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| - Doug “Cookie" Cook ( July 27, 1932 – June 16, 1999 ) was an American drag racer. Cook started in gassers, with a win in C/G at Detroit Dragway in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959. Driving a small-block V8-powered 1937 Chevrolet, he recorded a pass of 13.17 seconds at 105.88 mph (170.40 km/h). He took a win in C/GS at Detroit Dragway in 1960, in a Chevrolet-powered 1941 Willys gasser. He recorded a pass of 12.89 seconds at 119.36 mph (192.09 km/h). Because this was a C/GS class win, this was not, strictly, a repeat win. Cook also drove the Stone-Woods-Cook AA/GS 1966 . (en)
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| - Doug “Cookie" Cook ( July 27, 1932 – June 16, 1999 ) was an American drag racer. Cook started in gassers, with a win in C/G at Detroit Dragway in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959. Driving a small-block V8-powered 1937 Chevrolet, he recorded a pass of 13.17 seconds at 105.88 mph (170.40 km/h). He took a win in C/GS at Detroit Dragway in 1960, in a Chevrolet-powered 1941 Willys gasser. He recorded a pass of 12.89 seconds at 119.36 mph (192.09 km/h). Because this was a C/GS class win, this was not, strictly, a repeat win. In 1962, driving the Oldsmobile-powered 1941 Willys gasser, Cook won A/GS at the at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. He recorded a pass of 10.59 seconds at 136.77 mph (220.11 km/h). At the 1965 , held at Indianapolis Raceway Park, 1941 Willyses driven by (the Stone-Woods-Cook gasser, sponsored by , now powered by a Chrysler hemi) and (owned by , sponsored by ) faced off in A/GS. Cook took the win with a slow pass of 14.20 seconds at 116.53 mph (187.54 km/h). Fred Stone, Leonard Woods Jr. and Doug “Cookie” Cook had a car that dominated the NHRA “Gasser Wars” in the 1960s. Cook drove to over 400 drag race victories in the famed Stone, Woods & Cook 41 Willys Coupe cars. What was especially noteworthy about the team was Cook was Caucasian, and Stone and Woods were African-American. Their partnership is considered the first competitive multiracial team in drag racing. Cook also drove the Stone-Woods-Cook AA/GS 1966 . Stone-Woods-Cook abandoned A/GS for Top Fuel Funny Car by the start of the 1967 season. (en)
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