Stock eliminator at the 4 wide

fastlane · 04-07-2018, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by George Fitzpatrick

NY National speedway was 4 wide back in the seventies. It was strange even then.

They started the 4 wide there in the mid 60s I ran there all of 1966 and all of a sudden one weekend they started the 4wide and I hated it and if I remember correctly it had no border wall between any of the 4 lanes and back then nothing handled that well on lousy tires. I ran A/S the really fast cars were still 2 wide. They had like today lots of stock eliminator cars and needed to move them along. I will see if it brings back memory's next week at the points meet in Vegas.

GTS340 · 04-07-2018, 12:14 PM

I ran in 3&4 the only time I've been out there. I swear the walls are taller and no way you can even see 1&2 from the 4th lane. They ran jr dragsters in 1&2 which in turn sped things up for the big cars.

Hacksaw · 04-07-2018, 12:58 PM

Remember seeing pics from York US 30 in early 70's, looked pretty wild.

Dave Muller · 04-07-2018, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fastlane

They started the 4 wide there in the mid 60s I ran there all of 1966 and all of a sudden one weekend they started the 4wide and I hated it and if I remember correctly it had no border wall between any of the 4 lanes and back then nothing handled that well on lousy tires. I ran A/S the really fast cars were still 2 wide. They had like today lots of stock eliminator cars and needed to move them along. I will see if it brings back memory's next week at the points meet in Vegas.

And the track was only really wide enough to run two cars safely anyway.

bigshow2966 · 04-08-2018, 12:56 AM

US 30 ran Pro Stocks 4 wide a few times. They called it "Jungle Races". It had to be downright scary for the drivers.

The only reason they have 4 wide now is because Bruton decreed it. I remember when Vegas was originally revamped he wanted 4 wide then.

04-07-2018, 12:14 PM	#2
GTS340 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 866 Likes: 268 Liked 1,340 Times in 407 Posts	Re: Stock eliminator at the 4 wide I ran in 3&4 the only time I've been out there. I swear the walls are taller and no way you can even see 1&2 from the 4th lane. They ran jr dragsters in 1&2 which in turn sped things up for the big cars.

04-07-2018, 12:58 PM	#3
Hacksaw Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 881 Likes: 206 Liked 309 Times in 173 Posts	Re: Stock eliminator at the 4 wide Remember seeing pics from York US 30 in early 70's, looked pretty wild.

04-08-2018, 12:56 AM	#5
bigshow2966 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 654 Likes: 672 Liked 180 Times in 55 Posts	Re: Stock eliminator at the 4 wide US 30 ran Pro Stocks 4 wide a few times. They called it "Jungle Races". It had to be downright scary for the drivers. The only reason they have 4 wide now is because Bruton decreed it. I remember when Vegas was originally revamped he wanted 4 wide then.