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Bits and pieces of Smokey's life are on display in museums around the country, and his other books, such as the small-block Chevy bible, Smokey Yunick's Power Secrets, will be around as long as ...
This 1957 Kurtis Kraft 500G was the late "Smokey" Yunick's first Indy car. It's heading to the Worldwide Auctioneers sale in Scottsdale, Arizona, where it will be lot 30. This 1957 Kurtis Kraft ...
Henry "Smokey" Yunick was born in Tennessee in 1923 and grew up in the outskirts of Philadelphia, where he dropped out of school in the 10th grade to support his mother and sister.
Ten years ago today, one of the true Only-in-America stories came to an end with the passing of Smokey Yunick, who died at 77 after losing a battle with leukemia. Born on a Pennsylvania farm; died ...
"Smokey" Yunick was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990 and you knew for certain that his cars would consistently run up front. - Super Chevy Magazine ...
Smokey Yunick once built a fire-breathing Camaro in Daytona Beach's "Best Damn Garage in Town." The renowned muscle car is leaving the scene.
Smokey Yunick would spend the rest of his life (1985 to 2001) immersed in projects that ranged from exploring numerous alternative energy sources (wind, geothermal, wave action, ...
Smokey Yunick always thought big. With access to Chevy's brand new 1967 Camaro, and liking its wind-cheating body, power-to-weight ratio, and the availability of both small-block and big-block ...
Henry 'Smokey' Yunick is one of racing's most venerated mechanics, as well the sport's best known bender of the rules. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe LUV is said to have been Smokey's personal ...
One of the founding fathers of stock-car racing, Smokey Yunick was a pioneer in the area of rules interpretation which sometimes labeled him an outlaw genius.