Motorsports Hall of Fame to induct Dale Armstrong (1 Viewer)
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rag Racing Online::: Columns - Agent 1320 - 7/27/10
Dale's very deserving of that honor. I became a fan of his when he won Pomona in '74 driving a super low A/FD, beating teammate Ken Veney's BB/FC. He went to the top of my list when he won Indy later that year in a AA/A. To this day, his "Alcoholic" Satellite BB/FC was one of the baddest looking FCs (fuel or alky) on the planet.
I was honored to be asked to write Dale's bio for the Hall of Fame.
Regarding his solution to slowing the cars, yeah, it not only made too much sense, but because the suggestion came from someone not an active tuner many of the other crew chiefs out there used that as a reason to say it wouldn't work. Believe me, I know this to be true. It was as if some of those guys were saying that Dale got stupid all of a sudden! Huh? One of the smartest guys to ever tune, drive and develop new and fascinating hardware? Give me a break!
If anyone has the background, intelligence and integrity to handle the job of being in charge of Top Fuel and Funny Car racing for NHRA it's Dale Armstrong -- but he wasn't interested in the job because of the political BS involved. Maybe a smart move on his part, but a shame for drag racing.
If ever this sport needed the thoughtful approach of, well, a genius, now is the time, and Armstrong's the man.
Jon Asher
Senior Editor
CompetitionPlus.com
Regarding his solution to slowing the cars, yeah, it not only made too much sense, but because the suggestion came from someone not an active tuner many of the other crew chiefs out there used that as a reason to say it wouldn't work. Believe me, I know this to be true. It was as if some of those guys were saying that Dale got stupid all of a sudden! Huh? One of the smartest guys to ever tune, drive and develop new and fascinating hardware? Give me a break!
If anyone has the background, intelligence and integrity to handle the job of being in charge of Top Fuel and Funny Car racing for NHRA it's Dale Armstrong -- but he wasn't interested in the job because of the political BS involved. Maybe a smart move on his part, but a shame for drag racing.
If ever this sport needed the thoughtful approach of, well, a genius, now is the time, and Armstrong's the man.
Jon Asher
Senior Editor
CompetitionPlus.com
Here's a good SI article about Double A Dale written in 1992.
As his cars blew by everybody else's, Dale Armstrong - 10.19.92 - SI Vault
As his cars blew by everybody else's, Dale Armstrong - 10.19.92 - SI Vault
