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1962 NHRA Winternationals
The 1962 NHRA Winternationals were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, California on 18 February. History The 1962 Winternationals were historic for the appearance there of NHRA's first woman class champion. Under pressure from Peggy Hart (wife of track owner "Pappy" Hart) and Mickey Thompson, as well as fellow racers Shirley Shahan and Roberta Leighton, Carol Cox was the first woman allowed to race at an NHRA national event. Influenced in part by Thompson's preference for Pontiacs, Cox drove a 1961 Ventura with a 389cui/368HP V8, which was driven (not trailered) to Pomona. Cox won the title in S/SA (Super Stock, automatic transmission), making her the first woman ever to take a win at an NHRA national event; the 9 March 1962 issue of '' National Dragster'' recorded her as a "crowd favorite", with a winning pass of 13.06 seconds at , but says nothing about it being a first for a woman, dismissively calling her a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Hot Rod Association
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsports sanctioning body in the world. The association was founded by Wally Parks in 1951 in California to provide a governing body to organize and promote the sport of drag racing. NHRA's first Nationals was held in 1955, in Great Bend, Kansas. The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, the national event series which comprises 24 races each year, is the premier series in drag racing that brings together the best drag racers from across North America and the world. The NHRA U.S. Nationals are now held at Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Indiana and are officially called the U.S. Nationals. Winners of national events are awarded a trophy statue in honor of founder Wally Parks. The trophy is commonly referred to by its nickname, “Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodge Dart
Dodge Dart is a line of automobiles marketed by Dodge from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets. The Dart name originally appeared on a 1956 Chrysler show car featuring a streamlined body designed by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Ghia that was later modified and renamed the Dart Diablo. The production Dart was introduced as a lower-priced, full-size Dodge in 1960 and 1961, became a mid-size car for 1962, and then was a compact from 1963 to 1976. The Dart nameplate was resurrected for a Fiat-derived compact car that was introduced in 2012. First generation (1960–1961) 1960 The first Dodge Darts were introduced for the 1960 model year. They were downsized large cars developed to replace Plymouths in the standard, low-priced car segment for the Dodge dealer network. Dodge dealers had been selling Plymouths since 1930, but divisional restructuring took the Plymouth brand away from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Siroonian
Rich may refer to: Common uses * Rich, an entity possessing wealth * Rich, an intense flavor, color, sound, texture, or feeling **Rich (wine), a descriptor in wine tasting Places United States * Rich, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Rich County, Utah * Rich Mountain (other) * Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois * Rich Township, Anderson County, Kansas * Rich Township, Lapeer County, Michigan Elsewhere * Er-Rich, Morocco, a town * Rich River, Victoria, Australia People * Rich (given name), often short for Richard * Rich (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * DS Terry Rich, a character in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Rich, a character in the American sitcom television series '' The Hogan Family'' * Rich Halke, a character in the TV sitcom '' Step by Step'' * Rich Hardbeck, a character in the British television series ''Skins'' * Richie Rich (comics), a fictional character Music * Rich, half of the Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Strickler (drag Racer)
Dave Strickler was an American drag racer during the 1960s. His best friend, Martin Strand, taught him how to drive. 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, At 1963's U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park, Strickler claimed Little Eliminator with a win over Jim Wangers, In the early days, Strickler's engine builder was Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, who prepared the A/FX 427 Chevy Strickler drove to the win. Strickler visited Beeline Dragway in 1964, taking Top Stock at the AHRA Winter Nationals in a 1964 Dodge, Driving a 2 July 1965 match race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, in a 1965 Plymouth owned by Ronnie Sox, Strickler beat the Petty Enetrprises #43Jr. 1965 Plymouth Barracuda of Richard Petty, in his brief foray into drag racing. Strickler went to the 1970 NHRA World Finals at Dallas International Motor Speedway The Dallas Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stock (drag Racing Class)
In finance, stock (also capital stock) consists of all the shares by which ownership of a corporation or company is divided.Longman Business English Dictionary: "stock - ''especially AmE'' one of the shares into which ownership of a company is divided, or these shares considered together" "When a company issues shares or stocks ''especially AmE'', it makes them available for people to buy for the first time." (Especially in American English, the word "stocks" is also used to refer to shares.) A single share of the stock means fractional ownership of the corporation in proportion to the total number of shares. This typically entitles the shareholder (stockholder) to that fraction of the company's earnings, proceeds from liquidation of assets (after discharge of all senior claims such as secured and unsecured debt), or voting power, often dividing these up in proportion to the amount of money each stockholder has invested. Not all stock is necessarily equal, as certain classes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Nicholson
Don Nicholson (May 28, 1927 – January 24, 2006) was an American drag racer from Missouri. He raced in the 1960s and 1970s when there were few national events. The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) estimates he won 90 percent of his match races. As of 2002, he held the record for the most number of categories in which he reached a final round (won or took second at an event): Funny Car, Pro Stock, Super Stock, Competition Eliminator, Stock, and Street. He was nicknamed "Dyno Don" after he was one of the first drivers to use a chassis dynamometer on his cars in the late 1950s, a skill that he learned while working as a line mechanic at a Chevrolet car dealer. Racing career Nicholson was born at Halltown, Missouri but was raised at Pasadena, California. While in high school, he joined the United States Navy which wiped out his many speeding tickets, earned at the wheel of a twin- 97-equipped Stovebolt-powered 1934 Chevy coupé (run without front fenders), which he (illegally) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Eliminator
