Dave Strickler was an American
drag racer during the 1960s.
His best friend, Martin Strand, taught him how to drive.
At the
1962 NHRA Winternationals
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at
Pomona
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(headlined by
Carol Cox
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), Strickler, driving the Ammon Smith-owned Chevrolet, lost to
"Dyno Don" Nicholson in
Stock Eliminator,
At 1963's
U.S. Nationals at
Indianapolis Raceway Park, Strickler claimed Little Eliminator with a win over
Jim Wangers, In the early days, Strickler's engine builder was
Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, who prepared the
A/FX 427 Chevy Strickler drove to the win.
Strickler visited
Beeline Dragway
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in 1964, taking Top Stock at the
AHRA Winter Nationals in a 1964 Dodge,
Driving a 2 July 1965
match race at
Charlotte Motor Speedway, in a 1965
Plymouth
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owned by
Ronnie Sox
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His family ran a Sinclair (SOX SINCLAIR) station on Church St. in Burlington, North Carolina, where got his start in drag racing in th ...
, Strickler beat the
Petty Enetrprises #43
Jr. 1965
Plymouth Barracuda
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Richard Petty
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, in his brief foray into drag racing.
Strickler went to the
1970 NHRA World Finals
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at
Dallas International Motor Speedway
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, where he was eliminated in round two by eventual
Pro Stock winner Ronnie Sox.
Some of Strickler's early cars were known as ''Old Reliable''.
For the
1971 Winternats, Strickler qualified #20, but did not race.
Ultimateracinghistory
(retrieved 3 October 2018)
Strickler died in 1985.
References
Year of birth missing
1985 deaths
Dragster drivers
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