 HERE COME THE FUNNY CARS - NHRA U.S. Nationals Indianapolis 1970 - the first year the class was contested season-long by NHRA. Don Prudhomme was focused on what would be a successful run at a second U.S. Nationals crown, and the duty of driving the Hot Wheels Plymouth 'Cuda fell on Jay Howell. Howell got ink over this weekend at Indy for setting the bleach box on fire, and doing an unintentional but by-then outlawed fire burnout. Buster wasn't too pleased... Howell cranked the car to the second round before being trailered by winner Don Schumacher. |
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COME THE FUNNY CARS - NHRA U.S. Nationals Indianapolis
1970 - the first year the class was contested
season-long by NHRA. Bobby Wood and the Coca-Cola
Cavalcade Chevy Nova, sporting a Chrysler Hemi for
motivation. Wood garnered fame on this day moments after
this photo was taken, as he took out Gene Snow's feared
Challenger in the first round. Wood fell to Bruce Larson
in round two. |
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COME THE FUNNY CARS - NHRA U.S. Nationals Indianapolis
1970 - the first year the class was contested
season-long by NHRA. Gene Snow's Rambunctious
Challenger, cranking up on the first round of
elimination on Monday. The tire spin visible would cost
Snow, a multi-time winner in earlier years, his chance
at this crown. Bobby Wood's Nova is in the other lane,
and marching toward a victory. |
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COME THE FUNNY CARS - NHRA U.S. Nationals Indianapolis
1970 - the first year the class was contested
season-long by NHRA. Last hurray for the Chevy floppers
- Bruce Larson was the only Chevrolet to make the
program at Indy, a place where he had made headlines in
the past. He and the USA -1 427 Camaro cranked through
the first two rounds before meeting Leroy Goldstein and
the Ramchargers in round three. |
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U.S. Nationals Indianapolis 1970 - the first year the
class was contested season-long by NHRA. Roy Gay in the
Keith Black Hemi powered Pontiac Firebird he and his
brother Don campaigned. After Roy had a fatal non-racing
accident, Don retired; on this day, the car would come
up short in round one against journeyman nitro pilot Pat
Foster, who had taken over the driving chores in Roland
Leong's Hawaiian for this event. |
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COME THE FUNNY CARS - NHRA U.S. Nationals Indianapolis
1970 - the first year the class was contested
season-long by NHRA. This is Tom Sneden in the Bob
banning Dodge Challenger, 426 hemi powered out of
Hyattsville, Md., but he had no luck cracking the
quickest 16-car field in history on this weekend. |
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COME THE FUNNY CARS - NHRA U.S. Nationals Indianapolis
1970 - the first year the class was contested
season-long by NHRA. Bobby Rowe at the control of the
426 Hemi motivated Coleman-Taylor Super Duster Plymouth
during the opening frame of eliminations on Monday. Rowe
would go all the way to the semifinals this afternoon,
falling to a 7.01 from Don Schumacher's new Buttera
machine. |
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COME THE FUNNY CARS - NHRA U.S. Nationals Indianapolis
1970 - the first year the class was contested
season-long by NHRA. A wheels-up launch for Kenny
Safford in the Grand-Spaulding Dodge-sponsored Mr. Norms
Super Charger in the first frame after Arnie Behling
blew the engine in John Mazmanian's 'Cuda in the other
lane. Safford fell to Bobby Rowe in round two. |
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 HERE COME THE FUNNY CARS - NHRA U.S. Nationals Indianapolis 1970 - the first year the class was contested season-long by NHRA. Don Schumacher would win Indianapolis to take home the crown. This was his second entry, a Logghe-built Plymouth 'Cuda driven by dragster regular Cliff Zink. Zink fell to Jay Howell in the Don Prudhomme Hot Wheels 'Cuda in this opening frame picture. |
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 HERE COME THE FUNNY
CARS - NHRA U.S. Nationals Indianapolis 1970 - the first year the class was contested season-long by NHRA. Leroy Goldstein and the Ramchargers' feared Dodge Challenger gets after it in round one against Larry Arnold, and subsequently wings through the timers at 6.85, the team's third run in the 6.80s that weekend. He lost to Schumacher when the Challenger went up in smoke in the final. This was the first car to break the six-second funny car barrier, doing so earlier that August. |
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