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7/7/03


THE LOADED QUESTION-er

The Fourth of July is the time we watch a lot of fire as in fireworks. Everywhere except in Southern California where we watch several thousand acres of the Santa Monica Mountains erupt into flames, killing a year's supply of Easter bunnies. Anyway, this quiz will deal with July, mid-summer, fire, and drag racing.

1. In July of 1967 this drag race began as one of the great annual pro events in the history of the sport. What was it?

A. The Don Garlits PRA race
B. The Don Garlits PRO race
C. The PDA race
D. The Mr. USA Eliminator Top Fuel race

2. In 1984, two Funny Cars collided in a fiery, body-tossing, pipe-bending crash during qualifying at the Cajun Nationals. The two drivers were

A. Ed McCulloch and John Collins
B. Jim Head and Al Segrini
C. Ed McCulloch and Jim Head
D. "Broadway Freddy" DeName and Gaetano Gambardella

3. Who is the only NHRA national event Funny Car winner who was not able to appear in the winner's circle after winning a race. (He crashed badly).

A. John Force
B. Don Prudhomme
C. Al Hofmann
D. Chuck Etchells

4. He won back-to-back NHRA national event Funny Car titles in the mid-1980s, both times with the car ablaze. He is

A. Ed McCulloch
B. Billy Meyer
C. Don Prudhomme
D. Al Segrini

5. Which one of these famed drivers was born in July?

A. Chuck Etchells
B. Don Garlits
C. Kenny Bernstein
D. Dick LaHaie
E. None of the above

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LAST MONTH'S QUIZ

Brian Papallo was the quickest on the send button with the most correct answers. Congrats.

  1. Who was the first Top Fuel winner at the Columbus Springnationals? D. Chip Woodall

  2. Which one of the following pro racers scored his first career pro win at the Springnationals? D. Maynard Rupp

  3. The first Pro Stock winner at any Springnationals event was D. Ronnie Sox

  4. Which of the following drivers has never won Columbus? A. Doug Kalitta

  5. Who ran the first four-second run at National Trail Raceway? B. Gary Ormsby

    And finally, a tie-breaker, just for fun.

  6. The wettest Springnationals was 1981 when it was rained out on its first weekend. They ran it off a week later, but were plagued with rain throughout, finally concluding the show around Monday at 1 a.m. What was the second wettest weekend at this venerable tumbledown old track? E. all of the above
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