[ponyakr]

This was one of the videos posted in the Stock/SS section, on the Class Racer forum. .

@ the 10:16 point is Keri Angeles driving the John Angeles '69 SS Bird. This car & driver are said to be the 1st regular SS Pontiac 400 powered car to break into the 9's, back in 2000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d24NRIQkjCI&t=34s

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2001#indextop

[ponyakr]

Well, I may have already posted this. But if so, I don't remember it. Did a quick search & didn't find it.

I've probably mentioned that the John Angeles '69 SS BIrd, with daughter Keri driving, was the first reg SS class 400 Pontiac powered car to run in the 9's, back in 2000.

Well, I assume I'd read this, but if I did, I suppose it didn't register.

"...it's important to point out that Roy McKinney was the VERY first NHRA Super Stocker running in a GT class of Super Stock with a 400 cubic inch engine to run in the nines back in 1997. Roy deserves that mention..."

Just read this yesterday. If it's correct, that means that the McKinney GT car got into the 9's about 3 years before the reg SS class Angeles car did it.

I say " If ", because I read about both, on Bruce Fulper's site. Can anybody here verify the info presented about these 2 cars ?

There are other 400 Pontiac powered GT cars that have run 9's. But, if this info is correct, The McKinney car was the 1st to do it.

The McKinney family has had lots of success racing Pontiacs, beginning with that Stock win at the '77 US Nats. I'd say they earned hero status, in the Pontiac drag racing world !

Anyhow, here are the 2 pics I have of the McKinney GT BIrd. The 1st pic was at the 40th US Nats race. I think that was in 1994, 3 years before the car supposedly got into the 9's. I assume the car in the 2nd pic is the same car, but with a different hood. Not positive. In case some here are not familiar with the McKinney cars, I'll add a couple of pics of one of their SS Birds, when it was red.

[ponyakr]

I did some posts about Don Kennedy. For those who are not aware & have not read what I posted, Don proposed most of the original rules for the GT category of the Super Stock class.

He was racing a '73 Bird as an SD455 powered Super Stocker. After NHRA adopted the GT rules, Don switched over to an SD455 powered 3rd gen Bird, to run in GT Super Stock.

After running it for several years, he put it up for sale in around '09. I don't think I posted this - can't remember. Just run across the thread he posted here in the For Sale section.

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...35&postcount=1

As most know, he switched over to the 428 powered Sunfire, he still races. Some will remember that he got the GT/EA class win, at Indy, in 2019 ! That's also the year that Todd Frantz got the GT/FA class win, also with 428 Pontiac power.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop

Anyhow, Don Kennedy is a long time Pontiac Super Stock drag racer.

[ponyakr]

I'll add this update. Driving that same 428 powered Cobalt that Todd Frantz drove to the 2019 US Nats GT/FA class win, at this year's US Nats, Irvin Johns drove to the GT/EA win. It was an All-Pontiac final, against Stacy McCarty's 3rd gen GT Bird.

Johns qualified #20, with a 9.144.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2021#indextop

Also, here's a short video interview of Don Kennedy, with his 428 Pontiac powered GT/EA Sunfire.

http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...98&postcount=6

[ponyakr]

Recently learned of this 6X 400 Bird.

It ran more than a sec under at times.

Won a div 2 race, back in '99, I believe it was.

He was #8 on this nat event Q-list.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=37286

"I won the 1999 NHRA division 2 points meet @atlanta ga. Ran an old worn engine 6x 400 but still did ok. Ran the div2 national open in Montgomery Ala.don’t remember which year. Tried to get gt/ha record of 10.25 ,best it would run was 10.261, close but no cigar. Ran IHRA national event @ darlington SC,IHRA Divisonal &farmington nc (runner up). , IHRA Carolina dragway sc. (runner up). Hard to remember Dates of all races I entered, getting old and forgetful. Bruce Campbell former 2704 S/SS"

This is another example of a Pontiac powered GT car, that I didn't know had Pontiac power. There are probably others.

For a while, the car was named "Tat'r".

https://autoimagery.photoshelter.com...LQRJqA-&GI_ID=

He sent me some pics. Some are not very good quality. But these are all I have.

[ponyakr]

Yep. Scott is #1, driving his Pontiac powered '91 Bird !

https://www.nhra.com/standings/2021/...ab=super-stock

[ponyakr]

This is a salute to Phil Monteith.

His "Hatari" Pontiac powered SS cars have probably won more races & nat championships than any other Pontiac powered SS car.

I assume he began with his '69 RAIV Bird, which he ran in B/SA for a few years, before switching over to SS.

He later bought the former Herslow & Morlock '73 SD455 T/A nat record holder. He switched it over to a 400 powered '74 model. Sal Biondo drove it to his 1st nat event win, in '90.

Phil then fielded an '82 model Bird in GT Super Stock. Peter Biondo won his 1st SS nat championship in it.

Since then, Phil has been running a 4th gen Bird in GT, 1st with a 400, then switching over to a 428. Peter won at least 2 more nat championships, picking up lots of big wins in Phil's Pontiac powered Bird.

Phil still runs the 4th gen & has a hand in the Pickett/Agneta 4th gen GT Bird & the Biondo 2nd gen Stocker Bird.

So, Phil has quite a history in Pontiac powered class racing. My hat's off to him ! Congrats Phil, for all your success in Pontiac powered drag racing !

[Coolcanman]

Campbells car was Johnny Duncans 85 no vin factory car before he builr red 4th gen

[ponyakr]

Originally Posted by Coolcanman

Campbells car was Johnny Duncans 85 no vin factory car before he builr red 4th gen

Thanks for that info !


Mike Morgan Bird:

Thought I posted this, somewhere on the site. Just did a quick search & couldn't find it. Saw the ad on racingjunk.com, while lookin for something else.

The car is a '77 Formula, with a "Parsons & Myers"
built Pontiac 350 engine. Has "Heads UP" built heads on it. Car has run more than a sec under it's index, & has won class @ Indy. Was also RU in class to Bill Rink, @ Indy, a couple of times.

It was once raced by Sal Piacentini, in div 1.

I suppose it could be raced with the 350, or a 400.

OR, one could make a bracket car out of it, with any Pontiac V8.

At 1st, the $35k price seemed a little high. But, as I've checked some current prices, & thought more about it, I've decided you'd be hard pressed to find a better deal on a proven competitive Pontiac powered SS car.

https://www.racingjunk.com/stock-sup...29&from=search