This isn't pertinent to the Dragway 42 discussion, and I don't have any of the old National DRAGSTERS to back up what I say, but I remember that in the period from 1961-'62, the NHRA national records page had records for the Gassers listed something like this:
A Gas Coupe/Sedan: Not in my "database" any more...sorry.
B Gas Coupe/Sedan: Ed Schartman
C Gas Coupe/Sedan: Ron Hassel
D Gas Coupe/Sedan: Hrudka Bros.
E GasCoupe/Sedan:: Dave Koffel
F Gas Coupe/Sedan: Ferd Napfel
F Gas Coupe/Sedan may have come along a year or two later, but the point I wanted to make was, that every car I've listed here called OHIO home.
California may have been the cradle of drag racing, but the fastest Gas Coupes in the country all lived in Ohio.
Anybody remember who had the record in A Gas at that time? I just can't "bring it up." LOL!
I've slept since then...
Bill
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