Cruz 1992 Championship (1 Viewer)

[Greg]

I think it was in '89 and I believe it was the Motorcraft car. All I know is it looked like an atomic bomb when it blew.

 

[none]

The Motorcraft probe burned to the ground at the end of the first round in 1990. Oswald beat Al Hofmann and Richard Hartman ended up with a single in round 2. Mike Dunn ended up beating Jim White in the final when White's blower belt fell off.

 

[mike]

The first big boomer and only one I remember Oswald having in Dallas was in 90 in the Probe, up against Al Hoffman in RD one.

Edit* Oops, Didn't see Brians post. Didn't exactly burn to the ground, as the body was ripped off by the force of the explosion. Smashed up against the wall with the cylinders hanging out the side of the chassis.

Jim White also set the National record at the time with a 5.140

 

[Joker]

Well guys I promise you, he burnt 2 cars up within 3 years of each other. I dont remember the years but I know for sure he did b/c I remember them like yesterday. And Dunn won in the Snickers car if I remember correctly.

 

[TJ]

Yes Justin...Motorcraft car and the Petosa Bros car...Oswald's explosion busted his hand w/ the Motorcraft car.

 

[mike]

 

[mike]

 

[vegasnitro]

Mark Oswald looks much the same these days and is still one of the good guys in the sport. Mark gave my dad's friends the blower belt off Mike Ashley's Eric Faulkner car at Indy last year.

Back to the topic, I once won a bet from a friend about this very topic. The friend argued with me for hours back in 2000 when Bobby Labonte won the NASCAR Cup Championship for Joe Gibbs that it was a trophy to add Joe's collection which included Super Bowls and a Funny Car Championship. I asked him which Funny Car championship and he said Cruzer in '92 in the McDonald's flopper. My friend was incredulous that I would even suggest that Cruzer drove for anyone besides Gibbs in '92. Let's just say I won that bet and have not let that friend live it down.

 

[Bullet]

Mark Oswald looks much the same these days and is still one of the good guys in the sport. Mark gave my dad's friends the blower belt off Mike Ashley's Eric Faulkner car at Indy last year.

Back to the topic, I once won a bet from a friend about this very topic. The friend argued with me for hours back in 2000 when Bobby Labonte won the NASCAR Cup Championship for Joe Gibbs that it was a trophy to add Joe's collection which included Super Bowls and a Funny Car Championship. I asked him which Funny Car championship and he said Cruzer in '92 in the McDonald's flopper. My friend was incredulous that I would even suggest that Cruzer drove for anyone besides Gibbs in '92. Let's just say I won that bet and have not let that friend live it down.

Lucky you won that bet Chris otherwise you would have owed me a beer for getting it wrong!!

 

[BaldyLochs]

LOL That's awesome, Michael! I forgot about Jim White running a number. The big FC run I remember, which was probably either that year or the next.... was Bernie Fedderly blasting Ed McCullough to a 5.13 vs. Don Purdomme. Last 2 cars of the day. That was incredible. When the scoreboard lit that up.... you could almost hear the entire grandstand all together saying "HOLY SHXX"!