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Dwane Ong “ The Pawnbroker”Raced At DD Dwane Ong a Detroit area local raced at Detroit Dragway & other tracks around the states, and was very successful. Dwane raced both a Funny Car “Trader Ray” and the Dragster named “The Pawnbroker”. In 1970 Dwayne was first rear engine dragster to win a national event. At the height of drag racing in the 60’s & 70’s Detroit Dragway was one of the drag strips all the top drag racers wanted to race at. Detroit Dragway held it’s last race in 1997, but we are keeping it’s memory alive. Share your stories…
Don “Dyno Don” Nicholson raced at Detroit Dragway and was another of the famous drag racers of the 60′ & 70’s there much written about “Dyno Don”, so we have posted a few of the best articles we found along with the links to the article, so you can read the whole thing. We are proud to say that “Dyno Don” raced at Detroit Dragway, and we are glad he did. At the height of drag racing in the 60’s & 70’s Detroit Dragway was one of the drag strips all the top drag racers wanted to race at. Detroit…
Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick Another one of the famous & top drag racers that raced at Detroit Dragway® was, Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick. Like so many of the famous drag racers of the 60′ & 70’s there much written about Arnie Beswick, so we have posted a few of the best articles we found. We are proud to say that Arnie raced at Detroit Dragway, and we are glad he did. At the height of drag racing in the 60’s & 70’s Detroit Dragway was one of the drag strips all the top drag racers wanted to race at. Detroit…
Bruce Larson Raced At DD There is so much written about Bruce so we have posted a few of the best articles we found. We are proud to say that he raced at Detroit Dragway, and we are glad he did. At the height of drag racing in the 60’s & 70’s Detroit Dragway was one of the drag strips all the top drag racers wanted to race at. Detroit Dragway held it’s last race in 1997, but we are keeping it’s memory alive. Share your stories with us. From Wikipedia: “became nationally known for his match races. He quit…
Dick Harrell Raced At DD Dick Harrell was known as “MR CHEVROLET.” There is so much written about Dick Harrell we have posted a few of the best articles we found. We are proud to say that “Mr. Chevrolet” raced at Detroit Dragway, and we are glad he did. At the height of drag racing in the 60’s & 70’s Detroit Dragway was one of the drag strips all the top drag racers wanted to race at. Detroit Dragway held it’s last race in 1997, but we are keeping it’s memory alive. Share your stories with us. We also know…
Bill Lawton & Tasca Ford raced at Detroit Dragway. Bill Lawton is a Hall of Fame drag racer. Bill Lawton,is from Cranston, R.I. He was the driver for the Tasca Ford dealership in East Providence, R.I. In 1965 he won both the Winter Nationals in Pomona, California and the Super Stock Nationals. Tasca Ford’s have a rich history in drag racing, and are still very popular at the current NHRA events. Bill also raced the Tasca Ford F/C at Detroit Dragway The Tasca family is still heavily involved in drag racing today. Visit Tasca Ford’s current drag racing website. Click…
Eddie “Fast Eddie” Schartman raced at Detroit Dragway. Another of the most famous drag racers that raced at Detroit Dragway is Eddie “Fast Eddie” Schartman “He built his first drag car, a flathead-powered ’40 Ford, when he was 14. By the time he graduated from Berea High School in 1956, he was already a skilled racer. He journeyed from Cleveland to Flagler Beach, Fla., for Daytona Speed Week in a street-driven ’56 Chevy with a stroked-out 338-cid engine and won everything in sight, and shortly afterward, he set the NHRA B/Gas record with a full-race ‘55 Chevy”. From NHRA.com. Read the…
Al Bergler Probably one of the most famous racers/ builders that raced at detroit Dragway is Al Bergler. Al is a Michigan born & raised drag racer and race car builder. We know him for his funny car the “Motown Shaker” & his dragster “More Aggravation” . Al won the first ever Ridler Award at the 1964 Autorama with his dragster “More Aggravation”. He is also known for his tin work on so many of the past & current funny cars, and dragsters. Al still continues building these pieces of drag racing art today in his shop. Here is…
Don Carl Gay Don Gay and his Pontiacs raced at Detroit Dragway. Don was born in Texas in Jan. 1 1947 and passed June 30 2007 Don’s parents owned Gay Pontiac, in Dickinson, TX, Don built his first funny car out of a ’65 GTO. Don’s Brother Roy later drove it. This hot rod was called “Infinity” . Don also had Firebird Funny Car. That had rainbow paint & snowflakes, goldleaf lettering. Don retired from drag racing in 1970. He then went on to run the families Pontiac dealership. Don’s son, Don Gay Jr. had a very bad fiery funny…
Chris Karamesines One of the most famous drag racers ever is Chris Karamesines “The Golden Greek”. Detroit Dragway was lucky enough to have Chris as one of the many top racers to have raced there. There is so much information on the net about “The Greek” that we share some good links. We are trying to keep Detroit Dragway’s memory alive, and by letting people know some of the racers that made Detroit one of the top places to race, back in the day. From Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Karamesines Chris Karamesines (born November 11, 1931) is an American drag racer and one of NHRA’s…