Draft:1967 NHRA U.S. Nationals
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The 1967 U.S. Nationals was a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) professional drag racing event held September 4, 1967 at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Clermont, Indiana.
Top Fuel Dragster[edit]
The Top Fuel Dragster field included Mike Snively (driving for Roland Leong), Don Garlits (qualifying #23 in Swamp Rat XI), Jim Warren, Jerry Dawson, Tom "Mongoo$e" McEwen, Mike Sorokin, and top qualifier Chuck Kurzawa (driving for the Ramchargers team).[1]
Round One[edit]
Snively faced Garlits, and lost.[2]
Round Two[edit]
Garlits defeated Sorokin.[3]
Round Three[edit]
Dawson lined up against Garlits, who got to the traps first.[4]
Round Four[edit]
In the semi-final, "Mongoose" McEwen faced "Big Daddy" Garlits, and the Mongoose lost.[5]
Round Five[edit]
In the final, Warren and Garlits were matched. Garlits took the win.[6]
Top Fuel Funny Car[edit]
In the Funny Car final, Doug Thorley (in a Corvair) faced Joe Lunati. Thorley would take the win.[7]
Top Gas[edit]
The win in AA/G went to "Ohio George" Montgomery's 427 SOHC-powered 1933 Willys with a pass of 8.92 seconds at 134.32 mph (216.17 km/h).[8]
The BB/G trophy went to Joe Airoso in a Chevrolet-powered 1941 Willys with a 10.48 second pass, hitting the traps at 133.92 mph (215.52 km/h).[9]
Bob Riffle, in the class-dominating Chevrolet-powered Ford Anglia, took B/G with a 10.54 second pass at 128.22 mph (206.35 km/h).[10]
In H/6, Dean Lowery's 1965 VW Type 1 took the win at 12.88 seconds and 96.35 mph (155.06 km/h).[11]
Top Alcohol[edit]
Super Stock[edit]
In the Super Stock final, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins in a 1967 Chevrolet faced Bob Brown's 1965 Plymouth; Jenkins would take the win.[12]
Top Eliminator[edit]
Competition Eliminator[edit]
Stock Eliminator[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ultimate Racing History (retrieved 14 February 2024
- ^ Ultimate Racing History (retrieved 14 February 2024
- ^ Ultimate Racing History (retrieved 14 February 2024
- ^ Ultimate Racing History (retrieved 14 February 2024
- ^ Ultimate Racing History (retrieved 14 February 2024
- ^ Ultimate Racing History (retrieved 14 February 2024
- ^ Ultimate Racing History (retrieved 14 February 2024
- ^ Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), pp.182-3.
- ^ Davis, pp.182-3.
- ^ Davis, pp.182-3.
- ^ Davis, pp.182-3.
- ^ Ultimate Racing History (retrieved 14 February 2024