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Edwards
Airforce Base July 16, 1962 |
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This
car was classified as stock by USAC and had Pontiac's
high-performance 421 cubic inch twin four-barrel
carburetor engine.
The engine had a bore of 4.093 inches and a stroke of 4.000 inches.
Its compression
ratio was 11.00-to-1 and it had a horsepower rating of 405. Wrapped
in protective clothing from head to foot Mickey strapped himself behind
the wheel and set off down the 13,000 foot runway. Minutes later he
had established four new National USAC Class B Closed Car Division
records, two of them never before entered on USAC's books! |
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Edwards
Airforce Base
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USAC CLASS B
CLOSED CAR NATIONAL RECORD TWO-WAY AVERAGE STANDING START KILOMETER |
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Old
Record - 1961 |
New
Record - July 16, 1962 |
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M. Thompson |
M. Thompson |
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'61 Pontiac |
'62 Pontiac |
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81.497
mph ('61 Pontiac) |
90.548
mph ('62 Pontiac) |
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TWO-WAY
AVERAGE STANDING START MILE |
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Old
Record - 1961 |
New
Record - July 16, 1962 |
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M. Thompson |
M. Thompson |
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'61 Pontiac |
'62 Pontiac |
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95.571 mph |
105.135 mph |
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NEW USAC
CLASS B CLOSED CAR NATIONAL RECORDS
(305 to 488 cubic inches)
TWO-WAY
AVERAGE FLYING KILOMETER |
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No Old Record |
New
Record - July 16, 1962 |
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M. Thompson |
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'62 Pontiac |
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150.666
two-way average |
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TWO-WAY
AVERAGE FLYING
MILE |
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No Old Record |
New
Record - July 16, 1962 |
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M. Thompson |
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'62 Pontiac |
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150.552
two-way average |
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Bonneville
Salt Flats July 25, 1962 |
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Bonneville
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AMERICAN CLASS B
CLOSED CAR DIVISION
5000 to 8000 cc.
(305 to 488 Cu. In.)
Standing Start |
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DISTANCE |
DATE |
LOCATION |
VEHICLE |
SPEED
(MPH) |
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1K |
7/15/62 |
March AFB Calif. |
Pontiac Catalina |
90.55 |
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1M |
" |
" |
" |
105.14 |
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DISTANCE |
DATE |
LOCATION |
VEHICLE |
SPEED
(MPH) |
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5K |
7/24/62 |
Bonneville,
Utah |
Pontiac Catalina |
124.20 |
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5M |
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134.69 |
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10K |
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137.80 |
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10M |
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143.56 |
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Flying Start |
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DISTANCE |
DATE |
LOCATION |
VEHICLE |
SPEED
(MPH) |
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1K |
7/24/62 |
Bonneville, Utah |
Pontiac
Catalina |
153.64 |
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1M |
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153.67 |
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5K |
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153.52 |
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5M |
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153.45 |
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10K |
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153.42 |
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10M |
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153.47 |
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25K |
7/25/62 |
Bonneville,
Utah |
Pontiac Catalina |
149.28 |
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25M |
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149.25 |
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50K |
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149.24 |
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50M |
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149.27 |
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75K |
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149.27 |
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75M |
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148.96 |
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100K |
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149.27 |
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100M |
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139.38 |
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200K |
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141.23 |
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200M |
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143.22 |
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250K |
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142.57 |
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250M |
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142.37 |
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300K |
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143.11 |
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300M |
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143.44 |
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400K |
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142.31 |
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400M |
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142.94 |
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500K |
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143.42 |
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500M |
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140.64 |
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1000K |
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137.78 |
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1 Hour |
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142.09 |
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3 Hour |
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143.12 |
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Standing
Start |
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DISTANCE |
DATE |
LOCATION |
VEHICLE |
SPEED
(MPH) |
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25K |
7/25/62 |
Bonneville, Utah |
Pontiac Catalina |
142.37 |
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25M |
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144.92 |
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50K |
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145.75 |
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50M |
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147.07 |
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75K |
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146.90 |
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75M |
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147.77 |
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100K |
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147.49 |
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100M |
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146.78 |
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200K |
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140.42 |
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200M |
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142.93 |
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250K |
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141.99 |
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250M |
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142.01 |
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300K |
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142.75 |
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300M |
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143.07 |
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400K |
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141.98 |
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400M |
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142.67 |
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500K |
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143.30 |
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500M |
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140.70 |
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1000K |
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138.18 |
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1 Hour |
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141.47 |
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3 Hour |
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143.11 |
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NOTE:
Records for 25K and above set on 10-mile circle at Bonneville in
several classes with pontiac stock car are shared by Mickey Thompson
and Lloyd Cox, who co-drove after the first 100 miles. This applies
to both the Unlimited Class and the Class B stock car records.
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All
records set with 421 cubic inch V-8 |
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