Larry Langston's 1965 Chevy II taken about
1972. It was equipped with a 350 coupled to a 4-speed transmission and on
this day, a racing trophy on the hood. |
Larry Langston's 1969 G/SA 1969 Camaro in
1974. |
Another shot of Larry. Note support from
local speed equipment purveyors Memphis Speed Shop, Cam Dynamics and TCI. |
Jack Mullins Super Stock U stick shift 1963 Pontiac Catalina wagon
hailing from West Helena, AR. |
Jack cleaned up for a few years as he was
the only one in his class. He controlled the record and index. |
Sonny Ray's 1972 SS/KA Pontiac GTO post
coupe in the staging lanes. |
Sonny ran out of Alabama and is the
father-in-law of well known racer David Rampy. |
Apparently, Sonny's son raced this car
later on and David Rampy then won the Cajun Nationals with it in the early
'80s. |
Ezra Beachy warming the hides on his Chevy
II. |
Ezra launches the SS/I Chevy II as seen through the chain link fence. |
Here's Ezra in the pits where there seems
to be a lot of activity. |
Another Chevy II hits the track. Not sure who this was. |
The Racing Head Service SS/MA 1969 Camaro convertible. The car was
built by Herb Candless & driven by Ronnie Charnes. That's Scooter
Brothers of RHS standing by the driver door. |
This '66 Nova is currently campaigned by
Bob Harrison who's owned it since 1975. I believe at the time this shot
was taken, it was owned by Gunner Nance who Bob bought it from. |
This red 964 Plymouth Belvedere is
unidentified. Good chance this hot rod was propelled by a 426 Max Wedge. |
This early Modified Production Corvette
was powered by Reher-Morrison Racing Engines and driven by Lee Shepherd. |
Here's Lee's 'Vette in the pits. In the
background is a Reher-Morrison powered Ford Maverick. |
This was the earliest days for Reher-Morrison
then based out of an auto parts store in Mansfield, Texas near Arlington. |
The lighting conditions were tough here
but you can still get a feel for the action by the wheels-up attitude of
Lee's Corvette. |
On the Reher-Morrison
history page, David Reher mentions winning the 1974 Winternationals in
a Chevy-powered Maverick. This is the same car after
Jerry Wilkins purchased it. |
Warming the hides in the Maverick. |
This Corvette Stingray was piloted by E.V. Hillard. |
Larry notes that E.V. later painted his
Corvette black. |
Bob Voigtmann is the name on the door of this Hassell's Auto Supply Vega
from Jackson, TN. |
This is the popular and very successful
Bob Glidden Pro Stock Pinto racing in C/Gas at Lakeland. |
Glidden won three Pro Stock titles in this
Pinto. In October 2007 it went across
Mecum's auction block looking much the same as it did this day. |
Geff Donners' 1968 A/SM Camaro. |
This E/MP 1969 Camaro was driven by Sonny
Wayland. It was sponsored by the Reynolds Bros. and S&W Race Cars from
Newport, AR. Check out that old gooseneck trailer on that Chevy pickup. |
Beautiful 1955 Modified Production Nomad. |
Local racing sensation & NHRA hall of
famer Amy Faulk bought this Super Stock wagon from Dwight Southerland. |
Amy's wagon had a couple different paint
schemes. Either it's a cloudy day here of Amy is looking to win a burnout
contest. |
Buddy Ingersoll's SS/N Oldsmobile Cutlass
launching in the left lane. Many remember Buddy for his Pro Stock Buick
Regal that whipped everyone's tail in the '80s until the turbo V6
combination was outlawed by the NHRA. |
The Stormin Six; Glen Self's H/MP 1967
Camaro. Most likely a highly modified, high winding inline 250 CID engine. |
Joe Ferguson's SS/G 1967 Camaro called the
Peacemaker. Joe was out of Ripley, TN. |
Click on the King of Kings Sixteen coupon to
see Larry's Funny Car photos. |
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