Jim ran front and rear engine top fuel cars prior to this car, if my memory serves right his front motor tf car was jim dunns last front motor car. Ron fassl automotive 903 n miller rd, ste b, tempe, arizona 85281 rated 4. Funny car chassis,body mounts, custom aluminum work est. His most famous and notable race car was known as the phoenix. Apr 14, 2014 ron always had a love for cars and racing. Another look at a typical late1960s funny car, the preflash gordon superbird firebird of the late gordon mineo i believe thats him framed in the side window. Its a reissue of the old mpc soapy sales kit from the early seventies, this time with an all new box and decals. Ron capps won his first nhra mello yello series funny car season title saturday at the auto club nhra finals. Mar 10, 2009 when my boss called to see where i was, i told him. This 1974 camaro flopper belonged to a very colorful character from drag racing past, one frederick dinome aka broadway freddy dename. Capps earned enough points in qualifying in the napa auto parts dodge charger rt to. Funny car driver ron capps still chasing his first season title. Ron fassl, along with his crew chief famous amos satterlee, started breaking records right from the start by driving their aafuel altered car at the fuel altered.
Former nascar sprint cup series driver ron bouchard is missed by darrell waltrip and dale earnhardt jr. When funny cars had names vintage nitro still carcrazy. Div 3 nhra fc driver numbers drag racing, dragsters, funny. In the 1960s, correnti raced one of two super stockers against a pair of top fuelers on rockford dragways famed fourlane strip.
Drag racing story of the day coca cola cavalcade of stars. Must watch amazing nhra funny car run in las vegas youtube. Robert hight, ron capps battle for nhra funny car title. He then walked around to the passenger side of the car and tapped on the window. Arizonabased funny car racer ron fassl raced this mustang in 1970 and 1971. The force was part of the roy phelps santa pod dragway racing team from 1978 to 1981.
He also ran an oval race in the same car at loudon which happens to be his single race hes run that is not a road course. May 14, 2014 this allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. You need clean air to breathe and so does your car, and a vehicles air filters make that possible. Ron capps was thrilled to be the first funny car winner on the new home of nhra on fox. Some drivers had more than one number and some had at different times the same number. Ron traveled across the states racing the phoenix, obtaining numerous world records. Bryan rees, the car was bobby allens and ron mcbee drove it. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. Among the most prestigious drag racing events are the nhrasponsored winter nationals.
Joe jackson gibbs born november 25, 1940 is an american former professional football. While you are new to driving, you have to go through many hilariously dangerous situations. During the late 1990s, ron fellows was a regular winner at watkins glen in the truck series, winning in 1997 and 1999. Doug cooke was the driver of the group tim woods owned woods construction began their racing career in aags gas supercharged about 61 switched to funny car in 67 and ran the match race circuit through 73 8. It all began in 1958 at cordova, illinois, behind the wheel of his sisters 57 mga and ended in 1980 at the nhra world finals, driving roland leongs corvette bodied funny car. Amanda busick sat down with ron for an indepth look at his career and life as a race car driver.
Eddie pauling was a great funny car driver from the state of arizona. When funny cars had names august 10, 2010 tom bonner 8 comments there was a time when a catchy name was every bit as important to a funny car driver as a. It does not matter if it is my fault or not, if this driver would have died, or possibly me, i or my family have to live with the outcome. Ron has run the gamut of quartermile machinery during nearly 22 years as a driver. His driving career lasted from 1967 to 1977 with a break in 1974 and 1975. Abigail exl, tinley fasel, emily fausch, tiffany figueroa, francesca flores. Ron capps is an american nhra funny car racer who drives the napa auto parts dodge charger capps drove for don prudhomme, who recruited him from top fuel dragsters, and later for don schumacher, winning twenty nhra funny car national events and three skoal showdowns, coming second in the nhra title race three times, twice behind john force, once while with schumacher trailing teammate gary. The first driver for his team was dale jarrett 19921994, with the sponsor. He also played football at northern michigan university in the early 1960s, and is a former nascar driver and owner, and sportscaster. In these type of videos im trying to show situations on the roads which are for educational purposes, so the drivers can learn from other. Join facebook to connect with ron driver and others you may know. Jun 28, 20 capps, napa team kick off the get back and give back campaign this weekend at route 66 in special napa batteries funny car with intrepid fallen heroes paint scheme.
