The Gremlin was small and cheap, with a long hood area covering an engine bay that could accommodate far larger engines than its sub-compact car competition. Bobby Hillin Jr. Stock Car Racing February 1970. - In the 1970’s drivers from Iowa were a force to be reckoned with in dirt late model racing. ... Stock Cars racing there. " Twin Tiers Stock Car Memories 1970-2005 has 1,699 members. 120 items in Stock Car Racing 1970's (includes out-of-stock items) Sort by: Exclude: Out-of-Stock Date (YYYY or YYYYMM or YYYYMMDD): From To Stock Car Racing January 1970. This Group was created to share Racing Memories, Photos and stories from local Twin tier tracks such as Drum, Bradford, Woodhull, Mckean,Circle-k, Tri-County/Freedom from the 1970 - 2005 time frame..feel free to add your racing … Spins out avoiding Harry Gants wall collision with the wall. Omaha, Neb. See more ideas about dirt late models, dirt racing, racing. Ruabon Raceway, Wales -Ran Modstox Stock Cars around 2003-2004 as well as bangers and grass-track cars. NOTE : These are NOT the "Back In The Day" programs (hosted by Dale Earnhardt Jr.) that appeared on SpeedChannel a few years ago. Ran 1970s to mid 90s but disappeared under a section of the A120 . Finally, in 1950, he would make his racing debut in Fairbury in a friend's stock car. plymouth super bird 1970 - vintage stock car racing stock illustrations. Stock Car Racing : 1970-1972 DVD's - Classic stock car racing from the 1970-1972 era of NASCAR. The 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season began on Sunday January 18 and ended on Sunday November 22.Bobby Isaac was the champion of the series as NASCAR transitioned from the Grand National era to the Winston Cup era. Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly and most prominently in the United States and Canada, with New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Brazil also having forms of stock car auto racing. This should not have come as a big surprise to anyone as Iowa drivers had long dominated the International Motor Contest Association Stock Car division. This Week in Racing History – 1970 August 20 – Stan Stover of Reinbeck, Iowa, captured his first super stock feature victory on the half-mile oval in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on Thursday evening. During its heyday, specifically the mid-1960s through the early 1970s, the National Hot Rod Association incorporated the use of gorgeous women/models to help appeal to the fanboys. Stover jumped into the lead on the first lap and held it all the way to win the 15-lap event. Like many fields of work, the drag racing scene was and is fairly well dominated by men. Dale Jarrett pulls into pit row needing two new right tires. Jarett would finish the race 18th and take home $7,550 for the day. There is a likely looking field on Google Maps with a hint of an oval shape , the to north of the farmhouse click here. Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney on the cover of ‘Sunday News Magazine’ in 1978. Price: $14.95 Publication Date: January 1970 View Details. The AMC Gremlin and Modified Stock Car racing are a match made in 1970s oval track heaven. His first sprint start came in Overin's car two days later at Jacksonville. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately 0.25 to 2.66 miles (0.4 to 4.3 kilometers). It was also the last NASCAR national … Only one foreigner was racing that year, a Canadian named Frog Fagan (who finished 96th in the championship standings). The following season, he won the Mississippi Valley Racing Association title (MVRA). Jul 19, 2016 - Explore Jeremy Rouse's board "70's and 80's late models, super late models" on Pinterest.