Al Young (dragster driver), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Al Young (dragster driver)

American drag racer

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1946

Place of Birth: Whittier, California, United States

Profession: teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Alfred John Young (born April 28, 1946) is a former World Champion Drag Racer and National Hot Rod Association Hall of Famer who competed in professional Bracket racing, and the heads-up categories from Super Street and Super Gas to Super Comp.
He taught high school in Seattle, Washington, for 37 years, and is involved with the preparation of classic high performance race cars.
After campaigning his 1970 Dodge Challenger for over 25 years, winning the American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) World Championship and numerous other National Hot Rod Association and AHRA titles, he donated his drag racing car to the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle, Washington, in 2007.
During the majority of his auto racing career, he was sponsored by Ole Bardahl of the Bardahl Company.
In 2018, he was inducted into the National Hot Rod Association, Northwest Division, Hall of Fame..