Allan Patterson

Gary Smith · 04-25-2009, 08:21 AM

Didn't think I'd ever see him behind the wheel again...

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCPh...r=100#indextop

Walker4108 · 04-25-2009, 09:13 AM

Allen has been back behind the wheel for a while now. He went into the late rounds at some races last year and a final at the SportsNationals @ Belle Rose this year. Ain't it cool!

MEMORIES · 04-25-2009, 09:56 AM

Between all the rain delays at the Southern Nationals, I had time to walk around and visit. I had a nice time talking to Allen Patterson. He was very friendly and eager to talk about his racing engines. This Sharp Contracting guy has some big bucks. I think he had five cars there and had Patterson engines in all of them.

The car that Bo Butner was driving blew the intake off that morning during warmup. Allen said it had happened twice to them now and they were a little mistified about what was causing it, then he quickly added that there was no nitrous involved.

Allen said he had a Chevy II SS/KA car that he went 10.19 in at Louisianna earlier this year, that's with a 283!

Wayne.

Bryan Worner · 04-25-2009, 06:23 PM

He was running GT/IA at the Cajuns! Whooped me 3rd rd!!

Don Kennedy · 04-25-2009, 09:51 PM

Wow it is good to see Allan racing i thought for a minute he was retired from racing LOL

ok so Allan's

grand Son will be even better than Allan and Todd he is from good stock

Geerhead55 · 04-25-2009, 11:40 PM

Is it possible that this Chevy II is the same car that Allan ran back in the 70's that was on the cover of Superstock and Drag Illustrated or is it a different car? I'm trying to recall if that car was a 4 speed whereas this one is an automatic. I agree, its great to see him back out there again. I remember seeing him run at the NHRA World Finals at Ontario Motor Speedway back in I believe 79'.
Danny Durham

Bob Rice · 04-26-2009, 12:14 PM

Danny,
As far as I know Patterson's old Chevy II is in Tenn or KY. It had several different owners in Div 5 with the last being Don Sofranko before it went to its new home.
Bob Rice

Ed Wright · 04-26-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Is it possible that this Chevy II is the same car that Allan ran back in the 70's that was on the cover of Superstock and Drag Illustrated or is it a different car? I'm trying to recall if that car was a 4 speed whereas this one is an automatic. I agree, its great to see him back out there again. I remember seeing him run at the NHRA World Finals at Ontario Motor Speedway back in I believe 79'.
Danny Durham

That car belonged to Norman Marsdon. Norman said they bought it for Todd's son, but I guess Grandpa had so much fun sorting it out they couldn't pry him out of it. He was testing it at Tulsa last year when they first got it running, and Allan was cutting lights like he had never stopped driving.

Geerhead55 · 04-26-2009, 10:24 PM

Thanks Bob and Ed. I'd forgotten that Don Sofrankos' car was the ex Patterson machine. I believe it was discussed on here quite a while ago. Danny Durham

SuperStockDodge · 01-09-2012, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Rice

Danny,
As far as I know Patterson's old Chevy II is in Tenn or KY. It had several different owners in Div 5 with the last being Don Sofranko before it went to its new home.
Bob Rice

Does anyone know the current status of the Chevy II? Who owns it and if they are competing with it in Super Stock presently?

04-25-2009, 08:21 AM	#1
Gary Smith Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 820 Likes: 9 Liked 132 Times in 30 Posts	Allan Patterson Didn't think I'd ever see him behind the wheel again... http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCPh...r=100#indextop __________________ Gary Smith "another broke racer spectating"

04-25-2009, 09:13 AM	#2
Walker4108 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston,TX Posts: 159 Likes: 92 Liked 7 Times in 1 Post	Re: Allan Patterson Allen has been back behind the wheel for a while now. He went into the late rounds at some races last year and a final at the SportsNationals @ Belle Rose this year. Ain't it cool!

04-25-2009, 09:56 AM	#3
MEMORIES Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 298 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Allan Patterson Between all the rain delays at the Southern Nationals, I had time to walk around and visit. I had a nice time talking to Allen Patterson. He was very friendly and eager to talk about his racing engines. This Sharp Contracting guy has some big bucks. I think he had five cars there and had Patterson engines in all of them. The car that Bo Butner was driving blew the intake off that morning during warmup. Allen said it had happened twice to them now and they were a little mistified about what was causing it, then he quickly added that there was no nitrous involved. Allen said he had a Chevy II SS/KA car that he went 10.19 in at Louisianna earlier this year, that's with a 283! Wayne. Last edited by MEMORIES; 04-25-2009 at 09:58 AM.

04-25-2009, 06:23 PM	#4
Bryan Worner Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Duncannon, PA Posts: 825 Likes: 136 Liked 535 Times in 86 Posts	Re: Allan Patterson He was running GT/IA at the Cajuns! Whooped me 3rd rd!!

04-25-2009, 09:51 PM	#5
Don Kennedy VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Portland TN Posts: 1,590 Likes: 3,876 Liked 902 Times in 237 Posts	Re: Allan Patterson Wow it is good to see Allan racing i thought for a minute he was retired from racing LOL ok so Allan's grand Son will be even better than Allan and Todd he is from good stock __________________ Don Kennedy 7701 SS Last edited by Don Kennedy; 04-25-2009 at 10:05 PM.

04-25-2009, 11:40 PM	#6
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Allan Patterson Is it possible that this Chevy II is the same car that Allan ran back in the 70's that was on the cover of Superstock and Drag Illustrated or is it a different car? I'm trying to recall if that car was a 4 speed whereas this one is an automatic. I agree, its great to see him back out there again. I remember seeing him run at the NHRA World Finals at Ontario Motor Speedway back in I believe 79'. Danny Durham

04-26-2009, 12:14 PM	#7
Bob Rice Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 617 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Allan Patterson Danny, As far as I know Patterson's old Chevy II is in Tenn or KY. It had several different owners in Div 5 with the last being Don Sofranko before it went to its new home. Bob Rice

04-26-2009, 10:24 PM	#9
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Allan Patterson Thanks Bob and Ed. I'd forgotten that Don Sofrankos' car was the ex Patterson machine. I believe it was discussed on here quite a while ago. Danny Durham