Lower Class Winner At National Event
 

Now that a Q/SA car has one the Gators, Who was the last lower class winner in stock Elim. ??????


Hammer

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In the whole national event series, or at the Gators? If it was at the Gators, I would have to say our own beloved Tom "The Old Man" Ward in 1984 running T/SA.

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John there was no class in Stock at the Gators!

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I was Talking Eliminator


Hammer

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George Williams won the Gators in 1980 with his "Swampy's Toy" Vega in X or Z stock

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I believe a Front Drive car won E town in the late 80's

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Art
1986 Mark Yacavone ford escort.

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I dont think it was George Williams driving "Swampys Toy". It was some guy named Phillip MARSH....Thats the play on the name Swampys Toy. Swampys Toy was a 2 dr. Vega painted like Da Grumps car and Williams car was a panel wagon. George did win the Sports Nats. in Bowling Green, Ky (I think). Someone help out here.

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Then George owes us a lot of money LOL Cause if he wasn't there we won. LOL We were runner up to him in 1980 at the Gators.We redlighted. I'm pretty sure it was called Swampys Toy it was a black Vega panel wagon.

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Las Vegas 2001 Neil Smedley in a 1981 Firebird Q/SA

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2002 Reading..I think Fogerty (P/SA?) defeated Peter.

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Yes he won the Gators but the car name was somthing else. I remember seeing Swampys Toy at English Town and Grump was having his picture taken with the car and that MARSH guy who owned it. It was red on the side and white on the top like Grumpys car at that time. I will dig for the magazine that shows the picture. Georges car was white at one time before you guys ran him at the Gators. Let you know when I find it. P.S. I remember teching you guys in at English Town in 1974 or 75 when you had the Charger and I worked for NHRA..

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Let's not forget our friend , intrepid track reporter Big Larry Hill, who won the Southernationals a few years back with his V6 pickup truck.

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Mark - I would venture to guess that you won a National Event with the slowest ET!

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well if a P/SA car works Marion Stephenson won 2 National events back to back some where around 2001?

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Hmm, Not sure about George Williams' Rampage Z/Stocker.
We need an archivist to look into this. How about Tony Janes?

, Back then ,the early runs weren't recorded either. I seem to remember adding about 8 tenths to the ET to stay out of trouble.

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Billy Nees won The Keystone Nats in 1992 V/SA 1970 Nova.

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1980 Gatornationals was George Williams defeating Ray Cook. Williams went 16.38 to a red lighting Ray Cook,11.29 and 119.84

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This is burned in my mind. It looked like George stumbled a bit off the line. I thought we had it in the bag.
"So Much For Thought"

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Okay. How about Bob Shaw's Corvair, '75 Sportsnationals? What were his ETs?

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'73 and '74 Jerry McClanahan 2 national championships with a P/SA.

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Mike Smith won the '81 Summer Nationals and the '84 Southern Nationals with his '65 Belvedere 273 wagon. It was formerly Dick Moreland's, and is now Clayton Wright's.
It was also good for lunch runs, cuz of all those seats!

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That's right Tech, it was Phil Marsh. Here's his Vega.....
More details here:
http://jalopyjournal.com/forum/showp...postcount=9186

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Mark who? Jim


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Mark,I don't know what the ET's were but wasn't the final a Y/S against a Z/S?I think the
ET's were a 16.XX and an18.XX.

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Maybe so, Ed.

Possibly Eugene Chaisson 's Six Pac Chevelle wagon out of the Bayou Country?

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I think your right.But knowing you you wouldn't type it if it weren't so.:>):>)

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Well, nostalgia IS my business... LOL

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art leong what year and class was cal q. car i cant come close to speeling his last name you guys raced 3 times before nhra said you lost or cal won damn near cost you the grace cup ?

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Larry, I believe that was the 79 Fallnationals at Seattle. Cal Queaphama was driving a white 61 Impala 4 door hardtop, in, I beleive, V/SA. I think Cals car was running mid 15`s at that time.

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How about IHRA? Has Tom Gould won anything with his Corvair? And there was a FWD driver from Virginia(?) who had a good run a few years ago. I'm drawing a blank right now.

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The FWD car was Tim Griffith. H e finished 2nd in the world that year but he also drove a mopar wagaon U/SA car at some of the 1/4 mile races.
He also helped me win the div 9 championship in2003 by loaning me his h/ps mustang to get record points.
Very good racer and all round good guy
Chip Johnson

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In IHRA Randall Campbell made 13 Natl. finals won 8 in his 67 chevyII wagon Y/SA,also won 91 IHRA stock championship,not sure how many WCS wins,also 2 track championships @ Clay City,Ky.
I think that Randall would have to high up on win list in slow stockers.
Chip,
Where is Tim I have'nt seen or heard of him in awhile,he terrorized them @ Lake Cumberland about 8-10 years ago w/Jeep cherokee running Super Pro, No Box and Footbrake
Mike Taylor3601

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Eddie and Billy Wilson bought my old 66 belair wagon and won the IHRA div 9 Championship in R/SA backe a couple years ago..." Good Ole Mr Wilson "

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Mike,
Tim has the cavalier back. He won a race at Farmington with it last weekend. He will be out some with it this year.
Chip

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Don't know if it is considered a lower class or not, but one of the most prolific national event winners has got to be Jody Lang

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Bob Shaw's (#1 qualifier) times were 16.27,16.26, 16.23, 18.49 (single),16.23 (semi). Malfunctioning timers kept the elapsed times from being recorded in the final but the win lights clearly gave the decision to Shaw. Caisson (Y/SA) ran a 16.77 in the semi against Joe Swarz's (V/S) 16.08. On Monday, NHRA put 5hp on the 95hp Corvair moving it up to Y/S (24lbs).

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What about Tommy Mattingly's wins a few years back with a O/SA combination older than dirt? Does that not count? Or Jody Lang with his N/SA? Or are those cars too fast?

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What were George Williams ' Z/Stock winning ETs ? Anyone?

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George Williams was runner-up to Les Young's R/SA 66 Chevy wagon at the 73 Winternationals. He reset the Y/Stock national record at 17.22/77.05.