At the starting line for the race: the radio 99 WIBG Pro-Stock AMC Gremlin in lane 1 and and a two-seat 1969 AMC AMX finished in "Big Bad Orange" in lane 2. This customized 1972 AMC Gremlin is a historic professional dragster that was driven by Rich LaMont and sponsored by radio station 99 WIBG broadcasting in Philadelphia, PA. This car RUNS the quarter-mile at around 8.75 seconds achieving over 150 mph (240 kph). This Pro-Stock racer is restored, period correct, and raced regularly. Photograph taken at Potomac Ramblers automobile club's 2011 "All AMC Drag Race Day" held at the Capitol Raceway, a NHRA sanctioned, 1/4 mile, asphalt and concrete, drag strip located in Crofton, Maryland.
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2011-06-11
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