Drag racing motor sport britannica encyclopedia britannica. Cruz pedregons car lifted forcing him to drive in a wheelstand through the finish line. Ronnie mund rocks out to steven tyler at kurt buschs wedding celebration aerosmith frontman performed for over an hour at nascar driver s florida party. Ron fassl automotive llc provides reliable, affordable auto repair you can count on in tempe, az. He is one of 16 drivers in nhra history to have won in both of drag racings premier categories. Im pretty competitive and i feel confident i could drive one of them. Napa auto parts ignitor features tough nitro funny car field. A huge thanks goes to ron thamas and fireade for the belief they have. Eventually we would like to have the names and numbers of everyone in every division who drove fuel funny cars between the year nhra started issuing licenses 1966 and 1979. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Each driver interrupts a pair of infrared beams on his approach to the starting line.
He is most famous for the lil hoss funny cars he drove for johnny loper. Funny car driver ron capps explodes his engine during the opening round of eliminations as john force races by for the round win sunday october 29, 2017 at the nhra toyota nationals at the strip. Sorry to hear all these great race car driversmen leaving this world. Check out one of the most amazing nhra funny car runs in history. We hope that you enjoy your journey as you navigate through the site. Want to know how much money your favorite nascar, formula 1 or indy car driver makes in year. Nhra winston drag racing series after mac tools gatornationals. The chevy monza had been gene snows and was imported into great britain at the same time as his arrow funny car. Sober driver who was arrested for dui wins settlement after filming arrest on his cell phone. Almost everything has gone according to plan for ron capps during the nhra mello yello drag racing series countdown to the championship and now the funny car standout is on the verge of clinching his first career world title. Kacey jordan and ron jeremy limo driver videos and porn. The paddock dick harrell, drag racing legend 19321971.
Fassler fitch fittipaldi fitzpatrick foyt franchitti frisselle garretson. Capps ranks second in alltime funny car wins, and his 61 total wins, which includes his first nhra title driving a top fuel dragster in 1995, rank ninth tied among nhras professional categories. The top fuel dragster driver from redlands, winner of the second nhra. Ron capps on winning, family and driving an unpredictable. Join facebook to connect with ron fassl jr and others you may know. From 1966, the first year of the class, through 1979, there were more than 500 licensed funny car drivers competing at nhra events. Ron correnti, who raced everything from door cars to gas dragsters to nitro funny cars, died april 5. Pickering jr, nathan rubino, gwendolyn sanders, riley stanley, ronald stone jr. For those of you who missed this on a much earlier funny car page, here is the scoop on broadway freddy.
Fuel altered cars nostalgia aafa nitro altereds 14 mile vintage firebird. It is the sixth of 24 races in a nhra funny car season that has had different winners at the past four races. Funny car drivers looking to rebound at zmax speed sport. Nascar community mourns loss of former rookie of the year ron. Beginning in 1995, gibbs fielded three cars in the nhra, one, in each. His reply was a quick yes, if it was the right deal. Ron capps on verge of first funny car title speed sport. The trooper took the license when it was offered, walked back to his unit and then returned the license to the driver. Different people take different time period to learn driving. As we wind down this 50 years of funny car celebration, with ron capps a huge fan of the history of our sport finally and fittingly crowned the champion, i took a look back over the list of. Our new look site will feature all of the nmr information you might be looking for as before, but will now include nancys blog, a great place to check out to keep up with the latest happenings. Truck memes, funny car memes, car humor, driving humor, driving class, car jokes, funny shit, funny stuff, hilarious mens i am a nice trucker funny trucker tshirt truckers girlfriend gifts for truckers rigs for sale trucker quotes mens trucker hat t shirt graphic sweatshirt custom big rigs big rig trucks. He started street racing at 15 and eventually graduated to racing nitro funny cars.
