1968 Super/Stock Magazine Nationals
@ New York National Speedway
July 19, 20 & 21
* 64 Cars were entered in for the Super/Stock Eliminator.
The rules, you could run on your own dial-in, or use the National Record as your index.
If you ran under your dial-in, you were DQ'd.
Super Stock Eliminator Finals
Bill Stiles (SS/BA) 68' Hemi Barracuda
vs.
Dick Arons (SS/F) 68' SS396 (396/325 HP) Camaro convertible
Records at the time;
SS/BA,,,,, (11.07),,, Chuck Ostrich,,,1968 Hemi Barracuda
An
'on purpose soft' record, as most of the 68' SS/BA Hemi cars were running
2/10's under the record at the time.
Even the NHRA instituted a 10.90 minimum for the SS/BA class index.
SS/F,,,,,,,,(11.93),,,,,Dave Strickler,,,1968 Z-28 Camaro (302/290 HP)
SS/F,,,,,,,,(11.93),,,,,Sox & Martin,,,,,1967 GTX (440/375HP)
Results; Bill Stiles won the race over Dick Arons, but Stiles broke-out by
running a 10.69 on his 10.75 dial-in.
While Dick Arons ran an 11.69 on a 11.63 dial-in.
Dick Arons won by way of disqualification.