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Nostalgia Super Stock is a popular, and among the fastest growing forms of drag racing

Drag racing

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. The Class recreates the style of drag racing very popular in the 1960s with drivers like Ronnie Sox

Ronnie Sox

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, Dick Landy, Butch Leal and Mickey Thompson

Mickey Thompson

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NSS' roots go back to the early 1980s, when retired Super Stock racers Dave Duell, Alren Vanke and others started exhibition racing 1960s style Super Stock at Nostalgia racing events. The popularity of the class evolved into a category of drag racing with hundreds of cars and drivers competing in Championship series, and large Nostalgia Drag Racing events.

The spirit of NSS drag racing has the same models of cars that raced Super Stock between 1959 and 1969 -- but with certain safety equipment updates. The cubic inch displacement of the engines in Nostalgia Super Stock is not a tech item, and motors as large as 620 CID has these cars running as quick as 8-seconds in the quarter mile, at speeds over 150 miles per hour (67 m/s).

While there are many different series, clubs, and events running NSS—the rules most run were developed and agreed by representatives from most of the clubs, and Universal at most NSS events.

The largest annual NSS Racer is the Dave Duell Classic

Dave Duell Classic

Dave Duell Classic is World's largest drag racing event for Nostalgia Super Stock drag racing. It is considered to be the NSS Nationals, with as many as 90 Nostalgia Super Stock cars competing.-History:...

(named in honor of Dave Duell, which has seen as many as 90 Nostalgia Super Stock cars compete it what is considered the Class' National event. The event is currently run in the fall at Beechbend Raceway in Bowling Green, KY. While it is run in conjunction with a NMCA event, it is administered by Dave's son, Doug.

Some of the more popular cars currently running in NSS include Drag'n Wag'n, Texas Whale, Hustling Hooser, and the Big Red Ram.

Class Description

Nostalgia Super Stock is an index-style foot brake only class for the year models, body styles, and engine combinations which raced in the A/FX and Super Stock classes of the ’60s. Exceptions in the authenticity of these cars will be allowed, for instance those relating to safety, equality in performance, availability, and durability. Sandbagging, excessive braking near the finish line or excessive mph for a given e.t. is subject to result in a disqualification. The class will qualify by elapsed time closest to index, be paired according to qualifying positions, and then advance to eliminations.

Eligible Year Models & Body Styles

The following is a list of cars/engines, which are allowed to compete in the Nostalgia Super Stock class:

AMC AMX
AMC AMX
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: 1968 - 1969; 390
Chevrolet
Chevrolet
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Full Bodied: 1959-64; 348 & 409s, Z11 427
Chevrolet Full Bodied: 1965-67; 396-454
Chevrolet Chevelle: 1964 - 1967; 396-454
Pontiac
Pontiac
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Full Bodied: 1959-67; 389-455
Tempest/GTO: 1962-67; 389-455
Ford
Ford Motor Company
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Full Bodied: 1959-67; 390-427
Ford Thunderbolt: 1964; 427
Fairlane
Ford Fairlane
- Automobiles :* Ford Fairlane , a car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company between 1955 and 1970* Ford Fairlane , a car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1959 and 2007- See also :...

/Comet/Cyclone/Falcon: 1963-67; 390, 427
Dodge
Dodge
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/Plymouth
Plymouth (automobile)
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Full Bodied: 1960-67; 383-440 wedge
Dodge/Plymouth Full Bodied: 1964-67; Hemi
Buick
Buick
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Full Bodied: 1960-67; 401-455
Skylark
Skylark
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GS: 1964-67; 400-401-455
Chevelle
Chevelle
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: 1964-67; 396-454
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile
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Full Bodied: 1960-67; 394-400-455
Cutlass
Cutlass
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/442: 1964-67; 400-455
Dart/Barracuda: 1967-69; 383-440
Dart/Barracuda: 1968; 426 Hemi
Hemi engine
A Hemi engine is an internal combustion engine in which the roof of each cylinder's combustion chambers is of hemispherical form.- History :...

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