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	\| distributor = Artists International		\| distributor = Artists International
	\| released = ~~18 November~~ 1972<ref>{{cite news\|title=Advertisement\|newspaper=Biloxi Sun Herald\|date=18 November 1972\|page=23}}</ref>		\| released = {{Film date\|1972\|11\|18\|ref1=<ref>{{cite news\|title=Advertisement\|newspaper=Biloxi Sun Herald\|date=November 18, 1972\|page=23}}</ref>}}
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	\| country = ~~USA~~		\| country = United States
	\| language = English		\| language = English
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	'''''Drag Racer''''' is a 1972 American ~~films~~ starring ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Movie call sheet\|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times		'''''Drag Racer''''' is a 1972 American film starring ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Movie call sheet\|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times
	\|date=11 July 1972\|page=14 Part 4}}</ref>		\|date=July 11, 1972\|page=14 Part 4}}</ref>

	Producer Bob Glenn was inspired to write the script by his brother Glenn, who was a drag racer.<ref>{{cite news\|newspaper=Pensacola News Journal\|date=14 November 1972\|title=Drag racing uncensored\|page=4D\|first=Sharon\|last=De Marko}}</ref>		Producer Bob Glenn was inspired to write the script by his brother Glenn, who was a drag racer.<ref>{{cite news\|newspaper=Pensacola News Journal\|date=14 November 1972\|title=Drag racing uncensored\|page=4D\|first=Sharon\|last=De Marko}}</ref>

	The movie was shot on location at various racetracks including Irwindale Raceway, Lions Drag Strip, and Orange County International Raceway. A number of real life drag racers appeared.<ref> at NHRA Museum</ref>		The movie was shot on location at various racetracks including Irwindale Raceway, Lions Drag Strip, and Orange County International Raceway. A number of real life drag racers appeared.<ref> at NHRA Museum</ref>

			Director John Cardos said "I don't know what happened to it. It had a pretty good cast and it was a story about drag racing. It went out and made a few bucks here and there."<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/wildbeyondbelief0000albr/page/42/mode/1up\|page=42\|title= Wild beyond belief! : interviews with exploitation filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s\|last=Albright\|first= Brian\|year=2008}}</ref>
	==Plot==		==Plot==
	A youhg man, Jeff, bcomes involved in drag racing.		A youhg man, Jeff, bcomes involved in drag racing.

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1972 American film

Drag Racer
Directed by	John Cardos
Written by	Robert Glenn
Produced by	Robert Glenn
Music by	William Loose
Production company	Glenn Company
Distributed by	Artists International
Release date	November 18, 1972 (1972-11-18)
Running time	93 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Drag Racer is a 1972 American film starring Deborah Walley.

Producer Bob Glenn was inspired to write the script by his brother Glenn, who was a drag racer.

The movie was shot on location at various racetracks including Irwindale Raceway, Lions Drag Strip, and Orange County International Raceway. A number of real life drag racers appeared.

Director John Cardos said "I don't know what happened to it. It had a pretty good cast and it was a story about drag racing. It went out and made a few bucks here and there."

Plot

A youhg man, Jeff, bcomes involved in drag racing.

Cast

References

"Advertisement". Biloxi Sun Herald. November 18, 1972. p. 23.
"Movie call sheet". The Los Angeles Times. July 11, 1972. p. 14 Part 4.
De Marko, Sharon (November 14, 1972). "Drag racing uncensored". Pensacola News Journal. p. 4D.
Drag racing movies at NHRA Museum
Albright, Brian (2008). Wild beyond belief! : interviews with exploitation filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s. p. 42.

External links

Drag Racer at IMDb

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