Career
He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1999. 1971 Cape May 1972 "Time to Climb" (standing start to 10,000 feet), 91.9 seconds (still stands as of July 2011) 1973 Reno qualifying speed record, 426.602 mph 1973 Reno Unlimited Gold race speed record, 428.155 mph 1974 Reno qualifying speed record, 432.252 mph 1975 Reno Unlimited Gold race speed record, 429.916 mph 1988 Reno qualifying speed record, 474.622 mph 1988 Reno Unlimited Gold race speed record, 456.821 mph 1989 world"s absolute propeller-driven 3k speed record, Las Vegas, 528.329 mph (still stands as of July 2011) 1990 Reno Unlimited Gold race speed record, 468.620 mph 1991 Reno qualifying speed record, 475.899 mph 1991 Reno Unlimited Gold race speed record, 481.618 mph 1992 Reno qualifying speed record, 482.892 mph (1) (2) (3) (4).
