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1/9/06

IT'S TIME FOR SOME MATCH RACE MADNESS!!!

Given the Quizter's recent penchant for all things NHRA, maybe it's time for something a bit different. And what better way to distance ourselves from the Circus, than to hit the match race trail? So hit it we will -- or you will, if ya wanna win the big prize!! Ya do wanna win, dontcha? But first, a hint. You may want to temporarily become an archivist, or at least be able to find the Archives section of Drag Racing Online. It's all in there!

#1 For your boating pleasure, who was Top Fuel Hydro champ at the IHBA World Finals, held at Charlie Allen's Firebird Lake?
A GREG TEDESCO B JOHN WHITE	C DOUG VERSTUYFT D REX CHILDERS
#2 The final event of the 2005 ADRL Outlaw Pro Mod season was at Kennedale, Texas. Who won Pro Extreme?
A EDDIE WARE B QUAIN STOTT	C JOHN LYNAM D MIKE NEAL
#3 The World Series of Drag Racing at friendly Cordova Drag Way has long been one of the Quizter's fave stops. Who won the Funny Car match race at the 2005 edition?
A JACK WYATT B TIM WILKERSON	C JOHN LAWSON D FRANK PEDREGON
#4 The Jeffers Pro Car Outlaw Pro Mod circuit is "must see" stuff for Midwest fans. Who won the St. Louis event in 2005?
A JOHN DEFLORIAN B BILL HILL	C TERRY MURPHY D DAVID SCHORR
#5 Nostalgia floppers became a big story in 2005. It all started at the March Meet at Famoso, California. Who won arguably the toughest nostalgia nitro flopper show at this event?
A DAN HORAN B RANDY WALLS	C LARRY PETTIT D LARRY SAVAGE

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Congratulations to our December quiz winner, Christopher Horton! And now, here are the December quiz answers.

DECEMBER QUIZ ANSWERS

#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? B TWO

#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? C 1975

#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? C SHIRLEY SHAHAN

#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. 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

Whaddaya Know? (trivia quiz) [12/8/05]