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Super Stock Magazine

JANUARY 1987 VOLUME 23. NUMBER 1. PUBLISHED MONTHLY

FEATURES

26. MY FIRST RACE-Drag school grad Randy McCarthy

takes on the "big boys" at Spokane Raceway Park.

28. SMOOTH OPERATOR-Mike Grieco's modified Monte

Carlo proves you can smile in the face of adversity.

39. PAULA GAGE-Meet the ADRA's new Pro Alcohol Drag-

ster world champion for 1986.

42. SHOW STOPPER-COLOR-The LeJeune Brothers

have no trouble attracting crowds with their flawless Ford

Falcon.

50. FRIENDLY FIRE-COLOR-The "Botown Express," the

world's only twin engine jet powered dragster.

55. COONCE & CLARK-Former Modified racers Don

Coonce and Albert Clark and their Pro Stock Olds Firenza.

63. TONS OF FUN-Johnny Griffin's record holding, race

winning Pure Stock Olds 98 is just that.

72. FATHER OF INVENTION The Jack Kulp story....

there's more than meets the eye.

RACING

36. ADRA WORLD FINALS-COLOR-Whiting, Pulde.

and Hagerty win at Spokane, Washington.

52.

MOUNTAIN MOTOR NATS-COLOR-Roy Hill's

Ford Tempo wins MIR's annual battle of the behemoths.

58. SS&DI SPORTSMAN CLASSIC-COLOR-

Chattanooga rocks out with over 300 IHRA sportsman

racers.

78. TEXAS NATIONALS-Billy Meyer's new "super track"

gives up the sport's quickest and fastest times ever.

TECHNICAL

31. 1000 HP CHEVY-Sonny Leonard offers a "Top Sports-

man" engine package for serious minded bracket racers.

46. PAPER TIGERS-SS&DI's fast bracket series continues

with a 454 '66 Biscayne; it may be heavy, but it's no stone.

64. POWER TO THE PAVEMENT Pro Stock chassis sci-

ence with Race Craft's Don Ness.

68. TALKING HEADS-Pro Stock racer Butch Leal dis-

cusses the latest cylinder head technologies.

6020

DEPARTMENTS

6. Editorial

8. Letters

12. Technical Insights

14. New Gear

16. Up In Smoke

18. 1320 Notes

84. Combustion Corner

90. National Record

98. & Drag Illustrated,

Cover: Billy Hall's chopped Austin kicks off coverage of SS&DI's 2nd

annual Sportsman Classic at Chattanooga; Jesse LeJeune's trick Ford

Falcon is little guy racing at its best; and the Coonce & Clark Olds

Firenza highlights a special Pro Stock section. Photos by Dick Bryant,

Francis Butler and Richard Brady.