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Lee Alan Shepherd (August 30, 1944 – March 11, 1985) was an American drag racing driver from Arlington, Texas. In 1972, Shepherd drove a lime green Chevy Nova station wagon to the Modified finals at the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Springnationals , also claiming Modified Eliminator (making the Nova the quickest car at the event).
1981 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series: Funny Car: Raymond Beadle: Pro Stock: Lee Shepherd: Karting. Series Driver Season article ... Co-Drivers: Bob Lee Deutsche ...
Lee Shepherd: 40 American Drag racer [20] 1 October Ninian Sanderson: 60 British Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner . [21] 8 November Masten Gregory: 53 American Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner . [22] 23 December Birabongse Bhanudej: 71 Thai Racing driver The first Thai Formula One driver. [23] 27 Jean Rondeau: 39 French Racing ...
In the 1970s, the Donnybrooke track began holding Funny Car events, in particular the Crown Auto Funny Car Championships, and in time, NHRA was convinced to stage a national event at Brainerd: in 1982, Shirley Muldowney (in Top Fuel Dragster), Frank Hawley (Top Fuel Funny Car), and Lee Shepherd were the headline winners at the first Quaker ...
The event win went to Lee Shepherd, after Jim Meyer was eliminated in round one and gearbox trouble took out Bob Glidden in the second round and a broken chassis claimed Kevin Rotty in the semi-final. [25] Rotty, in a 1980 Camaro owned by Jack Manchester, recorded Low E.T. and Top Speed in class, at 8.49 seconds and 161.57 mph (260.02 km/h). [26]
Age is just a number in drag racing, where cars hurtle down the track for a quarter-mile at more than 300 mph (483 kmh), a blur of speed and roaring noise that is over in a few seconds before a ...
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is a drag racing series organized by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). It is the top competition series of the NHRA, comprising competition in four classes, including Top Fuel Dragster , Funny Car , Pro Stock , and Pro Stock Motorcycle .
A driver badly injured in the 2022 car crash that killed her nephew is now suing her auto insurer and one of the other drivers in the crash, who has since been convicted of drag racing.. Mayra De ...