Junior or Juniors may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959 * ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009 * ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010 * ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019 Films * ''Junior'' (1994 film), an American film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger * ''Junior'' (2008 film), a documentary about Quebec junior league ice hockey * ''Juniors'' (film), a 2003 Telugu film Characters * Junior, the main protagonist in '' Storks'' * Junior Soprano, the present-day patriarch on the TV show ''The Sopranos'' * Junior, son of the Gorgs in the '' Fraggle Rock'' television series * Junior, title character of the film '' Problem Child'' * Jr. (''Xenosaga''), short for Gaignun Kukai, Jr., a character in the ''Xenosaga'' series * Junior Asparagus, in the children's show ''VeggieTales'' * Junior, a character from '' SpongeBob SquarePants'' * Junior, Mr. Conductor's cousin in the film '' Thomas and the Magic Railroad''. Other * ''Junior'' (no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Cook
Doug “Cookie" Cook ( July 27, 1932 – June 16, 1999 ) was an American drag racer. Cook started in gassers, with a win in C/G at Detroit Dragway in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959. Driving a small-block V8-powered 1937 Chevrolet, he recorded a pass of 13.17 seconds at . He took a win in C/GS at Detroit Dragway in 1960, in a Chevrolet-powered 1941 Willys gasser. He recorded a pass of 12.89 seconds at . Because this was a C/GS class win, this was not, strictly, a repeat win. In 1962, driving the Stone-Woods-Cook Oldsmobile-powered 1941 Willys gasser, Cook won A/GS at the NHRA Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. He recorded a pass of 10.59 seconds at . At the 1965 NHRA Nationals, held at Indianapolis Raceway Park, 1941 Willyses driven by (the Stone-Woods-Cook gasser, sponsored by Isky Cams, now powered by a Chrysler hemi) and Dick Bourgeois (owned by "Big John" Mazmanian, sponsored by Engle Cams) faced off in A/GS. Cook took the win with a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simca
Simca (; Mechanical and Automotive Body Manufacturing Company) was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat S.p.A. and directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by Italian Henri Pigozzi. Simca was affiliated with Fiat and, after Simca bought Ford's French subsidiary, became increasingly controlled by Chrysler. In 1970, Simca became a brand of the Chrysler's European business, ending its period as an independent company. Simca disappeared in 1978, when Chrysler divested its European operations to another French automaker, PSA Peugeot Citroën. PSA replaced the Simca brand with Talbot after a short period when some models were badged as Simca-Talbots. During most of its post-war activity, Simca was one of the biggest automobile manufacturers in France. The Simca 1100 was for some time the best-selling car in France, while the Simca 1307 and Simca Horizon won the coveted European Car of the Year title in 1976 and 1979, respectively—these models were badge engineered a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile or formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produced over 35 million vehicles, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory alone. During its time as a division of General Motors, Oldsmobile slotted into the middle of GM's five (passenger car) divisions (above Chevrolet and Pontiac, but below Buick and Cadillac), and was noted for several groundbreaking technologies and designs. Oldsmobile's sales peaked at over one million annually from 1983 to 1986, but by the 1990s the division faced growing competition from premium import brands, and sales steadily declined. When it shut down in 2004, Oldsmobile was the oldest surviving American automobile marque, and one of the oldest in the world, after Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Renault, Fiat, Opel, Autocar and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Balough
Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places * Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals * Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Bob (surname) * Bob (dog), a dog that received the Dickin Medal for bravery in World War II * Bob the Railway Dog, a part of South Australian Railways folklore Television, games, and radio * ''Bob'' (TV series), an American comedy series starring Bob Newhart * ''B.O.B.'' (video game), a side-scrolling shooter * Bob FM, on-air brand of a number of FM radio stations in North America Music Musicians and groups * B.o.B (born 1988), American rapper and record producer * Bob (band), a British indie pop band * The Bobs, an American a cappella group * Boyz on Block, a British pop supergroup Songs * "B.O.B" (song), by OutKast * "Bob" ("Weird Al" Yankovic song), from the 2003 album ''Poodle Hat'' by "Weird Al" Yankovic *"Bob", a song from the album '' Brigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragster (car)
A dragster is a specialized competition automobile used in drag racing. Dragsters, also commonly called "diggers", can be broadly placed in three categories, based on the fuel they use: gasoline, methanol, and nitromethane. They are most commonly single-engined, though twin-engined and quad-engined designs did race in the 1950s and 1960s. The design of dragsters evolved from the front-engined rail (named for the exposed frame rails) of the earliest days of drag racing, into the "slingshot" (with the driver between or behind the rear tires, or "slicks") of the early to middle 1960s, to the "modern" type common in the 1970s. Depending on the class they run in, dragsters can be injected or supercharged (or turbocharged), with a variety of possible engines. The engines are most often derived from automobiles'; some early examples used surplus aircraft engines. Today, they may also be electric. Dragsters are distinct from "bodied" cars such as funny cars and gassers, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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