CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - The Complete Book of Stock-Bodied Drag Racing cir. 1968

Dwight Southerland · 02-02-2011, 09:08 AM

I read through the Stock and Super Stock sections last night and was surprised about how much history was there. I'm "kind of" an old guy and was immersed in full-bodied drag cars since I was about 14, but I had never heard or read much about the start of Stock-Super Stock racing in the 50s. The book records that Arnie Beswick, Tim Woods of Stone-Woods-Cook fame, and A.J. Fojt were big winners driving Oldsmobiles in the mid-50s. There is also a good history of the development of the Stock classes from a perspective of over 40 years ago. It's easier to do that when the history is just over your shoulder and all those people are still active rather than having to uncover ancient paths. This book is a treasured find. Maybe this could be a seed for a comprehensive history of the full-bodied area of the sport?

02-02-2011, 09:08 AM	#8
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 1,980 Likes: 53 Liked 724 Times in 177 Posts	Re: The Complete Book of Stock-Bodied Drag Racing cir. 1968 I read through the Stock and Super Stock sections last night and was surprised about how much history was there. I'm "kind of" an old guy and was immersed in full-bodied drag cars since I was about 14, but I had never heard or read much about the start of Stock-Super Stock racing in the 50s. The book records that Arnie Beswick, Tim Woods of Stone-Woods-Cook fame, and A.J. Fojt were big winners driving Oldsmobiles in the mid-50s. There is also a good history of the development of the Stock classes from a perspective of over 40 years ago. It's easier to do that when the history is just over your shoulder and all those people are still active rather than having to uncover ancient paths. This book is a treasured find. Maybe this could be a seed for a comprehensive history of the full-bodied area of the sport?