Since the early days or racing, Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth have
dominated drag strips and race tracks. During 1955 alone, Chrysler 300s
won 37 major stock car races and clinched both the NASCAR and AAA stock
car championships.
Although the impressive engine options of 1950s consistently
out-performed the competition, they were a mere opening act for the
extremes of performance that would be unleashed throughout the
1960s--the golden era of drag racing and factory super-performance cars.
Maximum Performance: Super Stock Drag Racing 1962-1969 details
Chrysler's amazing dominance in this era. Its drivers were among drag
racing's first paid professional racers, and this book covers the
complete story of Mopar drag racing accompanied by historical imagery as
well as contemporary photos. This is the real story behind Super Stock
and Factory Experimental drag racing as told the people who lived it!
