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"Jungle Jim" Liberman is notable for performing a wheelstand in his Chevrolet Vega Top Fuel Funny Car (TF/FC) in 1974 and securing his sole NHRA national event win in 1975. [3] The 1978 Summernationals saw Bob Glidden take the pro stock win in his Fairmont, [4] with Denny Savage winning the TF/FC title and ''The Ace" Ed McCulloch as runner-up. [5]
Mustang Race Cars,' by Dr. John Craft, published 2002 by MBI Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN Interviews with Dave Duell - June 2005 and August 2005 Interview with Jim Brandon - September 2006 Archives, Nostalgia Super Stock National Association - 2008 through 2013 Popular Hot Rodding Magazine, 'National Muscle Car Association – Changing to Fit ...
Car Craft named an annual All-Star drag racing team each year plus a lifetime achievement award. [2] On December 9, 2019, MotorTrend publisher TEN Publishing announced that they will cease publishing of Car Craft, alongside 18 other magazines. [3] March 2020 was the final issue of the magazine.
Shirley also was named Car Craft magazine Person of the Year during the annual Car Craft Awards Banquet, Indianapolis, Indiana. She was the first Top Fuel driver to win three NHRA national events back-to-back. She was the NHRA Winston world points championship for the second time in 1980.
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Car Shop Historic District, located in the oldest part of North Hudson, Wisconsin, is a set of buildings built by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway (CStPM&O or Omaha Road). In 1984 the complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1] [2]
With the help of St Paul sports promoter Dennis Scanlan, it hosted a 2-heat USAC Indy Car race in 1969. The heats were won by Gordon Johncock and Dan Gurney. [4] Donnybrooke, played host to CanAm races in 1970, 1971, and 1972. These races were won by, respectively, Denny Hulme, Peter Revson, and François Cevert. In 1973 Jerry Hansen bought the ...
The New England Summer Nationals was a popular, annual, four-day-long automotive festival in Worcester, Massachusetts.It usually occurred on the July 4th holiday weekend. The 2012 show was on July 5–8.
In 1964, Thorley match raced an altered-wheelbase (pre-Funny Car) 396 cu in (6,490 cc) injected big-block 1964 Chevy II he called Chevy Too Much. [ 5 ] Thorley's Doug's Headers Corvair was the first seven-second Funny Car, [ 6 ] and it was in this car he won the NHRA supercharged A Funny Car (AA/FC) class at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1967 ...