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1967 NHRA Winternationals

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1967 NHRA Winternationals
National Hot Rod Association
VenueAuto Club Raceway
LocationPomona, California

The 1967 NHRA Winternationals (commonly known as the Winternats) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, California on 5 February.[1]

Events[edit]

More Aggravation III took home both the AA/CD (supercharged A Competition Dragster[2]) trophy and "Best Appearing Car" award.[3]

Results[edit]

Top Fuel[edit]

Top Fuel hosted a field of eight.

Round One[edit]

In round one, Jim Bollinger lost do Danny Ongais. Dave Beebe was defeated by Gene Goleman. Conrad "Connie" Kalitta eliminated Mike Snively. Jerry Ruth fell to "Sneaky Pete" Robinson.[4]

Round Two[edit]

In the semi-final, Ongais lost to Goleman and Robinson was eliminated by Kalitta.

Final round[edit]

Kalitta defeated Goleman, winning US$7,500.[4]

Altered[edit]

The Altered class win went to William “Wild Willie” Borsch, at the wheel of the AA/FA Winged Express.[5]

Top Gas[edit]

In the Top Gas final, Kelly Brown lost to Gordon Collett, who claimed a US$3000 prize.[6]

Competition Eliminator[edit]

More Aggravation III took home the AA/CD trophy, with a best effort of 7.80 seconds at 190 mph (310 km/h), on gasoline.[7]

Middle Eliminator[edit]

Little Eliminator[edit]

Super Stock[edit]

Eddie Vasquez Jr. and his 1966 Chevy II won Super Stock Eliminator, defeating the 1965 A990 Plymouth of Ed Miller.

Stock[edit]

Graham Douglas and Ed Forys won the 1967 Jr. Stock Eliminator, 14.42 seconds at 95.94 MPH. Defeated 1952 Oldsmobile of Keith Berg. Source: Junior Stock by Doug Boyce ISBN 978-1-934709-91-7 [8]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 18 November 2018)
  2. ^ A bodied rail put it in Comp. Jalopy Journal (retrieved 22 May 2017)
  3. ^ Taylor, Thom. "Al Bergler's More Aggravation III", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.40.
  4. ^ a b Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 18 November 2018)
  5. ^ Motorsport.com Archived 2018-09-14 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 14 September 2018)
  6. ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 18 November 2018)
  7. ^ Taylor, p.40.
  8. ^ Junior Stock by Doug Boyce