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[Nunz]

Since the thread has focused on PS for a bit I thought this may be interesting:

WHY NHRA PRO STOCK WENT 500 CUBIC INCHES: THE REAL STORY BEHIND DRAG RACING’S MOST DEFINING RULE | Competition Plus

Originally published March 2003

competitionplus.com

 

[65 Goatboy]

We think of PS as the American big 3, now 1.
There is toyota, honda, hyundai, kia, and a host of other possibilities. Maybe working something out with foreign-owned auto companies could revitalize the class.

Nascar's been racing Toyota Camry's in cup for quite a while, Dodge Ram pickups are coming to truck series in 2026.

 

[none]

MOPAR didn't have to run the Dart, they ran it because it was smaller and more aerodynamic.
The Challenger is huge, it's actually built on the same platform as the Chrysler 300. If they wanted to, they could have made it into a PS car. But it's size would be a disadvantage.

Alan

 

[TSK]

That article has the incorrect starting year for PS. It began in 1970 at the Winternationals, not 1971.
I quit reading after that.

 

[TSK]

That's very interesting about the Dart. Wonder what is the wheelbase length? I remember reading something about WJ when he drove the Firenza about the shorter wheelbase making it a little harder to handle, and also seem to remember that was a criticism by the Dodge Boys regarding the Daytona.

The wheelbase on the Dart, produced from 2012 until 2016, was approximately 106.4 inches.

 

[ironpony]

https://www.fivestarbodies.com/Files/Resources/Rules--Dimensions/DartProStock_dimensions.pdf