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John Petiya
'70 Nova 468 BBC
Best ET/MPH: 10.002 @ 137.00 mph
Hometown: Champion, Ohio
Birth Date: 8-24-1957
Occupation: Electrical Engineer
Sponsors: Minors Performance Machine

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First Race Car: 1971 Camaro SS
Years Racing: 7
Spouse: Judy Petiya
Years Married: 18
Children: John Jr, Ashley
Crew: Rob Bergman,Dave Slaughter, Russ Cleghorn
Accomplishments: I've always been into racing, the Nova is the first real race car I have had. Some day I would like to get into a dragster. I Help out with 2 Pro teams, First Jim Dunn Racing,top fuel funny car, and the second, I am the marketing manager for Bobby Lagana Jr, top fuel dragster. 

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