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Herb McCandles and Ronnie Sox....bar none. Shifting the A833 is an art..I speak fromexperience. LOL.

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Truman won back to back IHRA world championships in 1982 and 1983. Was the Car craft allstar driver of the year in stock in 83. He should be mentioned in the early years.

The guys in Division 1 were and are still some of the best.
Bednaz ( Ed)
Bednaz (Todd)
Bob Broadbent
Dean Cook
and Sam Murry

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Some of you guys need to read the first Post/Question that was asked, then you can delete Kevin Helms from you list, and yes from 1990 to current he is one of the best!

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John Calvert, Jim Van Cleve Jr.

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For a man that doesn't run very much, I would give Randy Shepard recognition.

I have had the opportunity to watch him beat my Dad a few times at Brainerd and also myself atleast once.

We don't get a lot of chances to race up here, but Mr. Shepard is not an easy customer in the Orange Pumpkin...

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Jim Hughes. Two time world Champ, !983, 1989, with the points system. Many time Divisional Champ. Still wins Vegas Nats about every other time he shows up-ha. The Smartest racer I have ever met. He can tell me what my 330 foot time was on any given run ( well almost). I was very fortunate to have met him the first year I started racing stock.

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I hear you on that 833, it was a pretty good trans for it's time though.

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Times two on that one, Dan. Joey was one of a kind ...Every time you sat down with him, you'd learn something.

Go to 3:13 on this video , and you'll see Joe Moon doing what he did best>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wUngQG3jAI

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You can't argue with 3 consecutive World Championships, especially when automatics are the majority!!!

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I was just a punk kid in the sixties , but used to love to watch Cal Method row the gears in his big Chevyes

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Calvert and Don Keen.

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x2

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I have gone through all of the pages and how about Bobby Warren?

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I have to agree with this one. These guys are the best I've seen

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There is a lot of really good ones out there, as have been posted.

It all depends on what you are gauging as the qualifications.

People I remember reading about was like Ronnie Sox. But we are talking about true Stockers campaigned on a regular basis.

Kevin Helms has won three championships. SE, Hughes, Truman, Calvert, Waldo, Keen, Broadbent, Bednaz, the list goes on.

It used to be the TRW All Stars where the best came together, as it still does with the Jegs All Stars. Alan Peters reign on Stock is quite impressive.

But it's just a stick shift, put one foot down, move hand, lift foot.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA......That's right, /SA, still have to move my hand

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so paul mecure cant shift, glliden cant row gears, gapp, sox,tasca,phil bonner,lee sheaperd, I can go on and on and Ive strayed from the post but when I think stick guys I have to go to the inspiration for haveing a 4 speed in my car (liberty) and probably most others. everyone came from stock

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I believe Bobby Warren was one of the best stock racers with a stick and Jack Mullins in a Pontiac station wagon in SS was pretty good too.

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Jim Waldo

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Don't forget Dave Casey...Many time record holder and event winner...Never drove an automatic race car!

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Grew up in Grand Junction watching Jim Hughes work his magic in his stick cars year in and year out!
Not to mention my inspiration for the love of Stock and Superstock!

He also probably owns the only Duramax diesel pickup in the country with a 6spd manual trans in it! lol

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S.E.B. in stock. I know he won three back-to-back division championships in Div. 4 and many national events. I've witnessed too many races where he won on driving alone. Honorable mentions are Kevin Helms and Dennis Oliver. Maybe Kenny Schindler in SS. There are no particularly overwhelming standouts in SS; too many good ones. Lee Shepherd in Modified.

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Dennis Oliver has to be included for the era mentioned. From his 62 Impala SS, 66 Impala, to the 65 Impala that he ran for 20+ years(won a lot in that period and that car is still in competion), he has always had 3 pedals in his racecars. Includes his current Camaro.

Dwight, I remember you did quite well with 3 pedals yourself!

Your Z was fast, Corvette faster, but your white malibu wagon is the car I will always remember when your name pops up on here. Still remember the first time I saw it at Carlisle. May have been the first time you brought it out.

Dang, that was a long time ago.

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Ronnie Sox...nuff said.



SuperStocks@LionsDragStrip

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Lots of good drivers listed but....

Stick shift STOCKER (70's thru 90's) was the original topic.

Just sayin'.

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Bob did run Stock, in a 65 Galaxie 427 4 speed.

Jim Waldo certainly is good though SE Buchanan may get the edge in the1970 to 90 time period and more big races.

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I agree with the Alan Peters votes. I believe his '69 ragtop Camaro was a 2 barrel also.

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Was a two barrel but not a ragtop.

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Alan Peters won a bunch of races and a championship with his 69 Camaro hardtop which was a 2 barrel 350 car, but he also had a 69 convertible 2 barrel car. I drove the car for two seasons, and Alan raced it for a while, and ended up with a Quadrajet on it. I think Alan sold it to Tony Mello in Rhode Island.

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I didnt know Al had a ragtop I stand corrected if that was the car Tony had that was a 69 pacecar thats cool.

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That is the same car, and you're right, it was an original pace car!

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Don McElroy was tough in the 70's with a Chevy, Mercury and a Plymouth and the Mercury was a 6 cyl