Drag racing was gaining in popularity in ... One of those pros was Herb McCandless, who gained fame by winning the 1970 NHRA US Nationals Pro Stock in a Plymouth Duster, but he got his start ...

The NHRA inaugurated the Pro Stock class in 1970 to give the top drivers in the Super Stock and Modified Production “door slammer” classes a pathway to making drag racing a profession.

Starting with the 1970 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona ... and Sammy Miller brought Pro-stock drag racing into the eye of the public, and the legends of these ridiculous racers still stand firm ...