Best Pontiac Powered Super Stockers

[RacerET]

Originally Posted by Mike Jones

Phil and Sam Biondo, the boys` father, both raced Pontiacs, in a Chevrolet world. I met Phil in 1978 and he ate, slept and drank Pontiacs.
MJ

Don't forget Butch DI Lorenzo in that group.

[oldskool]

Originally Posted by RacerET

Don't forget Butch DI Lorenzo in that group.

So far, this is all I've found on him. It's from a 1986 newspaper article.

"...Butch DiLorenzo, 39, of Queens, N.Y., has been a professional racer since he was 18. His 1986 Pontiac Grand Am has reached 141 miles an hour in 9.50 seconds..."

Anybody with more info/pics of Phil Szupka or Butch DiLorenzo & their Pontiac powered racing, please post that info.

In this article, Sal Biondo refers to Butch as their uncle.

https://www.biondoracing.com/documents/di79.pdf

This Bird Has Dilorenzo Racing on the side.

[coolcanman]

Johnny Duncan wouldn't run anything but a Pontiac engine in that car was a 4006x. Also set record

[oldskool]

OK, I'll continue now, combing thru the DRC archives, searching for Pontiac SS info. This will be for 2000. Hard to believe that was 20 years ago.

At Pomona, Keri Angeles was #21 @ -.851, with a 9.999 ET. That's a 400 powered non-GT SS Pontiac. I've read that was the first one to dip into the 9's.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

Keri also got RU at this race.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At Phoenix, Keri was #29 @ -.825. Don Kennedy was #31 @ -.815.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the Gators Peter was #27 @ -.970.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At this VA race, Peter was #12 @ - 1.120. Wilbert Thornton was #57 @ -.773, with his SS/KA '74 T/A. Also, Dean Ribeiro had a '85 Bird. Since Dave is a Pontiac guy, I was wondering if dean may have run Pontiac power in that car.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the Southern Nats, Peter was #22 @ -.954. Sal Biondo shows up on some of these lists with both 3rd & 4th gen Birds. So, who knows which Sal Biondo Birds were Pontiac powered ?

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

Peter won it !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

That gets us thru May. There were some of these Pontiacs that qualified in the middle or lower part of the field, at some races, which I didn't report, since they didn't get even to the semi, during elims.

There were LOTS of 3rd & 4th gen GT Birds on these lists, at almost every race. But I have no way of knowing which may have had Pontiac power. I assume that 99 % or more had Chevy power.

[oldskool]

2000 cont'd.

Peter won this FMDRS race !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the Pontiac Excitement Nats, Peter was #21 @ -.751. Bob Michael was near the bottom, with his SS/MA '77 Bird.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At Bristol, Peter was #8 @ -.919. Wilbert was also on the list, as was Sal Biondo.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the Mile High Nats, Carroll Warling was #12 @ -.907.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

Peter won this FMDRS race !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At Sonoma. Keri was #14 @ -.851, with another 9.999 ET.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At Topeka, Billy Ingels was #25 @ -.871.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the Auto Zone Nats, Peter was #18 @ -.906.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

And Peter won another Nat ! I'd be very interested in knowing how many races he won, where he had the only Pontiac powered Super Stocker entered.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

At the finals. Peter was #21 @ -.909. Keri was #38.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

For 2000, Peter was National & div 1 SS champ ! That's cool !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop

https://us.motorsport.com/nhra/news/...mpion/1854365/

[oldskool]

2001

At the div 7 FMDRC series opener, Don Kennedy was #24 @ -.817.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

At the Gators, Peter was #19 @ - 1.008.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

At the O'Reilly Nats, he was #19 @ - 1. 016. Because Peter won so many races, & qualified well at so many races, I'll try not to keep posting his qualifying numbers, unless he's at least a sec under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

After rain rescheduled the race, Peter won the Gators, with a perfect light, in the final !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

At the 2nd FMDRS div 1 race, besides Peter, Sal Piacentini was entered with his '77 Bird, & Sal Biondo with his '92 Bird. Somebody may have already answered this question. But I wanna get it straight. Because the Biondo family has raced so many different kinds of cars, was THIS particular '92 Pontiac powered, or not ?

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

Peter won the race !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

He also picked up the SS All Star win.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

Well, this is a shorter post, but get's up thru June. Peter is having another good year. I assume that he has, by far, the most Pontiac powered SS wins of anybody.

[oldskool]

2001 cont'd

Peter & both Sal's were also in this FMDRS div 1 event 5 race. Peter won !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

He also div 1 event 6 !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

I'll put this on the Pontiac Stocker thread. But, thought I'd mention it here. Peter pulled off a Stock/SS sweep at this race. And it was also a Pontiac sweep, since he was driving the Biondo '78 Bird, in Stock !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

Peter actually left too soon & had to settle for RU, at the Autozone Nats.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

Peter won the Pep Boys Nats.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

At this Indy FMDRS race, Ken Shawver won, with a perfect light !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

When you look at Peter Biondo's career racing stats, they are almost super human. Not all his winning cars had Pontiac power. But some did, including his nat & div champ SS cars.

[oldskool]

2002

Lucas Oil began sponsoring the div races this season. Peter Biondo began the season with a win in Fla.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop

Peter won the Spring Nats.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop

Sam Biondo won the Super Nats. Appears that he was driving the Hatari Bird at this race, maybe ?.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop

Peter was RU, at the Lucas Oil Nats.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop

He was #22 @ - 1.055. Now I need some help. Both Sam & Peter are shown at this race driving 2000 Birds. So, were BOTH these Birds Pontiac powered ? And how about Sal Biondo's '91 Bird ?

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop

Peter was RU at the Craftsman Nats.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop

That wraps up 2002. DRC stopped posting results of the div races, as far as I could find. Looks like the Biondo family did all the SS winning, for Pontiac power, at the nat event level. Saw Sal Piacentini & Ken Shawver on a couple of Q-lists. Don't know what happened at all the div races, opens, & other SS races.

[oldskool]

2003

OK, Peter got RU at the Gators. But check out the lights for the other guy: .001, .002, .007, & .008. You can win some races with RT's like that.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop

Peter also got his GT/FA class win. And Sam Biondo got RU for his GT/GA class win.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop

Sam's car, & Peter's car were both listed as 2000 Firebirds. Both had real similar performance. So, I ask again, were BOTH these cars Pontiac powered ? Was one car a sort of a clone of the other, with BOTH having Phil Monteith Pontiac power ? Anybody here know for sure ?

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop

Peter won the Jegs All-Stars race, in SS.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop

Peter got RU, at the Fall Nats.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop

That's all I could find. Looks like the Biondo family did not enter as many races that year.

[Don Kennedy]

Peter Biondo and Phil Monteith have raced Pontiacs and They have won more races of all time /Peter as the driver and Phillip as the owner .way to go Phil and Peter