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| This shot of the Dodge bodied car was taken at the 1981 U.S. Nationals doing one of the long smoky burnouts that the car was famous for. The tradition continued when Coil went to work for Force and the long burnout became John Force’s “trademark” move. |
Bob Stange’s Chicago based Strange Engineering Company was the major sponsor on the car in 1982-83. |
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| In the late 80's Castrol had come to the party as a sponsor. Force and Coil were starting to click as a team. Here Coil backs up his man with Tom Hoover in the other lane at the Pomona Fairplex facility. |
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| Austin Coil and Force teamed up after the end of the 1983 season and the successes and sponsorships began. Here the car im Mountain Dew livery. |
There were seven Chi-town cars which, in order, were a '68 Plymouth Belvedere, a '67 Plymouth Barracuda, a '69 Dodge Charger, a '72 Dodge Charger, a '77 Ford Mustang II, an '80 Dodge Omni, and an '84 Dodge Daytona. (Tim Marshall photo) |
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| We’re pretty sure that this photo was taken at the World Series of Drag Racing in the sixties. This was the final in AA/FC and the Hustler prevailed over the Snake. |
In the early 80’s Frank Hawley drove the team’s Dodge to two consecutive straight Winston World Championships. If you look closely you can see an NOS nitrous sticker on the car. In the early 80’s Nitrous Oxide was still legal and was used by some racers. |
