Cornhusker Raceway Park

[yellow69z28]

Originally Posted by jeffsracing

Yellow69Z28 Quote: [The aluminum Zl1 engine that was used to match race (gamblers?) in 1969 - 1970 by Al McNamara and Charlie Jacobs is in the engine section of the museum at Speedway Motors' Museum of American Speed in Lincoln Nebraska.]

Yellow69Z28, thanks for the pics and posting the progress on the Mac Chevrolet Car. My brotherinlaws brother raced ZL-1 #22 car that the above mentioned aluminum engine originally was born in. He raced it with a 396/375 HP L89 engine.

Jeff, I did hear that from Al McNamara when we were talking shop about this car a few years ago. What Al told me was that the ZL-1 engine was also raced in a 1969 corvette before it blew up and AL had it polished and placed in his Chevy showroom.

Do you know what VIN was on that 396? Was it from a Camaro or from that Corvette?

I was also told that they had a hard time selling #22 as a ZL-1 and swapped in a 396. But where did that 396 come from?

I also may have the original cowl air cleaner for #22, muncie and POP book that Al gave me in 2004. I will have to lookup your VIN number on the list.

I also may have a Photo of that car on Al's lot from 1969.

[jeffsracing]

Quote: Do you know what VIN was on that 396? Was it from a Camaro or from that Corvette?

The 396 was from another 1969 camaro.

Al had quite the performance dealership back in the day in a little town called Crete Nebraska. Lots of performance cars. Thats pretty neat you were able to visit with him and get some history on your car.

[fpcopo]

Originally Posted by yellow69z28

Jeff, I did hear that from Al McNamara when we were talking shop about this car a few years ago. What Al told me was that the ZL-1 engine was also raced in a 1969 corvette before it blew up and AL had it polished and placed in his Chevy showroom.

Do you know what VIN was on that 396? Was it from a Camaro or from that Corvette?

I was also told that they had a hard time selling #22 as a ZL-1 and swapped in a 396. But where did that 396 come from?

I also may have the original cowl air cleaner for #22, muncie and POP book that Al gave me in 2004. I will have to lookup your VIN number on the list.

I also may have a Photo of that car on Al's lot from 1969.

We raced Gary Hansen in 69 when the Roadrunner was still a street car with my friends 66 L79
Chevy II. We raced north of Dodge st on the interstate from Maple st south.

[SStockDart]

Originally Posted by fpcopo

We raced Gary Hansen in 69 when the Roadrunner was still a street car with my friends 66 L79
Chevy II. We raced north of Dodge st on the interstate from Maple st south.

Did I win?

[fpcopo]

Sorry Gary, not that night. I don’t remember anyone ever beat that Nova except Randy and Frank Woosley’s brother’s 427 67 Fairlane. That was an R code car and he only won by half a car length.