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Remembering Gasser Legend “Ohio George” Montgomery

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George Montgomery, the legendary drag racer who passed away in late August at the age of 90, was one of many successful gasser racers to come out of Ohio. Yet his “Ohio George” nickname wasn’t some fond tribute to his roots. Tim Woods, co-owner of another legendary gasser, the Stone-Woods-Cook Willys, started calling him that at the 1963 NHRA Nationals.

“It pissed me off at the time,” Montgomery told

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