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Pedregon recorded his Career-best E.T. is the seventh quickest Funny Car pass in NHRA history and Recorded two of the 10 fastest Funny Car speeds in NHRA history (331.28, Chicago 1; 329.83, Atlanta). His career won-lost record in elimination rounds of 319-189 is 13th-best among all active pro drivers with 50 or more decisions.
10 October 1976: Washington D.C. 33:49 Marijke Moser (SUI) 19 May 1977: Bern: 32:33 Loa Olafsson (DEN) 25 February 1978: Copenhagen: 32:02 Grete Waitz (NOR) 26 January 1980: Hamilton, Bermuda: 31:41 Grete Waitz (NOR) 30 January 1982 Hamilton, Bermuda 31:32 Grete Waitz (NOR) 15 January 1983 Miami, FL, USA 31:25 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 6 May 1984
England's Joe Root is the fastest in terms of time span, taking 9 years and 174 days, while West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul's time span of 18 years and 37 days is the slowest among all. Joe Root and Alastair Cook share the record for the youngest player to score 10,000 runs, both reaching this milestone at the age of 31 years and 157 days. [9]
With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanctioning body in the world. [1] 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.
Hill made the run on only seven cylinders; the post-run computer readout showed his #7 cylinder failed at launch. [13] Six months later, Hill recorded a 4.936-second e.t. at the NHRA SuperNationals at Houston on October 9, 1988. [7] Hill set the record as the oldest Top Fuel champion when he won the season championship as a 57-year-old. [11]
John Force raced to his record 157th NHRA victory Sunday at age 75, beating teammate Austin Prock in the Funny Car final at the NHRA New England Nationals. ... Force had a 4.081-second run at 319. ...
As an exception, according to rule 36.2, specific event organizers may choose to ignore wind velocity readings exclusively for their specific event records (e.g. a performance in a 100 m race at a meeting with a wind reading of +2.4 m/s may be considered that specific meeting record, but will not be considered as a world record). [1] In running ...
John Force raced to his record 156th NHRA victory and first in two years, with the 74-year-old Funny Car great powering past Matt Hagan on Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park in the completion ...