OK, the next '77 / '78 Bird I wanna look at is the Dave Ribeiro Bird.
A pic I have shows lettering saying it was a nat record holder in '98 & '99. So, it should show up on the earliest DRC files. I'll take a look & begin posting links to some of those race results.
4/17/98 - Fram Nats - #8 - .779 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop
On this list, just below Dave is John Rodnite, in a '77 Lemans. Not familiar with that name. Don Himes was not far behind, @ # 10, in his '77 GP.
4/24/98 - Pennzoil Nats - #7 - .946 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop
5/16/98 - Englishtown - #9 1.096 under. Carol Yacavone was #8. We'll look closer at that car, in coming posts.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop
5/24/98 - Maple Grove - #1 - 1.103 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop
8/15/98 - Englishtown div 1 - #7 - .940 under. Dean Ribeiro was #6, in a '77 Lemans.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop
9/18/98 - Keystone Nats - #12 - .942 under. Paul Dilcher was #6. We'll look closer at the Dilcher Bird, soon.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop
3/19/99 - Gators - #12 - 1.116 under - L/SA class winner.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop
By the way, this is a race that Lee Banister won, in his Bird.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop
5/1/99 - Pennzoil Nats - #4 - 1.254 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop
5/14/99 - Southern Nats - L/SA class winner.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop
I find this one very interesting. Dean Ribeiro is #7, in a '77 Bird. Dave is #35, in a '78 Bird. And the Dilcher Bird is #3.
5/21/99 - Englishtown Nats - #35 - .901 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop
9/3/99 - US Nats - #67 - .931 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop
3/17/00 - Gators - #17 - 1.002 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop
Lee Bannister won the Gators, again !
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop
5/15/03 - Super Nats - #51 - .995 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop
9/16/04 - Lucas Oil Nats - #34 - .926 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop
9/16/05 - Toyo Tires Nats - #32 - .989 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2005#indextop
8/14/08 - Toyo Tires Nats - #36 - .876 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2008#indextop
6/12/09 - Super Nats - #70 - .803 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2009#indextop