NAPA in NHRA (1 Viewer)
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vegasnitro
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I got a mangled con rod and piston out of the late Bruce Sarver's Napa Top Fuel dragster from the '98 or '99 World Finals. Sarver autographed the con rod in grease pencil ....
Didn't Capps (or someone else at DSR) run a one-off Napa body last year or the year before or am I just crazy? Wait ... don't answer the second part ...
Didn't Capps (or someone else at DSR) run a one-off Napa body last year or the year before or am I just crazy? Wait ... don't answer the second part ...
d'kid
Nitro Member
I have to Chris... yes...
As far as a National Auto Parts Associates car... I remember someone running 1 in the last couple of years... but I couldn't tell you who... CRS has set in...
hellfirejim
Nitro Member
That Napa car is nice. Sure would like to see a return and get the exposure that Mickey gets. I bet they would do a combination commercial which would benenfit everyone. Something like looking at each others cars and commenting or such.
jim
jim
It's amazing how a sponsor dumps NHRA and takes the Nascar route. Than 10 years later somehow NHRA's marketable again! I bet a lot of influence on these decisions go to the marketing coordinator's for these companies. If Company A has a huge NHRA fan working in their marketing dept. NHRA's got their foot in the door, if that companies marketing dept.never has attended a Drag race than it's an obvious choice!
Sarver ran the Carquest dragster I know in 97, he drove the Atsco dragster in 98, and I believe he sat out most of 99 before going with Alan Johnson's Emola FC in 2000. I do not remember him driving a NAPA dragster, but I could be wrong.
I thought Sarver ran Napa Colours in 1999?
It was a Carquest dragster, even if it was a Napa dragster, that's still almost 10 years ago. Remember when Miller ran with Lahaie/McCullough through the 80's? Then dropped out for 5-6 years then re-appeared on Prudhomme's car with Dixon?
MM
Nitro Member
Here it is...
i don't know if anybody has seen this thing in person, but it is by far the ugliest thing I have ever seen......
vegasnitro
Nitro Member
I am sure it was a NAPA dragster but darned if I can find any pics online.
i don't know if anybody has seen this thing in person, but it is by far the ugliest thing I have ever seen......
I even have some pictures from the car's appearance in E-Town. Not one of the better paint jobs I have seen.
Brut could take Napa's place on Michael Waltrips pitifull Toyota Nascar entry.
I think Napa got tired of the mostly DNQ showing of MW 's cup car this year.
Apparently you have not been watching NASCAR over the last month. The performance of his car has turned around and is now qualifying and he even had a top 10 last week.
BF
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If it wasn't for their stupid "top 35" rule, Waltrip would have made a lot more races.
