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Jerry Dilbeck (M) from Ontario, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 203 ) 1958 - Category: GASALT, Type: , Class: C/A, Div: 7
Owned by Jerry Dilbeck & Dave Nickerson from Ontario, California USA Crew Chief:
34 Ford Coupe by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Carbureted Gas 283 Chevrolet with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 12.350 at Pomona Drag Strip, CA/May 18, 1958         1/4 Mile MPH: 107.91 at Pomona Drag Strip, CA/Aug. 18, 1958
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1958 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 33.24, MPH 24.66    Entry is 1.06742 times average ET and 0.91488 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1958 Records: 1/4 Mile: 9.070 ET, 151.27 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1958 Average: 1/4 Mile: 11.570 ET, 117.95 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1958 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 13.850 ET, 98.53 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Pomona Drag Strip was close to where Gerald L. Dilbeck lived and where he did most of his racing in 1958. At Pomona on Apr. 27, Dilbeck turned 12.80 at 103.44 mph in winning the C/A class. He took another C/A class win on May 18 at Pomona with 12.35 at 107.65 mph. At the 3-day Universal Championship at Colton on June 1, he won C/A class with 12.98 and a strip record 106.50 mph. At Pomona on June 29, he took a C/A class win with 13.02 at 104.00 mph. On July 4 at Pomona at the 6th Annual Southern California Championships, he racked up another C/A win with 12.86 at 104.86 mph. On July 20 at Pomona, he took another C/A win with 12.75 at 107.01 mph. At the last race before Pomona shut down for the operation of the L.A. County Fair, he continued his string of wins with 12.71 at 107.91 mph on Aug. 18. When Pomona reopened on Oct. 19, Dilbeck took up where he left off, taking C/A with 12.49 at 107.01 mph. For a change of scenery, the next week, he competed at Colton, taking the C/A win with 12.95 at 106.54 mph on Oct. 26. Photo: "Early drag racing photos," p.47, in Jalopy Journal, The H.A.M.B. -- MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Sunday, November 26, 2023, 12:09:50 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.

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