1967 NHRA Winternationals
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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[]
More Aggravation III took home both the AA/CD (supercharged A Competition Dragster[2]) trophy and "Best Appearing Car" award.[3]
Results[]
Top Fuel[]
Top Fuel hosted a field of eight.
Round One[]
In round one, lost do Danny Ongais. was defeated by . Conrad "Connie" Kalitta eliminated . Jerry Ruth fell to "Sneaky Pete" Robinson.[4]
Round Two[]
In the semi-final, Ongais lost to Goleman and Robinson was eliminated by Kalitta.
Final round[]
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[]
In the Top Gas final, lost to , 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[]
- ^ 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 (retrieved 14 September 2018)
- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 18 November 2018)
- ^ Taylor, p.40.
- ^ Junior Stock by Doug Boyce
- Auto racing stubs
- 1967 in motorsport
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