DRO - Quiz - 7/9/04

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7/9/04

THE LOADED QUESTION-er

Hey quiz-lings, how ya doin? I know another multiple choice adventure into a subject that only about 50,000 of us are really interested in. So friggin’ what? Numbers are subjective as hell. You think as many Klansmen would take interest in a similar quiz on one of their Web sites? Not a chance, I hope.

Anywho. Check this. The following is something we haven’t done for a while, but may prove to be a break from our monthly foray into the truly trivial, at least in form. In four words: Fill in the blanks. All you have to do is come up with one word.

1. ____________ is the only guy to win back-to-back NHRA Division 4 Top Fuel titles and he did this in 1973-1974. Hint? He has a Master’s degree in Engineering from a famed Arizona college.

2. “T.V.” Tommy Ivo and Mike Snively aboard “Diamond” Jim Annin’s dragster ran the first two fives in the sport’s Top Fuel history in late 1972. The next one came from a veteran Southern California driver (for the most part), __________.

3. Everyone is awaiting the soon-to-be-done 4.6-second run by a Funny Car. __________ ran Top Fuel’s first 4.6-second run in 1994.

4. This Top Fuel racer finished in second place in the NHRA top 10 standings in 1992, 1995, 1997 and 1998. Sometimes, (this writer) thinks that ole ____________ is overlooked.

5. This is a little tougher. These guys are tremendously successful Division 4 Alcohol Funny Car racers. However, Jackie and Ronnie Stidham are not necessarily the most famous people in their family. Their dad, Jack Sr., was a fiddler for many years in the ______________, one of country music’s most famous and legendary bands.

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Last Month's Quiz

Cory Janssen thought our June quiz was a piece of cake, with a perfect six out of six correct. Here are the answers for those of you who are left feeling hungry.

1.) In this issue’s Chronicles, the Loaded One mentioned Japanese Top Fuel racer Yoichi Oyama. He was the runner-up in Top Fuel at the 2001 NHRA World Finals. Who beat him? A.) Cory McClenathan

2.) The Loaded One also mentioned British cousin Clive Skilton in a list of standout foreign drivers. He was runner-up in Top Fuel to Shirley Muldowney at what race and what year? B.)The 1977 NHRA Springnationals.

3.) Who did footballer Dan Pastorini beat in the Top Fuel final of the 1986 NHRA Southern Nationals? A.)Gene Snow

4.) In which year did Funny Car standouts Don Prudhomme and Kenny Bernstein switch to Top Fuel? C.) 1990

5.) The first NHRA Division 7 (California, Arizona et. Al) Top Fuel champ was: A.) Danny Ongais

6.) June is traditionally the month of the NHRA and IHRA Springnationals. Here’s a bit of a curve ball for the old timers. We know Shirley Muldowney scored her first Top Fuel win at the 1976 NHRA event. What relatively surprising winner grabbed the money at that year’s IHRA Bristol event? Was it … C.) Billy Graham

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