Best Pontiac Powered Stockers

[oldskool]

Pretty sure I've already mentioned this 1st one. Jim Wangers won Stock at the 1960 Nationals.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1960

https://www.sema.org/sema-news/2010/...liminator-1960

Next win I see is in '66. Arlen Vanke won the Spring Nats, & Bill Abraham was RU. I assume it was an all-Pontiac final, between 2 of the Bill Knafel Tin Indian GTO'S. If this is not correct, somebody please post the correct info.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1966

Bill Abraham was also RU @ the World Finals that year, in another all-Pontiac final, against Jay Hamilton's '58 Pontiac. Abraham was driving the '65 Tin Indian GTO.

http://www.classracer.com/classforum...9&postcount=53

Hey ya'll, that ain't bad. There were 4 nat events that year, & there was an all-Pontiac Stock final, at half of 'em !

Jay Hamilton also won the Spring Nats, in '67.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1967

[oldskool]

I'll break in here with this news flash. Brad Burton just won E-4 in both Stock & SS. Going into the semi-finals. For me, it would be super-cool if he sweeps Stock & SS, with Pontiac power.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

He also won the Stock semi. So, he can pick up another Pontiac nat event win !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

He won !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

[oldskool]

In '69, Max Sterling won D/S & got the Stock win, @ the Spring Nats, in the White Lightning 421SD car.

https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0117-26...ite-lightning/

John Thropp was RU, at the World Finals.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1969

Next Pontiac names I recognize are the US Nats Stock winners for '73 & '74, Truman Fields & Al Vanis.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1973

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1974

In '75, Mick Leiferman began his 3-year run of RU finishes, at the US Nats, in his '71 GTO.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1975

[oldskool]

In '76, Charlene Wood won the Grandnational race, North of the border, in one of the Tons-a-Fun '72 Lemans wagons. Mick Leiferman got his 2nd RU at the US Nats, as well as RU @ the Summer Nats. Rock Running got RU @ the Gators.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1976

Then of course, in '77, Mike McKinney won Stock & Mick got his 3rd RU in a row, at the US Nats.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1977

In '78, Rock got RU @ the World Finals.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1978

In '80, Ray Stover got RU @ the Spring Nats, in his Kathy's Clown '70 GTO.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1980

[oldskool]

In '81, Rock Running won the Spring Nats & was RU @ the US Nats. Larry Maxwell was RU @ the World Finals.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1981

In '82, Rock was RU @ the Summer Nats & Larry Maxwell was RU again, @ the World Finals. Billy Joe Moravits was RU @ the Cajuns.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1982

In '83, Roy McKinney got RU @ the Sports Nats, & Larry Maxwell got RU @ the Golden State Nats.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1983

In '85, Mike McKinney won the Spring Nats.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1985

In '87, Harry Axemaker won Stock @ the Winter Nats. John Schloe was RU @ the Mile-High Nats.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1987

In '88, Ken Shawver won the US Nats ! Harry Axemaker won the Northstar Nats.

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1988

[oldskool]

In '93, Jack Larsen is listed as the winner @ the Slick 50 Nats. The only car I show for Jack is a '77 Lemans. But, I have no idea what he was driving when he won that race. Anybody know ?

http://www.nhra.net/50th/results.asp?mYear=1993

[R. Thorne]

Don’t know about Jack, but did you notice that Mike McDonald was runner up at Indy (no small feat) and then 2 months later won at Texas that year in his 74 GTO.