Top 10 Favorite Racers

troublemaker427 · 11-03-2010, 08:30 AM

Since we have the top 10 favorite cars thread, how about a top 10 favorite drag racers? No particular order or era...

1. Phil Bonner
2. Ronnie Sox
3. Bob Glidden
4. Dave Strickler
5. Larry Morgan
6. Gas Ronda
7. Les Ritchey
8. Don Nicholson
9. Dick Brannan
10. Bill Jenkins

vic guilmino · 11-03-2010, 08:58 AM

ronnie sox
bill jenkins
bob glidden
dave strickler
harold ramesy
handen proffiot
jere stall
royal oaks pontiac
don gartils
and me

jmcarter · 11-03-2010, 08:58 AM

Big Daddy
Bob Glidden
Ronnie Sox
Don Carlton
Don Nicholson
Dave Boertman
Blaine Johnson
Pete Robinson
Hank Johnson
#10 occupied by a number of very active racers

Least Favorite?:
Kenny Bernstein (no contest)
Bucky Austin

JrStk · 11-03-2010, 09:15 AM

Bill Jenkins
Don Nicholson
Ronnie Sox
Dave Strickler
Bob Glidden
Eddie Hill
Jim Liberman
Dick Harrell
Dave Boertman
Bill Hieschler (Mr Bardahl)

Bob Don · 11-03-2010, 10:16 AM

Dean Cook (Sr)
Dave Ribeiro
Joe Santangelo (Sr)
Mark Yacavone
Brian Fink
Dave Casey
Billy Nees
Ken Kopecky
Bob Broadbent
Me

Alex Polewik · 11-03-2010, 12:37 PM

1.John "Capt Nemo" Nemeth
2. Jim "Jimbo" Grande
3. Dean Mesenbring
4. Chuck Bohannon
5. Tim "Oly" Olsen ie..the Ft. Dodge FLasH
6. Sean " Mr.Cuda" Dornan
7. Dave "Mr SS/DA" Turner
8. John "Mr Big Block Chebbie" Armstrong
9. Brian "the ARABIAN" Oakes..where'd "quack" come from anyway
10. Alex&Tony "I'm a ukie too" Denysenko

Honorable Mention..Bill "the professor" Foder

Frank Castros · 11-03-2010, 06:51 PM

Ronnie Sox "The Boss"
"Big Daddy" Don Garlits
"Jungle" Jim Liberman
"Dandy" Dick Landy
Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins
Herb McCandless
Don Carlton
Bob Glidden
Bobby Warren
Jerry Stein
Dave Lebrun

Geerhead55 · 11-04-2010, 01:40 AM

In no particular order:
Don Garlits
Bill Jenkins
Ronnie Sox
Don Prudhomme
Bob Glidden
Lee Shepherd
David Hutchens
Pat Austin
Jeg Coughlin
Dan Fletcher
I was first made aware of drag racing in 1964 at age 11, reading about Big Daddy. I'm sure I've forgotten a few since then,,but these guys stand out, off the top,although I would've liked meeting Angelle,,,the bikes never came to the NW,, Fortunately, I've met these gentlemen over the years, some only briefly.
My 2 cents........Danny Durham

KingReptile · 11-04-2010, 02:13 AM

No Particular Order

Alan Peters (can cut the tree down after a night of all night partying)
Kevin Helms
Lance Demargo
Gene Pearson (The Impossible Dream)
George Cottell
John Hagen R.I.P.
Arnold Greene
Rob Toren R.I.P
Jerry Hemmingson
Larry Prichett

THE LEGEND · 11-04-2010, 05:28 AM

Donald Barnes-former stock world champ
David Rampy
Ronnie Sox
Raymond Beadle
Art Johnson-my dad for starting me on my journey
James and Jimmy Hickman-for letting me tag along back in the Modified days
Roy Hill- If anyone ever ate-slept-drank-breathed racing it would be him
Lee Shepherd
Bobby Lagana Jr. David and goliath here
Jungle Jim- Loved the show as a kid. He had the "HEY YALL WATCH THIS" mentality

Others
Don Young- Never met him but from what I heard he lived to race too.

