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Drag Racing Story of the Day!
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History of the Big Bud Shootout
U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis
By Rick Howard
Event Winners and Runners Up
 | 1982 (W) FRANK HAWLEY 5.85/247 (R/U) Don Prudhomme 5.92/238 |
| 1983 (W) KENNEY BERNSTEIN 5.90/252 (R/U) Al Segrini 10.00/84 |
| 1984 (W) TOM MCEWEN 5.82/260 (R/U) Frank Hawley Smoked tires |
| 1985 (W) KENNY BERNSTEIN 5.70/257 (R/U) Ed McCulloch 6.19/179 |
| 1986 (W) MARK OSWALD 5.72/262 (R/U) John Force 6.06/213 |
| 1987 (W) JOHN FORCE 5.71/262 (R/U) Mark Oswald 5.90/250 |
| 1988 (W) MARK OSWALD 5.39/273 (R/U) Jim Head 5.46/267 |
| 1989 (W) DON PRUDHOMME 5.19/271 (R/U) John Force 5.34/273 |
| 1990 (W) JOHN FORCE 5.36/271 (R/U) Bruce Larson 5.49/272 |
| 1991 (W) JIM WHITE 5.16/288 (R/U) John Force 5.38/253 |
| 1992 (W) AL HOFMANN 6.50/173 (R/U) John Force 8.00/114 |
| 1993 (W) JOHN FORCE 5.17/285 (R/U) Cruz Pedregon 5.22/283 |
| 1994 (W) AL HOFMANN 5.18/291 (R/U) Kenji Okazaki 5.39/239 |
| 1995 (W) AL HOFMANN 5.13/299 (R/U) Cruz Pedregon 5.30/289 |
| 1996 (W) JOHN FORCE 5.05/309 (R/U) Cruz Pedregon 5.18/291 |
| 1997 (W) KENJI OKAZAKI 4.97/308 (R/U) Tony Pedregon 5.14/279 |
| 1998 (W) RON CAPPS 5.00/304 (R/U) Cruz Pedregon 5.09/300 |
| 1999 (W) RON CAPPS 5.26/256 (R/U) Tony Pedregon 5.57/192 |
| 2000 (W) JOHN FORCE 4.99/307 (R/U) Jim Epler 8.07/105 |
| 2001 (W) FRANK PEDREGON 5.07/282 (R/U) Whit Bazemore 6.29/222 |
Event Participants, Years, and Results
| Frank HAWLEY (3), 1982/won, 1983/rd1, 1984/runner-up |
| Don PRUDHOMME (5), 1982/runner-up, 1983/rd1, 1987/rd1, 1988/rd1, 1989/won |
| Billy MEYER (4), 1982/rd1, 1984/rd1, 1986/sf, 1987/sf |
| Raymond BEADLE (2), 1982/rd1, 1984/sf |
| Tom ANDERSON (2), 1982/rd1, 1983/rd1 |
| Gary BURGIN (1), 1982/sf |
| Al SEGRINI (2), 1982/rd1, 1983/runner-up |
| Dale PULDE (3), 1982/sf, 1984/rd1, 1985/rd1 |
| Kenny BERNSTEIN (7), 1983/won, 1984/sf, 1985/won, 1986/rd1, 1987/rd1, 1988/sf, 1989/rd1 |
| Mark OSWALD (9), 1983/sf, 1984/rd1, 1986/won, 1987/runner-up, 1988/won, 1989/sf, 1990/rd1, 1991/sf, 1992/rd1 |
| John FORCE (18), 1983/sf, 1985/rd1, 1986/runner-up, 1987/won, 1988/rd1, 1989/runner-up, 1990/won, 1991/runner-up, 1992/runner-up, 1993/won, 1994/rd1, 1995/sf, 1996/won, 1997/sf, 1998/sf, 1999/rd1, 2000/won, 2001/sf |
| Ken VENEY (1), 1983/rd1 |
| Tom MCEWEN (3), 1984/won, 1985/sf, 1986/rd1 |
| Tim GROSE (3), 1984/rd1, 1985/rd1, 1986/rd1 |
| Ed MCCULLOCH (7), 1985/runner-up, 1986/rd1, 1987/sf, 1988/sf, 1989/rd1, 1990/sf, 1991/rd1 |
| John LOMBARDO (1), 1985/rd1 |
| Rick JOHNSON (1), 1985/sf |
| Johnny WEST (2), 1986/sf, 1987/rd1 |
