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16-TIME NHRA FUNNY CAR CHAMPION
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2013. Today, he
added a 16th in
FAMILY: wife
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Banquet in Lond
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2005 AutoSport uctee, Motorsports Hall of
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, Int
A Driver of the Ye
ver
AWARDS: 1996 USry Titus Memorial Award as dri Racer of the Year; 2012 inductee
winner of the Jer ; 2010 & 2013 RACER Magazine
Fame of America
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