Don Nicholson
| Don Nicholson | |
|---|---|
Nicholson during an interview on ABC-TV's "Wide World of Sports" beside Eliminator I in 1966 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | May 28, 1927 Halltown, Missouri |
| Died | January 24, 2006 (aged 78) |
| National Hot Rod Association Pro Stock | |
| Years active | late 1940s – 2001+ |
| Best finish | 1st in 1977 |
| Awards | |
| 18th on NHRA's Top 50 Drivers (2001) International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1998) | |
Don Nicholson (May 28, 1927 – January 24, 2006) was an American drag racer from Missouri. He raced in the 1960s and 1970s when there were few national events. The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) estimates he won 90 percent of his match races. As of 2002, he held the record for the most number of categories in which he reached a final round (won or took second at an event): Funny Car, Pro Stock, Super Stock, Competition Eliminator, Stock, and Street. He was nicknamed "Dyno Don" after he was one of the first drivers to use a chassis dynamometer on his cars in the late 1950s, a skill that he learned while working as a line mechanic at a Chevrolet car dealer.