Sam Jones (drag racer) explained

Sam Jones is an American gasser drag racer.[1] He won the C/Gas title in 1962 and 1963.[2]

History

Driving the Chevrolet-powered Moody & Jones 1937 Chevrolet, he won NHRA's C/GS national title at the NHRA Nationals, held at Indianapolis Raceway Park, in 1962. His winning pass was 12.43 seconds at 113.2mph.[3] He also won Gas Street Eliminator at Indianapolis in 1962.[4]

The next year, he won a second NHRA C/GS national title, at the Nationals in Indianapolis, again driving the Moody & Jones gasser. His winning pass there was 11.70 seconds at 117.8mph.[5]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), pp.182-3.
  2. Davis, p.183.
  3. Davis, p.182.
  4. Davis, p.183.
  5. Davis, p.183.