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Photog Web 		Bob Brissette (M) from Downey, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: FUELALT, Type: AN, Class: A/FR, Div: 7
"Brissette Bros. / Eichenhofer" Owned by Brissette Bros. & Eichenhofer from Downey, California USA Crew Chief: Brissette Bros. & Eichenhofer
'29 Ford Roadster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 354 Chrysler Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 152.80 at Riverside, CA 5/59
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 65.25    Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 1.06950 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.820 ET, 175.43 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 10.350 ET, 142.87 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 11.538 ET, 126.16 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: The Brissette Bros. & Eichenhofer '29 A fuel roadster was in a continual back-and-forth duel with the Burkhart-Brammer-Burns '29 A throughout the late '50s. - RT; Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, August 14, 2022, 02:55:21 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Ted Cyr (M) from Escondido, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: MN, Class: AA/D, Div: 7
"Cyr & Hopper / Five Cycle Special" Owned by Ted Cyr & Bill Hopper from Escondido, California USA Crew Chief: Ted Cyr
'58 Dragster by Scotty Fenn | Powered by Supercharged Gas 392 Chrysler Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 9.610 at Long Beach CA 4/59         1/4 Mile MPH: 158.75 at Long Beach CA 4/59
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 63.84, MPH 68.75    Entry is 0.95149 times average ET and 1.08733 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.330 ET, 180.00 MPH    1000 Ft. 8.270 ET, 153.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 6.535 ET, 115.20 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 10.100 ET, 146.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.410 ET, 142.86 MPH 1/8 Mile: 7.380 ET, 99.20 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 11.870 ET, 124.23 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.830 ET, 136.06 MPH 1/8 Mile: 8.225 ET, 89.01 MPH
Racer's Web Site | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: Cyr & Hopper raced gas dragsters, then went to fuel, then returned to gas during the 1959 season, per the 4/11/59 Drag News. In that issue, with a cover headline shouting "158.75 ON GAS - CYR," it was reported that his Five Cycle Special set a new gas record at Long Beach: 9.61/158.75. We have a previously entered but unattributed 9.51/160.14. Was that on fuel or later in the year on gas? - RT; Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Friday, August 5, 2022, 11:36:06 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Ernie Hashim (M) from Bakersfield, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: TOPFUEL, Type: TN, Class: AA/FD, Div: 7
"Hashim's Automotive" Owned by Ernie Hashim from Bakersfield, California USA Crew Chief: Ernie Hashim
Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro Chrysler Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 10.330 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 149.00 at Bakersfield CA 1959 (WR)
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.93, MPH 00.97    Entry is 1.16133 times average ET and 0.89570 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.190 ET, 195.63 MPH    1000 Ft. 7.590 ET, 160.70 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 142.85 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 8.895 ET, 166.35 MPH 1000 Ft. 7.970 ET, 152.66 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 135.71 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 9.600 ET, 154.13 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.389 ET, 145.02 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: We need to confirm the year. Pretty sure the world record speed run occurred at Bakersfield in 1959.; Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, March 31, 2024, 01:39:05 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Doug Peterson Chuck Gireth (M) from Pasadena, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: TOPFUEL, Type: TN, Class: AA/FD, Div: 7
"Gireth & Oliphant" Owned by Chuck Gireth & Oliphant from Pasadena, California USA Crew Chief: Chuck Gireth & Oliphant
'59 Dragster by Chuck Gireth | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 8.270 at Fremont CA 8/16/59         1/4 Mile MPH: 192.30 at Fremont CA 5/59 (WR)
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 94.32, MPH 94.30    Entry is 0.92974 times average ET and 1.15600 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.190 ET, 195.63 MPH    1000 Ft. 7.590 ET, 160.70 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 142.85 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 8.895 ET, 166.35 MPH 1000 Ft. 7.970 ET, 152.66 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 135.71 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 9.600 ET, 154.13 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.389 ET, 145.02 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: Sent NHRA National speed record on 5/59 at Fremont, CA (192.30). Set 132 Record of 8.27 at Fremont on August 16/1959. Chuck AKA "The Smilin' Tiger." Machine later became the Akins-Sanchez car and continued to make its mark. Please confirm the name of the team. Was Ray Hawkins part of the team, car name?; Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, August 14, 2022, 03:02:12 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Doug Peterson Bill Butters (M) from Bellflower, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: MN, Class: A/D, Div: 7
