Howard Johansen


Howard Johansen is an American gasser drag racer. He won the first ever National Hot Rod Association C/Gas national title, at Great Bend, Kansas, in 1955,.

History

Driving a 1955 Chevrolet, Johansen won NHRA's first ever C/Gas national title, at Great Bend, Kansas, in 1955. He recorded a speed of.
Johansen later founded the camshaft-grinding company Howard Cams. which sponsored several well-known racing cars, including Rattler.