Jim Koonce
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Jim Koonce is an American gasser drag racer.[1]
Driving a 1955 Chevrolet (with a transplanted Chevrolet engine),[2] Koonce won NHRA's C/G national championship at Detroit Dragway in 1960. His winning pass was 14.31 seconds at 102.04 mph (164.22 km/h).[3]
In the same car, Koonce won the E/Gas title at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1961, with a pass of 14.07 seconds at 96.20 mph (154.82 km/h).[4]
