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Legendary drag racer Bob Riggle of Mansfield is featured in a viral video published June 24 on YouTube, in which he is shown driving his famous car โ Hemi Under Glass โ with Leno as his passenger.
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By Fox News Published December 19, 2017 2:40pm EST | Updated December 19, 2017 4:21pm EST (NHRA) American drag racing legend Bob Glidden has died at age 73. The 10-time NHRA Pro Stock champion.
Plymouth Barracuda 'Hurst Hemi Under Glass' Driver Bob Riggle
Iconic driver Bob Riggle, known for his thrilling performances in the Hemi Under Glass, has passed away at the age of 80. The news of his demise has left the racing community and fans in deep sorrow. Bob Riggle was scheduled to appear as a guest on the popular show hosted by JP Emerson in the near future.
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Driver From the mid-1960s until 1975, the Hemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda was one of the best known exhibition drag racers in the country. Piloted primarily by driver Bob Riggle, it thrilled fans by lifting its front wheels & performing a 'wheelie' the length of the track.
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Above: Bob Riggle oversaw the driving chores of the Hurst Hemi Under Glass for multiple decades. He entertained thousands of enthusiastic drag racing fans from 1965 to 2019.. when he experienced a horrific accident at US30 Dragway in Gary, Indiana. Riggle eventually returned to the driver's seat in 1992 with a 1966 fuel-injected Hemi.
Bob Riggle uncut interview from CruiseIn YouTube
The car - not so much. Bob said he will have a display at MATS, be sure to check it out. No Publicity Stunt Here The story that many people thought was that they took the Hemi Under Glass out on the infield instead of the dragstrip 50 yards away because it was a publicity stunt. Bob chuckles over that too.
Bob Riggle & Jay Leno Come To Vegas To Finish What They Started
Pro Stock icon Bob Glidden, one of the most dominant forces in the history of NHRA Drag Racing, died Dec. 17. He was 73. In a star-studded career that spanned more than 25 years in the class.
Bob Riggle & Jay Leno Come To Vegas To Finish What They Started
Bob Riggle is a professional stuntman and personal hero to Jay Leno. He's most known for driving the Hurst Hemi Under Glass but instead of driving cars on four wheels Bob like to drive cars on two.
Bob Riggle and Hemi under Glass Bolide
Bob Riggle is a professional stuntman and personal hero to Jay Leno. He's most known for driving the Hurst Hemi Under Glass but instead of driving cars on fo.
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The Iconic "Hemi Under Glass" Returns With A New Driver By dragzine July 28, 2016 The world's most famous drag racing exhibition car, the Hemi Under Glass, has a new driver. Mike Mantel will take over the driving honors from Mopar Hall of Fame inductee Bob Riggle.
Bob Riggle & Jay Leno Come To Vegas To Finish What They Started
Bob rolled a car with Jay Leno in it, and Jay got to ride in Bob Riggle's Hurst Hemi Under Glass when it rolled. "That second seat is in there for a reason," Bob said, "we've taken others for a ride before, whether it was celebrities or magazine people.". Watching the video, it was a bit of a close call.
Bob Riggle & Jay Leno Come To Vegas To Finish What They Started
Robert E. "Bob" Riggle, of Chino Valley, Arizona, a well-known figure in the world of drag racing and stunt driving, has passed at the age of 88. He is primarily recognized for his role in the " Hurst Hemi Under Glass " wheelstander.
Bob Riggle Hemi Under Glass at Goodwood Festival of Speed Drag racing
MANSFIELD - An 81-year-old Mansfield man recently helped comedian Jay Leno check off another item on his bucket list. Legendary drag racer Bob Riggle of Mansfield is featured in a viral video.
Bob Riggle performed Wheel Stands down Main Street in Nephi, Utah at
For the 1966 season, Bob Riggle, who was also from Mansfield, OH and was involved with Hurst as a mechanic and fabricator became the second driver of the Hurst Hemi Under Glass car and campaigned the cars with Hurst as the sponsor until later years when the Hurst Company was sold to Sunbeam.
Bob Riggle & Jay Leno Come To Vegas To Finish What They Started
Riggle built a Hemi Under Glass from a '68 Barracuda, and this is the car that Mantel -- a former Hollywood stunt driver and Porsche Club of America racer -- campaigns today. Though there have been many Hemi Under Glass Barracudas built and driven over the years, the '68 now carries the distinction of being the longest-raced car of the series.
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Bob Riggle, Driver. All five photos taken at the N.H.R.A. U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana on 09-01-1995.