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| First Pro Stock at Winternats |
| By Travis Miller - 01/03/2002 12:10:04 PM; IP 64.12.106.54 |
It was actually 1970 when the first ever Pro Stock Eliminator was run at the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona. The 16 car qualified field consisted of 6 Plymouths, 2 Dodges, 5 Chevys, and 3 Fords. Ronnie Sox in his Sox & Martin Hemi powered 1970 Cuda led the qualifying with a 10.00 @ 139.10 MPH. Second spot was held down by Bill Jenkins in his 1968 Camaro at a 10.08 ET.
Dyno Don Nicholson qualified his 1970 Maverick and ran but at the cost of blowing 2 Ford Cammer engines. The semi finals saw Sox defeat Wally Booth's 1968 Camaro while Dandy Dick Landy in his 1970 Dodge Challenger Hemi redlighted against Jenkins. This set up the Chrysler vs Chevy final with two of the biggest names in S/S dragracing facing off in the first ever Pro Stock final at a NHRA national event.
When the win light flashed, it was the Chevy crowd who cheered as Bill Jenkins ran a 9.99 @ 139.53 to take the win over Ronnie Sox's 10.12 @ 138.46 MPH.
This info was found in the NHRA Winternationals article from the April 1970 issue of Hot Rod Magazine. |
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