Jim Koonce Explained

Jim Koonce is an American gasser drag racer.[1]

Driving a 1955 Chevrolet (with a transplanted Chevrolet engine),[2] he won NHRA's C/G national championship at Detroit Dragway in 1960. His winning pass was 14.31 seconds at 102.04mph.[3]

In the same car, he won the E/Gas title at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1961, with a pass of 14.07 seconds at 96.2mph.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), p.182.
  2. Davis, p.182.
  3. Davis, p.182.
  4. Davis, p.182.