{"id":1947,"date":"2016-03-31T17:26:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T17:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2016-03-31T17:28:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T17:28:46","slug":"exercise-your-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?p=1947","title":{"rendered":"Exercise your Right!"},"content":{"rendered":"

To vote that is!\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

As part of NHRA\u2019s 50th Anniversary of Funny Car celebration, fans will have the opportunity to vote for the cars they believe are the most important in the class\u2019 history.<\/p>\n

After hundreds of suggestions from fans, an expert panel of drag racing historians and journalists narrowed the final list to 20, based on the cars\u2019 influence and success within the class.
\n\"FC-Bernstein\"<\/a>
\nNHRA legends such as John Force, Don \u201cthe Snake\u2019 Prudhomme, Kenny Bernstein, and \u201cJungle Jim\u201d Liberman all have cars on the list, which spans from 1966\u2019s introduction of the class, as represented by Don Nicholson\u2019s Mercury Comet, the first flip-top Funny Car, to 2015, as represented by \u201cFast Jack\u201d Beckman\u2019s national-record-setting Infinite Hero Dodge. The list includes record breakers, barrier breakers, race and championship winners, and cars that moved the class forward, either technologically, by sponsorship or by name association.<\/p>\n

Exactly half of the cars on the list were from the 1970s, clearly one of the golden ages for the class. Four were from the 1960s, and six are from 1980 to present.<\/p>\n

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\nVoting on NHRA.com begins March 31 and runs through May 3. Fans can vote for their favorite NHRA Funny Car at NHRA\u2019s Facebook page or at NHRA.com.<\/p>\n

Click this link to go directly to a voting page: https:\/\/bit.ly\/FCT20Vote.<\/a>
\n\"FC-JB\"<\/a>
\nThe results will be revealed in reverse order in the weeks following leading up to the final two Funny Cars which will be announced in October at the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas. At the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals at Pomona, Calif. in November, the winning Funny Car will be announced.<\/p>\n

Below are the 20 Funny Cars listed in chronological order:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don Nicholson Eliminator I Comet (1966)
\nJack Chrisman Comet (1967)
\nChi-Town Hustler Charger (1969)
\nDanny Ongais\/Mickey Thompson Mustang (1969)
\nRamchargers\/Goldstein Dodge Challenger (1970)
\nDon Prudhomme Hot Wheels Barracuda (1970)
\nGene Snow Rambunctious Challenger (1970)
\nEd McCulloch Revellution Duster (1972)
\nPat Foster\/Barry Setzer Vega (1972)
\nJim Dunn\u2019s rear engine Barracuda (1972)
\n\u201cJungle Jim\u201d Liberman Vega (1973-74)
\nRaymond Beadle\u2019s Blue Max Mustang II (1975)
\nDon Prudhomme Army Monza (1975-76)
\nDale Pulde War Eagle Trans Am (1977)
\nDon Prudhomme Pepsi Challenger Trans Am (1982)
\nKenny Bernstein Budweiser King Tempo (1984)
\nKenny Bernstein \u201cBatmobile\u201d Buick (1987)
\nJim White\/Hawaiian Dodge (1991)
\nJohn Force Castrol Firebird (1996)
\nJack Beckman Infinite Hero Dodge (2015)<\/p>\n

Posted by Scott Smith – NHRA Communicatons<\/p>\n

DragRaceCanada File photos by: \u00a0Bruce Biegler<\/p>\n

Editors Note:<\/strong>\u00a0 Given fuel Funny Car class racing has been so cool for so long and with so many memorable race cars – I can appreciate the difficulty in trying to narrow all those down to a 20-car ballot only. \u00a0 But from a Canadian perspective I would have thought that the very formidable cars raced by Gordie Bonin and Frank Hawley (shown below) should have made the\u00a0final cut. \u00a0 For me those cars not being on this list seems pretty blatant.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"FC-Hawley\"<\/a> \"FC-Gordie\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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