Jimmy Bridges has been racing Super Stock at the NHRA U.S. Nationals for 44 years and says this year will be his last. The Nashville, Tenn.-based driver is racing his stick-shifted, Super Stock/B 1967 Corvette Stingray.

"Super Stock racing has changed a lot for me," admitted Bridges. "The first time we came, we raced with the 1965 Chevelle. Even though we had raced the car locally, that event back in 1972 was the first national event ever for me."

Bridges smiles when he recalls winning class during his inaugural experience.

"Won class 23 times," Bridges added.

The breakdown included six wins with the Chevelle, eight times with a Camaro and ten times with his present car.

"In drag racing, this is our Daytona 500 and our biggest race of the year, there's a lot of prestige in winning this event," explained Bridges. "I think, at almost 76 years old, it's time to call this one my last one."

Bridges said he's already scoped out something else to fill the Labor Day void, and the spare time he will be filled with something motorsports related.

"We'll be at the local circle tracks close to home," Bridges confirmed. "We do carburetors and some motors, cylinder heads, and we make a spacer that is the only one that fits the track's rules."

Bridges says his Corvette will go up for sale this winter.

"If we come back, we will either be in a Chevelle or an '85 Mustang," Bridges said.

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