Wednesday, June 25, 2014

My Daredevil Maybelline Cousin, Jerry Westhouse...a real "ROCKET MAN" Drag Car Racer


I like to brag about my Maybelline family, when ever I get the chance... as you can see from the Blog Posts I've done featuring my cousin Jerry Westhouse, below.  Jerry is an accomplished race car driver, who is still connected to the racing world 43 year later.  

Jerry Westhouse TBT 1973.

  Rockford Drag Strip, just after finishing his

 Top fuel dragsters are the fastest sanctioned category of drag racers, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of 330 miles per hour (530 km/h) and finishing the 1,000 foot (300 m) runs in 3.7 seconds, or the full quarter mile (402 m) in 4.4 seconds.





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 Jerry Westhouse


Maybelline Heir, Jerry Westhouse, Reunites With Top Fuel Dragster he Raced 40 Years Ago.




Eva and Ches Haines, with their first grandchild, Jerry Westhouse, in the 1970's. Ches continued his love for beautiful automobiles until the end of his life and passed on his legacy to his grandson, Jerry. After the Maybelline ...


A glamor girl, Grandmother at 50, Eva holds her first grandchild, Jerry Westhouse, as a very dapper Ches, looks on. Try Eva's Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler, a quick. and easy recipe, that can be made to feed a small family, ...


Eva and Ches in 1952, with their first grandchild, Jerry Westhouse, Marilyn's son. Jerry grew up, influenced by his grandfather's enthusiasm for beautiful automobiles, and would eventually race them in the 1970's, and is still ...



Surviving are Marilyn's six children, Jerry Westhouse, David Westhouse, Kathy Obermaier, Robert Westhouse, Cindy Callaway and Lori Caveness; 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A mass of Christian burial will ...


Jackie and Bob Haines, of the left, followed by Dick and Marilyn Haines-Westhouse, John and June Haines-Gary, Eva Williams-Haines. Below is David and Jerry Westhouse and June and Johns little girl.


I feel a special bond with Carlyle Blackwell Jr, because my father Bill Williams, my cousin Chuck Williams aka BB1, my cousin Jerry Westhouse and my great uncle Tom Lyle Williams all owned, collected or raced some of the ...


By 1955 all the Haines kids were married, in this picture we see, Jackie and Bob Haines - Dick and Marilyn Westhouse and their two boys - David and Jerry - John and June Gary, with their daughter Cathy, and their mother ...

Next row, Richard Gerald, John Gary, Bob Haines, Chris Haines, Jay Haines, Bob Westhouse, Steve Haines, Dave Westhouse & Kathy Gary, Mitch Haines & Lori Gary on the staircase. More Maybelline Vintage ads and family ...


The Groom was Dick Westhouse. Their first born son Richard Gerald was born the next year. Ches and Eva with ... Jerry July 23, 2011 at 8:16 AM. You forgot the Haines side. I was born in 1949. ReplyDelete. Add comment.


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