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

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Randall Klein

George Cureton?

John Dianna?

Of course I'm partial to '56 wagons...lol

Wish I could remember the name of the fellow Dianna bought his wagon from. He came through here on the way to Indy, ran Saturday night at OKC, and Sunday here at Tulsa. Dianna came through here and did the same thing the next year after buying that car. I can't remember the guy's name, but he worked he hand packed ice cream. Don't ask how I remember that one. Dianna burred the slider in his slick shifted 3 speed and borrowed a die grinder from a friend of mine who had one at the track.

My fist track-only race car was a nine passenger 225 hp '56 wagon

Neither wagon was nearly as nice as yours.

[Phil Veldheer Racing]

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2298...82607023qgBaOx

this is it. I can still remember it before it was painted. It was raced at US 131 Dragway a lot. I don't remember what year it was, I THINK it was the December of 1968 when my big brother and I drove to Muskegon to talk to Dave. I found out Dave was going to Pomona. I told him how much I liked how that small block sounded with the fenderwell headers so we went out in the garage, he hooked up the battery and fired her up. WOW. I was hoping he needed a free crew member at the Winternationals, but was told the ramp truck had bucket seats and there were only two..........
Doug Kahl was a weekly regular at US 131 at the same time. Other favorites are the Monster Mash 55 and anything by Jere Stahl. Chevair (spelling ?) had three or four other drag cars at US 131 every week, including Don Holben's mentor Dick Griffin.

My ride at that time was a low budget 56 wagon 225 horse stocker and then switched to a 65 Impala 327 -250 hp 4 speed that was a fun ride.

Phil

[Jim Cimarolli]

Is George Cureton still alive?

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Jim Cimarolli

Is George Cureton still alive?

Yes ! He was at the York,Penn. Nostalgia show in July.

[Jim Cimarolli]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Yes ! He was at the York,Penn. Nostalgia show in July.

Did he quit racing after the Jr. Stock days? How old is he?
Thanks

[Bob Rice]

Jim,
George quit racing after the '81 or '82 Gatornationals. He sold his Chevy II to Ned Smith at the Gators and dropped it off at Ned's on his way back home. Here's a link to some pics of George's cars.
Bob Rice

http://dragnut.smugmug.com/George-Cureton-Collection

[Jim Cimarolli]

Wow, thanks Bob, that is neat. I never knew the car was damaged in that towing accident.

[Larry Fulton]

Originally Posted by Bob Rice

Jim,
George quit racing after the '81 or '82 Gatornationals. He sold his Chevy II to Ned Smith at the Gators and dropped it off at Ned's on his way back home. Here's a link to some pics of George's cars.
Bob Rice

http://dragnut.smugmug.com/George-Cureton-Collection

Geo's Black & White - Tokyo Rose '70 (?) NOVA ended up here in Montana back in the mid '70's.
It was owned by a couple of guys named Taylor & Moudree out of Bozeman, Montana.
They continued to race it as a SS/IA-JA.

That car was damn quick and fast when compared to some of the other "locals" of the time.
I think it was Taylor that operated 'Speed Equipment World' speed shop on there East Main in Bozeman at the time.

They in turn sold it to Dick Erlandson from Lewistown, MT who painted it red and white, kind of along that previous black and white theme. Dick ran the car as a SS/KA for about 10 years....

Then it went to the Billings area, where it got a complete freshen up to become an E.T. Bracket car...
and it was painted a solid bright red.

I don't have any idea where it might be today?