1972 ONLY NHRA Stock Eliminator

oldskool · 12-15-2021, 04:25 PM

I've come up with so many questions about the strange 1972 Stock Eliminator season, I've decided to start this thread, devoted ENTIRELY to the '72 season.

Hoping for input from those of you who were eyewitnesses to Stock Elim racing, in '72.

I have lots of questions about that season, & will probably come up with others along the way.

Have read that, for '72, cars older than '63 models were not allowed. Headers, soft compound tires, & aftermarket cams were not allowed. And, the cars were supposed to be driven to the track, not trailered.

With all this in mind, here are some of my initial questions.

(1) Did most tracks actually enforce the rule about driving the car to the track ?

(2) I've read that Stock was NOT run at several nat events. Is there a list anywhere of the nat & division races where Stock WAS run.

(3) Is there an online list of div & nat event Stock Elim winner/RU, & class winners. Again, this is for the 1972 season, ONLY, and for the Stock Eliminator class, ONLY.

(4) I've seen pics & a video of some '72 season Stockers, which included a 455 Buick, among others. Have only seen a pic of one Pontiac which I know ran in '72, which was Truman Fields' famous "Hard Times" '68 Bird. That one year, only, it ran A/S. So, does anybody know of any other Pontiacs that ran NHRA Stock Elim in '72 ?

(5) What interesting Stock Elim stories or info do you guys have, about that strange '72 season ?

I didn't begin racing Stock, 'til '73, & then only at our local track. So, I didn't know about the odd '72 season until recently. Would like to now learn all I can about it, from those who were there.

12-15-2021, 04:25 PM	#1
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 750 Times in 361 Posts	1972 ONLY NHRA Stock Eliminator I've come up with so many questions about the strange 1972 Stock Eliminator season, I've decided to start this thread, devoted ENTIRELY to the '72 season. Hoping for input from those of you who were eyewitnesses to Stock Elim racing, in '72. I have lots of questions about that season, & will probably come up with others along the way. Have read that, for '72, cars older than '63 models were not allowed. Headers, soft compound tires, & aftermarket cams were not allowed. And, the cars were supposed to be driven to the track, not trailered. With all this in mind, here are some of my initial questions. (1) Did most tracks actually enforce the rule about driving the car to the track ? (2) I've read that Stock was NOT run at several nat events. Is there a list anywhere of the nat & division races where Stock WAS run. (3) Is there an online list of div & nat event Stock Elim winner/RU, & class winners. Again, this is for the 1972 season, ONLY, and for the Stock Eliminator class, ONLY. (4) I've seen pics & a video of some '72 season Stockers, which included a 455 Buick, among others. Have only seen a pic of one Pontiac which I know ran in '72, which was Truman Fields' famous "Hard Times" '68 Bird. That one year, only, it ran A/S. So, does anybody know of any other Pontiacs that ran NHRA Stock Elim in '72 ? (5) What interesting Stock Elim stories or info do you guys have, about that strange '72 season ? I didn't begin racing Stock, 'til '73, & then only at our local track. So, I didn't know about the odd '72 season until recently. Would like to now learn all I can about it, from those who were there.