Best Pontiac Powered Super Stockers

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

If you are talking Pontiac powered Superstockers, you have to include Bruce Fulpers 428 combo, don’t you ?

LOL !

I always hesitate to bring up his name. Whenever it's mentioned, there are usually a lot of guys chiming in with some real negative comments, especially on the Pontiac sites.

But, I've never had any dealings with him. So, since you brought it up, I'll mention it. Ya'll correct me on any info I get wrong in these Pontiac threads, please.

OK, I THINK his 3rd gen Bird used a 400 Pontiac engine. He won his GT/DA class at the US Nats, in 2004.

While scanning his website, I ran across this.

"...On that note it's important to point out that Roy McKinney was the VERY first NHRA Super Stocker running in a GT class of Super Stock with a 400 cubic inch engine to run in the nines back in 1997. Roy deserves that mention. He's one very smart NHRA racer. You may remember his 1968 Firebird in the CompCams ad almost straight up at Indy. Got to find that picture and put it up..."

Well, so far, I don't have pic of that GT car. But, I did find a pic of their red '68 Bird.

Anyhow, Bruce bought the 3rd gen Hatari GT car, from Phil Monteith. Here's what's posted about it in his site.

"...Hatari...Their old car is campaigned by Bruce on the west coast in Division Seven as time and money allows.
08/08/09 PontiacEngines.com Bruce built a new engine for the '82 bird, as the car came minus engine/trans/converter. Bruce will move the car to GT/DA using a 1968 GTO 400 rated by NHRA at315 hp. The GT / Super Stock classes allow any engine from any year, within the same marque. All NHRA cars are weighed after each run...

Bruce went to the 2002 NHRA Phoenix Nationals where he drove the car to his first class win. His first NHRA "Wally." Bruce lost the coin toss and had to race both cars in his class. He beat many time national event champion Mark Faul in the first round. Then put a holeshot on the quicker Earl Snow owned small block powered black '87 Firebird for the win. Best ET to that date - 10.05 Best mph - 131.98 Best sixty foot - 1.29. Very impressive for just his third year racing NHRA Super Stock. Bruce built the engine of course.

May 25th, 2002 - New National N.H.R.A. eighth mile record set by Bruce. 6.45 at 101 mph. Still standing today - 04/21/03. Bruce is considering a tattoo..."N.H.R.A. Super Stock Record Holder" Ha! (not)

BRUCE DID IT AGAIN!! 2003 CHECKERS/SHUCKS/KRAGEN CLASS WINNER!!

Also - Went to the third round at the Las Vegas Nationals 2003 - won $300 clams.

Beat Bob Mazzolini - the Mopar guru. Was a very cool time.

Oh, yeah, Also - won Indy in 2004. (I won Indy!) How cool. Bruce won Indy..."

He was indeed the GT/DA class winner at the AZ race, in '02.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop

The next year he moved down to GT/EA, because Don Kennedy was in GT/DA, which he won. I assume Bruce won GT/EA because he was the only car in his class. In round 1, he appeared to be running in the auto combo class, since there were no other cars in his class. Only the 1st round of SS class elims are posted.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop

Each class winner is listed, even if they were the only car in their class. If I'm wrong on this, somebody correct it.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop

At the 2004 US Nats, he qualified #92, with a .967 under, 9.833.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop

In the class final, a quicker car slowed for some reason, giving Bruce the win. But hey, a win's a win. He turned a 9.829 in the class final.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop

So, he's listed as the GT/DA class winner at the 2004 US Nats.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop

So, whether anybody likes him or not, he IS a US Nats class winner. And he did it with Pontiac power !