[Paul Ceasrine]

Daryl,

General Facts about the 1968 Super Stock Magazine Nationals

X/SS Class

An 'Open' Heads-Up {no handicap} Class.

* Sox & Martin ~ 1968 BO29 Barracuda ~ 'Match Race Car' {White Hood w/Blue Stripe}
'Lil Boss' on the fenders, all Blue roof and trunk-lid.

* Dick Landy ~ 1968 LO23 Dart ~ '4-Speed' ~ 'Match-Race Car'

* Bill 'Grumpy' Jenkins ~ 1967 Camaro SS-396 ~ SS/C {with '427 'L-88' Engine}
A closer look shows, a small 'Scoop' on the Camaro's hood.

* Motion Performance ~ 1968 Camaro ~ A/MP ~ {427 stroked to '466'}
This car set the NHRA A/MP record at { 10.98 } only 1-Month earlier {June 1968}.

There were only a few entries in this 'Open Class'.

This was a 'Double-Elimination Class'
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First Round

Ronnie Sox ....................... Eased up, and cruised down the Track
over
Bill 'Grumpy' Jenkins ......... 'Fouled' {Red-Light} when he left early.

Dick Landy ........................ 10.66
over
'Motion Performance' ........ 11.06

Losers Bracket 'I'

Bill 'Grumpy' Jenkins ......... 10.91..... 'Holeshot'
over
'Motion Performance' ........ 10.97

Winners Bracket

Ronnie Sox ....................... 10.77 .... Eased up at Top-End
over
Dick Landy ........................ 11.63 .... Shut-down early

Losers Bracket 'II'

Dick Landy ....................... 10.66
over
Bill 'Grumpy' Jenkins ........ 10.88

Championship

Ronnie Sox ...................... 10.34 @ 134.35 MPH
defeated
Dick Landy ....................... 10.55 @ 132.02 MPH