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Old 01-13-2020, 11:26 PM   #1
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Default Re: Best Pontiac Powered Super Stockers

OK, I've listed lots of Stocker wins & other race results.

So, I'll start with the DRC records from 1998, lookin for Pontiac SS wins & other results.

I assume these will be very scattered, since there have been far fewer Pontiacs running SS, than stock. Have already mentioned the US Nats. So, I won't include any of those results, again.

If ya'll see a Pontiac powered GT car qualified above those I mention, on a Q-list, or in elimination results, please let me know. I don't know all the GT cars that had Pontiac power, especially if they were racing more than 5 years ago.

At the '98 Winter Nats, Don Kennedy was #17, with his 3rd gen GT Bird, & Keri Angeles was #20, with her '69 Bird.

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

At Phoenix, Don was #15, & Sal Biondo was #16, in an '82 Bird. So, was that the Pontiac powered Phil Monteith 3rd gen Hatari Bird ?

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

At this Houston race, J.B. Clegg was #42 on the list. The only reason I mention it, is because that is suppose to the former H-O Racing Specialties nat record holder '74 SD455 T/A.

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

At this Rockingham race, Johnny Duncan is #4 @ - 1.022, in an '82 Bird. So, was it Pontiac powered ?

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

OK, on this Farm Nats list is what I assume is the 400 Pontiac powered 4th gen Hatari car, driven by Peter Biondo. The Vic Santos 3rd gen is also on the list, along with Ken Shawver's '78 T/A.

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

At this TX race, J.B. turned a 10.747. I noticed that SS/KA had an index which was slightly quicker that the nat record the H-O car had set, in '77.

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

Carroll Warling was #6, at the Mile-High Nats.

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

At Sonoma, looks like Keri Angels & Jay Cason had the only Pontiac powered SS cars there, UNLESS Bob Bales '92 Firehawk had Pontiac power. I think you guys said that only his '73 SD455 Bird was Pontiac powered, correct ?

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

Jay Cason got RU ! Hey, that ain't bad. One of the slowest qualifiers was RU to the #1 qualifier.

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

At the Keystone Nats, Ken Shawver, Peter Biondo, & Vic Santos got their class wins.

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

At the Houston race, J.B. ran the '74 Bird in SS/JA, & went 10.528.

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

Well, in '98, there were some Pontiac powered SS cars that ran good enuff to win races. But, I didn't find any winners. Jay Cason came close, with his '67 GTO.

While lookin for pics of J.B.'s car when it ran an auto trans, I found this pic. It shows a '73 GP that John Clegg ran. It was a feature car in the H-O newsletter. Article says it could run a 400, a D-port 455, or the round port SD455. Although the SD455 never came in anything but a '73-'74 Bird, apparently, NHRA has always allowed it, in other body styles, also.

http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...px?ENGINE=2080
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Old 01-14-2020, 06:48 AM   #2
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1999

At the Winter Nats, Bob Bales '92 Firehawk is shown in GT/AA. So, I assume it either had a big Pontiac, or a BBC engine. Can anybody settle this, for sure ? Did this car have Pontiac power, or not ?

Also on the list is Keri Angeles, and Art Peterson with his '69 GTO, as well as Bruce with his 3rd gen.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Don Kennedy was RU at this Stock/SS combo race in Tucson.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At the nat event in AZ, Don was #14 @ -.869. Keri was right behind @ -.866. Ryan Bales is listed driving the Firehawk, & Bruce is #40.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At Houston, J.B. Was #12 @ -.787.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At the gators, Peter was #37 @ -.944. Ken was#51 @ -.877.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Back to Houston, J.B. was #27 @ -.838.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Up to Ennis, & J.B. was #10 @ -.737.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At the Pennzoil Nats, Peter was #16 @ -.965. Sal Biondo was driving a '92 GT/IA Bird. Pontiac power ?. Sal Piacentini listed with a SS/MA '77 Bird.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Peter won it !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At Englishtown, Peter was #12@ - 1.068.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Sal Biondo beat Peter in the qtr final, & won the race. So, somebody tell me if Sal's car had Pontiac power. If not, I'll edit this out.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

I think the pics below say that Sal Biondo won his 1st Nat event, in a 2nd gen T/A, at Englishtown, in 1990. I think that's Phil Monteith standing beside Sal. I assume that Phil is responsible for most, if not all the Pontiac power the Biondo clan raced. Not sure. Anybody know how the Biondo family got hooked up with Phil ?
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1999 contd.

At the Pontiac Excitement Nats, Peter was #15 @ -.795.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Stacy McCarty was on the Q-list at the Craftsman Nats.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Peter won this FMDRS series event, in N.Y.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At Bristol, Peter was #1 @ -.987.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Peter also won this race. Hey, if you're #1 AND win, that's a pretty good race, huh ?

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At Sonoma, Keri was #18 @ -.777.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At the Keystone Nats, Peter was #12 @ -.953. Ken Shawver was #30 @ -.807.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Peter won this one !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At the Finals, Keri was #24 @ -.783.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Well, looks like this was the year Peter Biondo emerged as a Pontiac powered SS winner.

