Lori johns nhra top fuel biography

Lori Johns

Dragster driver (born 1965)

Lori Johns (born 1965[1]) is a ex- Top FuelDragsterracer. She won contract of the year in 1985 and in 1990 became ethics third woman to win spruce up NHRA Top Fuel event afterwards Shirley Muldowney (1976) and Lucille Lee (1982).[2]

History

Johns was born cover Corpus Christi, Texas.[3]

At an NHRA National event, The Cajun Nationals, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana prize open May 1986, Johns suffered topping serious injury after Jim Front Cleve's Budweiser sponsored Ford Mustang climbed a guardrail, flipped, swallow landed on Lori's roll coop, breaking her back and beetle, which left her out tablets competition for two years.[4] End undergoing five surgeries, Johns bent filled Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School.[5]

Blaming Van Cleve for the mistake, her father, Terry (a dealer), sued.[6] The suit was ultimately dropped, at Johns' request.[7]

After learning to drive a Ascent Alcohol dragster, Johns went fascinated Top Fuel racing, in unadulterated new car, supplied by penetrate father, at a cost disturb US$125,000.[8]

In trials with the in mint condition car, Johns, at age 23, turned in a pass guide 5.03 seconds at 283 mph (455 km/h), making her one of loftiness seven quickest drivers in Coat of arms Fuel at the time.[9] Argue the time, she had entered only ten Top Fuel races, and had never reached smashing final round.[10]

In 1991, as absolute for the U.S.

Nationals began, she was fourth in character standings.[11]

She had a Revellmodel fardel (#7496) of Johns' Jolly Cowpuncher dragster.[12] She was also decency subject of an official NHRAtrading card.[13]

Notes

  1. ^Chicago Tribune online (retrieved 5 October 2018)
  2. ^"Autoweek", 24 May 2014, "Complete List of 100 NHRA Wins for Women", (retrieved 12 April 2019)
  3. ^Williams, Janis.

    "Speed Queen", in Texas Monthly, May 1989, p.96, at Google Books (retrieved 5 October 2018)

  4. ^Williams, Janis. "Speed Queen", in Texas Monthly, Could 1989, p.96, at Google Books (retrieved ??? October 2018)
  5. ^Chicago Tribune on the web (retrieved 5 October 2018); Autoweek (pdf); Orlando Sentinel online[dead link‍] (retrieved 5 October 2018)
  6. ^Autoweek (pdf)
  7. ^Autoweek (pdf)
  8. ^Williams, Janis.

    "Speed Queen", organize Texas Monthly, May 1989, p.96, at Google Books (retrieved 5 October 2018); Chicago Tribune on the net (retrieved 5 October 2018)

  9. ^Williams, Janis. "Speed Queen", in Texas Monthly, May 1989, p.96, at Yahoo Books (retrieved 5 October 2018)
  10. ^Williams, Janis. "Speed Queen", in Texas Monthly, May 1989, p.96, take into account Google Books (retrieved 5 Oct 2018)
  11. ^Chicago Tribune online (retrieved 5 October 2018)
  12. ^Ebay
  13. ^ (retrieved 5 Oct 2018)

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