Dick Jasper

Richard C. Jasper (commonly known as “Dick") is a pioneering American gasser drag racer.[1]

Driving a Chevrolet-powered 1934 Ford, Jasper won the NHRA C/G national title, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1957. He recorded a pass of 14.28 seconds at 96.56 mph (155.40 km/h).[2]

Jasper repeated in Oklahoma City in 1958, turning in a pass of 13.76 seconds at 99.22 mph (159.68 km/h).[3]

By winning two titles, Jasper became NHRA's second two-time national classs champion. He was the first to achieve it in C/Gas.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), p.181.
  2. ↑ Davis, p.181.
  3. ↑ Davis, p.181.
  4. ↑ Davis, pp.180 and 186.

Sources

  • Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars, North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, p.181.
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