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The Story of 'Old Stewball'

Tom Hurley – St Paul, Texas

The name Stewball comes from a song performed by Peter, Paul and Mary in the 60’s.  It was about a race horse that never drank water, it always drank wine.

This Stewball has been a race car since 1960.  It has raced on tracks such as Caddo Mills, Green Valley Raceway and Dallas International Motor Speedway.  It was an AHRA Record Holder and a NHRA Gas Class car in the 60’s and 70’s.  Its last drag race was in 1978 by Joe Nelson. 

After that is sat under a car port until 2000 when the transformation began to make a Bonneville Land Speed racer out of it.  In 2013 Stewball made its debut at the Bonneville Speedweek for its first runs.  In 2015 Stewball ran at the El Mirage Dry Lake for licensing runs where it ran 174 MPH.  At the 2016 Speedweeks, it ran 194 MPH in a licensing run where the front end hit on a rough track surface and was damaged.  In the 2018 Speedweeks, this ’57 Chevy had a top speed of 217 MPH and averaged 209 MPH over a timed mile.

Power comes from a Hans Feustel prepped 632 DART big block with a pair of 1150 cfm Holley Dominators on a Dart Tunnel Ram, Dart Aluminum heads just to hit the high lights!  It produces 1150 HP and 903 lbs of torque at 7200 rpm. 

 

More about
 Tom Hurley’s ‘Stewball’

Reprinted from Driving Line
August 2016 

WHY THE UNDERDOG ALWAYS WINS:
A SPEEDWEEK STORY

 

 “The stupidest thing I ever said,” exclaims Tom Hurley, “was, ‘I bet we could put a motor in this and get it going real cheap for Bonneville.’”

Land speed racing, or racing of any sort for that matter, isn’t known to be a penny-pinching pastime; but that doesn’t mean there aren’t grassroots and shoestring teams aplenty out at any given raceway, including the famed Bonneville Salt Flats.

While Tom had clearly made a large investment in his 1957 Chevy “Old Stewball,” his trip to Speedweek 2016 had all the makings of a grassroots racing endeavor… and I mean that in the best way possible.

At an event that had an epic over-400mph showdown of George Poteet versus Danny Thompson, Speedweek racers and fans respect the technological innovation that funding brings but overwhelmingly will root for the team with the most heart. In Poteet vs Thompson it was a highly funded professional crew versus the son of the late, great Mickey Thompson out to finally fulfill his father’s aims. Poteet went faster, but Thompson was who we were cheering for.
Tom, like all the other racers, had waited since 2013 for a Speedweek, with weather/salt conditions cancelling the past two August events. 

“I haven’t even given it gas yet,” he quips. Having first brought the Chevy out in 2013, Tom had dreamed about the build since ’98 and started it eight years ago.

“Everything I did was wrong,” he notes, explaining that he finally coughed up the cash and sent the Chevy off to Ed Stuck to build it right. The car itself, however, has been with Tom since 1966 when he bought it with a friend to drag race; the dash still bears the plaque of the first car meet they attended.

The Chevy stopped racing in ’74, but, as a ‘57 Chevy should, it looks more drag race than land speed. With the salt flats though, none of that matters, because it isn't just about building the right car – it’s about building a car with heart. And I’d say a 50 year relationship with a car gives it a little more heart than the next. It’s name, “Old Stewball,” references an old country song telling a story of an underdog race horse that won, which is just what this 632 Big Block-powered Chevy did this Speedweek.

No, it didn’t break records, but what it did do is largely what Speedweek is all about. Tom showed up alone to the salt flats. His crew, back in Texas, dropped out for one emergency or the other, but Tom came anyway, the salt was calling. Requiring at least a 1-2 person crew to do everything that needs to be done once the driver is at the wheel, Tom posted a note calling for crew volunteers on the bulletin board near sign-in. He soon had dozens of calls and texts pouring in with offers to help.

Over the course of the long weekend he had numerous hands helping out “Ol’ Stewball” in the pits. There was the couple who’d traveled from France, his pit neighbors who brought body working skills when the car needed them, and then there were Randy and Pat who stuck with him like they had been teammates all along. While Randy Minton had attended Speedweek a handful of times and was “3 years into a 12-month project” to build his own land speed racer, Pat Plemel had just finished riding his motorcycle over 2,000 miles from the Yukon to catch his first Speedweek.

“I’ll have stories to tell for a lifetime,” says Pat, as the hodgepodge team of three laugh and banter like old friends.

