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 ...

I n 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 ...

But for a brief moment in 1966, Top Stock was the biggest show in drag racing. Bill Jenkins passed away in 2012 and Jere Stahl passed away in 2016, both leaving an indelible mark on the history of ...

He has built and raced OS/S cars, A/FX cars, Super Stock cars, match-race cars, Junior Stock cars, ... Bill Jenkins:I've always lived within 20 miles of where we're sitting, ...

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.

This Vega is the car that Jenkins’ employee/mechanic turned Pro Stock driver Larry Lombardo drove to his first ever Pro Stock win in his first ever time behind the wheel at the ’74 ...

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.