DQ in super stock

[Jeff Teuton]

Wheel Base is part of the package. We had to shorten our cars slightly last year because it looked real good, but was about 1/4 too long. Now they are correct. A funny wheel base story; a few years I raced trucks in Stock. I had a long and short wheel base. I let this guy who works for me race the truck with the long base. We are in Indy and naturally both trucks are in tear down. We are finished with mine and ready to fire his and the NHRA tech folks are measuring the base. I am busy, but listening and one calls the measurement to the other. It was 129", so I stopped what I am doing and step back and look. The guy had moved the rear wheels 6 inches forward. I almost died. The wheel wells are so big it didn't show unless you were looking. The true w/b is 135 inches. They didn't notice and he got the trophy and got to race some more. Needless we had a come see Jesus meeting after we got back to the pits.