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Old 12-23-2019, 10:17 PM   #1
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While searching for GTO Stockers, I ran across some more GTO Super Stock pics. The 1st one looks to be an older pic of Art Perterson's '69. Has the same perm number & looks like it could be his name on the door.

A T-37 is almost a GTO. The 2nd pic is a '71 455HO T-37.

Last 2 are of Art's car with a different color. So I suppose the car has worn at least 3 different paint jobs.
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Old 12-24-2019, 08:26 PM   #2
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Has anybody come up with any more info about any of Roy McKinney's SS cars ?

How about Bob Michael's SS stuff ? There's got to be some pics & info out there somewhere. We didn't take near all the pics of our racing that we should have. Just didn't seem that important, at the time. When you're young, you just don't realize what a few pics can mean to you, many years later.

I'll just give a couple of examples. We ran some bracket races on the front stretch, of the circle track, on the Louisiana State Fair grounds, in Shreveport, LA. TJ & I both won some of those. There were only a few races, then it was over. They soon plowed up that track, & it is only history now.

I remember going to the races there, during the fair. My favorite driver was Ernie Derr, who drove a 426 Hemi, before they outlawed 'em. Those races were never the same. The small blocks just did not shake the ground & sound like the Hemi's & 427 Fords. I recently found out that Ernie Derr had raced Pontiacs, earlier in his career, along with most other big time circle track drivers who were active in the early '60's. Before factory sponsorship was pulled from the Pontiac circle track teams, the Pontiac 389SD & 421SD engines pretty much ruled big time circle track racing. Then the 427 Ford & 426 Hemi took over, 'til the big engines were outlawed.

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Anyhow, that track & the racing we saw & did on it are just memories now. I've managed to contact 2 guys who also raced with us there. Neither of them have pics either.

I also just remembered that we went to a Barbara Mandrel concert there. The stage was set up right in front of the grandstands. She was great. Sang & played every instrument on the stage. Still remember how much I Ioved those state fair corn dogs. Probably ate hundreds, thru the years. Probably never ate less than 6. I'd eat 'em while we were walkin thru the midway. When I finished one, I'd stop & buy another, 'til I was full. Yeah, I know. This has nothin to do with Pontiacs.

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Has anybody come up with any more info about any of Roy McKinney's SS cars ?

How about Bob Michael's SS stuff ? There's got to be some pics & info out there somewhere. We didn't take near all the pics of our racing that we should have. Just didn't seem that important, at the time. When you're young, you just don't realize what a few pics can mean to you, many years later.
Been looking for McKinney pics no luck yet there use to be one on Fulper s web site
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Been looking for McKinney pics no luck yet there use to be one on Fulper s web site
Yeah, I see these words, but the pic blocks are blank.

"...#1

The Very First.

Roy McKinney on the left did it in Gainsville. Fl at the Gator Nationals in 1997.

Ran 9.79 - a one time best ET..."

They're SS/IA has all other Pontiac powered SS/IA covered by more than six tenths.

That's his son Mike on the right.

DRC still has the 1998 archives on it's website. But it doesn't have 1997. Anybody know where results from the 1997 racing season can be found online ?

The McKinney name does not show up on the '97 Gator Nats SS list. Maybe they didn't go that year. Didn't see any Pontiac names on the list.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop

I did see some interesting names on the Stock list. #20 was Carol Yacavone, @ 1.000 under, in a '78 Bird.

Another was #29, John Rodnite, @ .944 under, in a '77 Lemans.

Another was #82, Bill Groton, in a '77 GP.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop

I'm guessing that some here will have info about the 1st car & driver. What about the others. Anybody know if these cars are still racing ? Can post info here or on the Pontiac Stocker thread.

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Old 12-24-2019, 10:56 PM   #5
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Well, I did some more searching & found Roy McKinney's name on the 1998 Indy SS Q-list. He was driving a SS/IA '68 Bird.

He didn't quite make the 128 car field. He was #138, with a .566 under 10.434.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop

There is a public listing for Roy E. McKinney, in Richmond, IN. Shows a next of kin named Michael. Bound to be them. Phone & Email addresses listed. Anybody know them well enuff to contact them & get some details & possibly some pics too???

https://www.beenverified.com/people/roy-mckinney/in/

PS: Found some Mckinney '68 SS Bird pics. Posted em later in the thread.

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While searching for GTO Stockers, I ran across some more GTO Super Stock pics. The 1st one looks to be an older pic of Art Perterson's '69. Has the same perm number & looks like it could be his name on the door.

A T-37 is almost a GTO. The 2nd pic is a '71 455HO T-37.
I think I still have a Nat. dragster write up on Arts car when it was painted like that somewhere
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