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Junior Dragsters. The Junior Dragster or Jr Dragster is a scaled-down version of the top fuel dragster. The cars were developed in New Zealand in 1988, with classes developed by the New Zealand Hot Rod Association. [1] The National Hot Rod Association in the USA began sanctioning the class in 1991, with the JDRL (Junior Drag Racing League). [2]
Richard "Toby" Tobias Jr. (born June 16, 1966) is an American racing driver and chassis builder. He has competed in the United States Auto Club, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Busch North Series. After racing, Tobias moved to Hershey, Pennsylvania and became a track owner. [3]
Ronnie Scrima is an American dragster and funny car chassis builder. He was responsible for the streamliner slingshot dragster Scrimaliner in 1964. [1] After Logghe Bros. (based in Detroit [2]) proved unable to keep up with demand, a funny car chassis-building industry developed. Scrima joined several others in the business.
The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is located at 13700 SW 16th Ave, Ocala, Florida, just off Interstate 75. Opened in 1984, [ 2 ] it chronicles the history of the sport of drag racing. Some 90 racing cars can be seen in the Drag Race building, while a further 50 vehicles are in the Antique Car building.
Erica Lee Enders (born October 8, 1983 in Houston, Texas) is an American drag racing driver. Enders has won six world championships in the Pro Stock class of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and she continues to drive full-time in that class. For the 2024 season, Enders will defend her 6 NHRA Pro Stock World Championships.
In 1990, an all new class, Pro Modified, was introduced which has since become a feature at IHRA events and has become one of drag racing’s most successful classes enjoying popularity in both North America and Europe. During this period Pro Modified became the IHRA's main asset in its recovery from the 1988 season that had nearly destroyed it.
Panoz is an American manufacturer of luxury sports automobiles founded in 1989 as Panoz Auto Development by Dan Panoz, son of Don Panoz (1935 – 2018). The company has also been extensively involved in professional racing, and designs, engineers and builds its own race cars (including chassis and components). [2]
Edwin Keith "Banjo" Matthews (February 14, 1932 – October 2, 1996) was an American NASCAR driver, car owner, and builder. As a driver, he had 13 top ten finishes in 51 starts. He was the car builder for the 1976 to 1978 NASCAR Cup Series champions. [2]