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Jim Dunn, Drag Racing Legend

For more than 50 years, drag racing legend Jim Dunn has made funny car history. His rear-engine funny car was the only one to run a six-second time. He won the 1972 National Hot Rod Association Supernational championship with it, the only rear-engine funny car to win this title. Big Jim Dunn was immortalized in a documentary called Funny Car Summer in 1972. Working as a fireman for a living, Jim Dunn travelled summers with his family from race to race. Jim Dunn celebrated his 50th year in drag racing in the year 2000 at the Spring Nationals.

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http://www.70sfunnycars.com http://www.dragracermag.com