Product Details
Junior Stock: Stock Class Drag Racing 1964-1971 by CarTech®. In the 1950s and 1960s, drag racing was an exciting new sport that anyone with a car could participate in. Based on their equipment, the participants' cars were assigned to specific classes. This structure made it possible to compete against others with similar equipment, and for the most talented tuners and drivers to become National Champions and/or World Record holders in their class. This service manual by Access Tools provides the most comprehensive repair information in paper format available on the market. This manual is produced using the highest quality printer available.
Specifications
Pages: 176 Pieces |
Size: 8.5" x 11" |
Format: Paperback |
ISBN: 9781613253847 |
Features
- Crafted with the finest workmanship
- Offered at a reasonable price
- Designed to help you take care of your vehicle
This class format encouraged amateur participation on a level never before seen. Drag racing was a popular hobby for many, and their competition vehicles were typically warmed-over street cars that had been strategically upgraded to the limits of their specific class. This made drag racing wildly popular and amazingly attainable. The end of the class structure meant a great loss in the sport's popularity, but these amazing times will never be forgotten.
Stock-class drag racing is celebrated in this new book, with hundreds of vintage color photographs showing the way it used to be. If you were a fan or participant back in the day, or are a lover of vintage drag cars, Junior Stock: Stock Class Drag Racing 1964-1971 is a book you'll thoroughly enjoy.
Table of contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
- by Jim McFarland
Introduction
Chapter One: Setting the Stage
- 1955 and 1956
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
Chapter Two: 1964: Stockers to the Lanes
- Phil Chisholm
- Chevairs
- Jere Stahl
- Jenkins Competition
Chapter Three: 1965: It's a Growing Thing
- Spanakos' Monster Mash
- Winternationals
- Ted Harbit's Chicken Hawk
- Springnationals
- Dickie Ogles
- The Nationals
- Gary Ellard
- World Finals
Chapter Four: 1966: Talking Purely Stock
- Winternationals
- Springnationals
- Dave Kempton
- Nationals
- Musser Brothers
- Alex Jarrell
- World Finals
- Jesel-Massari
Chapter Five: 1967: Out of the Shadows
- John Archambault
- Winternationals
- Douglas & Forys
- Springnationals
- Wenzel Brothers
- Nationals
- Gunning Brothers
- World Finals
- George Cureton
- The Turbo-Hydramatic Transmission: The Great Equalizer
Chapter Six: 1968: The Winds of Change
- Winternationals
- John Barkley
- Springnationals
- Joe Perzan
- Nationals
- Berejik, Smothers and Oldsmobile
- World Finals
- Bill Izykowski
Chapter Seven: 1969: Picking Up Speed
- LAW Automotive
- Winternationals
- Tom Schumacher
- Springnationals
- Neja-Dissette-Neja
- Nationals
- Ronca Brothers
- Truppi-Kling Competition
- World Finals
Chapter Eight: 1970: Shake It Up
- Richard Charbonneau
- Winternationals
- Callahan & Sulc
- Gatornationals
- Springnationals
- Marv Ripes
- Summernationals
- Nationals
- World Finals
- Bobby Warren
- Supernationals
Chapter Nine: 1971: Now That's More Like It
- Winternationals
- Jim Waibel
- Gatornationals
- Springnationals
- John Troxell
- Summernationals
- Grandnationals
- Keith Berg
- Nationals
- Dave Boertman
- World Finals
- Supernationals
Chapter Ten: One Step Beyond
Appendix I: NHRA Stock Category National Event Winners 1964-1971
Appendix II: Manufacturers' Cup Award Winners 1964-1971
Index
Doug Boyce
Doug Boyce has had a life-long addiction to drag racing. He turned his first wrench at age 8 and attended his first race at age 10. The essence of burning rubber and screaming open pipes filled his head and by his early teens, he was elbow deep in building classic Chevys. He continued to fuel the fire while working 9 to 5 in the automotive field. Doug has filled what little spare time he has had writing numerous club and magazine articles related to drag racing's golden years. He has an ongoing love of drag racing and the way it used to be. He is the author of Grumpy's Toys, Junior Stock, Drag Racing's Quarter Mile Warriors: Then & Now, 1001 Drag Racing Facts, and Match Race Mayhem, all best-selling CarTech titles.
CarTech® provides over 100 titles available for the enthusiast in a wide variety of formats – from print to digital to video. CarTech publishing efforts include its traditional performance "CarTech" titles along with race histories, biographies of industry icons, as well as a number of series that further assist readers with their projects. Many of these books have gained wide recognition as "the bible" of high performance engine design and assembly.