The Parnelli VPJ6 is an open-wheel race car, designed by British designer John Barnard for Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, to compete in U.S.A.C. Championship Car, between 1975 and 1980, as well as in CART, between 1979 and 1980. It was driven by Danny Ongais, Al Unser, George Snider, Bill Whittington, Lee Kunzman, and A. J. Foyt. It notably gave Foyt his last IndyCar championship, in 1979. It was powered by the powerful and successful DFV-derived DFX.
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The Parnelli VPJ6 is an open-wheel race car, designed by British designer John Barnard for Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, to compete in U.S.A.C. Championship Car, between 1975 and 1980, as well as in CART, between 1979 and 1980. It was driven by Danny Ongais, Al Unser, George Snider, Bill Whittington, Lee Kunzman, and A. J. Foyt. It notably gave Foyt his last IndyCar championship, in 1979. It was powered by the powerful and successful DFV-derived DFX. (en) |
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Parnelli VPJ-6 (en) Parnelli VPJ-6B (en) Parnelli VPJ-6C (en) |
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Aluminum Monocoque (en) |
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dbr:Vel's_Parnelli_Jones_Racing |
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dbr:John_Barnard |
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dbr:Danny_Ongais A. J. Foyt (en) Al Unser (en) George Snider (en) Bill Whittington (en) Lee Kunzman (en) |
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dbr:Ford-Cosworth_Indy_V8_engine |
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Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted (en) |
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dbr:Parnelli_VPJ2 |
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Inboard springs and Fox shocks front and rear, operated by top rocker arm with front and lower rear A arms of streamline tubing (en) |
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Firestone Speedway Specials - Rear 27.0x14.5-15 - Front 25.5x10.0-15 (en) |
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The Parnelli VPJ6 is an open-wheel race car, designed by British designer John Barnard for Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, to compete in U.S.A.C. Championship Car, between 1975 and 1980, as well as in CART, between 1979 and 1980. It was driven by Danny Ongais, Al Unser, George Snider, Bill Whittington, Lee Kunzman, and A. J. Foyt. It notably gave Foyt his last IndyCar championship, in 1979. It was powered by the powerful and successful DFV-derived DFX. (en) |
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Parnelli VPJ6 (en) |
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wikidata:Parnelli VPJ6 https://global.dbpedia.org/id/GReZp |
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wikipedia-en:Parnelli_VPJ6?oldid=1091184034&ns=0 |
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wikipedia-en:Parnelli_VPJ6 |
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dbr:Canadian_Tire_Motorsport_Park dbr:Brands_Hatch dbr:Silverstone_Circuit dbr:Parnelli_VPJ2 |
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dbr:Parnelli_VPJ2 |
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wikipedia-en:Parnelli_VPJ6 |