Sam Parriott

Sam Parriott is an American drag racer.
Driving a Cadillac-powered Kurtis-Kraft sports cars named City of Industry, Parriott won several National [Hot Rod Association|NHRA] national gasser titles.
In his 1953 Cadillac V8-powered Kurtis-Kraft 500S sports car, he took A/SP at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1958, AM/SP at Detroit Dragway in 1960, and at Indianapolis [Raceway Park] in 1961 and 1962.
In his second car, a 1962 Kurtis-Kraft Aguila, powered by a supercharged big block Ford FE engine, Parriott won the national AAM/SP title at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1964 with a 10.62/ pass.