Bill dunlap dragster driver

Bill dunlaps wild ride in his nostalgia top fueler. This is the current list of cacklecars participating in the upcoming 20 chrr cacklefest. Original driver jeep hampshire in bill pitts magicar. Top fuel had its share of mishaps, as veteran driver bill dunlap had to utilize all of his skills to save his errant race car from serious damage, during a second round match up with adam sorokin son of the late top fuel legend, mike sorokin. Not a driver or a tuner, hopper instead was a facilitator, one who provided the resources that made success possible for so many others. Weird cars cool cars nhra drag racing drag bike old race cars vintage race car drag cars car wheels car and driver. Whats up with the entry in tad driven by bill dunlap with the cab forward design. Bill dunlap was one of racings most free spirited owners, but he did not race junk.

Explosive coverage of the bakersfield march meet, the nightfire nationals, bowling green and more. As part of its overhaul, high speed also put veteran dragster driver bill dunlap in the cockpit. At the time, he was the third driver to win in his professional class debut. Dunlap defeated defending event champion tony tbone bartone and upended bartones unprecedented domination of the nhra heritage. Whiteley, payne lead fields in las vegas in the first rounds of qualifying at the nhra lucas oil drag racing series spring shootout presented by torco race fuels, top alcohol dragster driver jim whiteley, grand junction, calif. However, the first nostalgia top fuel dragsters goodguys founder gary meadors ever booked for a race were the cars of. With the upcoming denso nationals being the 600th event for the top alcohol dragster and top alcohol funny car classes, i thought it would be neat to look back over the win lists and some of the names that have been a part of the first 599. Crazy dunlap s dodge omni in 1981, and when he won the 1988 u. Steve carbone was one of the last great slingshot dragster drivers. In a spectacular return to form, 74yearold bill dunlap captured top fuel eliminator in his californiabased high speed motorsports entry at the th holley national hot rod reunion in bowling green, ky. Capitolas bill dunlap drove both top gas and top fuel dragsters during this era. Winning driver mike sorokin had a son, adam, who followed in his fathers footsteps. Nationals with dale smarts psisupercharged dragster, the screwtype blower became standard equipment for. Bill dunlaps afuel dragster bill dunlap frontcockpit dragster weird cars cool cars nhra drag racing drag bike old race cars vintage race car drag cars car wheels car and driver.

In 1984, smith began the year in his own car, but he crashed at gainesville and finished the year in the custom body car. Nationals with dale smarts psisupercharged dragster, the screwtype blower became standard equipment for everybody. At the western region lucas oil drag racing event in sonoma, calif. What else can be added to this list as of 2009 states. Due to the covid19 issue we will be closing our call center effective 317 and will have only a skeleton crew working. Follow the exploits of tony bartone, adam sorokin, bill dunlap and the rest of the fearless fueler heroes as they made 2015 a year to remember. I was pretty much the only teenager driving a fuel car from around here. From jerry darien and brad anderson in the first event. Either way, we appreciate the creative ingenuity in designing such an unusual dragster, and there is something about it we just think is cool. While jim was tragically killed on his motorcycle in january of that year, brent was critically injured racing his vintage dragster the year before. In 2007, bill miller was making a driver change and, remembering buffs persistence, offered him the bme ride. On point for this contest of wills is champions driver, secondgeneration top fuel dragstershoe adam sorokin. Bartone, horan notch titles at california hot rod reunion.

I wonder if the idea is that if can be made to work. When brendan murry was hurt in a racing accident in the summer of 2007, bill stepped in as the driver for running wild racing while murry recovered from his injuries. Drivers like gary southern and paul smith drove the machine first, but in mid85, bill hired midwest racer ron correnti to shoe the car. Dixons nhra career began when he was a worker for a. Guys like bill dunlap, showed up week in and week out for the chance at a trophy, some cash, and a little glory. But, im a top fuel dragster guy and would like to stay with those race cars until i do retire. Jim murphy bio ww2 racing nostalgia top fuel dragster. Drag racing photographer ron lewis, whos been shooting at the drags since he was a teenager in the mid1960s and continues to be a regular presence at mello yello series events, is sharing with.

