1963 NHRA Winternationals

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1963 NHRA Winternationals
VenueAuto Club Raceway
LocationPomona, California

The 1963 NHRA Winternationals (commonly known as the Winternats) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event held at the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California on February 17, 1963.[1]

Events[]

Jack Williams' new slingshot streamliner Scuderia made her debut at this year's Winternats, in Top Gas. She also won the "Best Appearing" award.[2]

Results[]

Top Fuel[]

In the Top Fuel Dragster (TF/D) final round, Don Garlits (not yet nicknamed "Big Daddy") defeated Art Malone.[3]

Altered[]

Top Gas[]

Scuderia made her debut, recording a best pass of 8.83 seconds at 169.17 mph (272.25 km/h) with Ron Lowe at the wheel, before mechanical trouble sidelined her.[4]

The class win went to (in the John Peters and Nye Frank owned Freight Train)over Connie Kalitta. The Freight Train also posted both top speed (185+) and low E.T. (8.36) for gas dragsters.[5]

Competition Eliminator[]

defeated to win the .[6]

Middle Eliminator[]

Doug "Cookie" Cook claimed Middle Eliminator in his Oldsmobile-engined Willys, over .[7]

Junior Eliminator[]

Hugh Tucker defeated at Pomona in 1962 to win Junior Eliminator.[8]

Little Eliminator[]

was defeated by in Little Eliminator.[9]

Super Stock[]

Stock[]

In , in a 1963 Dodge defeated Bill Shirey in a 1963 Plymouth.[10]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018)
  2. ^ Taylor, Thom. "Jack Williams-Ron Lowe Syndicate Scuderia Dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p. 42.
  3. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 18 November 2018)
  4. ^ Taylor, p. 42.
  5. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)
  6. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)
  7. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)
  8. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)
  9. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)
  10. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)
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