Al Zerbarini

Al Zerbarini (died 2 May 2012[1]) was an American gasser drag racer.[2]

Zerbarini drove an Oldsmobile-powered 1940 Willys dubbed Bee Line, sponsored by Bee-Line Automotive of Stamford, Connecticut, beginning in 1960.[1]

He won NHRA's first ever A/Gas Altered (A/GA) national title at Detroit Dragway in 1960. His winning pass was 12.61 seconds at 106.88 mph (172.01 km/h).[3]

Zerbarini continued racing until 1968[1] but won no other NHRA gasser titles.[4]

References
  1. Nostalgia Gassers (retrieved 10 June 2017)
  2. Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), pp.180-6.
  3. Davis, p.182.
  4. Davis, pp.180-6.

Sources
  • Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars, North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, pp. 180–6.



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