lets have fun...who is the best Jr. stocker of all time?

bill dedman · 12-24-2007, 09:10 PM

"LITTLE" George Cureton???

Only guy I know of who could have FLAT-TOWED his car from Wilmington, Delaware (?) to the '67 NHRA World Finals at Tulsa, Oklahoma, won the Eliminator in a traction-limited car (4.10 1st gear X 4.88 or maybe 5.38:1 gear on 7" tires) in the starting RAIN, tore the engine down immediately after the final in that same rain (at the runner-up's demand), was pronounced "legal", had almost NO lettering on the car to speak of, and not decal ONE, but got it all together for the photo-shoot... and, they called him "little " George Cureton??? LOL!!! What a joke!

I think the man is/was a GIANT, on the basis of that one race, alone.....

If I got any of that wrong, please correct me; that's the best I can do after 40 years of shaking my head about it (Yes, I was there.) Still shaking my head about that truly amazing accomplishment.

Of course, he gets my vote.. but, I'd nominate Ben Wenzel for First Runner-Up...
Can you say "persistence"????

12-24-2007, 09:10 PM	#11
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: lets have fun...who is the best Jr. stocker of all time? "LITTLE" George Cureton??? Only guy I know of who could have FLAT-TOWED his car from Wilmington, Delaware (?) to the '67 NHRA World Finals at Tulsa, Oklahoma, won the Eliminator in a traction-limited car (4.10 1st gear X 4.88 or maybe 5.38:1 gear on 7" tires) in the starting RAIN, tore the engine down immediately after the final in that same rain (at the runner-up's demand), was pronounced "legal", had almost NO lettering on the car to speak of, and not decal ONE, but got it all together for the photo-shoot... and, they called him "little " George Cureton??? LOL!!! What a joke! I think the man is/was a GIANT, on the basis of that one race, alone..... If I got any of that wrong, please correct me; that's the best I can do after 40 years of shaking my head about it (Yes, I was there.) Still shaking my head about that truly amazing accomplishment. Of course, he gets my vote.. but, I'd nominate Ben Wenzel for First Runner-Up... Can you say "persistence"???? __________________ Bill