Bob Glidden, Drag Racer, Signed 7" x 5" Photo, COA, UACC RD 036

Description

Bob Glidden (1944-).
He is an American
drag racer
. He was retired from Pro Stock racing in 1997 and returned in 2010
Glidden retired as the driver with the most wins in
National Hot Rod Association
(NHRA) history at that time (a feat recently topped by 15 time
Funny Car
champion
John Force
), and he is currently the third most successful drag racer of the professional class drivers ( sixth when counting sportsman national event winners). Glidden won 85 NHRA National Events. In the Professional classes, he currently is behind
Warren Johnson
(97) and
John Force
(141). Glidden's ten Pro Stock championships included five in a row beginning in 1985.
Among his numerous accomplishments, Glidden won nine straight NHRA national races in 1979 and was the No. 1 qualifier 23 times in a row, including the entire 1987 season.
At one point, he won 50 eliminations rounds in a row.  Glidden almost became the first driver in a doorslammer to reach 200 miles per hour when he ran 199.11 miles per hour at an
International Hot Rod Association
(IHRA) race in
Darlington, South Carolina
. However, a Top Sportsman car driven by Bill Kuhlmann ran 202 miles per hour later that evening. He has won several IHRA races and won one IHRA championship.  His signature, with inscription (personalization) on a 7" x 5" color photo.
UACC Registered Dealer # 036, Pages of History, provides a lifetime guarantee of authenticity.
We are full time autograph and document dealers and members of the Manuscript Society.
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