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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]
| National Hot Rod Association | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Auto Club Raceway |
| Location | Pomona, California |
Events
editMore Aggravation III took home both the AA/CD (supercharged A Competition Dragster[2]) trophy and "Best Appearing Car" award.[3]
Results
editTop Fuel
editTop Fuel hosted a field of eight.
Round One
editIn 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
editIn the semi-final, Ongais lost to Goleman and Robinson was eliminated by Kalitta.
Final round
editKalitta 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
editIn 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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