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Top speed of the year earns an SCTA tropy; for the inaugural year, it went to Alex Xydias and Dean Batchelor for the So-Cal streamliner, with a speed of 193.54 mph (311.47 km/h). [6] Since then, the trophy has gone to Mickey Thompson, Art Arfons, the Summers Brothers, Don Vesco, Al Teague, and ten-time winner George Poteet, among others. [6]
Teague was trying to go even faster on February 11, 1959, 11 days before the first Daytona 500. "Teague pushed the speed envelope in the high-powered Sumar Special streamliner – to an estimated 140 mph (230 km/h)." [8] His car spun and flipped through the third turn and Teague was thrown, seat and all, from his car. He died nearly instantly ...
Goldenrod is an American streamliner land speed racing car which held the wheel-driven land speed record from 1965 to 1991. It was owned by Bob "Butch" and Bill Summers, of Ontario, California. Bob Summers drove the car to set the land speed record.
The JCB Dieselmax is a streamliner car designed for the purpose of breaking the land speed record for a diesel-engined vehicle. The car was built for JCB , a British multinational equipment company. As of 2018, the car holds the world diesel-powered land speed record, having been driven to over 350 miles per hour (560 km/h) by Wing Commander ...
During the December 11 taping of Today, Al's co-hosts Sheinelle Jones and Craig Melvin announced that he was celebrating 45 years working at the network. As Craig and Sheinelle explained, Al's ...
Teague competed in the short-lived Sportsman Series in the early 1990s, scoring several wins, including at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1990. [2] That year Teague also attempted to make his debut in the Winston Cup Series, failing to qualify in three attempts; [3] he qualified for his first race the following year, finishing 37th at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the No. 95 Sadler Brothers Racing ...
Pike High School head coach Jeff Teague reacts to action on the court during the second half of an IHSAA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at Pike High School.
She was our biggest crush in the 1980s -- and we're still crushing on her today! Cheryl Tiegs is now 71 years old, and -- unsurprisingly -- she's still hotter than we'll ever be.