The pic below shows Peter in the winners circle for winning a FMDRS race in VA, in '99.
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Old 01-14-2020, 09:57 AM   #4
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I assume that Phil is responsible for most, if not all the Pontiac power the Biondo clan raced. Not sure. Anybody know how the Biondo family got hooked up with Phil ?
Phil and Sam Biondo, the boys` father, both raced Pontiacs, in a Chevrolet world. I met Phil in 1978 and he ate, slept and drank Pontiacs.
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Phil and Sam Biondo, the boys` father, both raced Pontiacs, in a Chevrolet world. I met Phil in 1978 and he ate, slept and drank Pontiacs.
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Don't forget Butch DI Lorenzo in that group.
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Don't forget Butch DI Lorenzo in that group.
So far, this is all I've found on him. It's from a 1986 newspaper article.

"...Butch DiLorenzo, 39, of Queens, N.Y., has been a professional racer since he was 18. His 1986 Pontiac Grand Am has reached 141 miles an hour in 9.50 seconds..."

Anybody with more info/pics of Phil Szupka or Butch DiLorenzo & their Pontiac powered racing, please post that info.

In this article, Sal Biondo refers to Butch as their uncle.

https://www.biondoracing.com/documents/di79.pdf

This Bird Has Dilorenzo Racing on the side.
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At the Winter Nats, Bob Bales '92 Firehawk is shown in GT/AA. So, I assume it either had a big Pontiac, or a BBC engine. Can anybody settle this, for sure ? Did this car have Pontiac power, or not ?

Also on the list is Keri Angeles, and Art Peterson with his '69 GTO, as well as Bruce with his 3rd gen.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Don Kennedy was RU at this Stock/SS combo race in Tucson.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At the nat event in AZ, Don was #14 @ -.869. Keri was right behind @ -.866. Ryan Bales is listed driving the Firehawk, & Bruce is #40.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At Houston, J.B. Was #12 @ -.787.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At the gators, Peter was #37 @ -.944. Ken was#51 @ -.877.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Back to Houston, J.B. was #27 @ -.838.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Up to Ennis, & J.B. was #10 @ -.737.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At the Pennzoil Nats, Peter was #16 @ -.965. Sal Biondo was driving a '92 GT/IA Bird. Pontiac power ?. Sal Piacentini listed with a SS/MA '77 Bird.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Peter won it !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

At Englishtown, Peter was #12@ - 1.068.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

Sal Biondo beat Peter in the qtr final, & won the race. So, somebody tell me if Sal's car had Pontiac power. If not, I'll edit this out.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop

I think the pics below say that Sal Biondo won his 1st Nat event, in a 2nd gen T/A, at Englishtown, in 1990. I think that's Phil Monteith standing beside Sal. I assume that Phil is responsible for most, if not all the Pontiac power the Biondo clan raced. Not sure. Anybody know how the Biondo family got hooked up with Phil ?
Sam Biondo & Phil Monteith have been together since National Speed way on Long Island. the year ?.The Biondo Pontiac cars were powered by Phil. The Sal photo was his first National win with Phil,Sam& Peter in that shot.
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Johnny Duncan wouldn't run anything but a Pontiac engine in that car was a 4006x. Also set record
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OK, I'll continue now, combing thru the DRC archives, searching for Pontiac SS info. This will be for 2000. Hard to believe that was 20 years ago.

At Pomona, Keri Angeles was #21 @ -.851, with a 9.999 ET. That's a 400 powered non-GT SS Pontiac. I've read that was the first one to dip into the 9's.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

Keri also got RU at this race.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At Phoenix, Keri was #29 @ -.825. Don Kennedy was #31 @ -.815.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the Gators Peter was #27 @ -.970.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At this VA race, Peter was #12 @ - 1.120. Wilbert Thornton was #57 @ -.773, with his SS/KA '74 T/A. Also, Dean Ribeiro had a '85 Bird. Since Dave is a Pontiac guy, I was wondering if dean may have run Pontiac power in that car.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the Southern Nats, Peter was #22 @ -.954. Sal Biondo shows up on some of these lists with both 3rd & 4th gen Birds. So, who knows which Sal Biondo Birds were Pontiac powered ?

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

Peter won it !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

That gets us thru May. There were some of these Pontiacs that qualified in the middle or lower part of the field, at some races, which I didn't report, since they didn't get even to the semi, during elims.

There were LOTS of 3rd & 4th gen GT Birds on these lists, at almost every race. But I have no way of knowing which may have had Pontiac power. I assume that 99 % or more had Chevy power.
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2000 cont'd.

Peter won this FMDRS race !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the Pontiac Excitement Nats, Peter was #21 @ -.751. Bob Michael was near the bottom, with his SS/MA '77 Bird.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At Bristol, Peter was #8 @ -.919. Wilbert was also on the list, as was Sal Biondo.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the Mile High Nats, Carroll Warling was #12 @ -.907.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

Peter won this FMDRS race !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At Sonoma. Keri was #14 @ -.851, with another 9.999 ET.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At Topeka, Billy Ingels was #25 @ -.871.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the Auto Zone Nats, Peter was #18 @ -.906.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

And Peter won another Nat ! I'd be very interested in knowing how many races he won, where he had the only Pontiac powered Super Stocker entered.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the finals. Peter was #21 @ -.909. Keri was #38.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

For 2000, Peter was National & div 1 SS champ ! That's cool !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

https://us.motorsport.com/nhra/news/...mpion/1854365/
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