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Richard Tharp, 1976 Top Fuel champion - Motorsport

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    #49: RICHARD THARP In the 1960s and '70s, an era which produced some of drag racing's most colorful characters, none was more colorful than Richard …

SEASON TWO, LEGENDS: THE SERIES - THE LEGEND OF …

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    Drag racing has had many colorful individuals but few in the class with "King" Richard Tharp.Tharp, a three-time world champion in both NHRA and IHRA Top Fue...

'King Richard': Damndest Thing You Ever Saw | NHRA

    https://www.nhra.com/news/2012/king-richard-damndest-thing-you-ever-saw
    after albert decided to curtail his racing activities in mid-1969, tharp went back to driving for the carrolls and won the division 4 championship, …

Drag Racing Story of the Day - Richard Tharp, Road Warrior

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    Drag Racing Story of the Day - Richard Tharp, Road Warrior Drag Racing Story of the Day! Richard Tharp, Road Warrior By Steve Gibbs Richard Tharp shows his ON TRACK driving skills vs. Jeb Allen, 1981. Photo by James Morgan A Richard Tharp episode that I witnessed will give you an insight as to how he operated.

Richard Tharp 1976 NHRA TF Champ - YouTube

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    Richard Tharp lived and still lives his life in vehicles. Tharp talks briefly about his start in "racing", his 1976 Top Fuel title and his thoughts on …

NHRA's 50 Greatest Drivers: Richard Tharp, Number 49

    https://www.theautochannel.com/news/2001/02/07/014217.html
    Although he competed in an era in which eight races comprised a full season, nine at the most, Tharp posted an 82-46 record in head-to-head competition with the likes of Muldowney, Gary Beck and...

They came from near and far to celebrate a legend and …

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    Yours truly, Al Segrini, and Richard Tharp Segrini remembered being an aspiring Funny Car racer in the early 1970s, and studying “the Snake’s” mannerisms whenever he came to Segrini’s turf at New...

Richard Tharp and Shirley Muldowney Take Their Top Fuel

    https://bangshift.com/general-news/richard-tharp-and-shirley-muldowney-take-their-top-fuel/
    There wasn’t a drag racing fan in America who lacked awareness of the strong dislike between Richard Tharp and Shirley Muldowney over the years. The two champions, the two killer drivers, the two intense competitors just flat out hated each other and the best part is that they were not afraid to let the world know that.

Checkered Past: Lone Star Lullaby - World of Outlaws

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    As drag racing legends, owner Richard Tharp made Beadle look like a choirboy by briefly ducking the Vietnam War and hanging with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and various Dallas Cowboys at various saloons. Tharp was in the Lion’s lane opposite Don Garlits in 1970 when Don lost half his foot.

Sad News: Original Blue Max Owner Harry Schmidt Passes

    https://bangshift.com/general-news/sad-news-original-blue-max-owner-harry-schmidt-passes/
    Johnson was replaced as the driver of The Blue Max in 1970 with Richard Tharp taking the seat and keeping it until 1973. At the point Schmidt, burned out on the travels and travails of living life on the road as a drag racer stepped away from the sport, but not for very long.

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