1967 NHRA Winternationals
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| National Hot Rod Association | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Auto Club Raceway |
| Location | Pomona, California |
The 1967 NHRA Winternationals (commonly known as the Winternats) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, California on 5 February.[1]
Events
[edit]More Aggravation III took home both the AA/CD (supercharged A Competition Dragster[2]) trophy and "Best Appearing Car" award.[3]
Results
[edit]Top Fuel
[edit]Top Fuel hosted a field of eight.
Round One
[edit]In round one, Jim Bollinger lost do Danny Ongais. Dave Beebe was defeated by Gene Goleman. Conrad "Connie" Kalitta eliminated Mike Snively. Jerry Ruth fell to "Sneaky Pete" Robinson.[4]
Round Two
[edit]In the semi-final, Ongais lost to Goleman and Robinson was eliminated by Kalitta.
Final round
[edit]Kalitta defeated Goleman, winning US$7,500.[4]
Altered
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The Altered class win went to William “Wild Willie” Borsch, at the wheel of the AA/FA Winged Express.[5]
Top Gas
[edit]In the Top Gas final, Kelly Brown lost to Gordon Collett, who claimed a US$3000 prize.[6]
Competition Eliminator
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More Aggravation III took home the AA/CD trophy, with a best effort of 7.80 seconds at 190 mph (310 km/h), on gasoline.[7]
Middle Eliminator
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Little Eliminator
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Super Stock
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Eddie Vasquez Jr. and his 1966 Chevy II won Super Stock Eliminator, defeating the 1965 A990 Plymouth of Ed Miller.
Stock
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Graham Douglas and Ed Forys won the 1967 Jr. Stock Eliminator, 14.42 seconds at 95.94 MPH. Defeated 1952 Oldsmobile of Keith Berg. Source: Junior Stock by Doug Boyce ISBN 978-1-934709-91-7 [8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 18 November 2018)
- ^ A bodied rail put it in Comp. Jalopy Journal (retrieved 22 May 2017)
- ^ Taylor, Thom. "Al Bergler's More Aggravation III", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.40.
- ^ a b Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 18 November 2018)
- ^ Motorsport.com Archived 2018-09-14 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 14 September 2018)
- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 18 November 2018)
- ^ Taylor, p.40.
- ^ Junior Stock by Doug Boyce
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