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In 1974, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins took the body shell of a Chevrolet Vega and built a race car inside of it. It changed the world of drag racing. And after that NHRA Pro Stock drag race Vega ...

History records that on February, 5, 1970, Malvern, Pennsylvania Chevrolet star, Bill, "Grumpy" Jenkins wheeled his ZL1 engine 1968 Chevrolet Camaro match racer "Grumpy's Toy VI" to the first ever ...

In 1974, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins took the body shell of a Chevrolet Vega and built a race car inside of it. It changed the world of drag racing. And after that NHRA Pro Stock drag race Vega ...

And ultimately, this pulled out a 3-1 win (25-18, 25-22, 25-20 and 27-20) over Venice in the Class 3A, District 8 Championship game Wednesday at George Jenkins High School.

When the NHRA created Pro Stock from the top Super Stock ranks in 1970, Jenkins was there, and he would go on to win the NHRA Pro Stock Championship in 1972 as a driver, then again in 1976 as a ...

Based on a 1974 Chevrolet Vega, "Grumpy" Jenkins' drag racer revolutionized the Pro Stock class and won 13 events in its first year at the strip.

With under three minutes to go and Jenkins up four, I’yarna Lee drove to the basket and kicked it out to Browner, who found nothing but net and put the Warriors ahead 44-37. A couple of minutes later, ...

Now 27, Jenkins recalls that debut week as fondly as one can. Nostalgia drips from the story Jenkins tells of a photo still hanging on his bedroom wall. He had just made his third birdie in a row.

And ultimately, this pulled out a 3-1 win (25-18, 25-22, 25-20 and 27-20) over Venice in the Class 3A, District 8 Championship game Wednesday at George Jenkins High School.