Mopar Factory Drag Cars: 1962 - 1972
The introduction of Pro Stock in 1970 brought with it exciting heads-up racing with the expectation of producing multiple winners from a variety of brands. Instead, it resulted in total Mopar supremacy, as Hemi-powered Chrysler cars won 12 of the 15 national races throughout the first two years, prompting the NHRA to introduce weight breaks to scupper the Chrysler domination. The new 1972 regulations favored small-block-powered compact cars and were the first major step toward Pro Stock spiraling away from its roots and into the tube-frame silhouette formula seen today.
Racing historian Steve Holmes delves into this fascinating period, capturing the careers of the Ramchargers, Melrose Missile, Bud Faubel, Dick Landy, Sox & Martin, Herb McCandless, Don Grotheer, Motown Missile, and countless others, providing a blow-by-blow account of Chrysler’s factory drag car programs and the incredible cars it produced to trounce its rivals during the most epic era in Stock drag racing history.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Hayden Proffitt
Introduction
- Chapter 1: 1924–1961: The Emergence of Prewar Speedway Racing
- Chapter 2: 1962: The 413 Max Wedge Takes Chrysler Drag Racing
- Chapter 3: 1963: A New Look and More Cubic Inches
- Chapter 4: 1964: Return of the Hemi
- Chapter 5: 1965: Chrysler Stockers Go Funny
- Chapter 6: 1966: Super Stock Snub
- Chapter 7: 1967: Getting Back to Basics
- Chapter 8: 1968: Chrysler Goes Big in Its Smallest Package Yet
- Chapter 9: 1969: No New Chrysler Super Stocks
- Chapter 10: 1970: The Dawn of Pro Stock
- Chapter 11: 1971: Chrysler Goes on a Rampage
- Chapter 12: 1972 and Beyond
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