 

 

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2022 2023 Feature Cars

Edward Brussel
1956 Bel Air Sedan

Jim Rankin
1957 Bel Air Hardtop

 

 

2021 Feature Cars

James Carson
1957 Bel Air Hardtop

Irv Engelbrecht
1955 Pickup

Tommy Miller
1957 Bel Air Hardtop

 

 

2020 Feature Cars

Charlie & Veta Gemsheim
1955 Bel Air Hardtop

Bobby Dillard/Dick Demets
1955 Chevys

David Janik
1955 Bel Air Hardtop

Rick Crawford
1955 Bel Air Sedan

Roy Parr
1955 Bel Air Sedan

Rick Secord
1957 210 Sedan

   

 

2019 Feature Cars

January
Steven Mensik

1957 Panel Truck

February
Mark Lambrecht
1955 Bel Air Hardtop

March
John Gibson
1956 Nomad

April
Robin Collord
1957 Nomad

May
Mike Nelson
1955 Bel Air Sedan

June
Dennis Fletcher
1957 Bel Air Hardtop

July
Rico Padilla
1957 Bel Air Drag Car

August
Tom Turner
'57 Bel Air Hardtop

September
Tom Hopkins
1957 Corvette

October
Doan Brothers
1955 Del Ray Sedan

November
Larry & Jan Rollow
Dallas to Nova Scotia Trip

December
Ken Hanks
1957 Bel Air Hardtop

 

2018 Feature Cars


January
Duffy Oyster
1957 Convertible

 


February
Andy Kuchta
1955 Pickup

 

March
Steven Mensik
1957 Convertible

April
Duffy Oyster
1957 Bel Air Hardtop

May
Bobby Bonds
1955 210 Sedan

June
Kevin Sears
1955 Bel Air Sedan

July
Matt Heit
1956 Bel Air Sedan

August
Ken Horton
1957 Bel Air Hardtop

September
David Graves
1956 Corvette

October
Don Beck
1955 Bel Air Hardtop

November
Robin Collord
1955 Nomad

December
Clint Davis
1955 2nd Series Pickup

 

2017 Feature Cars

January
Larry Myers

'57 Nomad

February
David Hudson
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

March
Diane Bray
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

April
Dale Maddox
'56 Nomad

May
Terry Adams
'57 Bel Air Hardtop

June
Al Burgess
'56 Bel Air Hardtop

July
Joey Truelove
'56 Bel Air Hardtop

August
Duffy Oyster
'55 Bel Air Convertible

September
Roy Bilberry
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

October
Dale Maddox
'56 Nomad

November
Johnny Gentry
'57 Pickup

December
Dennis Fletcher
'55 210 Sedan

 

2016 Feature Cars

January
John Green

'55 Bel Air Sedan

February
Dennis Gormley
'56 Nomad

March
Ken Burton
'56 Bel Air Sedan

April
Joe Angelini
'55 Bel Air Sedan

May
John Gibson
'56 Bel Air Sedan

June
Keith Brogdon
'55 Bel Air Sedan

July
No Feature Car

August
Mike D'Uva
'55 Nomad

September
Charles Haley
'57 Bel Air Sedan

October
John Yoby
'55 210 Sedan

November
Duffy Oyster
'55 Convertible

December
Ed Giolma
'57 Nomad

 

2015 Feature Cars

January
Al Thomson

'57 Convertible

February
Gunnar Grove
'55 Handyman Wagon

March
Carl Mitcham
'57 Convertible

April
Rico Padilla
'57 Bel Air

May
Bobby Wallace
'56 Bel Air

June
Donna Johnson
'57 Convertible

July
Jody Stiff
'55 Bel Air

August
Bill Preston
'57 Corvette

September
Ronnie Ruyle
'56 210 2dr Sedan

October
Patrick Briney
'55 Bel Air 2dr Sedan

November
Marvin Johnson
'55 Bel Air 2dr Hardtop

December
James Lair
'57 150 Sedan

 

2014 Feature Cars

January
Marvin Johnson

'57 Nomad

February
Gina Cammarata
'57 Be Air

March
Joe Angelini
'55 Handyman

April
Jack Stewart
'55 Convertible

May
Marvin Johnson
'57 Bel Air

June
Jac Broussard
'57 Bel Air

July
Terry Sealock
'57 Nomad

August
Bill Lewis
'56 Deluxe Pickup

September
Tom Entrekin
'56 Corvette

October
Donna Thomson
'56 Convertible

November
Mike Reeves
'56 Nomad

December
Jim Baughan
'55 Convertible

 
2013 Feature Cars

January
Don Andre
'57 Bel Air 2dr Hardtop

February
Don Sebert
'56 Corvette

March
Mike Dodson
'56 210 2dr Sedan

April
Dennis Gormley
'55 210 Sedan Drag Racer

May
Sharkey Nelson
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

June
AJ Pilie
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

July
Joe Harrington
'56 Pickup

August
Jim Gary
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

September
Kenneth Taylor
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

October
Don Howard
'56 210 2dr Sedan

November
Tommy Sims
'55 210 2 Dr Sedan

December
Leroyce Jones
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

 

2012 Feature Cars

January
Tom Walker
'56 Sedan Delivery

February
Don Mullins
'57 150 2dr Sedan

March
John Rogers
'56 Nomad

April
Jim Leinart
'55 210 Sedan

May
James Carter
'57 Bel Air

June
Rob Bryngelson
'57 210 Sedan

July
Mike Jones
'55 Bel Air Sedan

August
Jon Ellison
'57 Pickup

September
Jim Leinart
'55 210 Sedan

October
Ken Dobbs
'57 Bel Air Hardtop

November
Rich Purvis
'55 Nomad

December
Philip Romo
'55 Bel Air Sedan

 

