Where did the FWD stockers go?
 

I had a lot of time to kill today and was looking in the Drag Race Central archives. The earliest info started at 1998. I was looking at the qualifying and class winners in stock eliminator specifically the front wheel drive cars. I always enjoyed watching the FWD cars as well as lower classed cars. It seems now there are not a lot of FWD cars left. Some of the FWD cars I saw entered at Indy since 1998 were: Rivera's, Aries wagons, Sundance's, Delta's, Charger's, Escort's, Citation's, Cavalier's. Sunbird's, PT Cruisers, Neon's, and Omni's. I remember my first trip to Indy 15 or so years ago I saw a Dodge Omni driving to the track with decals and NHRA number on the window and a tag on the rear. The coolest has to be Art's mini van. Does anyone have any info or stories about these cars? I sure hope they are still around and didn't get crushed and turned into beer cans.

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My Riviera went to North Carolina, my Lynx went to Illinois, my Escort went to Michigan, and my Omni went to California. I think that's all I had.

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There are still some of use out there also the mini van was Bill Howell not Arts

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Jim Wahl races H/SA, Mark Poole races F/SA, Mark Yacavone helped build a Dfs with Alex Kadar, Bill O Conner still going strong after all these years....and of course that Gary Hampton guy races Dfs also. In D3 Ron Seibenick has at least 2 FWD in competition and Steve Pothole parked his FWD when he went Competition Elminator racing. Of course my favorite of all time was Brian Olsons Ford Escort.....Escort Service....

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How many FWD combos never were built because they aren't even in the Classification Guide? Ford, for example, has had no legal FWD cars since the 1997 model year (meaning both weight and engine specs). Dodge and Chrysler have nothing since 2004, not even the Dart used in Pro Stock. Chevrolet is the most recent, with the 2008 Cobalt, and that is already eight years old.

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Mr. Jackson, do you have something against beer cans? I haven't hoisted one recently, but I think they're made from aluminum. Jeff T. would know probably.

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I sold my Charger to Neil Smedley. Angelo Phillips sold his Charger to Stan Kopetka in Div 5. He Still races it. Mine I do do believe is parked for ?....

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Even more rare the FWD Super Stockers! I think I'm the only one left remotely active (Neon). Art Leong has his car (Neon) for sale, Ron Seibenick (Calais) has one that he's only had out a couple times in the last few years, Carl Mosier also had one a few years ago (Sunfire) that he ran IHRA and that's all I'm aware of in the last 5+ years.

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I still have my DF/S Turismo, although it's been resting in Billy Nees's shop for several years. It's for sale. http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=34200

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Thanks for the chuckle Mr Derby City, but I am curious as to why Jim and Mark's class designations were listed with all caps, but Mark/Alex and mine weren't listed as DF/S? Haha

I have a few more for this thread:
1. Larry Dowty raced a Pontiac Grand Am in Super Stock, but I think it's either sold, or for sale.
2. Randy Hyman raced a Citation Stocker, but sold it and has been racing a Chevy Truck for about 2yrs.
3. Stan Kopejtka, also has/had an Aries Stocker.
4. I don't remember the guys name, but I faced (and got dusted by) a Dodge Daytona Turbo, back in the early 2000's when my combo was factored too hard (B&CF/SA). That car was street legal, and had Colorado plates on it to prove it.
5. Gary Gokey has his turbo Dodge Omni still, and he might bring it back out of storage, but I am not sure?
6. Lisa Stephenson has her Olds Delta 88 Stocker, but I think it's for sale too....