1969 NHRA Nationals, 69 Buick wins D/S=9.00 what car/engine
 

Well I am still slowly compiling NHRA history from 1971 back.
Just looking at 1969 Indy Nationals.


Says that William Robertson won D/S=9.00 in a 69 Buick.
12.24 at 109.69


Did the 69 Buick come with an optional 440-six-pack? (LOL)


Otherwise the lightest 69 Buick I see in the guide was the GS400 Coupe, 400/345hp Stage 1 with W/P=10.29 which would be in F/S=10.00 and not D/S=9.00


Did a 69 Buick really win this class?
Hard to believe the 400/345 Stage 1 would be factored to 390hp...

Re: 1969 NHRA Nationals, 69 Buick wins D/S=9.00 what car/eng
 

OK More mysteries, again from the 1969 Indy Nationals results.
Drag News, 6 Sep 1969.
Their text says the C/SA=8.50 class winner was Bill Morgan in a 1964 GTO.


Well, the top GTO was of course the 389/348-6v which has a W/P=9.50 so would run in E/SA (with a powerglide?????) and not C/SA.
Maybe it was the GTO with the 421HO option, like the magazine article.


Are these typos or how do you miss stuff like that?

Re: 1969 NHRA Nationals, 69 Buick wins D/S=9.00 what car/eng
 

That would be Tritak & Morgan C/SA Plymouth "War Wagon max wedge station wagon 63 or 64. Bill Morgan Driver

Re: 1969 NHRA Nationals, 69 Buick wins D/S=9.00 what car/eng
 

Thanks that was my hunch, right driver, wrong car.


Not sure how you could mistake the War Wagon for a 64 GTO but seems they did just that.


Now there's still that Stage 1 Buick mystery...

Re: 1969 NHRA Nationals, 69 Buick wins D/S=9.00 what car/eng
 

Most of the old pics I have of the '64 & '65 GTO Stockers show 'em running in B/S.