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Late 1970's |
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Multi-talented super-speedster Eddie Hill takes to drag boat racing and racks up an incredible string of records over the next eleven years. At one point, he is the holder of four national records. In 1982 he will set the record for the fastest speed ever reached in a propeller-driven boat - 229 mph, a feat duly noted and still standing in the Guinness Book of World Records.
1979
At the brickyard, USAC Triple Crown winners, Jim Hall and Al Unser, blow the crowd away with the revolutionary "ground effects" Chaparral. Painted bright Pennzoil yellow and with Pennzoil in its veins, it leads the race for 100 laps before retiring with a broken water pump. Next season, Johnny Rutherford is behind the wheel of the Pennzoil Chaparral and drives to an impressive win at Indy. He goes on to win the national championship and is named "Driver of the Year". |
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