Norms grandspaulding dodge supercharged altered wheelbase 65 coronet. Have my own tools, experience working on cars and race day experience. Those cars werent very successful as they were pretty much stock cars with a blower on a max wedge. Gary pennington racing career profile driver database. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Ted detar acquired the car from the ramchargers in 65. Funny car drag racing funny cars don schumacher racing custom muscle cars mercury cars drag bike car racer old race cars vintage race car. He acquired a ferrari at the age of twenty, from a local benefactor, and began racing sports cars in 1952. Dyer began racing at 18, when he drove a cadillacpowered ford coupe at a local illinois track. Since dyer was busy driving, only an oil pressure gauge was there to tell him what was. Hes now based in north carolina but still remembers how to turn right. Arnie was credited the first ninesecond funny car run. Below is an indepth interview with gary morgan, former kodak employee and transam racer.
You see i was in the parachute area of the track when dyer caught the charger on fire. The little norm krause owned beauty was built by romeo palamides. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Gary dyer was one of the founding fathers of funny cars. For bid is a brand new tshirt from gary dyers blowers shop. For the next 10 years, he competed with a stock 56 chevy and several gas coupes. The american sprint car series is the largest sprint car sanctioning body in the world. Norm 1967 1968 charger fc rcs chassis with early body. Sanctioned by international motor contest association i.
Christman came out with the blown comet that was a real race car, and ddoge wouldnt let them run if christman showed up. But like other early funny car racers he too switched to the pro stock class in the 1970s. James dyer james dyer, 77, of rudy passed away sunday, march 17, 2019 at his home. Pat minick, who gained fame as the driver of the first series of chitown hustler funny cars that he campaigned with partners austin coil and john farkonas, and their 69 dodge charger, passed. Gary campbell racing career profile driver database. Feb 08, 2017 other top funny car shoes were badly burned around that time, including gary dyer in the mr. Gabelich began racing hotrod cars while he was in high school. Explore our internet site for even more details on vintage cars. Norms driver, was a blower specialist, and ran a supercharger shop for. Driver jeff krosnoff and race marshal gary arvin died in a car wreck on sunday, during the ppg indy car world series. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour.
In addition to his many shorttrack wins, balough also won the 1981 miller high life 300 nascar late model sportsman race at. Gary dyer, with a twinkle in his eye, contends that the transmission was indeed a chevy box. Balough led one lap in his nascar cup career, at the 1981 talladega 500 where he came from 41st to 1st, only to suffer a blown engine. Late model stock car races at hutchinson, kansas on september. Yes, i got photos of the smoking burning charger coming to a halt with dyer opening the door yes, the doors worked and exiting the smoking car. Drag racing pictures of front engine fuel dragsters. This car was beswicks second funny car, replacing a newer gto that he raced during 1964. Gary and i picked the car from roger lindermood,we took this picture of him racing while we were waiting for him to finish his match race. Whatever got them to the race track to see him racehe is missed very much around the world on the gas with g. Keokuk, iowa ap ernie derr, a recordsetting stock car racing champion from keokuk, iowa, who competed between the 1950s and 1970s, has. Dodge muscle cars classic race cars nhra drag racing old race cars street racing vintage race car car and driver drag cars car humor. His car was the 17th z28 built and was sold through heinrich chevrolet, rochester, ny. Gary dyer collection, gary dyer m from chicago, illinois usa comp nrfinish.
He played a key role in the development and success of the racing versions of the shelby cobra 289 in scca, usrrc and fia sports car racing between 1962 and 1965 as well as the daytona coupe and 427 versions of the cobra and the ford gt gt40. Happy 50th birthday to the funny car part 4 drag race central. With the lucas oil national series backed by numerous regional series, one can catch all the excitement of an ascs sprint car race at racetracks across the united states. A lot of drag racers and fans alike regarded the funny carfx cars as circus acts and not real race cars. Dewease and others york county racing club hall of fame class of 1997. Gary wright born december 19, 1958 is a current american sprint car series and former nascar and arca racing series driver. Late model stock car races at hutchinson, kansas on. In 1972, he began working for the kaimann formula super vee team in a technical capacity. When i started, there were only eight national events a year, and fuel racers still ran divisional races, said beck, one of the alltime greats of top fuel. That year he won the portuguese grand prix, was third at bari and second at monaco which was run that year for sports cars. Gary dyer autografiada senor normas 65 coche divertido drag. After buying, modifying and selling a formula vee chassis of his own, gartner began his motor sport career in some hillclimbing events in 1976. Norms grandspaulding dodge super challenger funny car.
