Maynard K. Yingst, was an American racer and crew chief from Linglestown, Pennsylvania, he quit his sprint car racing career to become the crew chief for Bruce Larson's 1989 national championship Funny Car drag racing team, Funny Car is a type of drag racing vehicle and a specific racing class, in organized what?
Maynard Yingst Maynard K. Yingst (October 10, 1949 – March 6, 1993) was an American racer and crew chief from Linglestown, Pennsylvania. He quit his sprint car racing career to become the crew chief for Bruce Larson's 1989 national championship Funny Car drag racing team. He was nicknamed "The Linglestown Leadfoot".
1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series The 1975 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series was the 27th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 4th modern era NASCAR Cup series. The season began on Sunday, January 19 and ended on Sunday, November 12. Richard Petty, driving the #43 Petty Enterprises STP Dodge scored his sixth NASCAR Grand National Series Winston Cup Championship. Bruce Hill was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. NASCAR introduced a new points system in 1975, a system designed by statistician Bob Latford. For the first time, each race on the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National schedule carried an equal point value, a system that would be used until 2010, with modifications in 2004 (a playoff system was added, and an additional bonus system), 2007 (an additional bonus was added) for winning races.