Indy Trivia for us Slower Rollers....

GarysZ24 · 08-17-2018, 10:51 PM

I saw a video of the 1978 Stock Eliminator Final Elim's, and it was a slow-roller final between Don Holben's '76 Oldsmobile Station wagon, and Steve Tarrance's '66 Chevy II Nova. I'm guessing Don's wagon was either in M or N/SA, while Steve's car was a V/S entry.

My question is has it been this long since any slow rollers were in a final round at Indy? By that I mean Stocker's that are 13.00 or slower....just curious

jimmyparker · 08-18-2018, 09:53 AM

Jim Watson was runner up at Indy a few years ago in his V/SA 6 cylinder Nova.

MR DERBY CITY · 08-18-2018, 09:56 AM

I believe Dennis Oliver was in the other lane in P SA 65 impala...

Mark Yacavone · 08-18-2018, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

I believe Dennis Oliver was in the other lane in P SA 65 impala...

I'm sure that's a typo, O Great One.
That would be P/Stick
Many other stick shift winners at the U.S. Nationals over the years.
One being Gary Long over...
Roy Dean , R/SA in 1986

MR DERBY CITY · 08-18-2018, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

I'm sure that's a typo, O Great One.
That would be P/Stick
Many other stick shift winners at the U.S. Nationals over the years.
One being Gary Long over...
Roy Dean , R/SA in 1986

It’s not a typo, it’s old AGE....you are correct as the Hefler family converted the car over to an automatic.....

The Hawk · 08-18-2018, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmyparker

Jim Watson was runner up at Indy a few years ago in his V/SA 6 cylinder Nova.

Might be a little closer the mid 80's

stocker396 · 08-19-2018, 11:37 PM

Rob Roth runner-uped at Indy in the 80's driving a Paul Rossi FWD in X/S. He went red in the final. His wife called him "Robbie Red Light" from that point on.....

TOM KASCH · 08-20-2018, 09:10 AM

No Rossi fwd car got to the Indy final.
He won class but that's it

Mark Yacavone · 08-20-2018, 10:17 AM

http://www.nhra.net/50th/years.html?year=2000

Gary, can we talk about the Summernationals now?

MR DERBY CITY · 08-20-2018, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Hawk

Might be a little closer the mid 80's

Jim W. confirmed to me yesterday that it was 1990, 28 years ago...which would definately be a few years ago....

08-17-2018, 10:51 PM	#1
GarysZ24 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tempe, Az. Posts: 1,239 Likes: 719 Liked 197 Times in 78 Posts	Indy Trivia for us Slower Rollers.... I saw a video of the 1978 Stock Eliminator Final Elim's, and it was a slow-roller final between Don Holben's '76 Oldsmobile Station wagon, and Steve Tarrance's '66 Chevy II Nova. I'm guessing Don's wagon was either in M or N/SA, while Steve's car was a V/S entry. My question is has it been this long since any slow rollers were in a final round at Indy? By that I mean Stocker's that are 13.00 or slower....just curious __________________ Gary Hampton '86 Z24,173 V6 CF/S #5824 (#78 in 2021) Last edited by GarysZ24; 08-17-2018 at 11:08 PM.

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jimmyparker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus, georgia Posts: 360 Likes: 41 Liked 225 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Indy Trivia for us Slower Rollers.... Jim Watson was runner up at Indy a few years ago in his V/SA 6 cylinder Nova.

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MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,320 Likes: 856 Liked 6,592 Times in 1,283 Posts	Re: Indy Trivia for us Slower Rollers.... I believe Dennis Oliver was in the other lane in P SA 65 impala...

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stocker396 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Santa Fe TEXAS Posts: 107 Likes: 2 Liked 57 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Indy Trivia for us Slower Rollers.... Rob Roth runner-uped at Indy in the 80's driving a Paul Rossi FWD in X/S. He went red in the final. His wife called him "Robbie Red Light" from that point on..... __________________ Overkill is Under-rated

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TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Indy Trivia for us Slower Rollers.... No Rossi fwd car got to the Indy final. He won class but that's it

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Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,414 Likes: 2,581 Liked 4,447 Times in 1,693 Posts	Re: Indy Trivia for us Slower Rollers.... http://www.nhra.net/50th/years.html?year=2000 Gary, can we talk about the Summernationals now? __________________ We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for..... Will Rogers