Jim Lightcap Explained

Jim Lightcap is a pioneering American gasser drag racer.^[1]

Driving a GMC-powered Model A, he won NHRA's C/SR (C/Street; gas) national title at Detroit Dragway in 1960. His winning pass was 15.03 seconds at 77.5mph.^[2]

The next year, he won a second NHRA C/Street national title, at Indianapolis. His winning pass there was 13.63 seconds at 102.04mph.^[3]

Sources

• Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars. North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, pp. 181–2.

Notes and References

1. Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), pp.181-.
2. Davis, p.182.
3. Davis, p.182.