Ferd Napfel is an American gasser drag racer who won three NHRA national F/Gas (F/G) titles..

History

Driving a

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-powered 1955 Chevrolet gasser, Napfel won three NHRA national F/Gas (F/G) titles. At the

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, held at Indianapolis Raceway Park, he won F/G with a pass of 13.32 seconds at .Davis, p.184. Napfel won his second F/G title at Indianapolis the next year, in the same car, turning in a 13.26 second pass at . Napfel also won the Street Eliminator crown at Indy that year. In 1967, Napfel claimed a third F/G national title, again at

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, clocking 12.88 seconds at .Davis, p.185.

Notes

Sources

*Davis, Larry. ''Gasser Wars'', North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, pp.184-5. Dragster drivers American racing drivers {{DEFAULTSORT:Napfel, Ferd