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Parnelli VPJ6

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Parnelli VPJ-6
Parnelli VPJ-6B
Parnelli VPJ-6C
CategoryUSAC IndyCar
ConstructorVel's Parnelli Jones Racing
Designer(s)John Barnard
PredecessorParnelli VPJ2
Technical specifications
ChassisAluminum Monocoque
SuspensionInboard springs and Fox shocks front and rear, operated by top rocker arm with front and lower rear A arms of streamline tubing
EngineCosworth DFX 2,650 cc (161.7 cu in) V8 80° Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
TransmissionManual (Weismann / Barnard 4 speed Manual Transverse Transaxle)
Weight1,550 lb (703.1 kg)
FuelMethanol
TyresFirestone Speedway Specials - Rear 27.0x14.5-15 - Front 25.5x10.0-15
Competition history
Notable driversDanny Ongais
Al Unser
George Snider
Bill Whittington
Lee Kunzman
A. J. Foyt

The Parnelli VPJ6 is an open-wheel race car, designed by British designer John Barnard for Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, to compete in U.S.A.C. Championship Car, between 1975 and 1980, as well as in CART, between 1979 and 1980. It was driven by Danny Ongais, Al Unser, George Snider, Bill Whittington, Lee Kunzman, and A. J. Foyt. It notably gave Foyt his last IndyCar championship, in 1979. It was powered by the powerful and successful DFV-derived DFX.[1][2][3][4][5][6]









References

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  1. ^ "Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Takes on the World – Mecum Magazine". monthly.mecum.com.
  2. ^ "Gordon Kirby - Auto Racing - The Way It Is". www.gordonkirby.com.
  3. ^ "Parnelli VPJ6B Cosworth DFX – primotipo…". primotipo...
  4. ^ Brown, Allen. "Indy 500 and USAC racing 1977". OldRacingCars.com.
  5. ^ World, Auto Sport. "Find out all the information about the race car Parnelli VPJ6C (VPJ Cosworth). As well as its drivers and results". Auto Sport World.
  6. ^ World, Auto Sport. "Find out all the information about the race car Parnelli VPJ6C (Cosworth TC). As well as its drivers and results". Auto Sport World.