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Since I'm on a roll with a positive post I think I'll try another one.
My # is 1945,the year I was born.Why have you chosen your # and what is the #
One # I'm curious about.4406.Does anyone have it and is it a Mopar guy with a 440 six pack?
Let it roll...................................

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4406, should be Teuton's number..... SHOULD be.

I can't think of anyone more Mopar ingrained in D4 than Teuton.

Unk

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1302 came from when I raced a Ford, had a 302 motor. Just kept it. I had #18 in IHRA for two years, in the good old days.

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I didnt choose my number ,but it is the same upside down or right side up ......#6009

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Always liked Don Littles # 624

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Was the easiest number Betty Holt could give me on the printout. BTW I'm positive Mr. Teuton was offered 4406, but passed it up because it may decode his actual age (Sorry Jeff....this one was wide open :D:D:D)

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I've been waiting for this thread. Ed, I had your number (1945) before you did. And for the same reason. This would have been about 1975, before they started using the geographic division number as the first digit in the competition #. Maybe we were separated at birth? Mom always said I was the good lookin' one. I also worked for a N.G. utility. And, like you, Soc.Sec. just doesn't quite cover the cost of racing. Thus, no comp # currently. Paradoxically, I'm so dad-gum wealthy, the CS decision makers at the VA denied my application.

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Nothin special about my number. It's the same one Buster Couch gave me in tech at the Gators about the dawn of civilization. I have the same # for Stock, Super Stock and Super Street. Jim

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Wow!

How old was Buster......15.

JimR

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I called the IHRA and told them where I live and wanted a no. I told the lady that I really wanted 1964 but that I didn't live in Div. 1 so I told her to just send me one.
When I got my paperwork I was given 1964! Now I have a matching no's 1964 Plymouth.

JimR

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I dont know, they just gave me 2894. Doesnt matter to me, until it is 21 !

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My original number was 1312 becasue my brother had 1313 and uncle had 1314. 8 years ago my youngest daughter comes up to me and says Daddy my birthday isn't the 12th? I said "honey I know and she says well you have Sarah's birthday on the window the 13th and mine should say the 17th, I immediately called NHRA and changed to 1317. You have to love little kids.

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Hey Joe, long time - no hear. Did you lose your cell?????

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Joe....

Cool story! (have two daughters of my own).

Tom

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My IHRA number is 4340, we have run small block Mopars since shortly after Eve tempted Adam with the apple. Someone else has it in NHRA.

Bill

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1547 was the E.T. of the first NHRA National Record my brother and I set in 1973 at the Suffolk National Open -- I was driving my '73 Ventura R/SA at the time .............Can't believe that was 37 years ago and I still remember .

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When I apply for mine my good friend Mike Scott were build a car together I got 1904 they gave him 1905.
RIP Mike still miss you.

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The number I was given by NHRA was 1220 which just happens to be my birthday. I got lucky and was able to get the same number for IHRA. Then a few years ago I renewed my NHRA membership and got my membership card in the mail. About a month went by and I realized I didn't get my Competition license so I called NHRA and asked why and they said I never renewed it even though I checked the box on the paper work. It was their fault and things happen so I told the woman I would like to take care of it and she in a not so kind way told me they released my number and someone else already had it after only 1 month. It was NHRA's mistake but I was told too bad I couldn't get my number back. Thank you NHRA.

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Now I know who had it previous to me Ken.I was always the black sheep of the family.
Jim I believe you can pick an out of Div # if you claim it as your home div.
Jack,didn't they use 2 digit #s when you started?:)
Another # that's interesting is 4426.

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I asked for the number 5.

They gave me 2102 instead, hey it adds up to 5

Ron Ortiz
U/SA it's a numbers game

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I was lucky to have a friend Paul Ricci, who has a very fast SS/AM Avenger he had # 1426 and was really nice to have it transferred to me for super stock.
(1970 Hemi Cuda SS/DA)

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My first D4 stk number was part of my NHRA membership number. I let it expire once and got a new stk # but when I renewed my #'s last year they only renewed my S/C and S/P number and I didn't notice the stk number had been dropped. I haven't raced stock since 1989 so it's not a big deal other than for some reason we get attached to our competition number for some strange reason. My number for the dragster belonged to the origional owner of the dragster (4646) in which he never completed or raced. He passed at the age of 44 and his wife gave me a price on it that was way to low but she wanted to see one of his friends get it. She had turned down more money for the dragster than she ask me to give her for it. Because his number hadn't expired yet I had to have a copy of his death certificate and a letter from the widow in order for NHRA to release that number to me. Sorry for the long post but that is how I became 4646 and I hope that guy that got my old stock number is happy. I sure do miss it for some weird reason.

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I have 473M now in S/S Stk & ET in both sanctions. Wanted 4730 because it was my first ET number, wasnt available, asked for the M for my last name initial. Hard part is you have make sure they understand "M" at fuel check. This a good survey, lot of cool stories.

Thanks

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When permanent numbers were issued in late 1973, prior to the 1974 Winternationals, Division 7 assigned numbers in blocks according to competition category. Super Stockers were given 73xx and Stock was assigned 79xx although as I recall, we could use the number in either category. The first Super Stock number issued was 7300 or 7301. For several years that system was followed and there are still several racers (besides yours truly) who still retain their original number. The system hasn't been used for many years and most of today's racers were never aware of it but the numbers show where the really old, "old-timers" are. A three-digit number in Division 7 is the badge of a late-bloomer.

c

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IHRA #9140 Div. 9 140 c.i. motor

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Fun thread! There are some really neat stories being shared.

