About Jim Lightcap
Jim Lightcap was a racing driver.
Jim Lightcap is a pioneering American gasser drag racer.
Driving a GMC-powered Model A, Lightcap won NHRA's C/SR (C/Street; gas) national title at Detroit Dragway in 1960. His winning pass was 15.03 seconds at .
The next year, Lightcap won a second NHRA C/Street national title, at Indianapolis. His winning pass there was 13.63 seconds at .
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