Mar 09, 2015 during a 200mph wild ride slaloming at the bakersfield march meet, bill dunlap saves the high speed motorsports aafuel dragster from devastation. Wcm was comprised of driver james warren, tuner roger coburn, and later sponsor and partner marvin miller. Drag race central presented by looks like one of the spoof pics on an old april fools day edition. I spoke to billy lynch last week and ive met rapid red lang in person and weve talked over the years,he was the 2nd driver of ingenue after coney island ralph landolphi stepped out of the seat. It was powered by the chrysler hemi that he had in his model a pickup truck. Actually, all the time, but especially when the guy driving it is sitting closer to the front wheels than the rear wheels. Dunlap returns to form, stuns bartone nhra hot rod heritage. To that end, at this weekends pepsi nightfire nationals in boise veteran nitro racer jim murphy and his ww2 dragster are set to pounce on a full field of frontengined fuelers. Current call center hours will be very limited and we will do our best to address customer concerns. When brendan murry was hurt in a racing accident in the summer of 2007, bill stepped in as the driver for running wild racing while murry recovered from his. First car i ever drove down a dragstrip was in 1999 and was a top alcohol dragster and i went 6.

As a young man, bill dunlap developed a passion for drag racing that never waned. Before becoming a driver in nhras professional class of top fuel dragster, he competed for several years in nhras sportsman. Top fuel had its share of mishaps, as veteran driver bill dunlap had to. Bill dunlap s afuel dragster interesting maybe the concept is getting some ballast over the front to counteract blowovers and, as noted, maybe support front brakes. Mindy mindy mindy fry mindy fry mindy autographing mindy and adam sorokin this is the current look for the high speed car racing at the annual hot rod reunion at. I wonder if the idea is that if can be made to work maybe they can run the full track more safely. Candid shot of the 22 year old bill dunlap in the pits at salinas drag strip 1963. Buff was a perfect addition to the bme top fuel team where everyone, even the driver, works on the car. High speed car at famosa reunion another view moving along troy green troy green backed up by walt mindy fry. We have fresh pipe from brad hadman to go along with the new combination and a few aero tweaks from tim gibson that should help improve downforce and yield better speed, shelar explained.

Troy buff bme top fuel dragster driver bill miller home page. Crazy aafc in 1984 after a very successful tafc career. Phil is a behindthescenes jackofalltrades drag racer who has helped many competitors win nhra national. Few individuals in the san diego drag racing community had a bigger impact on the sports development in the 1950s and 60s than did the late bill hopper.

Another unique item for the discriminating motorsports collector. Feb 06, 2009 whats up with the entry in tad driven by bill dunlap with the cab forward design. Golden age of drag racing bill dunlap we did it for love. Bill dunlap blasts off the line in mike fullers retro fueler. The team of warrencoburnmiller have left the building but as long as drag racing history is maintained and carried on they will never be forgotten. Billy stebbins had built us a great race car, and the cage held up great it was. Drag racing photographer ron lewis, whos been shooting at the drags. Top fuel dragster driver bill dunlap of capitola does a burnout before a race sunday during the california hot rod reunion at auto club famoso raceway. Crazy dunlap and his driver, gary southern, for the 1984 season.

Crazy tempo, but returned to the castronovo camp for the end of the 1985 season and. A dragster gearhead since childhood and not only former driver for the coghlans, but their engine builder, too. Crazy tempo, but returned to the castronovo camp for the end of the 1985 season and the beginning of the 1986 season. There was paul romaine, sammy hale and champion speed shop, the kaisers, ty norton and jesse perkins, the boyds, dan horan sr. Danny left off those carrying company names of sponsors because they lack that sprit of originality that used to flourish abundantly in drag racing. This happens when one puts his dragster on a diet 1790 lbs. During a 200mph wild ride slaloming at the bakersfield march meet, bill dunlap saves the high speed motorsports aafuel dragster from devastation. Nhra standings the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. The 2015 march meet coverage from bakersfield dragzine. The resulting competition for the fans dollar generated large purses for the racer. The race most will remember him for was the great staging duel with don garlits at indy.

