This is a print on demand (POD) book with color photos. The paper and photo quality in this book, although good, often does not match the original version but the information remains the same.
As the sport of drag racing exploded in the 1950s, two youngsters from North Carolina each rose through the ranks racing Chevrolets. It didn't take long for one of them to realize that if you couldn't beat him it may be best to join him. Buddy Martin approached Ronnie Sox about campaigning a 1963 Z-11 Chevy; and with that partnership, the most dominant duo in the history of drag racing was formed.
Sox & Martin: The Most Famous Team in Drag Racing is a comprehensive archival recap of straight-line racing's greatest duo. Historic and modern imagery recapture the celebrated Plymouth race cars campaigned by Ronnie and Buddy throughout their legendary partnership. Also chronicled are the lesser-known Oldsmobile, Ford, Pontiac, Chevrolet, and Mercury mounts predating their time with Chrysler. The races, the cars, the events; all of it is covered here during this golden age of drag racing.
Author Jim Schild, with the help of Buddy Martin, Herb McCandless, Jake King, Diane Sox, Dave Christie, and others, has created the most exhaustive, authentic review of the illustrious drag racing career of Sox & Martin. Add this title to your racing library today.
This is a print on demand (POD) book with color photos. The paper and photo quality in this book, although good, often does not match the original version but the information remains the same.
As the sport of drag racing exploded in the 1950s, two youngsters from North Carolina each rose through the ranks racing Chevrolets. It didn't take long for one of them to realize that if you couldn't beat him it may be best to join him. Buddy Martin approached Ronnie Sox about campaigning a 1963 Z-11 Chevy; and with that partnership, the most dominant duo in the history of drag racing was formed.
Sox & Martin: The Most Famous Team in Drag Racing is a comprehensive archival recap of straight-line racing's greatest duo. Historic and modern imagery recapture the celebrated Plymouth race cars campaigned by Ronnie and Buddy throughout their legendary partnership. Also chronicled are the lesser-known Oldsmobile, Ford, Pontiac, Chevrolet, and Mercury mounts predating their time with Chrysler. The races, the cars, the events; all of it is covered here during this golden age of drag racing.
Author Jim Schild, with the help of Buddy Martin, Herb McCandless, Jake King, Diane Sox, Dave Christie, and others, has created the most exhaustive, authentic review of the illustrious drag racing career of Sox & Martin. Add this title to your racing library today.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Beginning
Ronnie Sox
Buddy Martin
Sox & Martin Racing
Move to Mercury
Racing in 1964
Move to Chrysler
Chapter 2: 1965–1967 Chrysler Super Stock and Funny Cars
1965 A/FX Program
The Rush to Compete
The First Super Stock Nationals
Match Racer to Funny Car
New Super Stock Package
Back to Stock
1967 Racing Events
Chapter 3: 1968–1969 Super Stock Domination
The Importance of Team Image
Clinic Popularity
The Winternationals
Two Road Runners and a Barracuda
The A-Body Terror
1968 Drag Racing Season
1969 Drag Racing Season
The Birth of Pro Stock
Chapter 4: 1970–1972 Pro Stock 4-Speed Era
Sox & Martin, Inc.
Changes for 1970
The E-Body Hemi Pro Stock
1970 Pro Stock Competition
New Power For 1971
1971 Pro Stock Domination
Rules Changes for 1972
1972 Meets from Coast to Coast
Hemi Duster Number Two
Buddy Martin Steps Up
Chapter 5: 1973–1975 Pro Stock Evolution
Chrysler Engineering Innovation
1973 Racing Results
Hemi Duster Number Three
Big Changes for 1974
The Dodge Hemi Colt
The Split
To Race Again?
1975 Racing Highlights
Chapter 6: 1976–1998 Changes in Relationships
Ronnie Goes It Alone
Together Again in Dodges
1979 Racing Highlights
1980 Results
1981 Season in a Mustang
Forced Retirement in 1982
Jump to a Camaro
Nostalgia Takes Over
Racing the Comet Replica
Another Reunion in 1995
The Crash
The Team Goes Truckin’
Ronnie on His Own Again
Chapter 7: The Continuing Legacy
A Devastating Diagnosis
The Ronnie Sox Foundation
Appreciation of the Legacy
The Race Cars that Keep on Racing
Model Cars and Commemoratives
The Digital Universe
Index