| Gordie Bonin | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1948-09-30)September 30, 1948 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | November 29, 2013(2013-11-29) (aged 65) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Citizenship | Dual: Canada, USA |
| Known for | Drag racing; first driver to break 240 miles per hour in the standing-start quarter mile |
Gordie Bonin (September 30, 1948 – November 29, 2013), along with Ron Hodgson and Gordon Jenner, made up what is considered one of the best Canadian drag racing teams ever. Bonin was nicknamed "240 Gordie".
At the 1978 NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown, Bonin drove the Bubble Up Pontiac Trans Am funny car.
Bonin, along with his teammates, was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2000.
References
- CMHF Citation Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Canada.com article Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine, Part 2", written 9 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
- CMHF Citation Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Canada.com article Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
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