TROXEL STATS
After the announcement that Melanie Troxel was the winner of Sportswoman Of Year by Women’s Sports Foundation, statistician Jim Hawkins sent us some numbers through the Virginia race.
Rank Stat Number
5 Average Qualifying Position 7.1
2 Average Elapsed Time 4.598
4 Winning Percentage 63.5%
2 Average Number of Rounds per Event 2.5
5 Percentage of Non-Aborted Elim Runs 81%
And here's the stat you didn't know...she's been to the final round more times than any other driver this year (eight times) but has lost six times. [10-18-2006]
GRANT HAS ‘STARDUST’ IN HIS EYES
Nostalgia Fuel Funny Car owner Justin Grant, of Bloomington, IN, will reproduce the 1970's 'Cuda Stardust Nitro Funny Car originally driven by current mega-team owner Don Schumacher. It will be driven by Joe Haas, of Findlay, IL, in the Nostalgia Pro Comp Association (NPCA) and other nostalgia-racing events in 2007.
NHRA Funny Car racer Dale Pulde is the technical advisor and "remote crew chief" on the car, according to Grant.
"I am thrilled that Justin is re-creating the 'Cuda Stardust Nitro Funny Car," says Schumacher, "and to see the car that I drove back in the '70s come back to life and return to the quarter-mile almost exactly as it was back then. This nostalgia racing craze has certainly taken off, and I'm proud to see this great history of our sport embraced by so many."
Adds Grant: "We will match race this car as a standard. We have match raced the Chi-Town Hustler Tribute car, and various other Nostalgia Fuel Funny Cars this year. The fans have really enjoyed the recreation of the glory days of Fuel Funny Car Racing. In addition, we are currently second in points in the NCPA, 10 out of first with one race left in Bowling Green, Oct. 21-22.
"With the coming addition of the Stardust, we are excited about the
opportunity to relive the glory days of Fuel match racing against the likes of Troy Martin's Chi-Town Hustler, the Blue Max, Les Turilli's Caveman, and various other quality Nostalgia Fuel Funny Cars." [10-18-2006]
