Drag racing fans have a fondness for the drag cars that competed during the sport’s golden era (from the late 1950s through the 1970s). The cars were simpler to understand and, in many classes, were similar to cars that people saw on the street. A Pro Stock car in the early 1970s resembled a street car with big slicks and a massive engine. Today’s Pro Stock cars look more like fighter jets than street cars. The newer cars just aren’t as relatable as those from the past.

With the evolution of technology and the sanctioning bodies constantly changing class rules, drag cars often don’t last very long before they are no longer competitive or a sanctioning body has outlawed the tech that the car features. So, what happens to all of these old race cars? Some sit in a shed, some are dismantled and parted out, and some still race in small events or vintage events across the country.

In Drag Racing’s Quarter-Mile Warriors: Volume II, prolific veteran drag racing author Doug Boyce chronicles even more of the most popular cars from the sport’s golden era. Rail cars, Funny Cars, Altereds, Junior Stocks, and Super Stocks are all covered here―more than 80 of them in a “then and now” format. A blend of vintage and modern photos tell the story of the racing lives of these cars.

About the Author

Doug Boyce has a lifelong addiction to drag racing. He turned his first wrench at age 8 and attended his first race at age 10. The essence of burning rubber and screaming open pipes filled his head, and by his early teens, he was elbow deep in building classic cars. He continued to fuel the fire while working in the automotive field. Boyce has written numerous club and magazine articles related to drag racing's golden years. He has an ongoing love of drag racing and the way that it used to be. He is the author of Drag Racing in the 1960s, Drag Racing’s Rebels: How the AHRA Changed Quarter-Mile Competition, Grumpy's Toys, Junior Stock, Drag Racing’s Quarter-Mile Warriors: Then & Now, 1001 Drag Racing Facts, Match Race Mayhem, Dyno Don: The Cars and Career of Dyno Don Nicholson, and several other best-selling CarTech titles.

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