"Grohs Texaco" Owned by Bill Butters & Don Porterfield from Bellflower, California USA Crew Chief: Bill Butters & Don Porterfield
'58 Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Gas 341 Chrysler Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 10.590 at San Gabriel Valley Drag Strip, Baldwin Park, CA/Feb. 15, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 145.39 at San Gabriel Valley Drag Strip, Baldwin Park, CA/Jan. 25, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 36.44, MPH 48.63    Entry is 1.04851 times average ET and 0.99582 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.330 ET, 180.00 MPH    1000 Ft. 8.270 ET, 153.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 6.535 ET, 115.20 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 10.100 ET, 146.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.410 ET, 142.86 MPH 1/8 Mile: 7.380 ET, 99.20 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 11.870 ET, 124.23 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.830 ET, 136.06 MPH 1/8 Mile: 8.225 ET, 89.01 MPH
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: Potvin (front-mounted blower) equipped early hemi. The team of Bill Butters and Don Porterfield ran a succession of racecars under the Groh's Texaco (Rivera, Calif.) banner throughout the Fifties. - RT; Because of a short streak of successive wins in late '59 and early 1960, a Drag News article called Grohs (no apostrophe) Texaco, the "king of the San Gabriel Dragway." Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Ron Thums, Last updated on Sunday, August 7, 2022, 11:39:08 AM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Pat O'Brien (M) from California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: GASSER, Type: SN, Class: A/GS, Div: 7
"O'Brien & Holthaus" Owned by Pat O'Brien & John Holthaus from Los Angeles, California USA Crew Chief:
40 Willys by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Gas 331 Chrysler with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 11.910 at Lions Drag Strip, CA/June 20, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 121.45 at Lions Drag Strip, CA/June 27, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 70.20, MPH 71.64    Entry is 0.96751 times average ET and 1.07573 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 11.320 ET, 132.65 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 12.310 ET, 112.90 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 13.189 ET, 104.66 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: They were frequent class winners at San Gabriel, Lions, and on occasion, at Colton. Photo: Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Saturday, August 6, 2022, 02:55:04 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Steve Pick (M) from Long Beach, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: MN, Class: A/GD, Div: 7
"Pick-Koenig & Sundin/Allison Machine Works" Owned by Steve Pick, Joe Koenig & Sundin from Long Beach, California USA Crew Chief:
'59 Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Gas 340 DeSoto Hemi by Steve Pick with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 9.670 at Lions Drag Strip, CA/Mar. 22, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 155.44 at Lions Drag Strip, CA/Apr. 19, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 62.14, MPH 63.88    Entry is 0.95743 times average ET and 1.06466 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.330 ET, 180.00 MPH    1000 Ft. 8.270 ET, 153.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 6.535 ET, 115.20 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 10.100 ET, 146.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.410 ET, 142.86 MPH 1/8 Mile: 7.380 ET, 99.20 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 11.870 ET, 124.23 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.830 ET, 136.06 MPH 1/8 Mile: 8.225 ET, 89.01 MPH
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: This innovative dragster could be a poster child for 1950s homemade drag racing engineering. But as such, it had its ups and downs, being difficult to handle and inconsistent. It sported hydraulic front end suspension and a home-built centrifugal blower pumping into a 6/2 manifold converted to fuel injection. Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Sunday, August 7, 2022, 11:38:23 AM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Lowell Koenen (M) from Monrovia, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 707 ) 1958 - Category: GASALT, Type: , Class: B/R, Div: 7
"Koenen & Woodruff" Owned by Lowell Koenen & Woodruff from Monrovia, California USA Crew Chief:
32 Ford Roadster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Carbureted Gas GMC with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 12.810 at San Gabriel Valley Drag Strip, Baldwin Park, CA/May 4, 1958         1/4 Mile MPH: 109.09 at San Gabriel Valley Drag Strip, Baldwin Park, CA/May 4, 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 23.35, MPH 27.64    Entry is 1.10717 times average ET and 0.92488 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
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Saturday, August 6, 2022, 02:54:14 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Jim Nelson (M) from Carlsbad, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 11 ) 1959 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: MN, Class: A/D, Div: 7
"Dragmaster" Owned by Jim & Tom Nelson & Dode Martin from Carlsbad, California USA Crew Chief:
'58 Dragster by Dragmaster | Powered by Supercharged Gas 330 Chevrolet with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 9.030 at Detroit Dragway, MI/Sep. 3-7, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 163.63 at Santa Ana Drag Strip, CA/Jan. 18, 1959
1000 FT ET: 8.470 at Jaycee Drag Strip, Oklahoma City, OK/Aug. 23, 1959    1000 FT MPH: 138.88 at Jaycee Drag Strip, Oklahoma City, OK/Aug. 23, 1959
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 80.22, MPH 75.92    Entry is 0.89406 times average ET and 1.12075 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 43.00, MPH 21.30 Entry is 1.00713 times average ET and 0.97214 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.330 ET, 180.00 MPH    1000 Ft. 8.270 ET, 153.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 6.535 ET, 115.20 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 10.100 ET, 146.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.410 ET, 142.86 MPH 1/8 Mile: 7.380 ET, 99.20 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 11.870 ET, 124.23 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.830 ET, 136.06 MPH 1/8 Mile: 8.225 ET, 89.01 MPH
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: Right out of the gate, this dragster looked to be something special. It made a good showing at the U.S. Nationals in 1958 at Oklahoma City. In its first outing in '59 at Santa Ana, it clocked 163.63 mph in 9.61, its fastest run of the season. On Feb. 15 at Santa Ana, Nelson took Top Eliminator. On Mar. 8 at San Gabriel, Nelson took Top Eliminator and set track records with 9.70 and 149.25 mph. On Apr. 5 at San Gabriel, it set a strip speed record with 155.97 mph. In early July at Santa Ana, Nelson was seriously injured when he crashed. While he recovered, Dode Martin took over driving duties. He had driven a time or two before, but Nelson had been the primary driver before the crash. At Oklahoma City in August, Martin won top gas eliminator at the Mar-Car 1,000-Foot Invitational, winning a $500 savings bond. Dode drove at the Detroit National Championships, setting a national time mark at 9.03. The success of this original Dragmaster dragster brought success to Martin and Nelson as other racers wanted these well-built chassis. They began building them for the growing drag racing community. Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Sunday, August 7, 2022, 11:37:58 AM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Art Bouck (M) from Altadena, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1958 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: , Class: C/D, Div: 7
"Archerd & Bouck" Owned by Archerd & Art Bouck from Altadena, California USA Crew Chief:
Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Carbureted Gas 302 GMC with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 11.460 at San Gabriel Valley Drag Strip, Baldwin Park, CA/June 29, 1958         1/4 Mile MPH: 117.49 at San Gabriel Valley Drag Strip, Baldwin Park, CA/June 29, 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 31.52, MPH 10.22    Entry is 1.06111 times average ET and 0.89298 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: 9.050 ET, 166.05 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1958 Average: 1/4 Mile: 10.800 ET, 131.57 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1958 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 12.550 ET, 114.23 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: This low-buck dragster sported a home-built chassis, a stock-head GMC motor, with very short headers and three side-draft carbs. Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Sunday, August 7, 2022, 11:39:53 AM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Dick Stewart (M) from Long Beach, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 333 ) 1959 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: , Class: A/MR, Div: 7
"Keeter & Stewart" Owned by Jim Keeter & Jack Stewart from Long Beach, California USA Crew Chief:
Ford Model T Roadster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Carbureted Gas 392 Chrysler Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 11.370 at San Gabriel Valley Drag Strip, Baldwin Park, CA/Apr. 5, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 122.79 at Lions Drag Strip, CA/Apr. 12, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 14.84, MPH 00.99    Entry is 1.12574 times average ET and 0.84103 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.330 ET, 180.00 MPH    1000 Ft. 8.270 ET, 153.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 6.535 ET, 115.20 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 10.100 ET, 146.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.410 ET, 142.86 MPH 1/8 Mile: 7.380 ET, 99.20 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 11.870 ET, 124.23 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.830 ET, 136.06 MPH 1/8 Mile: 8.225 ET, 89.01 MPH
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Sunday, August 7, 2022, 09:06:28 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Woody McCormick (M) from Colton, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: GASALT, Type: , Class: A/A, Div: 7
"Cookie Cutter/Slicks Racing Club" Owned by Woody McCormick from Colton, California USA Crew Chief:
48 Fiat Topolino Altered by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Carbureted Gas Chevrolet with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 11.510 at Riverside Raceway, CA/May 31, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 120.64 at Morrow Drag Strip, Colton, CA/June 6, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 39.22, MPH 35.41    Entry is 1.03975 times average ET and 0.95443 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 9.070 ET, 151.27 MPH    1000 Ft. 9.600 ET, 118.26 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 11.070 ET, 126.40 MPH 1000 Ft. 10.080 ET, 112.35 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 13.070 ET, 107.06 MPH 1000 Ft. 10.560 ET, 107.24 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
No Racer Website | No video link | Web Search | Web Image Search | Web Video Search
Notes: Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Monday, August 8, 2022, 12:47:15 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Archie Ary (M) from Colton, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: TOPFUEL, Type: TN, Class: A/FD, Div: 7
"Archie's Garage" Owned by Archie Ary from Colton, California USA Crew Chief:
Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro Chrysler Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 9.320 at Riverside Raceway, CA/July 26, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 154.90 at Riverside Raceway, CA/July 26, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 20.46, MPH 04.07    Entry is 1.04778 times average ET and 0.93117 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.190 ET, 195.63 MPH    1000 Ft. 7.590 ET, 160.70 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 142.85 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 8.895 ET, 166.35 MPH 1000 Ft. 7.970 ET, 152.66 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 135.71 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 9.600 ET, 154.13 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.389 ET, 145.02 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Monday, August 29, 2022, 11:43:33 AM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Ron Bader (M) from California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: GASALT, Type: , Class: A/A, Div: 7
"Delta Machine" Owned by Ron Bader & Frank Ferriera from California USA Crew Chief:
Crosley Sedan by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Gas 390 Cadillac with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 10.930 at Lions Drag Strip, CA/July 18, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 141.38 at Riverside Raceway, CA/July 26, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 53.50, MPH 80.11    Entry is 0.98735 times average ET and 1.11851 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 9.070 ET, 151.27 MPH    1000 Ft. 9.600 ET, 118.26 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 11.070 ET, 126.40 MPH 1000 Ft. 10.080 ET, 112.35 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 13.070 ET, 107.06 MPH 1000 Ft. 10.560 ET, 107.24 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Both Bader and Ferriera traded turns driving the car. They made the rounds of Southern California drag strips, taking class wins regularly. At Riverside, on July 26, they won Middle Eliminator. Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website -MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Monday, August 8, 2022, 09:40:21 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Art Chrisman (M) from Compton, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: TOPFUEL, Type: TN, Class: A/FD, Div: 7
"Hustler I" Owned by Art Chrisman & Frank Cannon from Compton, California USA Crew Chief: Jack Main & Al Hendrickson
