Live from Lebanon Valley NHRA Lucas Oil Series

[Todd Boyer]

Originally Posted by Dart1174

The Dakota was an original " body in white " from Mopar , it was for sale in Ohio last year minus motor and trans and had a lot of good parts including an 8 3/4 rear . I don't know if it was part of the McCormack team or not originally. Its great to see it back out there racing as part of the Howes team of fast Mopars . Running H/SA I am guessing its a 5.9 / 360 Magnum combo , it was available from the factory that way as part of the R/T package. One of the McCormack Dakotas is still being raced in Stock in Division 3 by Steve Dziomy. He was recently runner / up the Norwalk Points meet . I have always liked that generation of Dakotas.

As I understand it, the Howes' Dakota was originally built in or around 1998 when a batch (5 or 6) of them were constructed for class racing. It may have been the McCormacks who built them, but not sure. Truck wasn't finished, was in storage and changed hands a couple of times. The Howes bought it last year worked on it over the winter and just brought it out. Mark's son Colton is wheeling it. It is a 360 Magnum in H/SA.

I want to see Stephen Dzorny's truck in person again as I think it was another of that batch.

[jmcarter]

Yes, Stephen’s truck is from the McCormack batch.