Jack Chrisman | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | May 5, 1928 Grove, Oklahoma |
Retired | 1972 |
NHRA | |
Years active | 1953–1972 |
Teams | self-owned, Mickey Thompson, Howard Cams and Chuck Jones |
Best finish | 1st in 1961 |
Championship titles | |
1961 NHRA Top Eliminator (Top Gas) | |
Awards | |
ranked 23rd on NHRA's Top 50 drivers (2001) Inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2013.[1] |
Jack Chrisman (May 5, 1928[citation needed] – August 17, 1989) was an American drag racer. He was a drag racing pioneer and 1961 champion. He was influential in the formation of the Funny Car class, as he introduced the first blown injected nitro-burning Funny Car.[2] The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) ranked Chrisman 23rd on their Top 50 drivers in 2001.[3]