Winners of the IHRA U.S. Nationals in 1974.
Strange that the NHRA and IHRA had a race with the same name.
Tag Archives: Gapp and Roush
1975 U.S. Nationals – Program Cover
From late 1973 to late 1975 WG was on a roll. Won this race. 
Motor Wheel and Gapp & Roush
I’ve got one of the original posters.
Advertisement for Motor Wheel.
The pics include Bob Glidden, Gapp & Roush and Truman Fields.
How to Build a 351c Pro Stock Pinto
Can’t remember where I found this but…this is from a manual/book called ‘How to Build a 351c Pro Stock Pinto”.
There are two Gapp & Roush Pintos here.
On the left hand side second from the top is the original Glidden Pinto that he purchased from Gapp & Roush. Still in the original paint except for the removal of the name.
At the bottom on the left-hand side is the new Gapp and Roush pinto, the ’73 model. Unpainted on the West Coast at the Winternationals.
Jim Halloran and The PBR Boss 429 Maverick
Now… this site is called ‘Gapp Online’. Why in the world would I put someone else’s car here?
Because I can.
Let’s start off with the fact that it’s a Boss 429 powered Maverick.
What’s it say on that fender….?
Oh yeah. “BOSS 429 by Gapp & Roush”. Good enough for me…
but wait..there’s more!
The car is the 2nd (Red) Gapp and Roush Maverick. It was sold to Jim Halloran and repainted in the PBR livery.
1974 Denver NHRA WCS – The “all-conquering” Wayne Gapp
Favorite image caption so far….
National Dragster, September 27, 1974
DENVER WCS, Denver, Colorado
…Moving on to Pro Stock, the first round opened with low qualifier Wayne Gapp taking a 9.7, 138.67 bye run with his Ford Mustang II, and Tom Haller’s Vega stopped Dick Schadle’s Chevy. Kelly Chadwick the pulled a hole-shot on Les Swearingin, and he needed every bit of it as he could muster only a troubled 10.88 to nip Swearingin’s losing 10.85. Lynne Harrison ended the round with a 10.05, 135.73 mph solo when his competition didn’t show.
Gapp opened round two with Low E.T. and Top Speed of the Meet as he drilled Haller’s Vega, 9.65, 139.31 to a respectable 9.87, 138.88. Harrison then wasted a find 9.98, 138.08 on Chadwick’s 10.83, 125.11, setting the stage for the final.
On that money run, Gapp went all the way with a 9.66, 134.18 as Chadwick recorded his best time of the day in the loss, a 9.92, 134.12.
DENVER WCS, Denver, Colorado – The all-conquering Wayne Gapp streaked to yet another Pro Stock title as he defeated Kelly Chadwick’s Vega in the final with a 9.66, 134.18 to Chadwick’s losing 9.91, 134.12. The win put Gapp in an excellent position to win the overall Pro Points Standings championship.
United States Racing Team Ad from 1972
FYI. The Gapp & Roush car is not Arlen Vanke’s. Just sayin’
1976 Press Kit handout
I wish THIS book had been in my Elementary school library
Found this on eBay.
The inside cover is stamped with a label for a Elementary school Library.
This is the cover
Here’s one of the interior pages. Looks like the Winternationals?
Page 28. That Pinto looks good.
Page 30. Red Maverick….
Rumors of a 4-door “Limousine” and a first ‘sighting’…
These are from National Dragster’s ‘Bits from the Pits’ in various issues leading up to the intro of the car.
Item 1
One of the biggest mysteries in Pro Stock circles surrounds the 4-door Maverick rumored to be sprung on the competition by Ford exponents Wayne Gapp and Jack Roush. The troops are wondering where, when, and if “The Limousine” (as it’s humorously referred to in the trade) will hit the strip. At Columbus?
Item 2
There’s a strong rumor floating about that Wayne Gapp and Jack Roush are preparing a Maverick 4-door for the Pro Stock wars. Seems that Gapp & Roush are intrigued with the 6.45 weight break for longer wheelbased cars, and feel that the Maverick in itself is aerodynamically superior to the smaller Pintos and Mustang II’s. This combination, which is said to be targeted for completion by the Springnationals, could prove to be most interesting!
Item 3
The long awaited debut of the Gapp & Roush 4-door Maverick occurred this past weekend at Maryland International Raceway, when NHRA World Champion Wayne Gapp stole the show at the NHRA Pro Stock Circuit race at the Budds Creek facility. Gapp hit an off-the-trailer 8.92, 154-mph effort with the “taxi”, and proceeded to win the entire meet, whipping Richie Zul in the final, 9.03 to 9.07.
MILAN, MICHIGAN — First photos of Gapp and Roush 4-door Maverick Pro Stocker. Using a 366 ci. “Boss” Ford engine went 892 – 154 at legal weight on only its 8th pass.