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Bob Glidden (M) from
Whiteland, Indiana
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
5) |
1989 - Category: PS-500, Type: LN, Class: Pro Stock, Div: 3 |
| "Motorcraft Quality Parts" Owned by Bob Glidden
from
Whiteland, Indiana
USA
| Crew Chief: Bob Glidden |
| '89 Ford Probe by
Willie Rells |
Powered by Carbureted Gas 496 Ford by Bob Glidden with
4 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.256 at NHRA Baytown TX 3/89 (NR) |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
190.07 at NHRA Baytown TX 3/89 |
| 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 1989 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 88.65 |
Entry is 0.97527 times average ET and 1.02293 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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| 1989 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.256 ET, 191.32 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.740 ET, 131.45 MPH |
| 1989 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.440 ET, 185.81 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.977 ET, 124.88 MPH |
| 1989 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.940 ET, 174.12 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.307 ET, 117.11 MPH |
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Notes: Bob had one of his best seasons ever in '89. It started by winning the Winternationals at Pomona. Although he only qualified #5 with a 7.36/188.63, he ran a first-round 7.30/188.63 over Mark Pawuk, a 7.31/188 in the second round over Don Beverley, and a semifinal 7.33/188.08 beat Warren Johnson's 7.37/187. He improved to a meet's best of 7.29/188.71 (Low ET & Top Speed) in the final over Frank Iaconio. Another win came at the next event, the NHRA Supernationals. There, he qualified #2 with a 7.29 and ran another 7.29 over Iaconio in the first round. A second round 7.31 beat Butch Leal, and in the semifinals, he improved to a 7.26/189.71 over Bruce Allen's 7.29/188. In the final, he met with upstart Morris Johnson Jr., and in taking the win, Bob set a new NHRA record of 7.25/190.07 (Top Speed). Glidden set Low ET and Top Speed in qualifying #1 at the Gatornationals. He was running well and met and beat WJ in the second round with a 7.34/188 to Warren's 7.42. But in the semifinal, he ran Darrell Alderman, and they both ran 7.38s, but the Dodge won. He once again set Low ET and Top Speed in qualifying #1 at the Southern Nationals, with a 7.34/188.24. On his way to another win, he beat Pawuk, Whisnant, and Larry Morgan in that order. His semifinal win over Morgan was close, with a 7.40/186.06, just beating Morgan's 7.41/186. In the final, he took on Bruce Allen and scored a final round 7.35/186.99, which won the match over Bruce's 7.42/185. He won his fourth race in the fifth race of the season, the Mid-South Nationals at Memphis. He set Low ET and Top Speed in qualifying #1 with a 7.28 at 190.07. He beat Allen in the first round with a 7.29, and in the second round, a 7.33/189 beat Rickie Smith. In the semifinal, Bob's 7.30/189 beat Alderman's Dodge. In the final, he was up against arch rival WJ, and a final round 7.28/189.67 got the win over Warren's 7.37. At the next event on the tour, the Cajun Nationals, Bob got beaten by Ken Koretsky in the first round, after qualifying #3 with a 7.43/185.22. He wasn't down for long as he came back to win his fifth race of the season at the Springnationals. There, he set a track record of 7.35 in qualifying and the meet's Top Speed at 187.07. He ran 7.39/186 over Morgan, 7.38/185 over Beverley, and a semifinal 7.41/186 over Pawuk to reach the finals against Joe Lepone. Bob took the win with a 7.41/185.95 over Joe's 7.49/183. The tour then traveled to Canada for the Grandnationals, where Bob set Low ET and Top Speed in qualifying #1 with a 7.35 at 186.79. He beat Jerry Eckman in the first race with a 7.38/185.07, but he fouled away a 7.43/185.22 in the second round against Iaconio, who ran 7.48/185 for the win. The next stop was Englishtown for the Summernationals. Again, Bob qualified #1 with a track record of 7.34/188.75. Unfortunately for Bob, in the first round, Leal pulled a holeshot that Glidden couldn't catch, and Bob lost for the second time this season. He rebounded nicely by winning his sixth race at the Mile High Nationals in Denver. He qualified #1 with a track record of 7.83 at 175.60. Bob beat WJ in the first round, and a 7.84/175 beat Lepone in round two. A semifinal 7.83/175 took care of Allen's Beretta and another 7.83/175.23 beat Eckman's 7.93 in the final. The next stop on the tour was the California Nationals. He used a 7.33/188.79 (Top Speed) to qualify #3 in the field. In the first round, he ran another 7.33 at 188.12 to beat Pawuk. In round two, a 7.37/187.30 beat Koretsky, and a semifinal 7.37/187.38 beat Smith. In the final, Glidden met WJ, and a 7.33/188.16 gave Bob his 74th NHRA National event victory. Seattle was the next stop for the Seafair Nationals. A 7.37/187.11 qualified the Probe in the #5 spot, and a first-round 7.40/185.68 just beat Gary Herman's 7.40/186. He ran another 7.40/185.56 in round two when Alderman fouled. In the semifinal, Allen's 7.37/186 beat Bob's 7.42/185.91. The Northstar Nationals was the next race on the schedule, and Bob got his eighth pole of the season with a 7.44/185.26. He beat Kenny Delco in the first round, and a second round 7.47 beat Morris Johnson Jr's 7.51. In the semifinals, a 7.48 advanced into the final when Iaconio fouled. In the final, he ran Low ET and Top Speed at 7.43/185.98, but he lost to Allen for the second straight event. The US Nationals came next, and Bob got outqualified by the Reher-Morrison team. His 7.35/187.22 was second to Bruce's 7.35/186. Glidden was shooting for his 75th NHRA win and was feeling good about it at Indy. In the first round, a 7.40/186.91 beat Iaconio's 7.43/185. In round two, WJ broke a transmission and Bob motored to another 7.40/186.99 win. In the semifinals, he advanced with a 7.39/187.30 (Top Speed) when Beverley fouled. In the final, he met Morgan and lost to a 7.36/185 by the Olds driver to his 7.42/187.07. He finally got that 75 win at the next event, the Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove. He qualified #5 with a 7.35/188.00 and a first-round 7.38/187.50, got past a fouling Lee Dean. In round two, a 7.35/187.53 beat Beverley's 7.38/186. In the semifinal, he and Alderman had a close one with Bob's 7.35/187.50 beating the Dodge's 7.36/187. In the final, he met Allen, who wasn't gonna make it easy. Glidden took the win with a 7.36/187.46 to Bruce's close 7.37/186. The next race was the Chief Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. Bob used a 7.29/188.08 to qualify #3. He beat Nick Nikolis in the first round, with a 7.35/188.32. He was to face Allen in the second race, but Allen had crashed at the top end after winning his first-round race. The Beretta was unable to make the second round, so Glidden got a solo. On the solo pass, he ran another 7.35/187.81. In the semifinal, he met WJ. Johnson got a slight holeshot and took a 7.37/187 victory over Bob's 7.36/187.34. The second-to-last race of the season was the Fallnationals. A 7.42/185.41 gave Bob the #4 spot in the field. He beat Don Coonce in the first round, and a 7.40/185 beat Kenny Delco in round two. He won a close one over his rival WJ in the semifinal with Glidden's 7.41/185 beating WJ's 7.42/185. In the final, he ran Alderman, and Bob was a bit slow on the tree when Darrell took a 7.42/186 win over the Probe's 7.40/185.98. Photo from Columbus 1989. |
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Rankings updated: 10/30/25 03:03:29 am EDT
