1968 NHRA Winternationals

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1968 NHRA Winternationals
National Hot Rod Association
VenueAuto Club Raceway
LocationPomona, California

The 1968 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 4 February.[1]

Results[]

Top Fuel[]

Top Fuel hosted several well-known racers, including Don "Big Daddy" Garlits (in , Jerry "King" Ruth, Tom "Mongoo$e" McEwen (who qualified #2), (who qualified a Roland Leong-owned fueller #3), Don "The Snake" Prudhomme (), and .[2]

Round One[]

Jim Warren, who qualified #4, eliminated #20 qualifier "King" Ruth.[3]

Round Two[]

Bob Downey lost to Warren.[4]

Round Three[]

Conrad "Connie' Kalitta, #27 qualifier, was overcome by , and #24-qualifier Garlits fell to Warren.[5]

Semi-final Round[]

Rolsted was eliminated by Dwight Salisbury (in the car), while Dave Beebe lost to Warren.[6]

Final Round[]

Warren defeated Salisbury, taking home a US$12,500 prize.[7]

Altered[]

The Altered class win went to William "Wild Willie" Borsch, at the wheel of the AA/FA Winged Express.[8]

Top Gas[]

In Top Gas, eventual winner qualified #16. On the way to his win, he eliminated , , and , before meeting in the final. The win earned Collett a US$8000 prize.[9] It was Collett's third class win in a row at Pomona.[10]

Competition Eliminator[]

Middle Eliminator[]

Little Eliminator[]

Super Stock[]

The 1968 Winter Nationals Super Stock final was a match-up between Dave Wren driving his old school 1963 Plymouth Savoy vs. Al Joniec in his 1968 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet. When Dave Wren triggered the red light at the start, the Title went to Joniec and his Mustang, clocking an ET of 11.56 at 120.64 mph. This was the first National win for the Ford Drag Team's new 428 Cobra Jet Mustang.

Stock[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 November 2018)
  2. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 November 2018)
  3. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 November 2018)
  4. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 November 2018)
  5. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 November 2018)
  6. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 November 2018)
  7. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 November 2018)
  8. ^ Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018)
  9. ^ Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018)
  10. ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Danica who? What about Shirley ... and Shirley? And Judi. And Judy?", written 21 April 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 20 September 2018); Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018)
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