Why Wild Bill Alexander Disappeared for 30 Years

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Why Wild Bill Alexander Disappeared for 30 Years

Why Wild Bill Alexander Disappeared for 30 Years

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#WildBillAlexander#TopFuel#DragRacing#NHRA#FrontEngineDragster#Nitromethane#SlingshotDragste Wild Bill Alexander was one of Southern California’s fiercest Top Fuel drag racing drivers of the 1960s. From street racing on the L.A. River to beating the Greer, Black and Prudhomme car at Lions Drag Strip, Alexander built a reputation for never lifting. In 1963 at San Fernando Raceway, a violent nitromethane explosion nearly killed him, a crash so brutal it was reported as fatal on television. He survived and came back even faster.

Driving the Shudder Bug and later the Backmotor Car tuned by Jim Brissette, Alexander pushed front-engine slingshot dragsters past 200 mph when that number still meant something. He made the 1965 NHRA Winternationals final against Don Prudhomme and became one of the first drivers to run 200 mph at Pomona Raceway. Then in 1971, as rear-engine cars took over, he walked away from

professional drag racing for three decades. When nostalgia Top Fuel returned in the 1990s, so did Wild Bill. At Famoso Raceway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he ran a 5.999 second pass at over 230 mph, joining the 5-Second Club in a front-engine dragster after a 30-year break. No Hall of Fame plaque. No major memorial. Just a legacy written in nitro smoke, survival, and a wide-brimmed black hat.

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