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Kalitta's American International Top Fuel dragster Kalitta's crew working on his dragster in the pits. Scott D. Kalitta (February 18, 1962 – June 21, 2008) was an American drag racer who competed in the Funny Car and Top Fuel classes in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
Drag racing Perth Motorplex Junior Dragster licence pass Qualifying The 8 year old was participating in her first solo run and was attempting to gain her racing license when she lost control of her car and crashed into a concrete wall, life support was turned off the following day. [81] Nicky Bogdan (USA) 1958-10-12 Drag racing Great Lakes Dragway
Olaf had two sons Torch and Pete Robinson. Pete married wife Sandra Robinson on October, 27 1962, at the family home in Fitzgerald. They lived in Atlanta where Pete owned Pete's Engineering Company and raced NHRA top fuel dragsters. Pete's wife traveled with him to the races, and helped her husband run his business until his death.
Blaine Johnson's last appearance at Denver Johnson dragster. Blaine Hiram Johnson (May 22, 1962 – August 31, 1996) [1] was a professional drag racer.. Blaine, along with his lifelong crew chief and brother, Alan, were competitors in the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster Series, a series which they entered in 1988.
In 1969, Leong abandoned campaigning Top Fuel Dragster in favor of the burgeoning Funny Car class. The following year, with driver Larry Reyes, Leong campaigned a 1970 Dodge Charger AA/Funny Car that won its class at the 1970 NHRA Winternationals.
In 2008, as a direct result of the death of Funny Car Driver Scott Kalitta, Bernstein, along with help from 14 time Funny Car Champion John Force, six time Top Fuel Champion Tony Schumacher, and NHRA's Track Safety Committee, developed a sensor that monitors the engines of Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars. Should the engine backfire at any ...
In 1965, he faced Hot Wheels teammate Prudhomme at the Hot Rod Magazine Championship Drag Races, held at Riverside Raceway, "one of the most significant drag racing events" [6] of that era; the Top Fuel Eliminator (TFE) trophy that year went to Jim Warren. [7] McEwen also drove the ill-fated Super Mustang at its debut at the 1967 Winternats. [4]
Two Top Fuel dragsters side by side during an NHRA event in 2012. Top Fuel is a type of drag racing whose dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of 341.68 miles per hour (549.9 km/h) and finishing the 1,000 foot (304.8 m) runs in 3.61 seconds.