Vinnie Tarantola

Vinnie Tarantola is an American gasser drag racer, the first to win two National Hot Rod Association national titles in the class.

History

Driving a Chevrolet-powered 1940 Willys gasser, Tarantola won two NHRA national class titles.
His 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 at Indianapolis in 1966. There, his win was an 11.36 second pass at.