The Goodguys Vintage Drag Racing
Association announced that all 10 spots in the Goodguys 5-Second
Club (For Goodguys/VRA-legal front engined top fuel dragsters)
have been permanently filled. The first five-second top fuel
run to occur at a Goodguys/VRA sanctioned event occurred April
19th, 1998 when Bill Dunlap drove Mike Fullers Westwind
Donovan powered entry to a 5.98 at Sonomas Sears Point
Raceway.
Since that first Five
there have been many more five second runs at Goodguys/VRA events
with Jack The Sheriff Harris, Jim Murphy, Gerry Steiner,
Bob Muravez, Bill Dunlap and Roger Lechtenberg logging multiple
fives within the same event.
Each member will be awarded a
special edition, one-off Goodguys 5-Second club trophy which
has been handcrafted by Patrick Pierce of Austin Sculptures.
The sculptures feature a vintage style open face helmet with
goggles and the famed gas-mask style breathers.
The list, including the name of the driver, team, date of run,
ET, and location are listed below:
1. Paul Romine, Aerolite Racing,
5.98
July 13th 1996 @ Sacramento
Raceway
2. Bill Dunlap, Mike Fuller
Motor Sports, 5.98
April 19th 1998 @ Sears
Point Raceway, Sonoma, CA
3. Sammy Hale, Champion Speed
Shop, 5.87
March 16th, 1999 @ Famoso
Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
4. Roger Lechtenberg, Orange
Crate Racing, 5.98
June 11, 2000 @ Indianapolis
Raceway Park
5. Bill Alexander, Ground
Zero Racing, 5.99
October 28th, 2000 @
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
6. Jack Harris, Nitro Thunder
Racing, 5.95
October 28th, 2000 @
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
7. Rance McDaniel, Champion
Speed Shop, 5.95
October 28th, 2000 @
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
8. Lee Jennings, California Trucker, 5.99
November 4th, 2001 @ Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
9. Gerry Steiner, Steiner & Berger Racing, 5.93
March 9th, 2002 @ Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
10 Jim Murphy, OSH-WW II Racing, 5.81
March 10th, 2002 @ Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
11. Rick McGee, Tedford/Hester/McGee
Racing, 5.93
April 20th, 2002 @ Sears
Point Raceway, Sonoma, CA
12. Brendan Murry, 5.99
November 3, 2002 @ Famoso
Raceway, Bakersfield, CA |