Division 3 nhra funny car drivers numbers 1966 1979. In the late 1950s he competed as a drag racer of both automobiles and boats. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of gary pennington over time since january 1st 20. Usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. Norms hardcharging dodge coronets and chargers during the best times of drag racing the 1960s. He is the alltime winningest driver in ascs history, with 124 wins. There are over 1,606 race car driver careers waiting for you to.
Other top funny car shoes were badly burned around that time, including gary dyer in the mr. This would later become the funny car with the addition of a stock wheelbase amx body. This gave the greater chicago area three blown nitro funny cars in 1964, including gary dyer in the mr. Iowa turned in the fastest time in time trials and then won the 50lap feature race on this. See all 22 photos for 1972 hedrick was back with kosty. Div 3 nhra fc driver numbers drag racing, drag racing. I even got to chat with driver gary dyer that long ago weekend at fremont. This run and the many victories put gary dyer into number four spot. Ted detar also bought a 1964 ramcharger called the big money dodge, it was bought from jim thorton. He was a carpenter, mechanic, race car driver, worked in. Gary dyers hemi dodge afx financed by norm krause, mister norm, and. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.
In 1953 he won the messina 10 hours and finished third in the carrera panamericana in mexico. Norm was livid and told minick to put the car in the staging lanes for round two. In 1965, funny cars were gaining popularity across the country. A lot has changed since beck was trading blows with don garlits and shirley muldowney at national events and match races from coast to coast in the 70s and 80s. The first to bring notoriety to the area was arguably gary dyer in the mr. But unlike the other racers, gary chose this hemi colt, one of the evil handling aafuel altereds of the doorslammers.
Ezra dyer is a car and driver senior editor and columnist. Funny car is a type of drag racing vehicle and a specific racing class in organized drag racing. Norm was thee hiperformance king of the dodge street and strip cars. While driving this car for owner ed rachanski, gary met norm kraus and agreed to drive. The first fundraiser of the year, racing for babies, will be held saturday, may 23 at illiana motor speedway, 7211 u. Primus jerry was a race car driver z trip remix edit. Points in bold are being considered for the current points. He was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in 2011 motorsports career results nascar bold pole position awarded by qualifying time.
As nhra continues its 50 years of funny car celebration from race to race. The lowstress way to find your next race car driver job opportunity is on simplyhired. The top winged sprint car drivers across the country compete in ascs competition, with the best of the best gunning for that precious and. He is currently racing alan jones f1 car in vintage racing. He is a car dealership manager for the late pete lovelyalso an accomplished race driver. Apply to driver, truck driver, vehicle carwasher and more. Green points are the best five races out of your last ten race days within 12 months the average of these are your current points. Paul blevins pro stock vega drag racing, drag cars, racing. He was a carpenter, mechanic, race car driver, worked in the oil fields and was the owneroperator of a casing. Pat minick, original chitown hustler driver, passes away nhra. Gary gabelich, american automobileracing driver who set a world onemile landspeed record of 622. While both these teams were having new fliptop cars being built, they did manage to match race these two cars against each other all across the country.
Gary s 57 blown corvette 19601961 gary s bgs 33 ford coupe 19611963 dyer vs selkirk 1961 world series of dragracing dyer 1964 afx mercury comet. The car that changed a lot of peoples opinions on funny cars was the mr. Norm grand spaulding dodge super charger 1969 charger funny car with driver gary dyers autograph. Gary drove four years on the professional canam circuit from 1978 to 1981. It was a great year for sherm gunn in 1984 when the long time race car builder and driver scored. Users who like primus jerry was a race car driver z trip.
Ted made and held the bfx nhra record with this car. Ongais had gained famed as a top ranked dragster driver. Photos from gary dyers racing career dyers blowers. Feb 01, 2018 gary dyer, with a twinkle in his eye, contends that the transmission was indeed a chevy box. He is one of a the handful of funny car drivers to burn to their death in a race car. Many safety rules are in place to protect the driver and fans.