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538:
513:
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434:
401:Danny Ongais
383:
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323:World Finals
320:
280:Roland Leong
276:Mike Snively
257:
248:Maynard Rupp
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36:June 2, 1933
1354:1971 deaths
1349:1933 births
564:Don Garlits
425:Englishtown
421:Springnatls
413:Larry Dixon
391:hosted the
177:Dode Martin
162:small-block
1343:Categories
1335:(bio page)
1326:(bio page)
1319:Hotrod.com
1310:(bio page)
751:October 4,
525:Bud Dabler
481:Jim Nicoll
465:John Wiebe
405:match race
366:Tom Hoover
339:Dave Beebe
335:Wayne Burt
296:Joe Jacono
288:Dragway 42
173:Tom McEwen
165:Dragmaster
80:drag racer
32:1933-06-02
312:Nationals
310:. At the
129:slingshot
123:Dragsters
115:-engined
86:Biography
1333:magazine
1324:NHRA.net
1304:Archived
1301:NHRA.com
236:"Cammer"
212:Top Fuel
201:Top Fuel
197:at IRP.
169:dragster
1331:Hot Rod
1268:Sources
218:at the
216:Top Gas
186:At the
160:in his
136:go kart
107:Gassers
96:Georgia
92:Atlanta
1281:
355:Pomona
284:NASCAR
272:Pomona
102:Career
58:, U.S.
41:, U.S.
574:Notes
541:Lions
499:, in
471:, at
325:, at
143:Cobra
117:B/Gas
113:Buick
1279:ISBN
753:2018
535:1971
497:DIMS
459:The
455:1970
431:1969
409:OCIR
380:1968
345:1967
254:1966
230:1965
206:1964
181:e.t.
150:NHRA
132:rail
46:Died
24:Born
495:at
475:in
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290:in
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