Gene Snow

Rambunctious, #26
1975 Funny Car
Top Fuel, c. 1990

Gene Snow was an American racing driver who pioneered funny cars in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, bringing innovations such as a direct drive system using multiple clutches when rivals were still using automatic transmissions based on those used in production models.[1] He was ranked #26 on NHRA's Top 50 drivers in 2001.[2]

  1. ^ "No. 26: Gene Snow".
  2. ^ "NHRA's Top 50 Drivers". NHRA. Archived from the original on November 13, 2005. Retrieved 13 September 2012.