Larry Sutton Wins The P.D.A.!

[TopFuel@Lions]

It was one of the Last Professional Dragster Association events ever, circa 1978. The track was Orange County International Raceway. It was a 32-car Top Fuel field. My favorite starter Larry Sutton won the show in the Roberts-Richardson-Meadows "Circuit Breaker." He beat surprise finalist Ken Moitoza in the final of the 5-round grind. It was a wild race that day at the County. Gosh that was good stuff.


TopFuel@Lions
Talladega Short Track Announcer

 

[J. S.]

Mark:

You're big into the OCIR and Lions Nostalgia thing. Do you think there's any way to put together a list of all the big races held at OCIR, and who won and runner up'd at them? Any idea if such a list exists?

 

[dutch52]

yea ---- good request . id love to c that also ...

 

[Cliff]

Give Mark about a year on this one.....

 

[qtermile14]

It was one of the Last Professional Dragster Association events ever, circa 1978. The track was Orange County International Raceway. It was a 32-car Top Fuel field. My favorite starter Larry Sutton won the show in the Roberts-Richardson-Meadows "Circuit Breaker." He beat surprise finalist Ken Moitoza in the final of the 5-round grind. It was a wild race that day at the County. Gosh that was good stuff.


TopFuel@Lions
Talladega Short Track Announcer

And he did it with a ruptured disk in back. Go to legends intyerview about this at 20:20.

SEASON 2, LEGENDS: THE SERIES - THE LEGEND OF LARRY SUTTON | Competition Plus

Larry Sutton is not the kind of legend credited with holding a prominent place in drag racing history like Don Garlits or Don Prudhomme. However, he was one of those important spokes in the wheel of drag racing’s early years. Sutton was a special kind of person in those formative years and...

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