Vinnie Tarantola

Vinnie Tarantola is an American gasser drag racer.[1]

Driving a Chevrolet-powered 1940 Willys, Tarantola won two NHRA national titles.[2]

His first national title was in C/GS, at the 1965 NHRA Nationals, at Indianapolis Raceway Park. His winning pass was 11.45 seconds at 121.45 mph (195.45 km/h).[3]

Tarantola followed up with a win in CC/G (adding a supercharger to the Chevrolet engine) at Indianapolis in 1966. There, his win was an 11.36 second pass at 124.30 mph (200.04 km/h).[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), pp.184-5.
  2. ↑ Davis, pp.184-5.
  3. ↑ Davis, p.184.
  4. ↑ Davis, p.185.

Sources

  • Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars, North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, pp.184-5.


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