Hugh Tucker (drag racer) explained

Hugh Tucker is an American gasser drag racer.[1] Tucker was the first driver to win three National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) national championships in a gas supercharged class.[2]

Racing career

Driving an Oldsmobile-powered 1928 Chevrolet, he won NHRA's A/SR (gas) national title at the NHRA Nationals, held at Indianapolis Raceway Park, in 1962. His winning pass was 11.14 seconds at 130.24mph.[3] At the Winternationals, he claimed the Little Eliminator win.[4]

The next year, he added a supercharger to the Oldsmobile engine. At the NHRA Nationals in Indianapolis, he again won the AA/SR national title. His winning pass there was 11.33 seconds at 133.33mph.[5] He also claimed Junior Eliminator at the Winternationals, over Bob Culbert.[6]

One year later, at the NHRA Nationals at Indianapolis, Tucker took a second AA/SR national title, with a pass of 11.03 seconds at 128.93mph.[7]

In 1966, a Chrysler hemi replaced the Oldsmobile. At the NHRA Nationals in Indianapolis, Tucker took his third (and final) AA/SR national title, with a pass of 9.75 seconds at 125.69mph.[8]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), pp.180-6.
  2. Davis, p.180-6.
  3. Davis, p.183.
  4. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=20441 Ultimateracinghistory
  5. Davis, p.183.
  6. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=20453 Ultimateracinghistory
  7. Davis, p.184.
  8. Davis, p.185.