Best Pontiac Powered Stockers

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OK, the next '77 / '78 Bird I wanna look at is the Dave Ribeiro Bird.

A pic I have shows lettering saying it was a nat record holder in '98 & '99. So, it should show up on the earliest DRC files. I'll take a look & begin posting links to some of those race results.

4/17/98 - Fram Nats - #8 - .779 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop

On this list, just below Dave is John Rodnite, in a '77 Lemans. Not familiar with that name. Don Himes was not far behind, @ # 10, in his '77 GP.

4/24/98 - Pennzoil Nats - #7 - .946 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop

5/16/98 - Englishtown - #9 1.096 under. Carol Yacavone was #8. We'll look closer at that car, in coming posts.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop

5/24/98 - Maple Grove - #1 - 1.103 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop

8/15/98 - Englishtown div 1 - #7 - .940 under. Dean Ribeiro was #6, in a '77 Lemans.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop

9/18/98 - Keystone Nats - #12 - .942 under. Paul Dilcher was #6. We'll look closer at the Dilcher Bird, soon.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop

3/19/99 - Gators - #12 - 1.116 under - L/SA class winner.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

By the way, this is a race that Lee Banister won, in his Bird.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

5/1/99 - Pennzoil Nats - #4 - 1.254 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

5/14/99 - Southern Nats - L/SA class winner.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

I find this one very interesting. Dean Ribeiro is #7, in a '77 Bird. Dave is #35, in a '78 Bird. And the Dilcher Bird is #3.

5/21/99 - Englishtown Nats - #35 - .901 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

9/3/99 - US Nats - #67 - .931 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

3/17/00 - Gators - #17 - 1.002 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

Lee Bannister won the Gators, again !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

5/15/03 - Super Nats - #51 - .995 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop

9/16/04 - Lucas Oil Nats - #34 - .926 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop

9/16/05 - Toyo Tires Nats - #32 - .989 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2005#indextop

8/14/08 - Toyo Tires Nats - #36 - .876 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2008#indextop

6/12/09 - Super Nats - #70 - .803 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2009#indextop