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Dale Pulde (M) from
Van Nuys, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
724 ) |
1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Mickey Thompson's Revellaser" Owned by Mickey Thompson & Dale Pulde
from
Long Beach, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Steve Montrelli |
| '72 Ford Pinto by
Woody Gilmore |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 482 Chrysler Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.450 at Bowling Green KY 7/02/72 (TR) |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
220.04 at Bowling Green KY 7/02/72 (TR) |
| 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 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 84.27,
MPH 63.48 |
Entry is 0.94993 times average ET and 1.02688 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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| 1972 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.294 ET, 235.64 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH |
| 1972 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.790 ET, 214.28 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 184.00 MPH |
| 1972 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.290 ET, 199.58 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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Notes: Won AHRA Winternationals 1972. | At the end of June through the July 4 weekend, I ran nine races in 14 days! Set the track record at Beech Bend at 6.45/220.04 over the July 4 weekend. - Dale Pulde, 7/3/15 | Pulde started the season with a win at the AHRA Winternationals at Beeline, but he had to beat the "killer car" of the day not once but twice to get the victory. Dale ran a 6.71 in the semifinals to beat Pat Foster's 6.72 in the bucks-up "Barry Setzer Vega." Leroy Goldstein won the other semifinal race but broke and could not make the final. That meant that Dale would race Foster again for the title. Dale won that final with a 6.68 over Pat's 6.85. The MT Pinto was at the Lions Grand Premiere race, and Dale beat Bill Leavitt's 7.11 in the first round, with a 6.79/215.82, but he lost in round two. At Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals, once again, Pulde met Foster. It happened in the semifinals, and they both smoked the tires, with Dale's 7.57 beating the Vega's 7.78. In the final, he ran Ed McCulloch, and the Pinto lost a motor, giving Ed the victory. The team was at Lakeland on March 6 for the IHRA Winternationals. A 6.96 qualified #6 in the field. He beat Charlie Wilson in the first round with a 7.02, and in round two, he beat a crossed-up Jim Liberman. A 7.15 beat Preston Davis in the semifinal, and he found himself in another final round. Unfortunately, he crossed the centerline in the final, and Richard Tharp in the "Blue Max" won. Dale lost in the second round to McCulloch at the AHRA Pro-Am race at West Palm Beach. Pulde had one of the four cars competing at Chandler Raceway in Indiana late in April. He did well, winning his races and reaching the final round against Clare Sanders, driving the "Chi-Town Hustler." Dale got the jump and looked like he had this one in the bag when the car suddenly got out of shape and almost went off the track and into the grass. He obviously had to shut it down and watch as Sanders roared past. He was at Rockingham on April 30 for the IHRA Pro-Am Championships. It didn't go smoothly for the MT team, as they lost two engines. The second engine let go while winning his second-round race, and he could not run against Foster in the semifinal. Pulde was one of 22 cars attempting to qualify at the IHRA Longhorn Nationals at Dallas. His 6.84 qualified #6, and in the opening round, he singled with a 6.70 when Charlie Therwhanger lost his 'chute on the line. In round two, he improved to 6.53 at 205.47 to beat Jake Johnston's 6.95/202, but in the semifinals, the Pinto lost a rear end, and eventual winner Tharp soloed into the final. The team's next stop was at Bristol for the IHRA Springnationals. Dale qualified #13, and in his first-round meeting with Gene Snow, the car kicked off its blower belt while Snow made for the big end. He was at Rockford for the East-West meet, and it was an unusual 12-car show. Twenty-four cars attempted to qualify, and Pulde's 7.20 got him the #9 spot. Unfortunately, he failed to reach the finals there. Things went well at the AHRA Marathon Nationals in Marion County in July. There was even a little bit of lady luck riding on their side as in the semifinals, Don Prudhomme beat Pulde but lost a motor while doing it. In the final, Pulde was reinstated to run Leroy Goldstein driving the "Candies and Hughes" car. It was a close race, but Dale's 6.88 nipped Leroy's 6.89 for the gold. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Thursday, November 13, 2025, 02:29:01 PM by
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Rankings updated: 11/13/25 03:11:06 am EST