2011 Feature Cars

January
Andy Salinas
'56 Bel Air

February
Scott Hengemuhle
'57 Bel Air

March
Joe Mason
'57 210

April
Mike Reeves
'57 Convertible

May
Josh Hart
'55 Bel Air

June
Ed Robertson
'55 Nomad

July
James Sparrow
'56 Bel Air

August
Mike Russell
'56 210

September
Top 5 Lone Star Picks

October
Jim Leinart
'55 Bel Air

November
David Sherman
'55 Nomad

December
Michael Brown
'57 Convertible

 

2010 Feature Cars

January
Larry Freeman

'56 Convertible

February
Michael Brown
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

March
Ray Langford
'57 Bel Air Hardtop

April
Billy Walker
'55 Drag Racer

May
Terry Sealock
'57 Convertbile

June
Carl Soeffker
'55 Pedal Car

July
Tom McGee
'55 Bel Air Sedan

August
Scott Hengemuhle
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

September
Bryan Greenfield
'56 210 Sedan

October
Larry Rogers
'57 210 Sedan

November
Mike Bresler
'55 210 Sedan

December
Terry Hitch
'57 Nomad

 

2009 Feature Cars

January
Doug Pedersen

'55 Bel Air Hardtop

February
Bennie Zimmerman

'57 Cameo Pickup

March
Ralph Sandlin

'57 210 Wagon

April
Bob Caruth

'56 Bel Air Hardtop

May
Glen South
'57 210 Sedan

June
Brian Sherwood
'55 1st Series 3100 Pickup

July
James Carson
'57 Bel Air Hardtop

August
Marvin Cowden
'55 Bel Air Sedan

September
Loren Baxter
'56 Bel Air Hardtop

October
Mark Baker
'55 210 Sedan

November
Michael Brown
'57 Corvette

December
Geoff Clark
'55 Handyman Wagon

 

2008 Feature Cars

January
Debbie Guido

'57 Bel Air Sedan

February
Tim Page

'57 Bel Air Station Wagon

March
Greg Strader

'55 Bel Air Sedan

April
Stu Jacobs

'55 Bel Air Hardtop

May
Terry Box

'55 Bel Air Sedan

June
Rex Buzan

'55 Bel Air Hardtop

July
Joe Sanders

'57 Bel Air Hardtop

August
Mike Dodson

'56 Nomad

September
Irv Engelbrecht

'55 210 Sedan

October
Bill Raley

'56 Pickup

November
Bob Brandenburg

'57 Bel Air Sedan

December
Tommy Simmons

'57 210 9 Pass Beauville Wagon

 

2007 Feature Cars

January
Lorenzo Castillo
'55 210 Sedan

February
Phil Haynes

'57 150 Sedan

March
Joe Ortega

'57 Bel Air Hardtop

April
Robert Black

'55 Sedan

May
Ben Weehunt

'57 Bel Air Hardtop

June
Jim Sellstrom

'55 Bel Air Sedan

July
Bob Smolik

'57 Bel Air Hardtop

August
Mike Reeves

'55 Bel Air Hardtop

September
Larry Epperson

'57 Bel Air 4dr Hdtp

October
Mike Cook

'55 Convertible

November
Don Clark

'56 Nomad

December
James Carter

'57 Bel Air Hardtop

 

2006 Feature Cars

January
Jim Conkle
'55 Bel Air Sedan

February
Nick Roppollo
'56 Bel Air Sedan

March
Dennis Gormley
'55 210 Sedan

April
George Caruth

'57 Sedan Delivery

May
Bob Vaughan

'57 Bel Air Hardtop

June
Doyle Irick

'57 Cameo Pickup

July
Mark Lamkin

'55 Bel Air Hardtop

August
Ralph Ellis

'57 Convertible

September
Chuck Rader

'57 Bel Air Hardtop

October
Dan Bunch

'57 Bel Air Sedan

November
Frank Makarauskas

'57 210 Sedan

December
Carl Mitcham

'57 Bel Air Hardtop

 

2005 Feature Cars
January
John Rush
'56 210 Sedan
February
Sharkey Nelson
'57 Limo
March
Joe Gaikoski
'56 Convertible
April
Dean Schmidt
'57 Bel Air Hardtop
May
Lewis Reynolds
'55 210 Sedan
June
Tom Walker
'57 Bel Air Hardtop
July
George Johnson
'56 Nomad
August
Sonny Poteet
'55 Bel Air Hardtop
September
Alan Strong
'57 150 Sedan
October
Rodney Nevils
'56 Corvette
November
Tom Blackburn
'57 Bel Air Hardtop
December
Dennis Lind
'57 Bel Air Hardtop

 

2004 Feature Cars
January - none February - none March - none April
Steve Pratt
'55 Bel Air Sedan
May
Larry Rollow
'57 210 Sedan
June
Marvin Johnson
'56 Bel Air Hardtop
July
Kevin Brown
'56 210 Sedan
August
David Graves
'55 Bel Air Hardtop
September
BJ Bucher
'57 150 Sedan
October
Greg Hedum
'55 Bel Air Hardtop
November
Bill Preston
56 Nomad
December
Ron Davis
'55 Bel Air Hardtop

 

 


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