How Pro Stock Started With Herb McCandless

Frank Castros · 02-17-2021, 10:17 PM

Jeff and Jim were friends of mine back in in the day in Stamford Connecticut and had some great Herb McCandless stories as well as Sox & Martin and Jake King. Herb drove the 'Cuda for them at a couple of match races and Frank Russo of "Russo's Rat" fame (SS/E '69 Chevelle from Dover Dragstrip) drove the Demon and then eventually bought it from them. Jeff was from a very wealthy family and had some very fast Mopar street cars before having the 'Cuda built for $22K.

"Jeff Jeruss driving the "Jeruss & Kilmartin", Sox & Martin built '72 Pro Stock Plymouth Barracuda. Jeff and James Kilmartin of Stamford, Connecticut raced this 'Cuda then, in '73 traded it and a bunch of cash back to Sox & Martin for the famous Dodge Demon that Herb McCandless made so well known with his bumper scrapping wheel stand."

02-17-2021, 10:17 PM	#15
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,959 Likes: 2,548 Liked 2,626 Times in 950 Posts	Re: How Pro Stock Started With Herb McCandless Jeff and Jim were friends of mine back in in the day in Stamford Connecticut and had some great Herb McCandless stories as well as Sox & Martin and Jake King. Herb drove the 'Cuda for them at a couple of match races and Frank Russo of "Russo's Rat" fame (SS/E '69 Chevelle from Dover Dragstrip) drove the Demon and then eventually bought it from them. Jeff was from a very wealthy family and had some very fast Mopar street cars before having the 'Cuda built for $22K. "Jeff Jeruss driving the "Jeruss & Kilmartin", Sox & Martin built '72 Pro Stock Plymouth Barracuda. Jeff and James Kilmartin of Stamford, Connecticut raced this 'Cuda then, in '73 traded it and a bunch of cash back to Sox & Martin for the famous Dodge Demon that Herb McCandless made so well known with his bumper scrapping wheel stand." Last edited by Frank Castros; 01-25-2022 at 02:59 PM.