11-03-2010, 08:58 AM	#2
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Top 10 Favorite Racers ronnie sox bill jenkins bob glidden dave strickler harold ramesy handen proffiot jere stall royal oaks pontiac don gartils and me __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

11-03-2010, 08:58 AM	#3
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,297 Likes: 2,386 Liked 3,184 Times in 973 Posts	Re: Top 10 Favorite Racers Big Daddy Bob Glidden Ronnie Sox Don Carlton Don Nicholson Dave Boertman Blaine Johnson Pete Robinson Hank Johnson #10 occupied by a number of very active racers Least Favorite?: Kenny Bernstein (no contest) Bucky Austin __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

11-03-2010, 09:15 AM	#4
JrStk Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cambridge, ON Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Top 10 Favorite Racers Bill Jenkins Don Nicholson Ronnie Sox Dave Strickler Bob Glidden Eddie Hill Jim Liberman Dick Harrell Dave Boertman Bill Hieschler (Mr Bardahl)

11-03-2010, 10:16 AM	#5
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,496 Likes: 1,132 Liked 903 Times in 192 Posts	Re: Top 10 Favorite Racers Dean Cook (Sr) Dave Ribeiro Joe Santangelo (Sr) Mark Yacavone Brian Fink Dave Casey Billy Nees Ken Kopecky Bob Broadbent Me __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

11-03-2010, 12:37 PM	#6
Alex Polewik Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Huxley, IA Posts: 141 Likes: 24 Liked 100 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Top 10 Favorite Racers 1.John "Capt Nemo" Nemeth 2. Jim "Jimbo" Grande 3. Dean Mesenbring 4. Chuck Bohannon 5. Tim "Oly" Olsen ie..the Ft. Dodge FLasH 6. Sean " Mr.Cuda" Dornan 7. Dave "Mr SS/DA" Turner 8. John "Mr Big Block Chebbie" Armstrong 9. Brian "the ARABIAN" Oakes..where'd "quack" come from anyway 10. Alex&Tony "I'm a ukie too" Denysenko Honorable Mention..Bill "the professor" Foder

11-03-2010, 08:30 AM	#1
troublemaker427 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampstead, MD. Posts: 422 Likes: 282 Liked 64 Times in 23 Posts	Top 10 Favorite Racers Since we have the top 10 favorite cars thread, how about a top 10 favorite drag racers? No particular order or era... 1. Phil Bonner 2. Ronnie Sox 3. Bob Glidden 4. Dave Strickler 5. Larry Morgan 6. Gas Ronda 7. Les Ritchey 8. Don Nicholson 9. Dick Brannan 10. Bill Jenkins __________________ Jody Aberts Troublemaker2 1966 Fairlane 427

11-03-2010, 06:51 PM	#7
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,980 Likes: 2,605 Liked 2,732 Times in 964 Posts	Re: Top 10 Favorite Racers Ronnie Sox "The Boss" "Big Daddy" Don Garlits "Jungle" Jim Liberman "Dandy" Dick Landy Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins Herb McCandless Don Carlton Bob Glidden Bobby Warren Jerry Stein Dave Lebrun Last edited by Frank Castros; 11-04-2010 at 06:41 PM. Reason: Omission

11-04-2010, 01:40 AM	#8
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Top 10 Favorite Racers In no particular order: Don Garlits Bill Jenkins Ronnie Sox Don Prudhomme Bob Glidden Lee Shepherd David Hutchens Pat Austin Jeg Coughlin Dan Fletcher I was first made aware of drag racing in 1964 at age 11, reading about Big Daddy. I'm sure I've forgotten a few since then,,but these guys stand out, off the top,although I would've liked meeting Angelle,,,the bikes never came to the NW,, Fortunately, I've met these gentlemen over the years, some only briefly. My 2 cents........Danny Durham

11-04-2010, 02:13 AM	#9
KingReptile Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 257 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Top 10 Favorite Racers No Particular Order Alan Peters (can cut the tree down after a night of all night partying) Kevin Helms Lance Demargo Gene Pearson (The Impossible Dream) George Cottell John Hagen R.I.P. Arnold Greene Rob Toren R.I.P Jerry Hemmingson Larry Prichett

11-04-2010, 05:28 AM	#10
THE LEGEND VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fayetteville, n.c. Posts: 1,411 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Top 10 Favorite Racers Donald Barnes-former stock world champ David Rampy Ronnie Sox Raymond Beadle Art Johnson-my dad for starting me on my journey James and Jimmy Hickman-for letting me tag along back in the Modified days Roy Hill- If anyone ever ate-slept-drank-breathed racing it would be him Lee Shepherd Bobby Lagana Jr. David and goliath here Jungle Jim- Loved the show as a kid. He had the "HEY YALL WATCH THIS" mentality Others Don Young- Never met him but from what I heard he lived to race too.