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Junior Stock: Stock Class Drag Racing 1964-1971
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.
In the 1950s and 1960s, drag racing was an exciting new sport that anyone with a car could participate in. Based on their equipment, the participants' cars were assigned to specific classes. This structure made it possible to compete against others with similar equipment, and for the most talented tuners and drivers to become National Champions and/or World Record holders in their class.
This class format encouraged amateur participation on a level never before seen. Drag racing was a popular hobby for many, and their competition vehicles were typically warmed-over street cars that had been strategically upgraded to the limits of their specific class. This made drag racing wildly popular and amazingly attainable. The end of the class structure meant a great loss in the sport's popularity, but these amazing times will never be forgotten.
Stock-class drag racing is celebrated in this new book, with hundreds of vintage color photographs showing the way it used to be. If you were a fan or participant back in the day, or are a lover of vintage drag cars, Junior Stock: Stock Class Drag Racing 1964-1971 is a book you'll thoroughly enjoy.
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.
In the 1950s and 1960s, drag racing was an exciting new sport that anyone with a car could participate in. Based on their equipment, the participants' cars were assigned to specific classes. This structure made it possible to compete against others with similar equipment, and for the most talented tuners and drivers to become National Champions and/or World Record holders in their class.
This class format encouraged amateur participation on a level never before seen. Drag racing was a popular hobby for many, and their competition vehicles were typically warmed-over street cars that had been strategically upgraded to the limits of their specific class. This made drag racing wildly popular and amazingly attainable. The end of the class structure meant a great loss in the sport's popularity, but these amazing times will never be forgotten.
Stock-class drag racing is celebrated in this new book, with hundreds of vintage color photographs showing the way it used to be. If you were a fan or participant back in the day, or are a lover of vintage drag cars, Junior Stock: Stock Class Drag Racing 1964-1971 is a book you'll thoroughly enjoy.
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Jim McFarland
Introduction
Chapter One: Setting the Stage
1955 and 1956
1960
1961
1962
1963
Chapter Two: 1964: Stockers to the Lanes
Phil Chisholm
Chevairs
Jere Stahl
Jenkins Competition
Chapter Three: 1965: It’s a Growing Thing
Spanakos’ Monster Mash
Winternationals
Ted Harbit’s Chicken Hawk
Springnationals
Dickie Ogles
The Nationals
Gary Ellard
World Finals
Chapter Four: 1966: Talking Purely Stock
Winternationals
Springnationals
Dave Kempton
Nationals
Musser Brothers
Alex Jarrell
World Finals
Jesel-Massari
Chapter Five: 1967: Out of the Shadows
John Archambault
Winternationals
Douglas & Forys
Springnationals
Wenzel Brothers
Nationals
Gunning Brothers
World Finals
George Cureton
The Turbo-Hydramatic Transmission: The Great Equalizer
Chapter Six: 1968: The Winds of Change
Winternationals
John Barkley
Springnationals
Joe Perzan
Nationals
Berejik, Smothers and Oldsmobile
World Finals
Bill Izykowski
Chapter Seven: 1969: Picking Up Speed
LAW Automotive
Winternationals
Tom Schumacher
Springnationals
Neja-Dissette-Neja
Nationals
Ronca Brothers
Truppi-Kling Competition
World Finals
Chapter Eight: 1970: Shake It Up
Richard Charbonneau
Winternationals
Callahan & Sulc
Gatornationals
Springnationals
Marv Ripes
Summernationals
Nationals
World Finals
Bobby Warren
Supernationals
Chapter Nine: 1971: Now That’s More Like It
Winternationals
Jim Waibel
Gatornationals
Springnationals
John Troxell
Summernationals
Grandnationals
Keith Berg
Nationals
Dave Boertman
World Finals
Supernationals
Chapter Ten: One Step Beyond
Appendix I: NHRA Stock Category National Event Winners 1964–1971
Appendix II: Manufacturers’ Cup Award Winners 1964–1971
Index
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