• Donald "Don" Frank Yenko (May 27, 1927 – March 5, 1987) was an American car dealer and racecar driver best known for creating the Yenko Camaro, a high-performance...
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    The Yenko Super Camaro was a modified Chevrolet Camaro prepared by Yenko Chevrolet, developed by the dealership owner and racer, Don Yenko, and subsequently...
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    same state. In 1957, Frank's son Don Yenko assumed ownership of the dealership. Known for his modified Chevrolets, Don managed the dealership until 1982...
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  • Yenko is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aleksandr Yenko (born 1972), Moldovan athlete Don Yenko (1927–1987), American car dealer and...
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    Don Yenko, who had been racing Corvettes, could not compete successfully against the Carroll Shelby Mustangs after they arrived on the scene. Yenko decided...
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  • (COPO). Fifty of these were ordered by Don Yenko at Yenko Chevrolet and were converted into Yenko Deuces. Yenko also converted another 125 L65 Novas into...
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    from 1971-1972. Retired race car driver and muscle car specialist Don Yenko of Yenko Chevrolet in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, refitted a series of third-generation...
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  • collectible Chevrolets. The L72 is also noted for its use in cars built by Don Yenko. Yenko equipped Camaros with L72s from 1967 to 1969, and equipped Chevelles...
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    (6.6 L) in mid-size and smaller models. Requests from dealers (notably Don Yenko in PA, Baldwin-Motion in NY, Nickey in IL and Dana in CA) who had been...
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    car driver Don Yenko (a Pittsburgh-area Chevrolet dealer) developed his line of signature Chevelles, Camaros and Novas, marketed as Yenko Super Cars....
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    1987, a Cessna 210M, N1230M, piloted by car dealer and race car driver Don Yenko, landed hard near Charleston, West Virginia, bounced, hit a dirt bank...
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  • engine, it never won a race while Yunick owned it. It was later sold to Don Yenko, who did win several races. In typical Yunick fashion, the car, although...
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  • Bradley GT. Ed Begley Jr.: Actor, environmentalist. Owned a Bradley GTE. Don Yenko: Chevy COPO dealer and race car driver. Acquired a Bradley GT, likely...
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    the customizer's name, such as the Fitch Sprint, the Yenko Stinger, and the Solar Cavalier. Don Yenko claimed as much as 240–250 hp (179.0–186.4 kW) from...
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    McManmon Enthusiast 2005 Chip Miller Enthusiast Randy Wittine GM/Chevrolet Don Yenko Racing 2006 Dave Hill GM/Chevrolet John Lingenfelter Racing Gary Mortimer...
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    Ricky Rudd, Gene Felton, Denise McCluggage, Hurley Haywood, Brock Yates, Don Yenko, Lance Reventlow, Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones. The track hosts many...
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    Brighton, Colorado, while demonstrating the Super V to a potential buyer, Don Vest, founder of Vest Aircraft Company on September 14, 1960. A crop-duster...
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  • Automotive #5 Bob Grossman Results Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen Bob Grossman Don Yenko 10 Österreichring #23 John Wyer Automotive #51 Peter-Ernst Strähle Results...
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  • after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. March 5 – American race car driver Don Yenko is killed when the Cessna 210 Centurion he is piloting lands hard near...
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  • Alfa Romeo Rod Harmon Austin-Healey – – 1962 Dick Thompson Chevrolet Don Yenko Chevrolet Dave Clark Lotus Bert Everett Porsche Bob Tullius Triumph Howard...
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  • Corvette Sting Ray 8 3rd Grady Davis Corvette Sting Ray 2 4th ? ?? ? 5th Don Yenko Corvette 1 1957 Corvette. 1st in B Production 6th Bob Johnson Cobra 33...
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    Reims. The American Troy Promotions team had also intended to bring its two Yenko-prepared cars over after strong showings in the American races but were...
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  • 2d Ben Moore Corvette 327 18 AP 3rd Dick Lang Corvette 327 58 BP 4th Don Yenko Corvette 12 1st in B Prod. AP 5th Bob Brown Corvette 327 41 BP 6th Bruce...
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  • Ferrari 250 GT 61 1st in AP AP 2d George Constantine Corvette 49 BP 3rd Don Yenko Corvette 22 1st in BP BP 4th Bruce Jennings Porsche 356 Carrera 77 BP...
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    4:19.6. His special-engine car was disqualified by the officials after Don Yenko had had an accident doing illegal road-testing on public roads after a...
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  • taxonomist. Joe Purcell, 63, American politician, acting Governor of Arkansas. Don Yenko, 59, American car dealer and racecar driver, aeroplane crash. Inder Raj...
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  • Wyer Automotive #5 Best Photo Service Results Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver Don Yenko Bob Grossman Ford GT40 Chevrolet Camaro 3 Brands Hatch #53 Porsche Engineering...
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  • Corning Fiberglass Results Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver Tony DeLorenzo Don Yenko Porsche 917K Chevrolet Corvette 3 Sebring #3 Martini Racing #48 John Greenwood...
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  • Div. Finish Driver Car Model Car # Comments BP 1st Don Yenko Corvette 11 BP 2d Dick Lang Corvette 85 AP 3rd Hayes & Hass Ferrari 250 GT 7 1st in AP BP...
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    Grady Davis Duncan Black Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 9 BP 12 Grady Davis Don Yenko Chevrolet Corvette 10 AP 1 Bob Holbert Shelby Cobra 289 11 AP 49 Roy Kumnick...
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