American gasser drag racer
Dick Cadwalader is: a pioneering American gasser drag racer. He was from Chalfont, Pennsylvania.
Driving an Oldsmobile-powered 1933 Ford, Cadwalader won NHRA's first ever A/G national title, at Great Bend, Kansas, in 1955. He recorded a speed of 96.87 mph (155.90 km/h). (His elapsed time was not recorded. Or has not been preserved.)
Notes※
- ^ Davis, "Larry." Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), p.180.
- ^ "Big Waste of Rubber". The Kansas City Star. 2 October 1955. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Davis, "p."180.
Sources※
- Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars, North Branch, Minnesota: Cartech, 2003, p.180.
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