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Here is Chip Woodall behind the
wheel of the Jackie Pebbles/Dickie Williams Texas based Top Fueler
during the 1970 NHRA World Finals at DIMS. This photo was taken
during the fuel dragster parade before the eliminations on Sunday.
The Pebbles dragsters were unique in they featured 14kt gold
plating and gold anodizing thanks to his plating business. At
Dallas Woodall would qualify #14 and face Preston Davis in round
one. Woodall would post a 6.77 but thanks to a hole shot Davis
would win that match with a 6.87. Woodall would find success
in 1972 when he took Gene Snow's Revell Snowman Top Fuel dragster
to the winner's circle at the '72 NHRA Springnationals in Columbus,
Ohio. By the late 70's Woodall would hang up the driving gloves
after wheeling a variety of nitro dragsters and funny cars.
Jim Busby in the seat
of his Smothers Bros, Beach Boys fueler at Bakersfield in 1969.
Al Bergler at Tri-City
Dragway (Saginaw, Michigan) in his slick AA/FC in 1969.
Jim Dunn hopping
out at the top end of Lions in 1968.
Bill Levett in his "Quickie
Too" a tad behind Connie Swingle in Ed Pink's Old Master
during the 1965 Fuel & Gas Chapionships at Bakersfield.
Billy Scott in the "Scotty's
Muffler" SBC powered
fueler at Lions in 1965.
Don Ewald staging the
BankAmericar at OCIR in 1969.
The late Leroy Goldstein
in the "Blair & Goldstein" AA/FD at Lions in 1966
I'll just call this one,
"BLEEDING".
Jess Sturgeon getting
a face full of blower at Fremont in 1967,
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