| Bruce LARSON (4), 1987/rd1, 1988/rd1, 1989/sf, 1990/runner-up |
| Jim HEAD (1), 1988/runner-up |
| Scott KALITTA (2), 1988/rd1, 1990/sf |
| Mike DUNN (2), 1989/rd1, 1991/rd1 |
| Tom HOOVER (5), 1989/rd1, 1990/rd1, 1992/rd1, 1993/sf, 1994/rd1 |
| K. C. SPURLOCK (2), 1990/rd1, 1995/rd1 |
| Jim WHITE (2), 1990/rd1, 1991/won |
| Del WORSHAM (5), 1991/rd1, 1992/rd1, 1997/rd1, 2000/rd1, 2001/rd1 |
| Al HOFMANN (7), 1991/rd1, 1992/won, 1993/rd1, 1994/won, 1995/won, 1996/sf, 1998/rd1 |
| Richard HARTMAN (1), 1991/sf |
| Chuck ETCHELLS (7), 1992/sf, 1993/sf, 1994/sf, 1995/sf, 1996/rd1, 1997/rd1, 1998/rd1 |
| Cruz PEDREGON (7), 1992/sf, 1993/runner-up, 1994/sf-, 1995/runner-up, 1996/runner-up, 1997/rd1, 1998/runner-up |
| Whit BAZEMORE (8), 1992/rd1, 1993/rd1, 1995/rd1, 1996/rd1, 1998/rd1, 1999/rd1, 2000/rd1, 2001/runner-up |
| Gordon MINEO (1), 1993/rd1 |
| Gary BOLGER (2), 1993/rd1, 1996/rd1 |
| Jim EPLER (3), 1994/rd1, 1995/rd1, 2000/runner-up |
| Dean SKUZA (6), 1994/rd1, 1997/sf, 1998/sf, 1999/rd1, 2000/sf, 2001/rd1 |
| Kenji OKAZAKI (3), 1994/runner-up, 1995/rd1, 1997/won |
| Tony PEDREGON (6), 1996/sf, 1997/runner-up, 1998/rd1, 1999/runner-up, 2000/sf, 2001/sf |
| Gary DENSHAM (2), 1996/rd1, 1997/rd1 |
| Ron CAPPS (4), 1998/won, 1999/won, 2000/rd1, 2001/rd1 |
| Tim WILKERSON (1), 1999/rd1 |
| Jerry TOLIVER (1), 2000/rd1 |
| Bruce SARVER (1), 2001/rd1 |
| Frank PEDREGON (1), 2001/won |
Big Bud Shootout Fast Facts
| Most BBS events qualified for: John Force - 18 (Mark Oswald next with 9) |
| Most BBS wins: John Force - five (1987, '90, '93, '96 and
2000) |
| Most BBS final appearances: John Force - nine |
| Only 11 different drivers have won the Big Bud Shootout: Frank Hawley (1982), Kenny Bernstein (1983, '85), Tom McEwen (1984), Mark Oswald (1986, '88), John Force (1987, '90, '93, '96 and 2000), Don Prudhomme (1989), Jim White (1991), Al Hofmann (1992, '94, '95), Kenji Okazaki (1997), Ron Capps (1998, '99) and Frank Pedregon
(2001) |
| First to win two BBS titles: Kenny Bernstein (1983,
'85) |
| First to win back-to-back BBS: Al Hofmann (1994,
'95) |
| First to win back-to-back BBS in first two outings: Ron Capps (1998, '99) |
| Most runner-ups: four each for Cruz Pedregon and John
Force |
| Jim Head qualified for only one BBS (1988) and ended up
runner-up |
| Frank Pedregon joins Frank Hawley (1982), Kenny Bernstein (1983), Tom McEwen (1984), and Ron Capps (1998) to win the Big Bud Shootout in their first official entry. |
| Ron Capps is the only F/C driver to win the Big Bud Shootout two years straight in his first two
showings |
Rick Howard
Rickie.Howard2@wpafb.af.mil |
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