Al Zerbarini

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Al Zerbarini (died 2 May 2012 [1] ) was an American gasser drag racer. [2]

Zerbarini drove an Oldsmobile-powered 1940 Willys dubbed Bee Line, sponsored by Bee-Line Automotive of Stamford, Connecticut, beginning in 1960. [1]

He won NHRA's first ever A/Gas Altered (A/GA) national title at Detroit Dragway in 1960. His winning pass was 12.61 seconds at 106.88 mph (172.01 km/h). [3]

Zerbarini continued racing until 1968 [1] but won no other NHRA gasser titles. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Nostalgia Gassers (retrieved 10 June 2017)
  2. ↑ Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), pp.180-6.
  3. ↑ Davis, p.182.
  4. ↑ Davis, pp.180-6.

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