All In The Family
While it's not unusual to see families involved in racing, it is a bit of a rarity to see three generations of a single clan involved, each with their own race car. That's the standard operating procedure for the Thompson family of Gainesville, Texas, though, and they made a very respectable showing at the POCI Drag Meet at Tulsa Raceway Park.
Family patriarch Bill ran his '77 Can Am in Stock, his son Brad competed in Super Chief with his '80 Trans Am and Brad's daughter, Shelby, is the fastest of the trio, running in Super Chief with her Pontiac-powered rear-engined dragster. They made many passes and answered questions from race fans while in the pits.
When all of the smoke cleared, Brad came home with a Third Place finish in the Super Chief Class. He ran a 9.567 at 135.97 with his roof-mounted "gumball machine," letting everyone know he was on his way to the finish line. Here's one family that understands the value of quality time-in the form of low e.t.'s!
| 2007 Pontiac-Oakland Club |
| International Convention Awards |
| Best Of Show Awards |
| Pre War |
| • Jim Cohen | Ozark, MO | '11 Oakland |
| Post War |
| • Lou Calasibetta | Stillwater, NJ | '57 Transcontinental 4-door SW |
| Special Awards |
| Joe Oliver Award |
| • Terry & Debbie Harden | Strafford, MO | '38 Deluxe 6 4-door Sedan |
| Most Interesting Pre War |
| • Ken & Marsha Aikins | Sand Springs, OK | '38 GMC 3/4 Ton Pick Up |
| Most Interesting Post War |
| • David & Julie Bailey | Broken Arrow, OK | '57 GMC 100 Pickup |
| Concours d'Elegance Award |
| • Bo & Frances Bogaty | Birmingham, AL | '68 Firebird |
| Race Car Class Award |
| • Ed Bax | Eugene, MO | '62 Catalina |