YORK, PA – The ’65 Altered Wheelbase Dodge of the late Dave Strickler from York will be heading home for the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1st Super Stock Nationals held at York US 30 Dragway on August 7, 1965 which will be presented at the York Expo Center, York Fairgrounds during the 14th Annual Musclecar Madness at the York Reunion on July 10-11, 2015.
The event turned out to be the largest one day drag racing event ever presented and ended in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The event is known to this very day as the “Woodstock of Drag Racing.” Nick Smith of Stuart, Florida the current owner of the world famous Strickler Dodge will also be displaying a 1964 Ford Galaxie lightweight 427 at the show as well.
The York event has had a history of having the largest attendance of legends of the drag racing sport at one event at one time. This year’s event will be no exception with “Ohio George” Montgomery, Al Joniec, Jon Lundberg, “Miss Hurst” Linda Vaughn, Wally Bell, Bruce Larson, Jim Wemett, Jack Redd, George Snizek, Bob Harrop, Bobby Warren, Jim Walther, Jere Stahl, Arlen Fadely, Larry Lombardo, Tom Sneden, Ed Hedrick, Tommy Kling, George Cureton, George Weiler, George Nye, and the list goes on.
In addition, the list of legendary race cars is always impressive. The Jim and Alison Lee “Great Expectations” top fuel entry of Brian Beattie; the “USA-1″ Camaro of Bruce Larson; the ’62 Old Reliable” driven also by the late Dave Strickler and owned by Larry Brinkley from Ohio; the Golden Commandos “Goldfish” entry of Bruce Lindstrom, Sarasota, Florida; the ’68 Sox & Martin hemi of Jim Rush, Edgewood, Maryland; the Tasmanian Devil tribute car of George and Scott Snizek, West Hempstead, New York; Jim Boburka, ’69 Camaro record holder Pittsburgh, PA; and the Fabulous ’55 T-bird “Salty’s Shaker” from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, to name a few, in addition, to the Strickler altered wheelbase entry, plus many more.
The show opens Friday, July 10th at 1 p.m. and Saturday, July 11th at 9 a.m. The event provides support for the York County SPCA and the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing in York Springs. Admission is $15.00, children 12 and under free and free parking. Active military are free with i.d.
The giant nostalgia weekend concludes with the running of the 12th Annual York Nostalgia Nationals at Beaver Springs Dragway on Sunday, July 12th. Activities begin at 8 a.m.
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