DRO - Quiz - 10/11/04

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10/11/04

THE LOADED QUESTION-er

All right, rounding the clubhouse turn and heading for home, the 2004 season is heading for twilight and resolution. The following quiz has little or nothing to do with that fact. It’s October, Halloween, the month that Lenin and crew brought down the winter palace. You’ll be reading this before the POWERade World Finals, and I have no real connection there. Sooo … consider this … anyway you want.

1.) At the Chicago race, John Force tore the place up, running the first Funny Car 4.60s. Now this is an easy one. Who ran the first 5.6-second time?
A.) Gene Snow B.) Don Prudhomme	C.) Pat Foster D.) Tom Anderson
2.) At the inaugural Super Stock Nationals, Bill Jenkins competed in the 3,000-pound class. Who was he driving for?
A.) Dave Strickler B.) Nick Iarussi	C.) Al Joniec D.) "Doc" Burgess
3. The last Top Fuel winner at Orange County (at the 1983 World Finals) was:
A.) Joe Amato B.) Gary Beck	C.) Mark Oswald D.) Connie Kalitta
4.) Recent Hot Rod Reunion honoree “Wild Bill” Alexander made one NHRA Top Fuel final and it was:
A.) 1965 Winternationals B.) 1963 Winternationals	C.) 1966 Springnationals D.) 1965 World Finals
5.) And on the subject of Hot Rod Reunion honorees, “Famous Amos” Satterlee was recognized for his tuning skills. Which one of the following cars was one that he didn’t?
A.) Mickey Thompson 1969 Mustang B.) Eddie Schartman’s “air Lift Rattler” 1966 Comet	C.) Glen Stokey’s 1965 Top Fuel dragster D.) Don Johnson’s “Beachcomber” 1966 version

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Last Month's Quiz

We had a bunch of little quizlings dancing around the date. Finally Katherine Miller hit the nail on the head with 1998. Congrats!

1. As of January 1, 2000, Gary Scelzi held the NHRA national Top Fuel record for elapsed time. The number was: B. 4.480

2. The first 5.0-second Funny Car run was established some years back at the NHRA Maple Grove, Pa. race. The historic charge was made in 1992 and was what run by whom? C. Cruz Pedregon – 5.077

3. Eddie Hill ran the first Top Fuel four-second run at the Texas Motorplex during the IHRA Texas Nationals with a 4.99 performance on April 9, 1988. Months later, NHRA's first four cropped up at the Pennzoil Nationals in Houston. It also was a 4.99 and run by: B. Gene Snow

4. The first 7.0-second Pro Stock run was registered at Maple Grove in 1992. The run was what and run by whom? D. Scott Geoffrion – 7.099

What year did NHRA's "Little Train That Couldn't," Pro Stock Truck, first rear its horny head? NO multiple choice, you should know important stuff like this. 1998

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