70's & 80's Pro Stockers

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by a990hemi

Doug Kirk was a legendary IHRA Pro Stock mountain motor racer but I am not certain if that's Alderman's, or Geoffrion's, ex - NHRA Pro Stock car.

The Kirks have been in racing a long time. Doug's father Carl raced a lot of very nasty gas cars and other fast doorslammers until he turned the controls over to Doug.

I'm pretty sure that the car was built for them. I have the strong impression that it's a Haas car but they may have gone to Bickel as he was pretty big in the IHRA right about then.

At that time, business was still pretty good so all the manufacturers had deals in both the IHRA and NHRA. The Kirks had the Mopar deal. Directly behind them is the Konigshoefer (sp?) Thunderbird from Canada with a Quality Care deal.

[Hemi Moose]

I did some checking, it seems that Doug Kirk sold his mountain motor Avenger to Larry Morgan...

[a990hemi]

Wisconsin Pro Stock racer Larry Peternel campaigned a very unique Chrysler Imperial back in the early 80s.

[grncpe]

I have an odd 1 for you. how about this pro stocker!

[Paul Ceasrine]

The 'first' Pro Stock record.

Set at Connecticut Dragstrip 'October 1969'

By the 'Candy Cuda'.......Bob Gaudreau

10.09 @ 135.50 MPH

[a990hemi]

Jim Wick, another Wisconsin based racer, campaigned these Mopars throughout the midwest Pro Stock circuit.

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

The 'first' Pro Stock record.

Set at Connecticut Dragstrip 'October 1969'

By the 'Candy Cuda'.......Bob Gaudreau

10.09 @ 135.50 MPH

Paul, who won the first super stock / pro stock outing that was held at York US 30 dragway in late 1969.

[340Cuda]

Weldon Christian's Duster, driven by his son Steve.

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by a990hemi

Wisconsin Pro Stock racer Larry Peternel campaigned a very unique Chrysler Imperial back in the early 80s.

You had to admire Peternel's determination to race. The last few times I saw him, he had a GM F-body in a well used Chapparal trailer. The wheelie bars were two piece; he'd unbolt the back half so he could get the trailer door shut. Just about everytime I saw the guy race, he was absolutely a one man team. Others had crews all over the starting line, but Larry managed to get in the water, do his burnout, and stage properly all by himself.

I always liked the "off the wall" cars even though they were seldom competitive. The Gapp & Roush Taxi is about the only one I can think of that did very well.

A neat pairing would have been the "Beyond Criticism" Cadillac Eldorado in the other lane, though I'm not sure if the cars were being raced at exactly the same time.

The Eldo carried a bunch of gold plating. I saw it get wrecked heavily at Gateway with Ed Dixon at the controls and I'm thinking that was the end of it. As I remember, the car was based out of Florida by Global Industries or something like that.

[mopar68]

(Bob Plumer photo)

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