1968 Springnationals Stock Eliminator

[bert powell]

Originally Posted by Joe Fasano

Dear Bert,, there was no Comp Eliminator in those days, maybe Pro Comp or Gas Classes. Hope all is well with you. Joe Fasano.

Joe, good hearing from you! Are you sure about Comp Eliminator? My friend Joe Law won it with a A/C dragster. He was div 1 champ in 68 with this car.

[JSLRacing]

Originally Posted by Mike Schwartz

The weirdest thing was not seeing the wheelstands that everyone does today.

What a difference traction compound, tire and converter technology has done to the sport.. Take the same car with today's technology and it would make a huge difference I bet..

When I watch old video of the stockers and supers you always see a bit of smoke off the tires leaving the line.. not a lot of grip

[CycloneFE]

Here is the video...



Enjoy.