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Leroy Goldstein in the Ramchargers Dodge
Challenger, the first Funny Car in the sixes. Goldstein was the
1969 AHRA Top Fuel champ and 1972 Funny Car champ.
Photo by Tim Marshall.
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| *1969 |
| Top Fuel |
Leroy Goldstein (Ramchargers) |
| Funny Car |
Dick Harrell (Fred Gibb Chevrolet) |
| Pro Stock |
Gary Kimball (Kimball Bros. & Hill/Bill Allen Chevrolet) |
* AHRA did not officially begin its Grand American Series of Professional
Drag Racing until 1970. However, they did have accumulative points chases
in the Pro classes a year earlier.
| 1970 |
| Top Fuel |
John Wiebe |
| Funny Car |
Gene Snow |
| *Pro Stock |
Ronnie Sox |
*In its first two years of existence, AHRA referred to its heads-up
Super Stock cars as Super Stock and not Pro Stock. The changeover year
was 1972.
| 1971 |
| Top Fuel |
Don Garlits |
| Funny Car |
Gene Snow |
| *Pro Stock |
Jim Hayter |
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AHRA 1971 Pro Stock champ Jim Hayter launching
in the Diamond Racing Engines Vega circa 1972.
Photo by Steve Reyes.
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| 1972 |
| Top Fuel |
Don Garlits |
| Funny Car |
Leroy Goldstein (Candies & Hughes) |
| Pro Stock |
Don Nicholson |
| 1973 |
| Top Fuel |
Don Garlits |
| Funny Car |
Don Schumacher |
| Pro Stock |
Dick Landy |
| 1974 |
| Top Fuel |
Don Garlits |
| Funny Car |
Don Prudhomme |
| Pro Stock |
Larry Huff ("Soapy Sales") |
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