About Vinnie Tarantola
Vinnie Tarantola was a racing driver.
Vinnie Tarantola is an American gasser drag racer, the first to win two National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) national titles in the class.
History Driving a Chevrolet-powered 1940 Willys gasser, Tarantola won two NHRA national class titles.
Tarantola's first was in C/GS, at the 1965 NHRA Nationals, at Indianapolis Raceway Park. His winning pass was 11.45 seconds at .
Tarantola followed up with a win in CC/G (adding a supercharger to the Chevrolet engine) at Indianapolis in 1966. There, his win was an 11.36 second pass at .
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