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Carl Olson (drag Racer)
Carl Olson is an American Top Fuel Dragster driver. Career 1969 Olson entered the 1969 NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California, but failed to qualify. 1970 At the 1970 Winternationals, Olson qualified #4, but was eliminated in round two by #12 qualifier JIm Davis. 1971 Olson qualified #30 at the 1971 Winternationals. He was eliminated in the quarter-final by Don Garlits. He also entered the 1971 AHRA Winter Nationals at Beeline Dragway in Scottsdale, Arizona. He qualified #15, and lost in the semi-final to Chris "the Greek" Karamesines. The semi-final finish paid Olson US$400. He also entered the 1971 NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Clermont, Indiana, where he was #3 qualifier, and lost in the sei-final to top qualifier Garlits in '' Swamp Rat 14''. His final 1972 Top Fuel event was the Supernats at Ontario Motor Speedway, in Ontario, California; Olson qualified #13, and went out in round two to #21 qualifier Tony Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Fuel
Top Fuel is a type of drag racing whose dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of and finishing the runs in 3.62 seconds. A top fuel dragster accelerates from a standstill to in as little as 0.8 seconds (less than one third the time required by a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach ) and can exceed in just . This subjects the driver to an average acceleration of about over the duration of the race and with a peak of over . Because of the speeds, this class exclusively races to only a distance, and not the traditional one-fourth of a statute mile, or . The rule was changed in 2008 by the National Hot Rod Association following the fatal crash of Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta during a qualifying session at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. The shortening of the distance was used by the FIA at some tracks, and as of 2012 is n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
