Bruce McConnell And Doug Driggers Run 4s In A 1946 Dodge Truck

Drag racing is a car-dominated sport. Trucks, on the whole, aren’t as aerodynamic, and frankly, as cool as many popular cars chosen as drag vehicles. Therefore, when a truck does pull down awesome elapsed times, it’s definitely news-worthy. And when the truck in question is a 1946 Dodge, with the aerodynamic qualities of a closed barn door, one must take notice.

Truck owner Bruce McConnell, and driver/builder/tuner Doug Driggers from Arizona Race Company recently made it into the fours at Wild Horse Pass Raceway in Chandler, Arizona. Specifically, the truck ran a 4.96 at 148 mph with a 1.25 short time. That’s quite an accomplishment; one that didn’t happen overnight.

Mopar guys can stop reading now; the all-steel truck benefits from a 400 small block Chevy engine displacing 406-inches with a Precision single turbo, AFR 245cc heads, and a Doug Driggers/Arizona Race Company custom cam, and a Hughes Performance Pro Series Powerglide with the Pro Mod option, 1.58 gear set, and Pro Series billet torque converter. Hughes’ Pro Mod option is a stronger input shaft and wider band offering, capable of supporting 3,000 horsepower.

This pass was made using Mickey Thompson 275/60 drag radials, and the plan is to continue refining the truck down into the 4.60s. Just imagine this truck back east in cool, fall air…it would probably run 4.60s off the trailer.