[mannymen]

Regarding joespanova's comments. He is right. You cannot compare things from 40 plus years ago. It was a much different deal that far back.

You can only go back to about the late 90's (Not the 60's - 80's) during the WJ Pontiac era for a more fair comparison of pro stock contributors . If you weren't in the mix then, then best of luck now. A majority of today's heavy hitters in PS were working as a young buck on most of those teams.

Take a look at Ford entry below. Not good and hasn't been good since Glidden retired the 89-90 red/white Ford Probe. I loved Glidden and Ford, but Ford is dead in the PS ranks. I only care to follow Dave Connolly (the best driving ability on the circuit), as we were all part of the NRP family.


DINWIDDIE, Va. - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the 4th Annual Pennzoil Nationals Presented by Trak Auto:


Psn-Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type------------------------------ET---Speed

1 295 Barry Grant, Dahlonega GA, Olds Cutlass 6.926 197.97
2 2 Warren Johnson, Duluth GA, Pont Firebird 6.927 199.24
3 3 Kurt Johnson, Lawrenceville GA, Chevy Camaro 6.931 198.19
4 251 Pete Williams, Cottondale AL, Olds Cutlass 6.932 198.63
5 207 Mike Thomas, Knoxville TN, Pont Firebird 6.934 197.49
6 25 Jeg Coughlin, Columbus OH, Olds Cutlass 6.946 197.71
7 357 Larry Morgan, Newark OH, Chevy Camaro 6.950 197.49
8 1525 John Nobile, Melville NY, Olds Cutlass 6.952 197.71
9 136 Bob Benza, Briarcliff Manor NY, Pont Firebird 6.954 197.49
10 19 Richie Stevens, New Orleans LA, Pont Firebird 6.957 197.06
11 44 Mike Edwards, Broken Arrow OK, Pont Firebird 6.958 197.06
12 5 Steve Schmidt, Indianapolis IN, Pont Firebird 6.962 198.15
13 387 Mark Pawuk, Akron OH, Pont Firebird 6.962 197.41
14 358 Larry Nance, Akron OH, Dodge Avenger 6.969 197.67
15 244 Mark Osborne, Abingdon VA, Pont Firebird 6.974 197.49
16 6 Tom Martino, Farmingdale NJ, Pont Firebird 6.974 196.72

--------- Not Qualified ---------

17 398 Darrell Alderman, Morehead KY, Dodge Avenger 6.975 197.84
18 8 Troy Coughlin, Columbus OH, Olds Cutlass 6.980 197.15
19 7 George Marnell, Las Vegas NV, Pont Firebird 6.980 196.03
20 368 Ray Franks, New Carlisle OH, Pont Firebird 6.982 198.01
21 1 Jim Yates, Alexandria VA, Pont Firebird 6.986 196.37
22 4 Bruce Allen, Arlington TX, Pont Firebird 6.989 197.19
23 262 Robert Patrick, Fredricksburg VA, Ford Probe 6.992 197.32
24 55 V. Gaines, Lakewood CO, Pont Firebird 6.993 196.54
25 11 Scott Geoffrion, SJ Capistrano CA, Dodge Avenger 6.997 197.06
26 20 Shawn Collins, Glen Allen VA, Pont Firebird 7.010 196.27
27 351 Ron Krisher, Warren OH, Pont Firebird 7.022 196.46
28 412 Arturo Delgado, McAllen TX, Pont Firebird 7.031 196.46
29 211 Grant Lewis, Jesup GA, Pont Firebird 7.043 196.33
30 270 Allen Johnson, Greeneville TN, Dodge Avenger 7.043 195.05
31 233 Greg Anderson, Jacksonville NC, Pont Firebird 7.059 195.01
32 150 Kenny Delco, Centereach NY, Olds Cutlass 7.105 194.63
33 200 Vince Khoury, Harrison Twp. MI, Pont Firebird 7.133 193.09