Timing Slip From Oswego Dragway, Used with Buck & Thompson Slingshot Dragster, 1963
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Drag racing is racing in its simplest form. From a standing start, two cars race to the finish line one-quarter mile away. After the run, competitors receive a timing slip recording their top speed. Sam Buck and Bob Thompson received this slip at Oswego Dragway, near Chicago, in 1963. It verifies a top speed of 123.29 miles per hour.
Drag racing is racing in its simplest form. From a standing start, two cars race to the finish line one-quarter mile away. After the run, competitors receive a timing slip recording their top speed. Sam Buck and Bob Thompson received this slip at Oswego Dragway, near Chicago, in 1963. It verifies a top speed of 123.29 miles per hour.
Artifact
Timing slip
Date Made
1963
Subject Date
1963
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2007.45.4.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Buck & Thompson Racing Team.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Color
Green
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.938 in
Width: 3.625 in
Inscriptions
Printed headings on front, with data handwritten in pencil opposite them: NUMBER 30 / CLASS D / ELASPED [sic] TIME 11:32 / MILES PER HOUR 123.29. Printed at bottom: Oswego Dragway / OSWEGO, ILLINOIS / OFFICIAL TIME Handwritten at top: D-DRAGSTER
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