Larry dixon dragster driver ed donovan engine builder scott geoffrion. Russell september 20, 1968 june 27, 2004 was an american national hot rod association nhra drag racer. Goodguys held the 1st jim davis memorialbrent davis benefit at sears point. Sporting a hemi and then ford engine in their top gas dragster was the team of halstead and dunlap. Sensing regime change, high speed aafueler hits kentucky. We did not intend to go there, but after driving all night from anaheim l. Bill dunlap drag racing, dragsters, funny cars, drag. I think that high speed driver bill dunlap winning bowling green gave everyone in the nostalgia top fuel class a glimmer of hope, murphy explained. In 1966, bill left dick oswald and started driving for john halstead.

Jul 25, 2016 this pin was discovered by shawn carlson. Frank root beer hedge, driver, bill dunlap and nick arias iii. Bill dunlaps afuel dragster interesting maybe the concept is getting some ballast over the front to counteract blowovers and, as noted, maybe support front brakes. Drag racing picture of the day bill dunlap in mike fullers. By andrew wolf march 10, 2015 were not sure who dropped more soil in their shorts during the second round of nostalgia top fuel eliminations at the march meet on sunday. This type of creativity made drag racing what it is today, but is seldom seen on tracks anymore, which is why weve dubbed bill dunlaps afueler our motorized freak of the week. Doug foley drag racing experience drive a dragster. The following is a good sampling of the cars named after country, state, city, or regional areas.

Barbara hamilton drag racer tom hoover drag racer bill jenkins drag racer howard johansen. Then and now 5918 drag racing online magazine volume. Dunlap defeated defending event champion tony tbone bartone and upended bartones unprecedented domination of the nhra heritage series top fuel dragster. Bill dunlap, kyle wakefield and new bottom end man, donnie ho.

Dunlap takes top fuel title high speed motorsports. Heres a shot of bill dunlap taking off in the mike fuller car from the pro nitro gold rush nationals, sacramento ca, october 19th, 2002. In the seventies, frank built his own funny car called the quarter horse. Mar 31, 2020 but the real story of goodguys top fuel began in april of 1989. Simply put, the march meet annually showcases drag racing the way it. Interest in nostalgia drag racing picked up in the mid 90s, and especially so after the goodguys got their point series organized. Goodguys top fuel the cars and stars of yesterday fuel. Bill dunlap s wild ride in his nostalgia top fueler. Drag racing was so popular that a major metropolitan area could support several tracks. In the seat was bob deburn, former owner of paradise alley and the poison ivy cars. Aug 12, 2015 to that end, at this weekends pepsi nightfire nationals in boise veteran nitro racer jim murphy and his ww2 dragster are set to pounce on a full field of frontengined fuelers.

Goodguys top fuel racing was both exciting and explosive during the 90s and dawn of the new millennium. Crazy dunlaps dodge omni in 1981, and when he won the 1988 u. James warren remembered drag racing, dragsters, funny. Bill dunlap chases down denver schutz and claims his 3rd chrr top fuel title. We had one of the cars to beat, but there was always plenty of good competition. Bill dunlap is known as a top contender in the nostalgia top fuel. The nowdefunct nostalgia drag racing association began promoting the. He came within two points of winning the 1981 nhra pro comp world championship with bill capt. Donnie ho, todd shappe, arias and photog, steve scott. Bill dunlap bill dunlap bill dunlap bill dunlap bill dunlap troy green. Golden age of drag racing bill dunlap racing, drag racing.