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	http://~~club~~-~~lucha-universitario~~.~~com~~/ ~~cheap phentermine 13055~~ http://www.~~teologando~~.com/~~tramadol~~.~~html tramadol~~ 8-] ~~http:~~//~~www~~.~~haroldlopezgarroz~~.~~com~~/~~carisoprodol~~.~~html carisoprodol qzj http:~~//~~treatanxietydisorder~~.~~net~~/ ~~buy xanax 64601~~		'''Dr. Dick Thompson''' (born in 1920 or 1921)<!-- He was 86 years old as of October 2007 article --> is a retired American racecar driver. A Washington, D.C. dentist by trade, he is known as "The Flying Dentist". He won numerous [[Sports Car Club of America]] (SCCA) championships and was inducted in the [[Corvette Hall of Fame]]. Thompson brought credibility to the Corvette as a world-class sports car.<ref name=Corvette>[http://www.corvettemuseum.com/library-archives/hof/thompson.shtml Biography]; [[National Corvette Museum]]; Retrieved October 22, 2007</ref> Active from the late 1950s until the 1970s, Thompson raced for several notable racers, including the factory Corvette team for [[John Fitch]] and [[Briggs Cunningham]].<ref name=vintageracecarjournal />

			Thompson started racing in 1952 in one of the first 12 hour races at [[Sebring International Raceway]].<ref name=vintageracecarjournal>[http://www.vintageracecar.com/pages/thismonth.cgi?magid=8&magiid=9 Interview: Dr. Dick Thompson]; John Wright; October 2007 ''Vintage Racecar Journal''; October 22, 2007</ref> He drove to the track in his [[MG Cars\|MG]] [[MG T-type#TD\|TD]], and co-drove the car to an eighth place finish.<ref name=vintageracecarjournal /> He caught Corvette engineer [[Zora Arkus-Duntov]]'s eye in 1956,<ref name=Corvette /> when Thompson was the only driver to compete in a production Corvette.<ref name=vintageracecarjournal /> He won the SCCA championship in his Corvette in 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961 and 1962 in Classes A, B and C.<ref name=Corvette /> He was selected to test drive a new Corvette Grand Sport at Sebring in December 1962. In 1963, he drove a [[Chevrolet Corvette\|Corvette]] Grand Sport to victory at [[Watkins Glen International]]. He took third place that year at [[Daytona International Speedway]] and won the GT class in 1970.

			Thompson used his knowledge of the Corvette to write ''The Corvette Guide'' in 1958.<ref name=Corvette /> He never made enough money to cover more than his expenses. He had never quit his dentistry business, so he decided to concentrate on that business full-time. He has raced occasionally in events since his retirement.<ref name=vintageracecarjournal /> He lives in Wellington, Florida as of October 2007.<ref name=vintageracecarjournal />

			==Honors==
			Dick Thompson was inducted in the Corvette Hall of Fame in 2000.<ref name=Corvette />

			[[Category:American racecar drivers]]
			[[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers]]

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