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08-17-2018, 10:51 PM | #1 |
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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
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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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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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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
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Re: Indy Trivia for us Slower Rollers....
It’s not a typo, it’s old AGE....you are correct as the Hefler family converted the car over to an automatic.....
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08-18-2018, 07:27 PM | #6 |
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Re: Indy Trivia for us Slower Rollers....
Might be a little closer the mid 80's
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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.....
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Re: Indy Trivia for us Slower Rollers....
No Rossi fwd car got to the Indy final.
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