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07-05-2022, 02:12 PM
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Pontiac Drag Racing Legends
If we were to make a list of the Pontiac Drag Racing personal that made the sport and kept it going over the years for us next generation fans to enjoy.
Who should be on this starting list? (I purposely left off most of the great resources that currently keep the hobbie going) :-) Please add to this starting list. Semon E. "Bunkie" Knudsen Elliott M. "Pete" Estes John Z. DeLorean Herb Adams Mark Frank Malcolm McKellar George DeLorean Milt Schornack Bill Mitchell Jim Wangers Mickey Thompson Henry "Smokey" Yunick Dick Jesse Arnie Beswick Don Gay Monk King Marvin Panch Stan Long Ace Wilson Bill Abraham Arlen Vanke Bill Knafel Nunzi
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07-05-2022, 02:57 PM
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Some gentlemen I would add to the list,
Jess Tyree, Fireball Roberts, Craig Hendrickson , Kern Osterstock, Art Peterson, Jim Hand, Pete McCarthy.
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07-05-2022, 03:17 PM
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I am disappointed that Tom Nell was not on the list as he was Herb Adams "Go to Engineer". He supplied and worked with Arnie for years.
Same deal with other Pontiac Guys at Pontiac Engineering like Dudley "Skip" McCully. People like the Butler family, the KRE Guys, Travis Quillen, Bob and Frank, Mr Edelbrock, and Wade and Mark H. (The marketing guys). I say this because "Pete" Estes never made a "racing pass" in his life. Same for Semon Knudson, who started the Performance Programs at Pontiac. Pontiac Motors Division VP. Tom V.
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07-05-2022, 03:25 PM
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Truman Fields
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... 
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07-05-2022, 04:54 PM
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Jim Mino
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07-05-2022, 04:58 PM
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Lloyd and Carol Cox.John Angeles
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07-05-2022, 04:59 PM
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I know this won’t be popular here but how about Rusty Wallace Pontiac driver for many years. Yes I know those had “small block” Pontiacs in them before someone throws it out there.
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07-05-2022, 05:05 PM
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Pontiac Drag Racing Legends is the thread subject. |
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07-05-2022, 05:19 PM
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Harold Ramsey Union Park Pontiac
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07-05-2022, 05:25 PM
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Rudy Diphus,(Spelling)
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07-05-2022, 05:26 PM
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07-05-2022, 05:27 PM
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Brother Jerry Leek(spelling)
Look in the back of Pete McCarthys book for more.Tom |
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07-05-2022, 05:29 PM
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JMHO,I think it should be of drivers and owners only?Tom
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07-05-2022, 07:59 PM
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07-05-2022, 09:09 PM
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How about Eddie Hill, Bob Michaels, The Hunt Brothers, Bill Rink, Phil and Vance Heck.
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07-05-2022, 09:23 PM
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Pete's book seems to have most if not all,either in pictures with stories or listed in back
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07-05-2022, 09:32 PM
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Arnie Beswick
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07-05-2022, 09:41 PM
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Not a drag racer, but Ray Nichols from Nichols engineering built a bunch of cars for Pontiac race program from 57, through 63, and of course Smokey Yunick in the NASCAR part of the race program.
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07-05-2022, 09:48 PM
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Russ Abrams
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07-05-2022, 09:58 PM
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