Joe Lunati was an American drag racer and businessman.Davis, Larry. ''Gasser Wars'' (Cartech, 2003), pp.184-5. He won three National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) national titles and went on to establish the cam-grinding company, Lunati Cams, purchased by Holly Performance Holley in the mid 1990's. Lunati Cams (now Lunati Power) was sold in late 2007 to an exclusive ownership group made up of industry and racing veterans.

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-powered Devin named ''Trouble Maker'', Lunati won three NHRA national AM/SP gasser titles. He won his first at the 1964 Nationals, held at Indianapolis Raceway Park, with a pass of 10.62 seconds at .Davis, p.184. He also took Street Eliminator at the event. In 1965, Lunati again took the AM/SP national title, with a win at the Nationals, held at Indianapolis. His winning pass was 10.33 seconds at . Lunati won a third AM/SP title at Indy in 1966, with a pass of 10.31 seconds at .Davis, p.185. He was also Street Eliminator winner there that year. His Camaro, ''The Dixie Devil'', went to the final of Funny Car Eliminator at Indianapolis in 1967 (the first time the class was run there), where Lunati lost to

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(retrieved 4 December 2018) (The Camaro was wrecked a short time later. ) Lunati also formed the cam-grinding company, Lunati Cams, purchased by Holly Performance Holley in the mid 1990's. Lunati Cams, now Lunati Power, was sold again in late 2007 to an exclusive ownership group made up of industry and racing veterans.

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*Davis, Larry. ''Gasser Wars'', North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, pp.184-5. {{US-autoracing-bio-stub Dragster drivers American racing drivers 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople Living people Year of birth missing (living people)