Sam Jones is an American
gasser drag racer
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. He won the C/Gas title in 1962 and 1963.
History
Driving the
Chevrolet-powered Moody & Jones 1937 Chevrolet, he won
NHRA
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's C/GS national title at the
NHRA Nationals, held at
Indianapolis Raceway Park
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, in 1962. His winning pass was 12.43 seconds at . He also won Gas Street Eliminator at Indianapolis in 1962.
The next year, he won a second NHRA C/GS national title, at Indianapolis, again in the Moody & Jones gasser. His winning pass there was 11.70 seconds at .
[Davis, p.183.]
References
Sources
*Davis, Larry. ''Gasser Wars''. North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, pp. 182–3.
Dragster drivers
American racing drivers
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