Jim Koonce

Jim Koonce is an American gasser drag racer.^[1]

Driving a 1955 Chevrolet (with a transplanted Chevrolet engine),^[2] he won NHRA's C/G national championship at Detroit Dragway in 1960. His winning pass was 14.31 seconds at 102.04 mph (164.22 km/h).^[3]

In the same car, he won the E/Gas title at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1961, with a pass of 14.07 seconds at 96.20 mph (154.82 km/h).^[4]

References

^ Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), p.182.
^ Davis, p.182.
^ Davis, p.182.
^ Davis, p.182.

Sources

Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars, North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, p. 182.

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[1] Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), p.182.

[2] Davis, p.182.

[3] Davis, p.182.

[4] Davis, p.182.

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