The Story Behind Chrysler’s 1968 Hemi Super Stock Program

The Super Stock class was one of the big highlights of 1960s drag racing. You had drivers like Butch Leal, Dave Strickler, Al Joniec, Bill Jenkins, and Al Eckstrand, just to name a few. Everyday grocery-getters were hopped up, and homologated to meet specifications to run in this class. Normal bias-ply tires were swapped out for 7” “cheater slicks” in the rear, which was the only legal tire for the Super Stock class, up until 1968.

Read the whole story at Mopar Connection Magazine HERE:

Probably one of the worst articles I have ever read. Spends time talking about black gel coat fenders, doesn’t mention key items about weight reduction, mods made to the power train, etc.

And he makes it sound like no one knows about the Hemi Cuda, just the Dart.

He has the MCACN mentioned as being in Detroit, wrong.

By the way, Super Stock allowed larger tires in 1967 than mentioned in the article.