Two sons react to having Dads inducted into the Drag Racing Hall of Fame …
Up until the 2008 International Drag Racing Hall of Fame ceremony, Mike
Bucher and Todd Veney had little in common except their dads drag raced
quick, fast and successfully. During the annual gala gathering at the
Paradise Resort, the two added one more common denominator.
The late Jim Bucher and legendary Pro Comp icon and noted nitro tuner
Ken Veney were among the 2008 inductees for the International Drag
Racing Hall of Fame hosted by the Don Garlits Drag Racing Museum. Their
sons basked in the glow of their respective dad's accomplishments.
Jim Bucher was lauded for his efficiency in campaigning a
Chevrolet-powered Top Fuel dragster following his storied graduation
into Top Fuel after a successful stint in the Top Gas ranks. His finest
hour would later prove to be his final as he rose as high as the No. 1
position in the NHRA Top Fuel ranks at mid-season 1975 but later
forfeited the ranking when he was weakened with cancer.