Vinnie Tarantola

American gasser drag racer

Vinnie Tarantola is an American gasser drag racer, the first to win two National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) national titles in the class.[1]

## History[edit]

Driving a Chevrolet-powered 1940 Willys gasser, Tarantola won two NHRA national class titles.[2]

His first was in C/GS, at the 1965 NHRA Nationals, at Indianapolis Raceway Park. His winning pass was 11.45 seconds at 121.45 mph (195.45 km/h).[3]

Tarantola followed up with a win in CC/G (adding a supercharger to the Chevrolet engine) at Indianapolis in 1966. There, his win was an 11.36 second pass at 124.30 mph (200.04 km/h).[4]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Davis, pp.184-5.
2. ^ Davis, pp.184-5.
3. ^ Davis, p.184.
4. ^ Davis, p.185.

## Sources[edit]

* Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars, North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, pp.184-5.

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