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2. Bill Jenkins (drag racer) - Wikipedia

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   He became known in national circles as the engine builder for Dave Strickler in the early 1960s. Jenkins teamed with Strickler to win Little Eliminator at the 1963 Nationals with an A/FX 427 Chevy. [7] He drove hemi-powered Dodges in 1964 and 1965 after Chevy left drag racing early in the 1963 season. In 1964, Jenkins and Strickler travelled to ...

3. Keith Black (engineer) - Wikipedia

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   He opened Keith Black Racing Engines in 1959. By 1961, his boat racing exploits included nearly 50 international and national records. Hawaiian dragster with Keith Black engine in Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile in Turin. Drag racing teams heard about his boat racing engines, and he was convinced by friend Tommy Greer to build a drag racing ...

4. Ed Donovan (engine builder) - Wikipedia

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   Ed Donovan (1928–1989), commonly called "The Mole" (or "Pachy"), [1] was an American racing engine and parts builder. Donovan developed the first all-aluminum-block hemi designed specifically for Top Fuel drag racing. [2] He was posthumously inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2003. [3]

5. Bill Thomas Cheetah - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 August 2024. American sports car (built 1963–1966) Cheetah number 002, aluminum-bodied An original 1964 Cheetah on track at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed The Bill Thomas Cheetah was an American sports car designed and engineered entirely with American components, and built from 1963 to 1966 by ...

6. Dave Strickler (drag racer) - Wikipedia

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   Dave Strickler was an American drag racer during the 1960s.. His best friend, Martin Strand, taught him how to drive. [citation needed]At the 1962 NHRA Winternationals at Pomona (headlined by Carol Cox), Strickler, driving the Ammon Smith-owned Chevrolet, lost to "Dyno Don" Nicholson in Stock Eliminator, [1]

7. Smokey Yunick - Wikipedia

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   Yunick's racing career brought him into contact with representatives of the automotive industry, and he became Chevrolet's unofficial factory race team, as well as heading NASCAR efforts for Ford and Pontiac. Much of the high-performance development of the Chevrolet Small-Block engine involved Yunick in design, testing, or both. Yunick raced ...