Californian Larry “Butch” Leal’s illustrious drag race career started about the same time he earned his driver’s license. His career took him from the 1960s Stock and Super Stock (S/S) eliminators to the early nitro-burning altered wheelbase and flip-top funny cars. In 1970, he moved to the new Pro Stock class. After a few years, the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) weighed down the Pro Stock Mopars, so to remain relevant, Leal went back to the sportsman categories running Modified Eliminator and Gas classes for several years before re-emerging in Pro Stock in the 1980s.

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