'57 Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 454 Chrysler Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 8.410 at Bakersfield Drag Strip, Famoso, CA/May 3, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 181.81 at Riverside Raceway, CA/Feb. 15, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 84.39, MPH 76.39    Entry is 0.94547 times average ET and 1.09294 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.190 ET, 195.63 MPH    1000 Ft. 7.590 ET, 160.70 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 142.85 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 8.895 ET, 166.35 MPH 1000 Ft. 7.970 ET, 152.66 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 135.71 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 9.600 ET, 154.13 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.389 ET, 145.02 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Chrisman ended the 1958 season on a high note and kept it rolling into 1959. At one of these early-season meets (possibly the Feb. 15 Riverside event), his blower exploded, blowing some of the body off and torching the rest. The exquisite paint job that it had when it appeared on the front cover of the Jan. 1959 issue of Hot Rod Magazine required a redo. On Feb. 15 at Riverside, he took Top Eliminator with a world record time of 8.54 and a speed of 181.81 mph. Two weeks later, he took Top Eliminator at the Bakersfield March Meet. Another feather in his cap. He took another TE win at Riverside on Apr. 19. Could he win the big meets? You're dang right! At Bakersfield on May 3, he clocked 8.41. Hustler I was really cooking. At Riverside on May 10, he ran 8.65 and 180.00 mph. He turned 8.80 at 176.81 on May 24 at Vaca Valley. On a return visit to Vaca Valley, he ran 176.81 mph but cracked a cylinder head. Not to worry. Chrisman-Cannon had another trick up their sleeve-Hustler II was in the wings. The Hustler II was an open-bodied car with the engine exposed, very different in appearance than Hustler I. Art drove Hustler II to a TE victory at Riverside on July 26 on the car's first time out. Things looked very promising with the new car. But after a disappointing outing at Lions and blowing the motor at Fremont, Art went back to racing Hustler I. But misfortune stalked him. He made a run at Fremont in Hustler I on Sep. 13 at 169.17 mph during time trials, but a ring and pinion gear gave out and put him on the trailer. At a 2-day meet at Kingdon the following week, he was beaten by Ted Cyr in the early rounds of eliminations. That was it for the season. Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Monday, August 29, 2022, 11:49:44 AM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Gary Cagle (M) from Pico Rivera, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: TOPFUEL, Type: TN, Class: A/FD, Div: 7
"Torco/Herbert Cam Special" Owned by Gary Cagle & Chet Herbert from Pico Rivera, California USA Crew Chief:
'59 Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 450 Chrysler Hemi with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 8.510 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 180.36 at Bakersfield Drag Strip, Famoso, CA/Mar. 1, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 77.30, MPH 73.92    Entry is 0.95672 times average ET and 1.08422 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.190 ET, 195.63 MPH    1000 Ft. 7.590 ET, 160.70 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 142.85 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 8.895 ET, 166.35 MPH 1000 Ft. 7.970 ET, 152.66 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 135.71 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 9.600 ET, 154.13 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.389 ET, 145.02 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Gary Cagle's life is worthy of a movie or book. An L.A. policeman, he had been in a wheelchair since 1948 after getting polio. Before he got into his top fuel car, he had raced on the salt flats and dry lakes and raced a fuel roadster on drag strips. A member of the Gear Grinders, he brought out his A/FD with a blown '57 Chrysler motor to Riverside at an SCTA 1/2 mile drag racing event on Jan. 11. He called his dragster "Half Fast IV." He set an SCTA record for the half-mile at that meet with 172.74 mph. The next week he returned to Riverside for quarter-mile racing but was beaten by Chrisman-Cannon's Hustler. But he had caught the eye of Chet Herbert, and they formed a racing partnership. So with Cagle driving the Herbert Cam Special, They went to Pomona on Jan. 25, just the third time out for the car. Cagle won Top Eliminator and set a new strip speed record with 168.22 mph. At Bakersfield on Feb. 1, he clocked some best times of 9.21 and 175.78 mph. He was making the rounds of Southern California tracks. In mid-February, he broke a blower belt, sending him home after a 9.14 at 167.91 mph run. At the Bakersfield March Meet, he got the meet's Top Speed of 180.36 mph. He also was timed at 180.00 mph, being the only car in the country to have turned over 180 mph twice in the same event. At Vaca Valley, he set a strip record of 175.43 mph on Apr. 12. At Bakersfield on May 3, he was Top Eliminator runner-up with 8.86 and best speed of 178.57 mph. Interestingly, to cure his front end from floating around, he removed the front fairing and chained and wired a heavy floor jack to the front end to give it some weight. In early June, Cagle and Herbert towed their dragster to the first Drag News Invitational at Great Bend, Kansas. This was to have been the beginning of a cross-country tour to strips in Kansas, Texas, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Minnesota, and Washington. His first run off the trailer was a stout 9.24 at 169.81 mph, the latter a track record. While making his second run, he was clocked at 162 mph when he veered slowly to the right into the dirt. The car flipped end over end seven times. It was a horrible crash, literally driving Cagle through the seat. The vehicle was totally demolished. Cagle suffered critical injuries from the crash that kept him hospitalized for weeks. Bob Sullivan put Cagle's engine into his dragster, continuing the tour that Cagle was to have taken. Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Monday, August 29, 2022, 11:45:39 AM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Mickey Brown (M) from Culver City, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: MN, Class: A/D, Div: 7
"Quincy Automotive" Owned by Nye Frank & Mickey Brown & Weddle from Venice, California USA Crew Chief:
'58 Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Gas 407 Oldsmobile with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 9.040 at Lions Drag Strip, CA/June 20, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 163.63 at Santa Maria Dragway, CA/May 3, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 79.94, MPH 75.92    Entry is 0.89505 times average ET and 1.12075 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.330 ET, 180.00 MPH    1000 Ft. 8.270 ET, 153.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 6.535 ET, 115.20 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 10.100 ET, 146.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.410 ET, 142.86 MPH 1/8 Mile: 7.380 ET, 99.20 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 11.870 ET, 124.23 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.830 ET, 136.06 MPH 1/8 Mile: 8.225 ET, 89.01 MPH
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Notes: Mickey Brown, only 21 years old at the start of the season, was a drag racer on the rise. In '58, he became the first man to go over 150 MPH in a gas dragster. In 1959 he wracked up class wins, TE victories, and set strip and national records racing at tracks in Southern California. May was an especially fruitful month. On May 3 at Santa Maria, he set a strip Top Speed record of 163.63 mph. On May 9 at Lions, he set a strip and national Drag News 1320 speed record of 161.29 mph. Three weeks later, at Lions on May 30, he improved that national record mark with a 161.87 mph clocking. It was evident that young Mickey was an ascending star in the gas dragster ranks. But that came to an abrupt end for the young man on Sep. 12. On that fateful day, Ronnie Scrima and Mort Smith were testing a new short wheelbase (93") dragster at Lions. They had dropped Gene Adams's Oldsmobile engine in the car but were having a hard time getting it down the track. Mickey Brown had left his own Olds-powered dragster at home, and he offered to see if he could drive the car. About 100 feet from the starting line, he lost control and flipped upside down, suffering fatal injuries because his head got outside the confines of the roll bar. Racers remembered him as a kind of wild but fun-loving kid. Photo: "'50s Drags in Color," Pat Ganahl's Rod & Custom website - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Monday, August 15, 2022, 12:41:59 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Photog Web 		Tets Ishimaru (M) from Los Angeles, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1959 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: MN, Class: A/D, Div: 7
"H & H Garage Special" Owned by Tets Ishimaru & Harry Yamamoto from Los Angeles, California USA Crew Chief:
'58 Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by Supercharged Gas Mercury with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: 9.570 at Vacaville Drag Strip, CA/Apr. 12, 1959         1/4 Mile MPH: 151.00 at Vacaville Drag Strip, CA/Apr. 12, 1959
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 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 64.97, MPH 57.35    Entry is 0.94752 times average ET and 1.03425 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
1959 Records: 1/4 Mile: 8.330 ET, 180.00 MPH    1000 Ft. 8.270 ET, 153.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 6.535 ET, 115.20 MPH   
1959 Average: 1/4 Mile: 10.100 ET, 146.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.410 ET, 142.86 MPH 1/8 Mile: 7.380 ET, 99.20 MPH
1959 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 11.870 ET, 124.23 MPH 1000 Ft. 8.830 ET, 136.06 MPH 1/8 Mile: 8.225 ET, 89.01 MPH
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Notes: In '59, they mounted a blower on their Merc OHV engine. On Apr. 5 at Bakersfield, they won top gas eliminator with 149 mph but lost to Jack Chrisman driving the Spaghetti Benders A/FD in the top eliminator run. The following week at Vacaville, they took top gas eliminator with 9.57 at 151 mph. Photo: "Drag cars in motion picture thread," p. 1669, in Jalopy Journal, The H.A.M.B. - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Friday, October 20, 2023, 06:57:40 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.

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