 235.64 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH |
| 1973 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.668 ET, 215.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.657 ET, 184.00 MPH |
| 1973 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.168 ET, 200.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.987 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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Notes: The car raced as the "Stone, Woods & Cooke" Swindler IV. Mike had a good season in '73 behind the wheel of the "Stone, Woods and Cook" Mustang. He was a regular around the no-cal scene and ran very well. His season started on January 7 at Irwindale for the Grand Premiere race. It was a sixteen-car show, and he qualified #7 with a 6.98. In the opening round, his 6.60 beat Jim Murphy's new Satellite, and in round two, his 6.82/212.26 beat Leroy Chadderton's 6.86/217 in the "Hawaiian." His 6.80/214.79 fell to Butch Maas' 6.77/204 in the M/T Grand Am in the semifinals. Things didn't go too well at the second OCIR All-Pro race, where he failed to qualify for the eight-car field. The following week(January 28), Van Sant was at Beeline Dragway for the AHRA Winternationals. He qualified #24 with a 6.81/187.89. In the opening round of eliminations, his 7.54/195.65 lost to the eventual winner Don Schumacher's 6.58/208. He was one of the 58 cars that had attempted to qualify at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, but the track was so horrible that no one could hook up and make a good run there. It only took a 7.84 to qualify, and Mike was among many who failed to qualify. He was back at OCIR for the third All-Pro race. A 6.80 qualified #5 and gave him the right to face low qualifier Sush Matsubara in the first round. Sush smoked the tires in their race, and Mike's 6.88/206.89 advanced. Unfortunately, an off pace 7.18/202.70 lost to eventual winner Tom McEwen's 6.70/218. His next stop was at the Bakersfield March Meet. He qualified #12 and beat Paula Murphy in the first round. In round two, he beat Twig Zeigler's 7.48 with a 7.25/207.84. He found himself in the semifinals once more, but he lost to Ed McCulloch there. Shortly after that (March 10), he was back at OCIR for an eight-car show. He ran 6.89 to qualify #6, and in round one, his 7.02/208.81 lost to Stan Shiroma's 6.80/211. On March 18, the "Stone, Woods, and Cook" car was at Fresno Dragway for the Winter Race of Champions. It was another eight-car show, and Mike's 6.83 qualified #3. He had an interesting first round when his opponent, Larry Christopherson, had his throttle stick wide open on his burnout. The "Arizona Wildcat" Vega crashed hard into the guardrail. Larry was ok, but this allowed Mike to solo with a 6.88/213.27 into the semifinals. But then he had some bad luck as the Mustang failed to fire for his race against the eventual winner, Dave Beebe driving the "Mr. Ed" Satellite. The following week (March 24), OCIR held its final All-Pro race. The final race featured sixteen-car fields, and Mike's 6.72 qualified #4. He made an easy solo in round one when Bob Pickett, driving the "Lil Demon," broke. But in round two, his 7.10/208.33 lost to Chadderton's 6.96/210. Early in April, OCIR held another eight-car event. Van Sant qualified on the "bump" with a 7.44. In the opening round, he improved to a 6.99/206.42 to advance over a broken Beebe. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Saturday, May 24, 2025, 02:36:21 PM by
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