famous drag racers from ohio

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Nice thread , I'm not sure on the FED but the Blue Angles T/F was out of Massillion Ohio.
Stan Bowman from Canton bought Oties ol' AA/A then had a Woody Gilmore AA/A , Stan was the last driver for the Blue Angles T/F and started into Funny Cars, all his cars were "The Flying Dutchman" with the exception of " The Ohio State Patrol" Camaro F/C.
Tim McDonald from Canton was a multi NHRA event winner in Modified eleminator, D/MP with his 62 vette. Gordon

 

anyone have anymore pictures of Bruce Meihls

 

you had a picture of a old pontiac one one of the other threads that day the Rod Shop on the side of it. any info on it?

 

SS racer Doc Dixon out of Carrolton Ohio and who worked for a time out of the old Coultraps Speed Shop in Cadiz Ohio.

 

Bob Bond

 

Dave Boertman

 

The Rod Shop Team.. Anyone have photos of the roadster???

 

the Rod shop Camaro

 

Rod Shop Corvette

 

My mom went to her high school prom with Stan Bowman. I remember seeing him race in the 70s.

Later,Bill

 

Hi Bill, I started to hang out at Stans garage when I was 8-9 years old, loved it, he gave me a can of Brasso and a shop towel and I polished those Halibrands all night, every night. I kinda got my head stuck in that time frame of racing, 1967,68,69. Sure do miss him. Gordon

 

gee, seems like no one ever heard of jim head or ron krisher

 

pat D. or profiller heads and intake

 

Leyes brothers pro stock

 

you talkin ray franks..?

 

I am not sure how famous this car was but it was from Ohio.

 

Jim Head lives a few miles from me. Don't know him personally, but he's known around here for putting on a pretty good show in his airplanes also.

 

Jan Riedel and his More Aggravation from Tiffin.

 

seems like im forgetting a few....did we get them all????

 

Tony Depillo, Honkin Hemi, yep its a 4 speed....south of Dayton. Builds Race hemi's and max wedge's

 

I was at Akron drag strip when Arfons showed up with his first Allison powered Green Monster and had trouble hooking up. Joe Martincic nitro fuel flathead dragster beat Art with I believe a 12.20 which was as fast as they went in '54. Otie Smith was running a T roadster and Kenny Hiratta (?) an olds powered coupe with hydramatic. Those were exciting days for a 16 year old kid

 

Greg Stanfield

 

Butch leal

 

Bob and his son Creig

 

Don't forget Keith Ferrell! Good guy with a hell of a lot of under the radar drag racing history.

-90% Jimmy

 

No one has mentioned "Gentleman Joe" Schubeck from Cleveland
He had Lakewood bellhousings for years with partner Bill Stiskel..

 

Thought Stanfield was from Louisiana.

 

Stanfield states his hometown as Bossier City,La'
a part of Shreveport...