Thread: Tucson Nostalgia Event 2007

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Here is an article by the NHRA Museum.

The Speed Sport roadster campaigned by Lyle Fisher, "Red" Greth, and Don Maynard, one of the more popular cars of its era, produced record-setting performances from 1956 through the early 1960s. Powered by a 354-cid rear-mounted Chrysler Hemi, the 1,500-pound roadster stunned observers with a speed record of 160.14 mph at the 1957 ATAA World Series and finished the year with a clocking of 169.11 in Tucson, Ariz. Other records include an 8.03, 175.78 in March 1960; a 180.72 backed up by a 179.28 on Oct. 2, 1960; and the Drag News 1320 Standard Modified Fuel Roadster speed mark of 183.67 eight days later in Alton, Ill. The Speed Sport roadster remained competitive well into the mid-1960s, qualifying for Top Fuel at the 1963 AHRA Winternationals and making its final appearance at the 1964 Bakersfield March Meet.

BTW, this car ran nitro through modified Stromberg carbs.