WELCOME TO BUCKY AUSTIN RACING

Updated April 18, 2006

Bucky Austin has been drag racing for 30 years. He is one of NHRA winningist drivers and was the first ever North West driver to be inducted into the NHRA's Divison 6 Hall of Fame.

Here are some of Bucky's career highlights. (to the end of 2006)

Divisional Event History	Event Wins: Division six: 42 Other divisions: 18 Titles: Div. Six: Top Alcohol Funny Car titles: Nine
National Event History	National Event Final Rounds: 30 Wins 15 R/U: 15 Best finish overall: 2nd place twice 2003, 1992
Performance	Best ET: 5.530 Best MPH: 260.46 (National Record set in Aug. 2002 and lasted until early 2003)
Career History	Bucky started his racing career in 1956 as a spectator, then when he was old enough he raced with his brother Walt Austin. He got his own car in 1968, a Top Gas Dragster. He raced sporatically in the early years and then moved into the Pro Comp classes. From 1974-1981 he raced FE injected nitro and then blown alcohol rear engined dragsters. He moved into the Funny Cars, a class that suited his fiery attitude. He cut his teeth not only racing the NHRA but also in the AHRA at Spokane Washington and Seattle. In 2004 Bucky set the Division six standard with 42 divisional wins breaking Jerry 'The King' Ruth's record that stood for 35 years.
Career Highlights	Bucky won his first Divisional event in 1978 at Mission Raceway and won his first national event in 1989 at Seattle's Fall Nationals. He also won the "Golden Gate Nationals" in 1986, a race that featured booked in Top Fuel and Funny Cars and a divisional event. He went to his first National event final round in 1985. He also raced alot in the AHRA which had prominence in the North West at Spokane Raceway park as well a various other facilities, including SIR and Portland for a time. He won the AHRA Funny Car World Championship four times. At Firebird Raceway, he has garnered four "Ignitor Opener" titles, and has won the "Canadian National Open" at Mission Raceway twice. His round win total over his career is close to 300 combining national, divisional and match racing. He is the only driver to win every national event currently run on the West Coast. They include the "Winternationals" (Pomona), the "Summit Nationals" (Vegas), the "Pep Boys 50th Nationals" (Pomona), the "Autolite Nationals" (Sonoma), the "Northwest Nationals" (Seattle), the "CSK Nationals" (Phoenix) and the "Finals" (Pomona). Between 1998-1999 he won five national events in a row that he entered. In 2004 Bucky set the Division six standard with 42 divisional wins breaking Jerry 'The King' Ruth's record that stood for 35 years.
Austin Match Racing Portfolio	Match racing was prominent on the West Coast and no events matched the spectacle of "64 Funny Cars". Bucky won that crown on two different occasions. He has won numerous Woodburn Fall Funny Car Classic events and their Spring Funny Car Opener.
Track Records	Bucky has held many track records along the west coast and holds many first's as well. He has the distinction of being the first Alcohol Funny Car to make a 5 second run in Canada. He also was the first to run a "5" in the state of Oregon. He still holds the record at Sonoma for the fastest MPH with his 260.43 blast and is the track record holder at every national event track on the West Coast under the current TAFC rules except for the ET record at Pomona.