Best Pontiac Powered Stockers

[oldskool]

Posted a pic of this Weidner Pontiac '68 Ram Air II Bird.

While searching for something else, I just ran across this statement. If I've already posted it, just forgive & move on.

"...Special ordered by Weidner Pontiac in Mansfield, Ohio and campaigned by the dealership owner’s son, Pete Weidner Jr. in NHRA’s B/Stock Automatic class during the 1968 drag racing season. It was raced for only one season..."

I've noticed that since they moved these Pontiac threads to the Nostalgia section, I get very few answers to any questions. For most questions, it's total crickets.

It's like very few guys ever even look in this section. Maybe the powers that be got tired of seeing these Pontiac threads keep popping back to the top, in the Stock/SS section.

Oh well, I enjoyed lookin up all the info & learned a LOT I didn't know, from guys who actually saw these old Pontiacs race, & from some who actually raced 'em.

So, to all who have contributed to these Pontiac threads, THANKS ! I really appreciate it !

[oldskool]

The Biondo '77-'78 Firebird Stocker has been around for quite a few years now. I know for sure that Peter & Sal both drove it some. Don't have a clue how many different drivers the car has had.

But, this past weekend, Dylan Biondo was the driver. He had a pretty good weekend. He was R/U in the 2nd chance race, & on Sunday, he won the bounty for eliminating Saturday's race winner.

Maybe Dylan will be the next Biondo driving star.

Also noticed that "Hatari!" is on the Bird. So, I assume that Phil Monteith had a hand with the engine in the car.

[Alan Nyhus]

Norm Warling was running the 421-405 combo in E/SA last weekend at the MCR event in Kearney, Ne.

[oldskool]

Some videos were posted in the Stock/SS section. They feature mostly Ford, Mopar & Chevy. BUT, I'm glad I scanned 'em. There are some Pontiac Stockers, which I don't think I've seen in action.

This 1st one is from the Spring Vegas race, in 2002. The 1st pair of cars on it includes the Mulry/Aceves '74 Formula, with Bob Mulry driving. As I've mentioned, this car was a record holder in 3 different classes. It was #1 qualifier at lots of races, & ran more than 1.5 sec under, at several races.

At about the 7:35 point, there is a black '67 Bird. It was driven by Rod Keeney. IIRC, this is the same car that Randi Lyn Shipp has been driving, for several years now.



This 2nd video is from that same race. @ about the 2:55 point is Larry Maxwell driving his '72 Formy. @ about the 3:57 point is Rod Keeney's '67 Bird again. @ about 14:06 is Larry Maxwell again.



Here's the Stock Q-list from that race.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop

This 3rd video is from the 2003 Summit Nats. @ the 1:56 point is Rod Keeney again.

@ the 9:41 point is John Schloe driving his '69 Bird. As far as I know, it's the only '69 Bird Stocker still active, today.



Here's the DRC Q-list from that race. There were several Pontiacs on the list.

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

Here's one from the 2001 Summit Nats. @ the 10:34 point is Scott Burton blasting off, in his early 2nd gen Bird. He ran this car as several different year models. The last, of course, was a 1970, which became the quickest Pontiac powered Stocker, ever.



@ this race he was running it as a '73 model, in G/SA.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

[Rat Patrol]

Just a word or two:

I’ve spent rwo years trawling web sites, books, magazine results lists, HAMB and this venerable web site ( and especially the Late Paul Ceasrine’s
posts) and here are my conclusions:

- The book Junior Stock is FULL of typographical errors (duplicated results summaries btwn Winters and Indy), also incorrect results and captions.

To be fair, most relate to Super Stock, not Jr Stock details.

- Super Stock - Drag racing the family sedan - Larry Davis - has a few errors related to driver attribution..but is generally pretty reliable

- Maximum Performance, the Jim Schilds Mopar lightweight text is very solid - but has little in the way of results more than Davis’s book .

I’ve found the Facebook groups S/S1,2,3 and Junior Stock to be incredibly valuable resources.

That said- feel free to check out the first phase of my web site - don’t let the title sway you...I’m a Mopar guy so all my blogs have Mopar in the title.

https://skunwerkssuperstock.wordpress.com/

[Carguy49]

Originally Posted by Rat Patrol

Just a word or two:

I’ve spent rwo years trawling web sites, books, magazine results lists, HAMB and this venerable web site ( and especially the Late Paul Ceasrine’s
posts) and here are my conclusions.

I’ve found the Facebook groups S/S1,2,3 and Junior Stock to be incredibly valuable resources.

That said- feel free to check out the first phase of my web site - don’t let the title sway you...I’m a Mopar guy so all my blogs have Mopar in the title.

https://skunwerksmoparsuperstock.wordpress.com/

Thanks for starting this website. I have looked at each page that you have done so far. Very cool. I am sure it wasn't easy to put this together. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to further updates and pages that you add.

[Terry Witzel]

Bud Schlerer 1964 Catalina G/S class winner at the 1965 U S Nationals. Anybody remember this car or have any info?

[Rat Patrol]

Originally Posted by Carguy49

Thanks for starting this website. I have looked at each page that you have done so far. Very cool. I am sure it wasn't easy to put this together. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to further updates and pages that you add.

Thx CG49. 1965 is now published.

https://skunwerksmoparsuperstock.wor...s-comes-alive/