Not really, because there is NOTHING about a pro-stocker that remotely relates to new car MODEL sales. Toyota sponsors top-fuel cars......why? It's sure not because people relate a fuel car to what they drive.
In the 60s, the "factory wars" were stockers and super stockers. Joe Blow, could go buy what he saw at the track duking it out. Same car, same motor. Pro-Stock morphed from that, but has been NOTHING related to factory cars in eons.....pretty much since they went to the 500" format.
Guys longing to see factory cars like Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers vying for supremacy in Pro-Stock, can just hang that up. Not going to happen and hasn't happened in 30 years in that class. By the time Pro-Stock adopted the 500" rule, HEMIs were long gone, muscle cars were gone, and big blocks came in tow trucks for the other brands. So it was nothing then but BRAND, had nothing to do with the actual cars. Think guys went out and bought a new 4 banger Ford EXP, because Glidden just won Pro-Stock in one with a shotgun HEMI in it
And this is exactly why, IMO they SHOULD use factory blocks and cars. Maybe if people raced cars that other could actually purchase it would be more interesting creating more of a following. Matt
