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History

Gallery: Wayne County & Mopar Performance put Alderman in the ...

Chris Holley

May 22, 2023

In the late-1980s, Mopar returned to its winning ways in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock eliminator. By 1990, the Wayne County Speed Shop Pro Stock Dodge driver Darrell Alderman won the first ...

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History

Gallery: Hooker Headers Production Pipes Propel Akron Arlen

Chris Holley

February 13, 2023

While “Akron” Arlen Vanke may not be a household name, he was known for his hard-running, powerful Plymouths during the early days of drag racing. Vanke built engines, transmissions, rear ends, and constructed cars in ...

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History

Gallery: Motown Missile Triumphs with Cyclone Screamers

Chris Holley

January 9, 2023

After running a 1970 (updated to a 1971) Dodge Challenger for the first two years of Pro Stock eliminator, the Motown Missile team upgraded to an all-new 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda. Chrysler developed the Missile program ...

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Features

Gallery: ACCEL Yellow Jacket Plugs Provide the Winning Performance

Chris Holley

December 14, 2022

Butch Leal, the California Flash, ran many cars in Super Stock, Altered, Gas class, Modified Production, and Factory Experimental painted in his famous Mustang Poppy Red and GM Refrigerator White colors. By the 1970s, Leal ...

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Features

Gallery: B&M Shifts Don Grotheer’s Super Stock Plymouths

Chris Holley

February 16, 2022

Don Grotheer may not be a household name, but he was a Super Stock NHRA/AHRA heavy hitter during the 1960s. He was also a pioneer of the Pro Stock class in its infancy. In the ...

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Features

Gallery: Holley Sparks the “Billy the Kid” Mopars

Chris Holley

December 8, 2020

Above left: In the 1970s, Holley, owned by Colt Industries, sold spark plugs under the Holley name as depicted in this June 1974 Popular Hot Rodding magazine advertisement. Hitachi, Ltd manufactured the plugs. The plugs contained ...

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Features

A B&M Hi-Stall Torque-Converter Powers Bob Lambeck to Multiple Super ...

Chris Holley

October 26, 2020

Engine builder, tuner, and driver Bob Lambeck was a pioneer of the Pro Stock eliminator class. However, before his days in Pro Stock, Lambeck ran Pontiacs and Chevys through the 1960s, and by 1967, he ...

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Features

Holley Pro Dominator Manifold Powers Glidden to Championship

Chris Holley

July 24, 2020

In 1970, the introduction of Pro Stock eliminator provided drivers, engine builders, and auto manufacturers the ultimate heads-up, door-slammer class. Before Pro Stock, the teams were forced to race in the Stock and Super Stock ...

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News

Don Carlton’s Mopar Missile Wins with ACCEL

Chris Holley

February 17, 2020

The pairing of ACCEL and Don Carlton, of the Pro Stock Motown Missile and Mopar Missile fame, seemed like a match made in heaven. ACCEL was a pioneer in the performance ignition and fuel systems ...

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News

Mopar Pulls Out of NHRA Pro Stock Racing

Cody Krueger

December 9, 2016

It’s reported that after a disappointing season in NHRA Pro Stock drag racing, Mopar has chosen to drop Elite Motorsports from their sponsorship. This decision also means Mopar will not be participating in Pro Stock ...

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