Check out the 78 SportsNationals on Comp plus

oldskool · 09-21-2021, 06:35 PM

Well, you never know what you might find in one of these old threads.

At about the 3:17 point of the 4th video, there is a '71 GTO Stocker, running in the semi-final. It leaves too soon. But, I noticed on the front fender that it was a nat record holder from '73 thru '77.

Well, I recognized the car immediately. It is the car that Mick Leiferman drove to 3 consecutive Stock RU's, at Indy, in '75-'77. In '77, he lost the All-Pontiac final to Mike McKinney, driving the former Truman Fields '68 Bird, which had also won Indy in '73.

Hey, never thought I'd see that car make a pass.

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Mark Yacavone · 09-21-2021, 11:21 PM

Watched S/S about 50 times now LOL ..Love seeing my good friend, team mate and mentor, Joe DeLorenzo putting the hurt on Judy Lilly in round three..No, his car wasn't an automatic. It just sounds like it with Joey behind the wheel .. RIP

oldskool · 09-22-2021, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Watched S/S about 50 times now LOL ..Love seeing my good friend, team mate and mentor, Joe DeLorenzo putting the hurt on Judy Lilly in round three..No, his car wasn't an automatic. It just sounds like it with Joey behind the wheel .. RIP

Every time I think of Judy Lilly, I think of Jack Mullins beating her in the SS final @ Indy, in '75, with his Pontiac wagon.

https://www.motortrend.com/features/...ntiac-history/

09-21-2021, 06:35 PM	#1
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Re: Check out the 78 SportsNationals on Comp plus Well, you never know what you might find in one of these old threads. At about the 3:17 point of the 4th video, there is a '71 GTO Stocker, running in the semi-final. It leaves too soon. But, I noticed on the front fender that it was a nat record holder from '73 thru '77. Well, I recognized the car immediately. It is the car that Mick Leiferman drove to 3 consecutive Stock RU's, at Indy, in '75-'77. In '77, he lost the All-Pontiac final to Mike McKinney, driving the former Truman Fields '68 Bird, which had also won Indy in '73. Hey, never thought I'd see that car make a pass. http://www.competitionplus.com/compe...portsnationals Attached Thumbnails

09-21-2021, 11:21 PM	#2
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,821 Likes: 2,915 Liked 5,133 Times in 1,957 Posts	Re: Check out the 78 SportsNationals on Comp plus Watched S/S about 50 times now LOL ..Love seeing my good friend, team mate and mentor, Joe DeLorenzo putting the hurt on Judy Lilly in round three..No, his car wasn't an automatic. It just sounds like it with Joey behind the wheel .. RIP __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers