What is the correct description of a 60's Jr. stocker.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

And, back then wining a WCS race paid about the same as a LODRS race now. Was like a whole lot more than now due to inflation. When I moved everything from the wagon to the sedan my parts breakage just about stopped. That sedan was the only race car I ever owned that made money.

YOU MADE MONEY with a race car !!!!!!!!!! Un-flippin believable......

[Ed Wright]

We ran Stock Eliminator for $250.00 to win, qualified and off a laser 1st& 3rd Sundays, drove about 90 miles to Ft Smith, AR off weekends usually won both places.
Gas was $ .25 a gallon, entry fee was probably $10.00.
Have not been able to do that since.

[X-TECH MAN]

Those were the good days of stocker racing. I knew of a few who made a living back in 1969 racing stock and if you were good AND lucky you made a profit. One guy was laid off from his job and ran at Aquasco in Md. He won almost every weekend that summer with a box top 428 Fairlane that ran H/SA (same class as the Pratt&Burkett 62 Dodge wagon) and managed to keep the payments up on his house and still eat. Maybe it was because he HAD to win that helped him. Yes it was legal as I helped him tear it down once after a protest. Some tracks really looked at your stuff back then. He won the NASCAR Winternationals in a 66 Mustang 271 HP automatic car in Daytona Florida when that race was held there. Maybe some old racers from the D.C. area might remember him....Gene Collins. He has since passed away a few years ago. He was the one who talked me into taking my Corvette off the street and race it...........Gezzzzz, maybe its his fault I love the old stockers so much?

[Ed Wright]

I probably stated that incorrectly. It did not pay for it's self. Once put together it won enough to more than cover expenses and new parts for a good while.
I had a couple seasons like that in the '80s with a sprint car. Had a real good driver that won a lot, didn't tear up much, and a really good paying local track. $2500.00 to win right here in Tulsa. That track is gone now. The cars got so expensive by '90 the car count was way down. I sold out at the end of the 1990 season while I could still get a good price.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

The cars got so expensive by '90 the car count was way down.

That is probably one main reason the stock and S/S associations are having lower car counts not to mention the travel expenses.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

That is probably one main reason the stock and S/S associations are having lower car counts not to mention the travel expenses.

For sure! I never thought I would spend over $5000.00 on a lighter rotating assembly. Certainly never thought I would run slower afterwards! . This stupid thing is about to make me pull the rest of my hair out. Thanks to Gary Hetler I'm getting closer. I was hoping I would improve .05, not slow 2. Darn embarrassing.