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3/7/03


THE LOADED QUESTION-er

Well, did ya like it? Like it?! Yeah, the "True or False" styled quiz of the last issue. No comment, eh? All right, we'll go back to five multiple choices because I'm on a tight deadline and am not feeling all that creative. Silver Thunder malt liquor will do that to you.

1. At the 1964 Bakersfield race, the low e.t. of 7.84 was established by:

A. Chris Karamesines
B. Don Garlits
C. Mike Snively
D. "Jeep" Hampshire

2. The current NHRA Funny Car speed record of 326.87 is held by Gary Densham. The first Funny Car driver to run 226 mph was Don Prudhomme and it was the best speed ever for the breed at the time. What year did this happen?

A. 1969
B. 1970
C. 1971
D. 1972

3. National DRAGSTER was not the first house organ ever published by the National Hot Rod Association. In the late 1950s, a short-lived little four-page booklet was produced and it was called what?

A. Running Gear
B. Tie Rod
C. Straight Ahead
D. Race News

4. This is a hard one. The runner-up in Top Fuel at the 1971 Gatornationals was Sarge Arciero. He lost to Jimmy King in the final. Whose car was Arciero driving?

A. Pete Lenhoff
B. Fred Forkner
C. Jim & Alison Lee
D. Eddie Careccia

5. Top Fuel's low e.t. at last year's Gatornationals was set by Larry Dixon. What was it?

A. 4.60
B. 4.58
C. 4.57
D. 4.55

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LAST MONTH'S ANSWERS

Congratulations to Brian Papallo, winner of the February quiz. For the rest of you, here are the correct answers.

  1. Eddie Hill never won Top Fuel at the Winternationals. False
  2. Jerry Toliver was the 2000 Winternationals Funny Car champ. True
  3. Frank Bradley ran Pomona Raceway's first 4-second run, a 4.99, at the 1989 Winternationals. False
  4. Before getting its head cut off, Pro Stock Truck was run five years at the Winternationals. False
  5. No driver has ever won back-to-back Winternationals titles in Top Fuel. True
  6. Don Prudhomme is the only Funny Car driver to win back-to-back Winternationals titles. False (Al Segrini did, too, in 1984 and 1985)
  7. The Larry Dixons Sr. and Jr. are the only father and son winners of Top Fuel in Winternationals history. True
  8. Bill Jenkins won the first two Winternationals Pro Stock titles. False
  9. Frank Iaconio won the Winternationals Pro Stock title three times. True
  10. Frank Hawley and the "Chi-Town Hustler" are two-time Winternationals champions. False
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