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12/8/05

OH, HOW FAR WE'VE COME!!

Checking our fourteen-month calendar, we must concede the new millennium is well under way (some of us preferred the old millennium, but that's another story). With the 2006 season looming large, let's have some fun by considering some obscure factoids from the sport's past. For better or worse, the questions in this month's quiz are about NHRA drag racing. The Quizzter swears he will "broaden his horizons" starting next month!! And Away We Go!

#1 The NHRA media guide actually has a section on discontinued national events, which may beg the question," Who cares?" Be that as it may, of those discontinued events, how many of the tracks are no longer around as well?
A ONE B TWO	C THREE D FOUR
#2 Imagine, if you will, a time when NHRA did not have a cash paying year end points fund. Shocking, we know. What year did they start paying the moola?
A 1970 B 1972	C 1975 D 1976
#3 Women in drag racing are commonplace these days -- not the women, just that they race. Who was the first woman to win an NHRA national event title?
A PAULA MURPHY B SHIRLEY MULDOWNEY	C SHIRLEY SHAHAN D PAULA MARTIN
#4 It's hard to dominate an NHRA professional eliminator, but every once in a while, someone does just that. Name the first Pro driver to reach every final round in a given NHRA season.
A GREG ANDERSON B JOHN FORCE	C WARREN JOHNSON D BOB GLIDDEN
#5 Stick and ball sports have rookie of the year awards. NHRA drag racing has the Southern California Auto Club Road to the Future award. Who won the first one?
A TONY PEDREGON B ANGELLE SEELING	C ANTRON BROWN D ANDREW COWIN

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Congratulations to our November quiz winner, Tom Braksator! And now, here are the November quiz answers.

NOVEMBER QUIZ ANSWERS

#1 NHRA recently signed an "historic" TV extension with ESPN as an exclusive broadcast provider. How many networks, total, have hosted NHRA drag racing? B Four

#2 The need for downforce in drag racing is a given, particularly in Top Fuel. At the 1963 Winter Nationals, Don Garlits took a bold step forward, adding an overhead wing to his rail. What number Swamp Rat wore the wing? B SW 5

#3 Before rev limiters, when all things were possible, the 4.40 barrier in Top Fuel was considered the "Last Frontier." Who ran the first T/F 4.40? C Larry Dixon

#4 Given the very recent loss of his Funny Car Eliminator throne, let us pause for a moment of quiet reflection on John Force, the most dominant drag racer of our time. OK now, snap out of it and tell us what year he won his first race in Funny Car. B 1987

#5 Still on a Force note, The Man is one of the few drag racers able to make the Outside World aware of his existence. A while back, he became the first drag racer to be voted Driver of the Year. What year did this happen? B 1996

Whaddaya Know? (trivia quiz) [11/8/05]