I just ran across this page on facebook the other day. It has tons of old photos of cars and drag racing, some of the local ones from this area too.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1543880112553183/media/photos
I even found a picture of this car there-
I think i've mentioned this car on here before, because I saw it a Suffolk, Va. in the 70's. This is the Vette that had the big GMC six cylinder truck engine in it, hood scoop sat way off to one side. It would pull the front wheels like that every time he changed gears, all the way to high gear. I think the car ran 10.00 or 10.01 every time I saw it make a pass, it was just fun to watch.
And here's those local guys- the Wisecarver brothers from just up the road. I thought this was a great picture-
They had two identical Chevy II's, later they had a Chevy II wagon they raced, also a 66 or 67. This must be an early picture, because the lettering on the cars kept getting a little fancier.
This is probably the latest picture.
They also built race cars for other people too. I don't even know if they're still racing, but they were pretty big at one time, going to Bristol, Rockingham, Darlingon to race. I saw them on the TV at Bristol one time, and Gary's brother Charlie was the IHRA National Champion in his class one year. I knew Gary because he used to haul some chips to Westvaco in Covington for H.H.Moore in a Transtar with a 318 in it. Super nice guy.