1969 NHRA Winternationals

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1969 NHRA Winternationals
National Hot Rod Association
LocationPomona, California

The 1969 NHRA Winternationals (commonly called the Winternats) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Pomona, California on 2 February. [1]

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Top Fuel Dragster

The Top Fuel Dragster field was eight drivers: Larry Dixon (#1 qualifier), Don Prudhomme (#2 qualifier), John Mulligan, Jim Dunn, Bennie Osborn, Connie Kalitta, Jim Warren, Leroy Goldstein, and Tom Larkin. A number of top names attended, but failed to qualify, including Tom McEwen, "TV Tommy" Ivo, and Don Garlits. [2]

Larkin lost in round one to Mulligan, Warren in round two, Osborn in round three. Dunn was defeated in the semi-final by Prudhomme, while Mulligan beat Goldstein. In the final, Mulligan took the win, and a US$6,900 purse. [3]

Top Fuel Funny Car

Top Fuel Funny Car saw a sixteen-car field, but stars including Danny Ongais, "Dyno Don" Nicholson, Roger Lindamood, "Jungle Jim" Liberman, and Jack Chrisman, along with Della Woods and Charlie Allen, failed to qualify. [4]

Round one

The Barracuda of #1 qualifier Tom "Moogoo$e McEwen lost to Marv Eldridge, in the #9-qualifying odd man out AMC AMX. #14 qualifier Ed Schartman (Mercury Cougar) lost two Rich Siroonian's Mazmanian-owned #6-qualifying Barracuda. #12 qualifier Art Ward (in the Roger Guzman-owned Corvair) lost to #4 qualifieer Ray Alley's Barracuda. Kelly Chadwick, who qualified #11, fell to Clare Sanders, #3 qualifier in the Liberman Chevrolet. #5 qualifier Randy Walls faced #13 qualifier Leonard Hughes' Barracuda, and lost. Pat Foster, qualified #7 in the Mickey Thompson Mustang, was defeated by #15 qualifier Ron Leslie's Mercury Cougar. Dave Beebe, tenth-quickest in qualifying in the Nelson Carter Dodge Charger, was defeated by #2-quickest Don Schumacher's Barracuda. #8 qualifier Mike Hamby lost to highest-e.t. qualifier Larry Reyes, in Roland Leong's Dodge Charger. [5]

Round two

Reyes lost to Alley, Leslie to Sanders, Eldridge to Hughes, Schumacher to Siroonian. [6]

Round three

Sanders defeated Hughes and Alley beat Siroonian to go on to the final. [7]

Final round

Sanders took the win, and a US$5000 purse. [8]

Top Gas

Top Gas was attended by three-time Winternats champion Gordon Collett (who did not qualify) and Mark Pieri; the title went to Dave Grassi. [9]

Super Stock

Don Grotheer defeated Jerry Harvey in the final round. [10]

Super Stock Elim.

Don Grotheer def Jerry Harvey (Ford Mustang) Plymouth BO29 Barracuda - 426 Race Hemi - 10.73 ET

Notes

  1. ↑ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018)
  2. ↑ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 September 2018)
  3. ↑ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 September 2018)
  4. ↑ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 September 2018)
  5. ↑ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 September 2018)
  6. ↑ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 September 2018)
  7. ↑ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 September 2018)
  8. ↑ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 September 2018)
  9. ↑ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 September 2018)
  10. ↑ http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=37744 Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 September 2018)

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