Doug “Cookie" Cook ( July 27, 1932 – June 16, 1999 ) was an American drag racer.[1]
Cook started in gassers, with a win in C/G at Detroit Dragway in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959.[2] Driving a small-block V8-powered 1937 Chevrolet, he recorded a pass of 13.17 seconds at 105.88 mph (170.40 km/h).[3]
He took a win in C/GS at Detroit Dragway in 1960, in a Chevrolet-powered 1941 Willys gasser. He recorded a pass of 12.89 seconds at 119.36 mph (192.09 km/h).[4] Because this was a C/GS class win, this was not, strictly, a repeat win.
In 1962, driving the Stone-Woods-Cook Oldsmobile-powered 1941 Willys gasser, Cook won A/GS at the NHRA Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana.[5] He recorded a pass of 10.59 seconds at 136.77 mph (220.11 km/h).[6]
At the 1965 NHRA Nationals, held at Indianapolis Raceway Park, 1941 Willyses driven by (the Stone-Woods-Cook gasser, sponsored by Isky Cams, now powered by a Chrysler hemi) and Dick Bourgeois (owned by "Big John" Mazmanian, sponsored by Engle Cams) faced off in A/GS.[7] Cook took the win with a slow pass of 14.20 seconds at 116.53 mph (187.54 km/h).[8]
Fred Stone, Leonard Woods Jr. and Doug “Cookie” Cook had a car that dominated the NHRA “Gasser Wars” in the 1960s. Cook drove to over 400 drag race victories in the famed Stone, Woods & Cook 41 Willys Coupe cars.[9]
What was especially noteworthy about the team was Cook was Caucasian, and Stone and Woods were African-American. Their partnership is considered the first competitive multiracial team in drag racing.[10]
Cook also drove the Stone-Woods-Cook AA/GS 1966 Mustang Dark Horse Too.[11]
Stone-Woods-Cook abandoned A/GS for Top Fuel Funny Car by the start of the 1967 season.[12]