1962 NHRA Winternationals
| Venue | Auto Club Raceway |
|---|---|
| Location | Pomona, California |
The 1962 NHRA Winternationals were a
History
The 1962 Winternationals were historic for the appearance there of NHRA's first woman class champion.
Under pressure from
While Cox gained a lot of attention, "Sneaky Pete" Robinson and Tom McEwen (not yet nicknamed "Mongoo$e") both lost to Jim Nelson in the Dode Martin-owned Dodge Dart, on his way to a win in Top Eliminator.[6]
Gary Cagle drove Dean Moon's Mooneyes dragster to victory in Middle Eliminator.[7]
Bob Balough's Oldsmobile-powered Simca defeated Doug "Cookie" Cook in Junior Eliminator.[8]
"Dyno Don" Nicholson took the victory in Stock Eliminator, over Dave Strickler in the Ammon Smith-owned Chevrolet.[9]
In Street, Rich Siroonian, in the Mazmanian-owned 1962 Corvette, lost to K.S. Pittman. Earl Wade, in another 1962 Corvette, defeated Pittman in the final to win Street Eliminator.[10]
Hugh Tucker claimed the Little Eliminator win.[11]
Notes
- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018)
- ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
- ^ Davis, Larry - Drag racing the family sedan. Published 2010
- ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018): text and photo.
- ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)
- ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "More Tree tales, the Mazi model, and Stuff In My Office", written 21 December 2007, at NHRA.com (retrieved 19 September 2018)
- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)
- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)
- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)
- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018)