This video show you world worst drivers in cars 2018. Our porn search engine delivers the hottest fulllength scenes every time. How things go with a learning or new driver, lets see with our list of funny quotes about new drivers. Instead of getting fired, he dropped the phone jumped in the truck came over with more beer and party continued.
Heres a look back at some memorable funny car images from the 1970s, as seen through the lens of longtime lensman ron lewis. Partners for clean air offering scholarship for nwi students. He started street racing at 15 and eventually graduated to racing nitro funny cars professionally after relocating to scottsdale, arizona. Car jokes car humor truck memes ford memes funny captions haha funny funny stuff funny cars funny humor sometimes you just need a good laugh to get you back to a happy place and i have searched the endless depths of the internet to make sure a smile appears on your face. He became the chief test driver of shelbyamerican in 1963.
Aug 10, 2010 when funny cars had names august 10, 2010 tom bonner 8 comments there was a time when a catchy name was every bit as important to a funny car driver as a supercharger and a tank full of nitro. This allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. Jerry michael glanville born october 14, 1941 is an american football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator of the tampa bay vipers of the xfl. Ron williams funny car career lasted over a decade. Ronnie mund rocks out to steven tyler at kurt buschs wedding.
Leah pritchett joins third nhra top fuel team this season daily. Drivers who live in cold and wet climates are all too familiar with what happens to. Find kacey jordan and ron jeremy limo driver sex videos for free, here on. Ron capps wins first nhra funny car championship fox sports.
Winged express fuel altered drag racing nightfire nationals. Pauling also had his own series of whinemaker funny cars. Sometimes it takes an 11yearold girl to remind us whats good about nhra drag racing. Ron s first funny car was the shakey pinto in 1972. We are proud to salute dick harrell, drag racing pioneer and allaround good guy who earned the title of mr chevrolet, for his profound contributions to the classic car hobby and muscle car culture. Nascar community mourns loss of former rookie of the year. Fassl and his peers met safety requirements for nhra nitro funny cars. It was the only car williams ran with his own name on the side. World worst drivers in cars 2018 episode 1 youtube. June 26, 20 no one wants to win more than ron capps, and no group of technicians works harder than his napa auto parts team. Funny car driver ron capps still chasing his first season.
I dont know how yall do it up north but here in alabama, you have your drivers license ready when i walk up to the car. Kenneth henry miles 1 november 1918 17 august 1966 was a british sports car racing. Fbi agent chasing florida corruption complaint ends up locked in patrol car. The mustang ii in the photo is his least known ride. Sober driver who was arrested for dui wins settlement. The one nhra funny car driver who has the toughest time is likely robert hight, who is unable to compete in the events. Matt hagan was hot early, winning the first two, he is the current funny car points leader, and he is eagerly anticipating erasing last weekends first round loss.
May 05, 2017 napa auto parts ignitor features tough nitro funny car field and a first timer may 05, 2017 darr hawthorne 20 drag news, 20 event coverage, 20 nhra news, bangshift 20 2 the oldest major event in the pacific northwest, the napa auto parts ignitor opener returns to boise, idaho this weekend, may 57. Nightfire nationals boise id fuel altered mike boyd driving the winged. It was the second successful race car to be known on the west coast as the pooper, the. Coward, tiffany rose, driver, mya arianna, fearence, joyce danetta. He hired dale pulde to drive a new 1975 vega, but retired altogether by 1975. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors. Car painter ron picardo, who also had driven the firefly and highway patrol fuelers for phelps, drove the car. The guys from ron fassel racing who shared our building on 2nd and brown were the next call, scottsdale automotive specialists cross town funny car rival more beer, more party. Ride along with funny car driver jack beckman duration.
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