NHRA'S First Qualified 32-Car Show (1 Viewer)

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In 1966 at the legendary Winternationals at Pomona Raceway, the NHRA held that sanctioning body's very first qualified 32-car show.

Here it is people.
1.Jimmy Nix
2.Ed Pink-Connie Swingle
3.Hawaiin-Mike Snivley
4.Tommy Ivo
5.Sid waterman-Ronnie Hampshire
6.Jim Brisette-Paul Sutherland
7.Warren-Coburn
8.Connie Kalitta
9.Don Prudhomme
10.The Charger
11.The Surfers-Mike Sorokin
12.Alan Bockla-Maynard Rupp
13.Don Garlits
14.Dunn & Yates-Jim Dunn
15Chris Karamesines.
16.Creitz-Greer-Vic Brown
17.Joe Winters-Frank Pedregon
18.Walter-Hat-Walsh-Frank Martinez
19.Gall-Roy-Trotter
20.Honda of Wilmington-Danny Ongais
21.Beebe Bros-Vinson-Sixt-Dave Beebe
22.Tom Hoover
23.Nando Haase
24.Allen Harper-Huff-Tommy Allen
25.Yeakel-Baney-Garrison-Tom McEwen
26.Warren-Crowe-Jack Williams
27.Chuck Poole-Roy Dunn
28.Adams-Wayre-Steve Carbone
29.Andrews-Cardoza-Dominic Cardoza
30-.Ramchargers-Don Westerdale
31.Bateman-Singleton-Dave McKenzie
32.Pete Robinson

What a field! Stout! And dad and I were there for the whole weekend baby!!!!



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[Mtnbiker]

In 1966 at the legendary Winternationals at Pomona Raceway, the NHRA held that sanctioning body's very first qualified 32-car show.

Here it is people.
1.Jimmy Nix
2.Ed Pink-Connie Swingle
3.Hawaiin-Mike Snivley
4.Tommy Ivo
5.Sid waterman-Ronnie Hampshire
6.Jim Brisette-Paul Sutherland
7.Warren-Coburn
8.Connie Kalitta
9.Don Prudhomme
10.The Charger
11.The Surfers-Mike Sorokin
12.Alan Bockla-Maynard Rupp
13.Don Garlits
14.Dunn & Yates-Jim Dunn
15Chris Karamesines.
16.Creitz-Greer-Vic Brown
17.Joe Winters-Frank Pedregon
18.Walter-Hat-Walsh-Frank Martinez
19.Gall-Roy-Trotter
20.Honda of Wilmington-Danny Ongais
21.Beebe Bros-Vinson-Sixt-Dave Beebe
22.Tom Hoover
23.Nando Haase
24.Allen Harper-Huff-Tommy Allen
25.Yeakel-Baney-Garrison-Tom McEwen
26.Warren-Crowe-Jack Williams
27.Chuck Poole-Roy Dunn
28.Adams-Wayre-Steve Carbone
29.Andrews-Cardoza-Dominic Cardoza
30-.Ramchargers-Don Westerdale
31.Bateman-Singleton-Dave McKenzie
32.Pete Robinson

What a field! Stout! And dad and I were there for the whole weekend baby!!!!



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[Mtnbiker]

Mark if that is the 32 car show, how many did not make the field. I was there with my father also.

 

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This is comes from my bald and old noggin', I believe with out any research into my collection I think it was 61 cars going for those 32 spots. Don Westerdale in the famous "Ramchargers" fueler did not make the call for first round due to the fact if memory serves me right that he mauled and chewed up 2, maybe 3 engines during the week and ran out of parts.

One last tidbit, over those 3 days, over 90,000 fans packed out Pomona, think about that, 90,000 fans over 3 days.



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