Dick Cadwalader Explained

Dick Cadwalader is a pioneering American gasser drag racer.^[1] He was from Chalfont, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Driving an Oldsmobile-powered 1933 Ford, Cadwalader won NHRA's first ever A/G national title, at Great Bend, Kansas, in 1955. He recorded a speed of 96.87mph.^[3] (His elapsed time was not recorded or has not been preserved.)

Sources

• Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars, North Branch, Minnesota: Cartech, 2003, p.180.

Notes and References

1. Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), p.180.
2. News: Big Waste of Rubber . 5 April 2023 . The Kansas City Star . 2 October 1955.
3. Davis, p.180.