For most of the same reasons many others have stated. I raced from 2000 to 2006. Drove ten cars (five were Stockers). Quickest car was my daily-driver at the time, a '95 LT-1 automatic t-top Camaro. 13.881 @ 99.81; 1.98 in 60'. My first street car, also the first car I raced, 1979 Olds Cutlass. 260 cid V8 2 bbl. Almost 3,600 pounds with me in it, all the weight, tool box, spare tire, jack, etc out of it. Best run 18.59; won a lot of rounds and races in that (only the Camaro won more, of the cars I raced), even against a lot of 13-15 second newer cars. Good practice for my future (didn't know it at the time) career driving for Billy Nees in FWD Stockers. They *are* dificult to drive, as far as dialing, but can be do-able, as Michael has pointed out. I could have bought a FWD Stocker for $3,500 in the late 90's, but let other racers talk me out of it. "You can;t drive them, can;t cut a light, can't drive the big end, yadda yadda yadda...". I won a lot of rounds in Billy's cars; finished Eighth in IHRA DIvision 1 Stock points in 2003 and 2004 (was actually fourth going into the last race of the year in '04) in a 17 secnd HF/SA. For people just starting out in Stock, on a budget, a FWD or P/SA and lower Stocker is the way to go (there are a few in the Classified section on here). My main reason was Billy basically GAVE me the car, to keep here at our house and race as we please (and I am forever grateful to him). In four years, I replaced two starters, an alternator, the slicks, and the front (back?) runners, and a set of spark plugs. Doesn't get much more affordable than that.
