Check out the 78 SportsNationals on Comp plus

Nitro Joe Jackson · 08-18-2011, 11:16 AM

"BACK IN THE DAY"..........
When i started racing my roadster i told everybody i just would of loved to do everything behind the line and jumped out and let somebody else drive it down the track as i would come out of the water and at least give it 2 trans break dry hops and that baby reached for the sky and no wonder i was laughing when i left the line every run with that car

oldskool · 09-21-2021, 06:35 PM

Well, you never know what you might find in one of these old threads.

At about the 3:17 point of the 4th video, there is a '71 GTO Stocker, running in the semi-final. It leaves too soon. But, I noticed on the front fender that it was a nat record holder from '73 thru '77.

Well, I recognized the car immediately. It is the car that Mick Leiferman drove to 3 consecutive Stock RU's, at Indy, in '75-'77. In '77, he lost the All-Pontiac final to Mike McKinney, driving the former Truman Fields '68 Bird, which had also won Indy in '73.

Hey, never thought I'd see that car make a pass.

http://www.competitionplus.com/compe...portsnationals

Mark Yacavone · 09-21-2021, 11:21 PM

Watched S/S about 50 times now LOL ..Love seeing my good friend, team mate and mentor, Joe DeLorenzo putting the hurt on Judy Lilly in round three..No, his car wasn't an automatic. It just sounds like it with Joey behind the wheel .. RIP

oldskool · 09-22-2021, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Watched S/S about 50 times now LOL ..Love seeing my good friend, team mate and mentor, Joe DeLorenzo putting the hurt on Judy Lilly in round three..No, his car wasn't an automatic. It just sounds like it with Joey behind the wheel .. RIP

Every time I think of Judy Lilly, I think of Jack Mullins beating her in the SS final @ Indy, in '75, with his Pontiac wagon.

https://www.motortrend.com/features/...ntiac-history/

08-18-2011, 11:16 AM	#1
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 58 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Check out the 78 SportsNationals on Comp plus "BACK IN THE DAY".......... When i started racing my roadster i told everybody i just would of loved to do everything behind the line and jumped out and let somebody else drive it down the track as i would come out of the water and at least give it 2 trans break dry hops and that baby reached for the sky and no wonder i was laughing when i left the line every run with that car __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com Last edited by Nitro Joe Jackson; 03-24-2019 at 11:00 AM.

09-21-2021, 06:35 PM	#2
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Re: Check out the 78 SportsNationals on Comp plus Well, you never know what you might find in one of these old threads. At about the 3:17 point of the 4th video, there is a '71 GTO Stocker, running in the semi-final. It leaves too soon. But, I noticed on the front fender that it was a nat record holder from '73 thru '77. Well, I recognized the car immediately. It is the car that Mick Leiferman drove to 3 consecutive Stock RU's, at Indy, in '75-'77. In '77, he lost the All-Pontiac final to Mike McKinney, driving the former Truman Fields '68 Bird, which had also won Indy in '73. Hey, never thought I'd see that car make a pass. http://www.competitionplus.com/compe...portsnationals Attached Thumbnails

09-21-2021, 11:21 PM	#3
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,815 Likes: 2,904 Liked 5,121 Times in 1,952 Posts	Re: Check out the 78 SportsNationals on Comp plus Watched S/S about 50 times now LOL ..Love seeing my good friend, team mate and mentor, Joe DeLorenzo putting the hurt on Judy Lilly in round three..No, his car wasn't an automatic. It just sounds like it with Joey behind the wheel .. RIP __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers