1970 NHRA National Record Holders

[oldskool]

"...I'll see what's missing here & try to post..."

The name of the thread indicates that the 1970 nat records will be shown here.

I haven't been able to see a single one. All I see are some Indy class winners.

Am I missing something ?

When I see a car with "NHRA Nat Record Holder" on it, I'd like to be able to find evidence of that record, somewhere.

IIRC, some have said that the current nat records use to be published occasionally, in the "National Dragster" paper. But, I suppose a guy would have to have a COMPLETE collection, in order to find most of the records.

[DeuceCoupe]

Originally Posted by oldskool

"...I'll see what's missing here & try to post..."

The name of the thread indicates that the 1970 nat records will be shown here.

I haven't been able to see a single one. All I see are some Indy class winners.

Am I missing something ?

When I see a car with "NHRA Nat Record Holder" on it, I'd like to be able to find evidence of that record, somewhere.

I think I realized the title is wrong, Tom does that sometimes just to keep us reading closely, like the 1968 nationals thread is really 1969 or vice versa.

Rich Biebel sent the late 1970 record sheet & I posted it here on pg3:

https://classracer.com/classforum/sh...t=62510&page=3

[oldskool]

OK, I went to that thread & found the records list. Split it into stick & auto sections & enlarged 'em. You can click on the thumbnails & see 'em.

In the auto section, there's an E/SA '69 Pontiac. Jerry Stealy had the "Nemesis" RAIV powered Judge. IIRC, it was later in a towing accident. He swapped the running gear over to a wagon.

In the stick section, there's an H/S '70 Pontiac listed. Rod Kister had the "Big Iron" cars. The '70 was a black Judge. It apparently had a D-port engine, since it was in a lower class. Don't think a RAIV engine could run that low a class.

Pic #5 is of an O/S '61 wagon. It MAY be the one listed on the Indy class winners list. There was also a RAIV '70.5 Bird on that list. The driver name didn't ring a bell. But that 1946 number is on a Garber Pontiac E/S Bird, in pic #6.

[DeuceCoupe]

Yes, I have Kister fitting class with a 70 GTO, 400/350hp base engine.

That wagon picture looks like a Q/S, and that would fit the sheet and confirm a guess I made:
4134/235=17.59 in Q/S=17.00 class for 1970

389/235hp

ok a few more pieces fit!