Can they win?

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

In the past 10 years how many NHRA & IHRA national events have been won by a 12.00 or slower car?

Well, just check out what Jody Lang has done with his Stocker wagon...I'm certain he's responsible for at least 20% of all the national event wins by a 12 sec. or slower car. Joe Santangelo was the lucky beneficiary of his rnd 4 loss in Vegas last month, or we'd have been congratulating Jody as the NHRA 2011 Stock Eliminator National Champion (he was only 2pts behind Joe)!!! Heck, Jody won 3 national events and two divisionals this year, so it's likely that he's single-handily responsible for a major percentage of those race wins with his Malibu wagon....this same wagon also won both the '98 and '99 Mopar Mile High Nationals at Bandimere with him piloting it (I know this because I was his 3rd victim at the '98 race), and he's been frequently in the winners circle with that wagon over the years since...now that's cool!!!

[Mark Yacavone]

I suppose my contribution to this thread would have to be:

A long time, wise (guy? ) friend, and former World Champion once told me:

It's a percentage deal . Leave on time and run close to your dial in, and you'll win more than you lose.

Also, my opinion is that the really slow cars will be more consistent with a stick shift (turbos aside).

[Capri]

Slow cars can win. Slow drivers on the other hand.......

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Salty Dog

If Jody Lang didn't win 3 this year, the answer for 2011 would be ZERO wins by a 12.00 car or slower.

True, true. However, since the author of this thread was talking about wins over the past 10yrs, that's why I made the referrence to "at least 20%", because I know there were others who won national/divisional events during these years, and I believe some of them are in other posts on this thread. That said, Jody has been the flag bearer for all of us 12.00 and slower class racers. I'm just glad I have video footage of his winning the Winter Nationals over either an A/SA car, or an AA/SA car. Oh to be half as good at driving as Jody is, would get me in position to match Mark Y's "one and only so far" fwd NHRA stocker win (or the guy who was the only NHRA divisional stocker winner)? However, I don't know when but I'm certain that Michael Beard has won some national/divisional events with his Turismo over the past 10yrs., so that's another slower stocker to carve it's name in the stock eliminator winners circle world. My New Years resolution is to join Jody, and Michael, in the wins with a slower stocker next year, and Mark with winning a national event (albeit not NHRA?), as well...