Pacific Northwest drag-racing legend Jerry Ruth, the self-proclaimed "King" and 1973 Top Fuel champion, passed away July 1 at age 87. Ruth dominated the region’s nitro ranks from 1964 to 1972, earning ...
Among other entries indelibly inked into NHRA’s record book, Jerry Ruth (1938-2025) drove both a Top Fuel Dragster and AA/Funny Car at the same NHRA meets—repeatedly. The self-proclaimed “King of the ...