Ardmore Dragway History 101

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Professor Raglands

Know your Ardmore Dragway History

10 questions to test your Ardmore Dragway knowledge.

1. The Slow Poke car club established Ardmore Dragway.
Who was the first president?
a. Joe Carrell
b. Jim Ragland
c. Norman Flowers
d. Bob Fast

2.What Ardmore racer called his car Preparation H
a. Jackie Stidham
b. Johnnie Laird
c. Ralph Lewis
d. Joe Lytle

3. Who was the first female dragster driver at Ardmore?
a. Judy Mathews
b. Flo Dotson
c. Karen White
d. Lori Trammell

4. The track was operated under what name in 1960?
a. Ardmore Raceway
b. Slow Pokes Raceway
c. Green Valley Raceway
d. Ardmore Timing Association

5.Which Ardmore Racer was first to win the NHRA barcket finals?
a. Rob Ragland
b. Ken Dotson
c. Charlie Cathcart
d. thingy Kluver

6.Which Ardmore racer below has won the U.S. Nationals?
a. Glenn Self
b. Tom Conway
C. Bobby Cross
d. All of the above

7. Who won the first Cowpasture Nationals?
a. Stan Nicholson
b. Jim Ragland
c. Keith Bently
d. Lonnie Sears

8. Ardmores first Christmas tree was?
a. Chrondek
b. 5 Amber
c. upside down
D. same one used today

9. Who was the 1977 & 1978 super pro points champion?
a. Gary Cook
b. Darryle Modesto
c. Kirke Piepke
d. Tom Bowling

10. Ardmore Dragway ran under the lights first in?
a. 1956
b. 1972
c. 2006
d. 1960

Answers. C,B,A,D,C,D,B,C,A,B

Class dismissed.

[johnnielaird]

I promise I didn't look at the answers !
Not for sure about #9
And #10 almost got me.
C-B-A-D-C-D-B-C-a-B......Johnnie.....
It's going to look real bad if I don't know the answers.
A mind is a terrible thing to loose............

[Tim G]

Ain't it the truth though. LOL
What year did Johnnie start racing again?

[johnnielaird]

I'm going to call it 1955. Seems like we would go to the ole original track (now the Down Town Airport) after the SlowPolks car club meetings and race a little. Head lights were good enough for the speeds we were going. I had a 50 Ford coupe and my buddy Bosco had a 40 Ford coupe. We ran 13 times one night before he got smart enough to let me win..............
Age 15 in 1955.......drivers lic. weren't that big of a deal back then.
Be Well.....................Johnnie.............. ;D

[dcjohnson]

Johnnie Laird is the MAN! Been there done that and doin it again! ;D

[Will Carrell]

Ya ll better watch Johnnie, everyone knows how great his memory is ;D