The Infamous and Secret Lives of Bob Muravez

Our guest this week on the West of Tulsa Show is drag racing legend Bob Muravez. But for seven years in the late 1960's and early 70's racing fans knew him as Floyd Lippencott Jr. He concealed his professional racing identity from his parents until they finally found out. He explains why he lied to them and how they reacted. Bob joins us in studio to talk about everything from chasing horsepower, to racing in the shadows by headlights, being the first to put a parachute on a dragster, appearing on Wide World of Sports and his connection to the Micky Thompson murders. Thank you for supporting West of Tulsa where the stories are king.

:00 - Introduction

:45 - Meet Bob Muravez aka Floyd Lippencott Jr.

1:50 - Bob talks about the early days of racing

2:40 - Don Prudhomme in a diaper?

6:15 - Bob lists the tracks they raced on in the old days

10:30 - How was Floyd Lippencott born?

14:40 - Please DON'T show my face

16:15 - Where did the name Floyd Lippencott Jr. come from?

22:00 - How Bob's parents finally learned the truth about Floyd

27:00 - Need for more people in the trades these days

31:10 - Bob's son works for Singer in Torrence

33:00 - How Bob was able to conceal his identity for so long

39:30 - The intersection between top fuel dragsters and city traffic

47:00 - Bob's final races

50:45 - Reaction time while running at full speed

1:03:50 - Bob's respect for women racers

1:10:00 - Shout out to Auto Aero Books in Burbank

1:17:30 - Bob talks about Pulsator and Freight Train dragsters