7/8/08

A RETURN TO AN AGE OF INNOCENSE

What with all the bad karma floating around on the current nitro funny car scene, The Quizzter thought it was as good a time as any to roll back the clock a bit. So return if you will to the late 1960's and early 1970's, when life was simpler and the funny cars a lot slower, speed and ET wise. You'll notice we didn't say safer. Ah,there goes that bad karma creeping in again. Brush it aside for now, and enjoy the quiz. As always,no hints on where to look this stuff up!

#1 AHRA had 'em first,but NHRA added Funny cars to the lineup in 1969. Who was the first official NHRA national event F/C winner ( at the '69 Winternats)?
A LARRY REYES	C CLARE SANDERS
B DANNY ONGAIS	D JIM LIBERMAN
#2 Barry Setzer's legendary Vega, with Pat Foster driving was a factor wherever it raced. When and where did it score it's first NHRA national event win?
A 1972 WINTER NATIONALS	C 1973 GATOR NATIONALS
B 1972 SUPER NATIONALS	D 1973 SPRING NATIONALS
#3 There have been some great "underdog" stories at the U.S. Nationals, including Gary Burgin's win with his Orange Baron Mustang. What year did it occur?
A 1976	C 1978
B  1977	D 1979
#4 Dale Pulde's War Eagle Trans Am was one of the most successful cars in funny car history.  He was IHRA Funny Car champ in what year?
A 1976	C 1978
B  1977	D 1979
#5   There was a time when so-called super teams did not dominate the final rounds of Funny  car Eliminator. Candies & Hughes did it first - where and when?
A 1969 SUMMER NATIONALS	C  1970 SPRING NATIONALS
B 1970 WINTER NATIONALS	D 1970 GATOR NATIONALS

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Congratulations to our June quiz winners, Yaqoob Alsayid , was the first to answer 5/5 questions correctly! Below are the June answers.

JUNE QUIZ ANSWERS

1. #1 Who was the first funny car driver to make a four-second run at Heartland Park?   B CHUCK ETCHELLS    
   #2 Who won Top Alcohol Funny car in 2007 at Heartland Park?   B BOB NEWBERRY 
   #3 As of May 15, 2007 who had the points lead in the U.S. Smokeless Showdown for Funny Cars?  C TIM WILKERSON 
   #4 2008 marks which year's anniversary of the Wally Parks / NHRA Motorsports Museum?  C 5 YEARS    
   #5  Who won Top Fuel at the 1989 NHRA race at Heartland Park?  D DICK LAHAIE