Of course, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins didn’t invent the big-block 1967 Camaro but his touch in choosing, prepping, tuning, and driving his now famous, plain white ’6 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Grandma Jenkins hadn’t always been a race car driver. Thirteen years ago, she had been a regular old granny, baking cookies in her retirement home, when one day she woke up and realized she was ...

Jenkins and Stahl invented, refined, and popularized many of the technical innovations that are now commonplace in professional racing.

Jenkins didn't begin to support himself with a race car until 1968 or '69, but his financially unbalanced act went a long way toward establishing a fearsome, enduring reputation.

Jenkins has been building racing engines for about 60 years now, and continues to do just that every day at age 81 in his modest but efficient shop in Malvern, Pennsylvania. We sent Jim McCraw, a ...

NHRA Pro Stock racer Bill “Grumpy’’ Jenkins, one of drag racing’s most influential stars, has died. He was 81.

Drag-racing legend Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins has died at the age of 81. Jenkins earned fame by helping revolutionize the Pro Stock class through innovations in engines, suspensions and other parts.

Wallace purchased the car in 2008 from baseball star Reggie Jackson and the car is signed by the late Bill Jenkins on the rear deck lid.