DRO - Quiz - 9/8/03

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10/8/03

THE LOADED QUESTION-er

The Geography of Drag Racing

In honor of the greatest automotive convenience of the last five years, the Hertz Never Lost, this month's quiz revolves around how well you know your drag racing geography. I think I've done this once before, but if you're unfamiliar with the program, check this out. Don Garlits' museum is located in: and I give you four choices with the right answer being Kalispell, Montana. Okay? Well all right. How well do you know your racing neighborhoods or 'hoods, I guess that is.

1. Drag racing's, "gasoline alley," the shop complex that housed operations like 10,000 RPM, Dale Armstrong and Billy Williams' shops, was located in the Southern California berg of::
A. Torrance B. Santa Fe Springs	C. Downey D. Bell Gardens
2. Top Fuel Hall of Famer "T.V. Tommy" Ivo's mailing address was located in:
A. Hollywood, Calif. B. North Hollywood, Calif.	C. Burbank, Calif. D. San Fernando, Calif.
3. Seattle International Raceway is not really located in Seattle, but instead:
A. Enumclaw, Washington B. Kent, Washington	C. Renton, Washington D. San Juan, Puerto Rico
4. Cecil County Dragway in Maryland may indeed be in the county of Cecil (named after jazz great Cecil Taylor), but what is the name of the town the track claims as it's mailing address?
A. Baltimore, Md. B. Landover, Md.	C. Millersville, Md. D. Rising Sun, Md.
5. Pro Stock kingpin Warren Johnson wasn't originally from Sugar Hill, Georgia. Instead, his racing career got started while he lived in:
A. Fridley, Minnesota B. Crookston, Minnesota	C. Baline, Minnesota D. Kewanee, Illinois
And as a special bonus query: 6. Shirley Muldowney got her racing career off the ground at a track near this town. It is:
A. Endicott, New York B. Schnectady, New York	C. Fonda, New York D. Mt. Clemens, Michigan

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INDY QUIZ ANSWERS

Congrats to the big winner of the Indy Quiz, Emery Burroughs. He was the quickest on the trigger with the most correct answers. Here are the answers for the rest of you.

The most prominent name on the side of "240 Gordie" Bonin's 1972 Vega Funny Car was: D. Pacemaker
Top speed in Funny Car at the 1986 U.S. Nationals was set by Kenny Bernstein at what? B. 271.41
How many members of the 16-racer NHRA Speed-Pro 200 mph Pro Stock Club joined said club at the U.S. Nationals? D. None
Name the first Top Fuel racer at Indy to set low e.t., and tragically not live to race again. (No multiple choice on this one. It's not that hard a question.) John "the Zookeeper" Mulligan
What current manufacturer and/or performance dealer won a gas class with, of all things, a '47 Packard Clipper in 1962? C. Dave Koffel
At the 1992 race, what driver became the first racer over 300 mph? C. Kenny Bernstein
One of the most famous clutch explosions in Indy history happened at the (man, I'm not completely sure about the year, but I think) the 1970 race. The discs cleared the main top end grandstands by 30 to 40 feet. Lotsa shots of this one in the mags. Who was the Top Fuel driver? A. Jim Paoli
The first driver to run a four-second run at Indy was Dick LaHaie. Who was the second? C. Darrell Gwynn
The biggest surprise of the 1990's U.S. National Pro Stock competition was Lewis Worden's runner-up to Warren Johnson. What year did this happen? B. 1995
All right, smart guys, (or gals) who was the Top Fuel runner-up in 1974? I'm not even gonna tell you who won. THINK! B. Gaines Markley (Electri-Craft Spl.)

PHOTO BONUS QUESTION

Hank Taylor of Texas drove the "Mayflower" Top Stock entry. What was noteworthy about the guy? A. He was 15 years old and racing talent like Hayden Proffitt, Don Nicholson, Dickie Harrell, and Phil Bonner in 1963 and was competitive for two or more years.

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