[oldskool]

'68 was another year that brought several changes to Pontiac.

(1) The 1st round port heads.

(2) The "041" cam.

(3) The A-bodies got a major body design change.

I assume that there have been more '68 Birds used for drag racing than any other single Pontiac body.

They were probably very popular, at strips all over the country, from the time they 1st came out. Not aware of any major wins they got, 'til '73. That was the year Truman Fields won Stock & set a new nat record, @ Indy.

As most Pontiac race fans know, that same car won Indy again, in '77, with Mike McKinney driving. At that race, Truman got a class win, in Mike's former '68 Bird. Both drivers & cars picked up lots of other wins. Many here know that Todd Hoven got one of those cars & ran it as a Truman Fields "Hard Times" tribute car, a few years back. I assume he still owns it.

There are several '68 Bird Stockers that have run 10's, in recent years. Some are still active. The drivers include: Bob Aceves, Leo Glasbrenner, Ron Prince, Adam Strang, Julie Biermann, & Chris Stephenson.