Lousiana Pro Street Flashback

By Danny White

This has to be the best known Pro Streeter of all time. The red 57 Chevy driven by Tony Christian was the premier racer, running 6.72, 208.42 times with the brick.

Joe Cleary swtiched from Pro Stock to Pro Street with this Firebird. Cleary has run 6.81, 202.76 without a power booster.

Joel Collins raced Pro Stock and Pro Street with this Probe before crashing it at Shreveport. Best in P/ST form was 6.80 at 204.80.

Lawerence Conley's "Tweaked" turbo Camaro has run 6.55 at 212.33.

Mark Dantoni was the scourge of the treads, running 6.66 at 212.33 in this Monte Carlo.

I call this Opps! Joe Dellamagorie left before the tree came down ruining my shot.

Texan Steve Greteman has a P/ST Nova that runs 7.47 at 183.54.

I loved the paint scheme on Jr. Griffen's Firebird (purchased from Kenny Williams). Griffen got the ex Pro Stocker to run 7.15 at 195.

Hank Hill's T-Bird ran 6.70 at 206.23 without the help of a blower, turbo, or nitrous.

Shane Nixon's smooth nitrous small block Camaro from Central Texas ran 7.47 at 183.

Bob Rieger made a tidal wiave when he jumped into the Pro Street Wars. His killer S-10 ran 6.70 at 206.76 with Duttweiler power.

Chuck Samuel's turbo P/ST ran 6.72 at 209.00. NHRA should have let the Pro Stock Trucks run like this!

Chris Shortridge's killer small block Camaro has run 6.999 at 200.92.

The late Carl Silmon could run with the best, hitting numbers of 6.84 at 211.

Annette Summers, the first lady of P/ST, in her second Camaro that ran 6.84 at 211.

This unidenified Louisiana Vette was outclassed but looked great!

Short on performance, but long on showmanship was a way to describe Shane Wiley's Camaro.

The "Sandman" Tony Williams got this car to run 6.73 at 211.16 in P/ST. He now runs a Nitro Coupe.

Don Wooten's 52 Chevy ran 6.57 at 217.11 in Pro Mod trim.

A classic final of two rivals.

Danny White