Carl Olson is an American Top Fuel Dragster driver. Career 1969 Olson entered the 1969 NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California, but failed to qualify. 1970 At the 1970 Winternationals, Olson qualified #4, but was eliminated in round two by #12 qualifier JIm Davis. 1971 Olson qualified #30 at the 1971 Winternationals. He was eliminated in the quarter-final by Don Garlits. He also entered the 1971 AHRA Winter Nationals at Beeline Dragway in Scottsdale, Arizona. He qualified #15, and lost in the semi-final to Chris "the Greek" Karamesines. The semi-final finish paid Olson US$400. He also entered the 1971 NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Clermont, Indiana, where he was #3 qualifier, and lost in the sei-final to top qualifier Garlits in Swamp Rat 14. His final 1972 Top Fuel event was the Supernats at Ontario Motor Speedway, in Ontario, California; Olson qualified #13, and went out in round two to #21 qualifier Tony Nancy. 1972 At Lions Drag Strip, Wilmington, California, in 1972, Olson qualified #9 for the NHRA Division 7 Le Grand Premiere, and was eliminated in round one by #1 qualifier Don Prudhomme. Olson was paid uS$150. Olson qualified #29 for the 1972 Winternats; he defeated Karamesines in round one, Tony Nancy in round two, Dwight Salisbury in round three, and Gary Cochran in the semi-final, on the way to a final round win over #2 qualifier Dennis Baca, and taking a US$11,075 purse. At the NHRA Division 7 All Pro Championship Series at Orange County International Raceway (OCIR), in Irvine, California, on 13 February, Olson lost to Clayton Harris, taking a purse of US$750. At the 25 March Division 7 event at OCIR, he lost in the final to Prudhomme. At Dallas International Motor Speedway in June, Olson reached the final in the 1972 IHRA Longhorn Nationals, losing in the final to top qualifier "TV Tommy" Ivo. Olson qualified #1 at the NHRA Springnats in Hebron, Ohio, making it to the final before losing to #1 qualifier Chip Woodall (in the Gene Snow fueller). At the NHRA Summernats at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, Olson qualified #3, and defeated #11 qualifier Arnie Behling in round one and #15 qualifier Larry Bucher in round two, before losing to #5 qualifier (and eventual winner) Jeb Allen in the quarter-final. 1972's Le Grandnational at Sanair in Saint-Pie, Quebec, saw Olson