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(Top) 1 Dirt oval racing. 2 Drag racing. 3 Karting. ... 1980 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series: Funny Car: Raymond Beadle: Pro Stock: Bob Glidden: Karting. Series Driver
Rambunctious, #26 1975 Funny Car Top Fuel, c. 1990. Gene Snow was an American racing driver who pioneered funny cars in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, bringing innovations such as a direct drive system using multiple clutches when rivals were still using automatic transmissions based on those used in production models. [1]
Funny Car was a type of drag racing vehicle and a specific racing class in organized drag racing. Funny cars are characterized by having tilt-up fiberglass or carbon fiber automotive bodies over a custom-fabricated chassis, giving them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers' showroom models. They also have the engine placed in front ...
Car Craft selected her to the All-Star Team, and Top Fuel Driver of the Year, for the second year in a row. In 1982, she won the NHRA Winston points championship, becoming the first person to claim drag racing's most prestigious title three times. She was voted to the Auto Racing All-American Team for the fifth time.
2 Top Fuel Funny Car. 3 Pro Stock. 4 Top Gas Eliminator. 5 Pro Comp. 6 Notes. 7 Sources. ... (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California
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 .
Crew chief Dale Armstrong working on his car Bernstein's 1987 Funny Car, which had just set the record for the first elapsed time below 5.4 seconds. Kenneth Dale Bernstein (born September 6, 1944) is an American drag racer and former NASCAR and IndyCar team owner. He is nicknamed "the Bud King" for his success in the Budweiser King funny car ...
Dyer is regarded as a pioneer in Funny Car racing. [3] The Plain Dealer wrote in 1971, "The Funny Car, as it is called in the jargon of Drag Racing fans, was the brainchild of Gary Dyer from Chicago, who had no way of knowing his creation would enjoy the greatest popularity of all drag racing divisions." [25]