The Daily Drag -- 1960s super stock and F/X racing : Village gossip

Monday, April 15, 2013

Village gossip

Yes, Village Gossip is the title of the Santa Fe Daily New Mexican column in which this item was buried, along with news of families traveling, having visitors, wearing new hats to church, etc. on Sept. 17, 1962.
Sort of like this, from a 1963 North Carolina newspaper:

I would loved to have seen races at Fayetteville. Wish I could find pictures of it. Most all of what I know is in Larry Davis' great book "Super Stock: Drag Racing the Family Sedan." Piedmont is another NC classic.

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Time slips

No drag racing has surpassed the super stock and factory experimental racing of the 1960s, and for me the Southern "run what you brung" style was its epitome.

This is a look back at that era through newspapers. You will see race ads and race coverage -- more advance stories than results, from 1962-66 or 1967 -- yes, some of the early funny cars, too (AWBs, no floppers), and anything else drag-related that has interest.

The tracks will be familiar and obscure. The cars and drivers will be some of the era's famous names, as well as local guys who raced out of the national spotlight.