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'''Grady Lee Bryant''' (born January 17, 1940) is an American [[drag racing]] competitor and author.<ref name="st-1995">Staff report (December 25, 1995). [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF903E9EFE59AA&p_field_direct-0=document_id Ex-driver authors nostalgia in fast lane.] ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]''</ref> Bryant set several world records in [[National Hot Rod Association]] and [[American Hot Rod Association]], is a member of the Texas Drag Racing Hall of Fame, and raced one of the first [[Alcohol Funny Cars]] to receive corporation backing.

==Life and career==
Bryant was born in [[Kiowa, Oklahoma]]. His family moved to [[Carlsbad, New Mexico]] in 1943, and he graduated from [[Carlsbad High School (Carlsbad, New Mexico)|Carlsbad High School]] in 1958. He received a degree from one of the [[James Kirk diploma mills]] called University of San Gabriel Valley. Bryant volunteered for the [[United States Army]] in 1962. When discharged, Bryant teamed up with [[Dick Harrell]] to win the 1963 AHRA WinterNationals in a modified Z11 [[Chevrolet Big-Block engine]]. In 1964 Bryant was offered his first corporation car from [[Chevrolet]]. That car set several NHRA and AHRA records.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} In 1965 Bryant was offered a [[Chevy Malibu]] which ran in B factor experimental. Bryant and his wife moved to Texas and teamed up with [[Roger Caster]] and companied the 1966 Chevy II [[funny car]]s Sump-In-Else in the match race wars between Chevy, Ford, and Chrysler. In 1969 Bryant raced one of the first [[ZL1]] Aluminum 427 Cameos to race in the Pro Stock Class of [[NHRA]] and [[American Hot Rod Association|AHRA]], which won runner-up at the Spring National in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

In 1987 [[Coors Brewing Company|Coors]] chose Bryant to represent their [[Herman Josephs]] brand (now part of [[AC Golden Brewing Company]]) in Alcohol Funny Car. In 1989 Bryant was involved in one of the most spectacular crashes in drag racing history at the 1989 [[TRW Automotive|TRW]] Sportsman All Stars at [[Columbus, Ohio]] when both parachutes did not open and all the brakes failed, hitting the sand at approximately 240 miles per hour, propelling the car into a sommersault. Bryant walked away unhurt. The car was rebuilt and Bryant won the division 4 NHRA title the same year.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} After retiring from drag racing, Bryant wrote the book ''[[Match Race Madness]]''. Bryant also wrote three novels, ''[[Cause of Action]]'', ''[[Roswell One the final chapter]]'', and ''[[The Devils Bible the lost tablets]]'' and a second drag racing book, ''[[Drag Race Fever]]''. Bryant wrote, produced and starred in the cult movie ''[[The Legend of Booger Red]]'', also starring [[Ron Capps]] and [[Tommy Johnson. Jr.]]

==Selected publications==
*Bryant, Grady (1995). ''Match Race Madness: The Book''. Pro-Mo-Sport Publications ASIN B0006QKBCK
*Bryant, Grady (2011). ''Roswell One: The Final Contact..'' CreateSpace, {{ISBN|9781456460044}}
*Bryant, Grady (2009). ''The Devils Bible: The Lost Tablets.''  CreateSpace, {{ISBN|9781449572372}}
*Bryant, Grady (2011). ''Cause of Action.''  CreateSpace, ASIN B0055TCLS0

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.gradybryant.net/gradybryantracecardriver.htm}}
*{{IMDb name|1758720}}

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