I used # 3426 for our Max Wedge nostalgia super stocker, which I also registered at one time for Super Street and Super Stock. I did use it a couple of times for S/ST, and we once had a pipe dream to run our '65 Dodge in S/S with a 426 street wedge. After giving up on the S/S dream, I posted on this board that I would make the number available to any Div. 3 SS/AH driver, for a small fee (lol!). Darrell Marvel offered me a couple of T-shirts and invited me to his bar-b-que at Indy for the SS/AH competitors. That was several years ago, and we have been helping Darrell at the US Nats, and have been friends ever since!

Funny thing is, Darrell's old number was 3516, which we would have used "516" heads on our '65 had we ever built it for S/S...

All it took was a phone call to the Division office to switch the number. If someone has a number you want, you might want to contact the racer - it's easy to switch if they'll give it up.

BTW, NHRA Stock# 3426 belongs to fellow Max Wedge and Nostalgia Super Stock racer Jim Lavallo and his shiny red '64 Plymouth.

http://dragracecentral.com/stories/p...0835-00538.JPG

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#4406 belongs to Jim Hale for both stock and super stock. He runs it on an awesome G/SA '67 Barracuda in stock - I'm pretty sure it's a 383 car. He used to use S/S# 4406 on his SS/AH Hemi Barracuda until he traded it for a '64 Plymouth S/S, also a Hemi I believe.

Neither are 440-6 paks, but at least they're still in the "family"!

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In 1973, I had the NHRA number 27. Then in 1974, Ann Couch sent me number 2706 "the lowest stock number available". I still have it. BTW, does anybody out there have a couple of the original Busters Rebels decals?

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My number is 3961...I paid for it in 2007. The intention is to be able to drive the old mans ride with conveinence of just placing a #1 on his #396.....and just win win win win....and then take off the 396...I have an ambition of winning the national championchip....I know I can! I love Stock Eliminator and all the competition....I have been following it since Alan Peters dominated way back when....I know what it takes

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My first NHRA E/T number was J707. Strangely, I won my first race on July 7 of 07. I thought that was really cool. Now I apply for a Stock number, with no requests, and I get 7077. Could also stand for July 7 of 07. Too cool.

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When I started racing back in 1994 I got 5568. My dad's number at the time was 5569. When my dad passed away in 2000 I decided to get his original SS back. When dad started driving his first number was 5456. When I called the D-5 office to get it back Nikki asked why and I told her and she started crying because she knew my dad. Then we had it put on the car it was like having a old friend or family member back in my life. That number will NEVER leave my family again.

Bobby Stevens

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Sometimes I wonder how I ever got this far in life.Jim Hale was pitted at the end of the aisle where we were down at Gainesville.I missed it. Who has #666?1313?7777?
I bet Nitro Joe could list the quirky #s.

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In an ironey I don't mind talking about I wound up with Stock, SS and ET # 1188. At the very center of the Bible is Psalm 118 verse 8. "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man".

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Nicely put Billy. That is awesome.

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You're on a roll Ed, keep it up!!!

As for my number, the first two numbers match the year of my birth, and the second two the day. To add icing to the cake, the representing division (5) also matches the month of my birth, so how's that for ya???

I originally had the number "5517", which was on my car back in 1981 when I won my first (and only so far) Divisional championship (Street Eliminator). However, when '85 came I chose to start a family and having a car to race was benched from '87 to '92 (I let the number expire and now a Mn. Stocker racer has it). Once I was ready to get back into racing ( around 1992), I could only get that number for Stock Eliminator, and I wanted it for bracket racing also, so I asked for this number, it was available, and now it's mine, all mine!!!

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My original number was 2242.I requested a number with "42" in it as that was our number at Budds Creek back in the 70's.I let it expire and got 2421 the next time.I might ask for my Dad's old number 2581 when I re up my deal this year.

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nhra issued me #1234,,, i had to ask is if this was a temp number gmonde

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Eddie, My brother, Lance had #1313 in his A/S car for years until he retired. Not sure who has it now. My original #1312 was picked up by D-1 racer Aaron Vignogna a friend. Keeping the number in the family

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My buddy Dave Outten was talking to IHRA about a S/S number for his 68 or 69 Corvette. He wanted 1968... She said "nope" but I have 1960.......he called me directly and said call her right now, she is waiting. I called her, and she was waiting....I ask her to hold it for me for thirty minutes...she said OK. I called NHRA and ask for S/S1960....she said "nope".....I did some quick thinking....I ask her for 196C...she said OK.... Now I have IHRA S/S 196O....and with a small piece of black tape I have NHRA S/S 196C for my 60 Corvette...that was the best I could do. It looks like I have to wait for SS/AH racer Al Smith to retire to get the NHRA1960. To bad I don't have a (1968 for his Cuda) to trade him.

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1979 was actually the year of the trans am i was racing at the time. kept it to the porsche, (although its an 85). got it, (1979) in nhra and ihra....had #1 for a season, don't think i will change that again, #1979 looks more like a duck.lol..