Drag Racing Online - Departments: Quiz Vol. III No. 12 December 2001

by Chris Martin

THE LOADED QUESTION-er

I don't know what to call this quiz. Negativeland, never-never-land, I dunno. Basically, it involves things that did not happen. There's no way to describe other than to just play it as it lays. So lay down and let her rip.

1. Don "the Snake" Prudhomme had some events where he did better than others.
Which of the following NHRA national events were ones where Prudhomme was
winless, career-wise?

a. The Mile High Nationals	c. The Mid-South Nationals
b. The Golden Gate Nationals	d. All of the above

2. Which of the items below did Pro Stock great Bob Glidden fail to achieve?

a. Run 200 mph	c. Win an IHRA Winston Pro Stock Championship
b. Win the Le Grandnational Molson	d. Win the Keystone Nationals
e. Win the Popular Hot Rodding Magazine Championships

3. Northwest all-time great Jerry Ruth never won what?

a. NHRA U.S. Nationals	c. An IHRA national event
b. NHRA Top Fuel World Championship	d. A Division 6 Top Fuel title
e. The NHRA Winternationals

4. Which racer was never a member of the old Coke Cavalcade of Funny Car Stars of the late 1960s, early 1970s?

a. Raymond Beadle	c. Mr. Norm
b. Shirley Muldowney	d. Cliff "Chicago Kid" Brown
e. "L.A. Hooker" - Dave Condit

5. Which Top Fuel racer never won an IHRA National event?

a. Chris Karamesines	c. Dick LaHaie
b. Del Worsham	d. Jim Head
e. Darrell Gwynn

6. Which of these drivers never won Top Fuel at Bakersfield?

a. Steve Carbone	c. Shirley Muldowney
b. Jerry Ruth	d. Tom McEwen
e. All of the above

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Winner of last month's quiz is Steve McDonald who knew most of the correct answers to these questions.
1. The winningest IHRA Alcohol Funny Car winner is: C. Von Smith
2. The first driver to win an IHRA national event Funny Car title did so in 1971. He was: A. Charlie Therwanger
3. At what track did Don Garlits run IHRA's first backed-up Top Fuel five-second run? A. Great Lakes Dragaway, Union Grove, Wisc.
4. The winningest Top Fuel driver in 1971, IHRA's first year of operation, was: B. Ronnie Martin in Robert Anderson's dragster
5. The SECOND winningest Pro Stock driver in IHRA annals is: B. Bob Glidden
6. Eddie Hill ran the first four at the 1988 IHRA Texas Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. He also won the race. Who did he beat in the final? B. Darrell Gwynn

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