NHRA history in review - Page 3

JIM MARSHALL · 10-05-2007, 04:25 PM

Lee B.

Dilchman won the 1971 Supernationals in Stock. Looks like NHRA's records are wrong. Berg & Dilcher were partners on the 55 Chevy and Dilcher was driving. You probably were drinking too much Berringer LOL.

Jim

Pontiac Lee · 10-05-2007, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JIM MARSHALL

Lee B.

Dilchman won the 1971 Supernationals in Stock. Looks like NHRA's records are wrong. Berg & Dilcher were partners on the 55 Chevy and Dilcher was driving. You probably were drinking too much Berringer LOL.

Jim

Jim, I knew Paul had a win on the west coast and several conquests not related to drag racing!! Thanks for straightening me out. Was that the 265 3-speed on the column car? What a trip!! Lee

pauldilcher · 10-05-2007, 10:42 PM

Mike, how about that hat the Merc use to wear at Orange Co. Ca. ?

ss wannabee · 10-06-2007, 02:58 PM

I'm not 100% sure on this but I believe the 1972 Summernationals Stock winner was Kenny Koonce in that '66 Impala he had before the Camaro.....I know I have an old Dragster or mag around here to back that up......I'll start looking......

Bob Rice · 10-06-2007, 03:27 PM

I'm pretty sure that Kenny Koonce won in 74 and Kenny Horne was runner-up. I remember this well as my good friend Garley Daniels with his SS/O 66 Chevy II was runner-up to Butch Leal's SS/B 65 Plymouth in Super Stock.
Bob Rice

Mike Keener · 10-07-2007, 10:28 AM

Hmmm.Merc wore a lot of wild hats in his day but probably you are thinking of that floppy brimmed white Valvoline hat that was pretty much his trademark in the mid 70's?

I think he still has it somewhere in the shop!LOL

MK

bill dedman · 10-08-2007, 03:36 AM

Whwn I was at the U.S. Nationals in '71, there were a lot of people wearing day-glo orange styrofoam pith helmets that had Honest Charley's logo on them. That was wild...

I wonder why Jeg's doesn't do the same thing, today, with yellow pith helments? They are great protection from the sun, probably cost very little to make/buy, and are a walking advertisement for the provider. I'm sure Honest Charley was giving them away; they were everyehere...

Anybody still got one?

Anybody on this board that was AT the '71 Nationals????

Bill (who was 33 in '71.)

pauldilcher · 10-08-2007, 07:59 AM

Bill, We were there.

John Kelley · 10-08-2007, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bill dedman

Bill (who was 33 in '71.)

WOW........You must be old..........:-)

bill dedman · 10-08-2007, 07:36 PM

Paul,
I thought those hats were SOOO COOOOL.....

Wanted one badly, but never did find out where to get one...

Had to resort to spray-canning a regular pith helmet day-glo orange when I got home...

It just wasn't the same...

10-05-2007, 04:25 PM	#21
JIM MARSHALL Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Indian Land SC Posts: 122 Likes: 250 Liked 337 Times in 46 Posts	Re: NHRA history in review Lee B. Dilchman won the 1971 Supernationals in Stock. Looks like NHRA's records are wrong. Berg & Dilcher were partners on the 55 Chevy and Dilcher was driving. You probably were drinking too much Berringer LOL. Jim __________________ Jim Marshall 1967 STK

10-05-2007, 10:42 PM	#23
pauldilcher Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 425 Likes: 1 Liked 52 Times in 9 Posts	Re: NHRA history in review Mike, how about that hat the Merc use to wear at Orange Co. Ca. ?

10-06-2007, 02:58 PM	#24
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: NHRA history in review I'm not 100% sure on this but I believe the 1972 Summernationals Stock winner was Kenny Koonce in that '66 Impala he had before the Camaro.....I know I have an old Dragster or mag around here to back that up......I'll start looking......

10-06-2007, 03:27 PM	#25
Bob Rice Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 617 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: NHRA history in review I'm pretty sure that Kenny Koonce won in 74 and Kenny Horne was runner-up. I remember this well as my good friend Garley Daniels with his SS/O 66 Chevy II was runner-up to Butch Leal's SS/B 65 Plymouth in Super Stock. Bob Rice

10-07-2007, 10:28 AM	#26
Mike Keener Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 294 Likes: 102 Liked 24 Times in 13 Posts	Re: NHRA history in review Hmmm.Merc wore a lot of wild hats in his day but probably you are thinking of that floppy brimmed white Valvoline hat that was pretty much his trademark in the mid 70's? I think he still has it somewhere in the shop!LOL MK __________________ Mike Keener A/S B/S C/SM

10-08-2007, 03:36 AM	#27
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: NHRA history in review Whwn I was at the U.S. Nationals in '71, there were a lot of people wearing day-glo orange styrofoam pith helmets that had Honest Charley's logo on them. That was wild... I wonder why Jeg's doesn't do the same thing, today, with yellow pith helments? They are great protection from the sun, probably cost very little to make/buy, and are a walking advertisement for the provider. I'm sure Honest Charley was giving them away; they were everyehere... Anybody still got one? Anybody on this board that was AT the '71 Nationals???? Bill (who was 33 in '71.) __________________ Bill

10-08-2007, 07:59 AM	#28
pauldilcher Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 425 Likes: 1 Liked 52 Times in 9 Posts	Re: NHRA history in review Bill, We were there.

10-08-2007, 07:36 PM	#30
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: NHRA history in review Paul, I thought those hats were SOOO COOOOL..... Wanted one badly, but never did find out where to get one... Had to resort to spray-canning a regular pith helmet day-glo orange when I got home... It just wasn't the same... __________________ Bill