Sox & Martin

 The Most Famous Team in Drag Racing

by Jim Schild


As the sport of drag racing exploded in the 1950s, two youngsters from North Carolina each rose through the ranks racing Chevrolets. It didn't take long for one of them to realize that if you couldn't beat him it may be best to join him. Buddy Martin approached Ronnie Sox about campaigning a 1963 Z-11 Chevy; and with that partnership, the most dominant duo in the history of drag racing was formed. Sox & Martin: The Most Famous Team in Drag Racing is a comprehensive archival recap of straight-line racing's greatest duo. Historic and modern imagery recapture the celebrated Plymouth race cars campaigned by Ronnie and Buddy throughout their legendary partnership. Also chronicled are the lesser-known Oldsmobile, Ford, Pontiac, Chevrolet, and Mercury mounts predating their time with Chrysler. The races, the cars, the events; all of it is covered here during this golden age of drag racing. Author Jim Schild, with the help of Buddy Martin, Herb McCandless, Jake King, Diane Sox, Dave Christie, and others, has created the most exhaustive, authentic review of the illustrious drag racing career of Sox & Martin. Add this title to your racing library today.

Jim Schild has been interested in automobiles all of his life and has spent the past 55 years working on, building, and driving them. He has written 24 books and numerous magazine articles on cars and racing and is considered an authority on the 1962-1969 maximum-performance Dodge and Plymouth.
 
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments 6 
Introduction 7 
Chapter 1: The Beginning 
Ronnie Sox 9 
Buddy Martin 15 
Sox & Martin Racing 16 
Move to Mercury 18 
Racing in 1964 22 
Move to Chrysler 25 
Chapter 2: 1965-1967 Chrysler Super Stock and Funny Cars 
1965 A/FX Program 27 
The Rush to Compete 29 
The First Super Stock Nationals 34 
Match Racer to Funny Car 36 
New Super Stock Package 39 
Back to Stock 42 
1967 Racing Events 44 
Chapter 3: 1968-1969 Super Stock Domination 
The Importance of Team Image 49 
Clinic Popularity 51 
The Winternationals 54 
Two Road Runners and a Barracuda 55 
The A-Body Terror 57 
1968 Drag Racing Season 59 
1969 Drag Racing Season 65 
The Birth of Pro Stock 70 
Chapter 4: 1970-1972 Pro Stock 4-Speed Era 
Sox & Martin, Inc. 73 
Changes for 1970 74 
The E-Body Hemi Pro Stock 75 
1970 Pro Stock Competition 78 
New Power For 1971 83 
1971 Pro Stock Domination 85 
Rules Changes for 1972 92 
1972 Meets from Coast to Coast 94 
Hemi Duster Number Two 99 
Buddy Martin Steps Up 103 
Chapter 5: 1973-1975 Pro Stock Evolution 
Chrysler Engineering Innovation 105 
1973 Racing Results 106 
Hemi Duster Number Three 108 
Big Changes for 1974 113 
The Dodge Hemi Colt 115 
The Split 120 
To Race Again? 121 
1975 Racing Highlights 123 
Chapter 6: 1976-1998 Changes in Relationships 
Ronnie Goes It Alone 125 
Together Again in Dodges 127 
1979 Racing Highlights 130 
1980 Results 132 
1981 Season in a Mustang 133 
Forced Retirement in 1982 135 
Jump to a Camaro 135 
Nostalgia Takes Over 138 
Racing the Comet Replica 139 
Another Reunion in 1995 145 
The Crash 148 
The Team Goes Truckin' 150 
Ronnie on His Own Again 155 
Chapter 7: The Continuing Legacy 
A Devastating Diagnosis 159 
The Ronnie Sox Foundation 162 
Appreciation of the Legacy 164 
The Race Cars that Keep on Racing 167 
Model Cars and Commemoratives 170 
The Digital Universe 172 
Index 174


Softcover. 8 1/2 x 11. 178 pages. BRAND NEW!

  

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