| 词条 | Gordon Mineo |
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Gordon Mineo (19 June 1945[1]-3 September 2006), nicknamed "Flash Gordon", was a Top Fuel Funny Car driver. Mineo was born in Detroit, Michigan, son of Joseph and Lorraine Mineo.[2] He started racing Funny Cars in the 1960s and continued to race until the 1990s.[3] Mineo's first national Funny Car event was the 1970 AHRA Winter Nationals at Beeline Dragway in Scottsdale, Arizona; he qualified his Pontiac Firebird funny car #10, but was eliminated in the first round by #7 qualifier Tom "Mongoo$e McEwen.[4] (Mineo earned US$400 for the effort.[5]) At the 1971 AHRA Winter Nationals, Mineo qualified #21 in a and was eliminated in round there by Dick Rosberg, who qualified #17.[6] In 1972, Mineo attended the AHRA National Challenge at Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He qualified #21 and lost in round one to #5 qualifier Don "The Snake" Prudhomme.[7] (Mineo earned US$500 for this effort.[8]) At the 1973 NHRA Supernationals, at , in Ontario, California, Mineo qualified #9 in his 1973 Dhevrolet Vega; he again lost in round one to Prudhomme, who qualified his 1973 Plymouth Barracuda #1.[9] Mineo returned to Scottsdale in 1974, qualifying #8 at the 1974 AHRA Winter Nationals.[10] The same year, he attended an ANRA event at Green Valley Raceway in Smithfield, Texas.[11] He went back to Beeline Dragway for the 1977 AHRA Winter Nationals, qualifying #4; he was eliminated by #12 qualifier Dale Armstrong in the first round.[12] At the 1977 NHRA Springnationals, Mineo qualified #14, only to lose to #6 qualifier (and eventual event class winner) Bob Pickett in the first round.[13] Mineo never won an NHRA or AHRA national event.[14] He was also featured in a famous photo, being punched by fellow funny car racer Ed "The Ace" McCulloch.[15] Mineo was killed in a boating accident on Lake Texoma, in Oklahoma, on 3 September 2006, along with his wife, Ann, age 59, Myra Gibson, 51; Amy Lane, 31; and Justin R. Lane, 25. Mineo was 61.[16] He was buried at Rest Haven Memorial Park, Rockwall, Texas.[17] Mineo had two children, Jason and Trisha.[18] Notes1. ^Dallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018) 2. ^Dallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018) 3. ^[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/03/AR2006090300097_pf.html?noredirect=on Washington Post online] (retrieved 3 October 2018) 4. ^Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) 5. ^Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) 6. ^Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) 7. ^Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) 8. ^Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) 9. ^Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) 10. ^Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) 11. ^Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) 12. ^Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) 13. ^Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) 14. ^[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/03/AR2006090300097_pf.html?noredirect=on Washington Post online] (retrieved 3 October 2018) 15. ^Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Ed McCulloch: Roaring down Memory Lane", written 8 September 2017, at [https://www.nhra.com/news/2017/ed-mcculloch-roaring-down-memory-lane NHRA.com] (retrieved 3 October 2018) 16. ^[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/03/AR2006090300097_pf.html?noredirect=on Washington Post online] (retrieved 3 October 2018) 17. ^Dallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018) 18. ^Dallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018) External links
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