Car Craft – October 2019

The Young Racers’ Club

Is Presented

Each Month by

ARE YOU

BETWEEN

14 AND 24

YEARS OLD

AND LIKE

TO RACE?

THEN JOIN THE

YOUNG RACERS’ CLUB

DEDICATED TO

SUPPORTING

YOUTH IN RACING

Racers between the ages of 14 and 24 can sign up to win, just like

Shannon Milnickel, by sending us a message through the Car Craft

Facebook page or sending an email to our GM, John Viscardo at

[email protected]. Please include a brief description

and 2-3 photos. Please also provide a phone number and address so

we can contact you if you are selected as a winner. Drivers who

have already signed up do not need to reenter.

For more information on Sunoco Race Fuels, visit http://www.sunocoracefuels.com.

October Sunoco Young Racers’ Club Winner:

Shannon Milnickel

Congratulations to Shannon Milnickel, our Sunoco Race Fuels Young Racers’

Club winner for the month of October!

Shannon Milnickle will receive 55 gallons of fuel and a 5-gallon utility jug

from Sunoco. He will also appear in the October 2019 issue of Car Craft. Take a

few moments to read about his journey below:

My name is Shannon Milnickel. I’m 18 and from Dayton, Ohio. This is my

1969 Pontiac Custom S. This car sat outside of my town abandoned for years

getting no care or attention. I wrote letter aft er letter, asking everyone in town

who owned it without any response for a long time. Finally, I got a call asking

if I was still interested in the car. I found out it was mine for $400. The owner

even gave me a 400 block, a set of big-valve heads, a box of bolts, and a TH350.

I immediately got to work, starting from the inside out. The carpeting and

interior are in all black; it really cleaned up nicely.

I spent my junior and senior years of high school working hard to earn

enough do the machine work. I found the camshaft and valve springs in my

buddy’s barn, and got them for free. The big cam called for a 3,500-stall

converter. The motor has a 750cfm Quadrajet that makes a beautiful noise when

the secondaries open up.

I’ve made a few mistakes along the way, however, I have learned a lot and

made a lot of new friends building this car. I even pissed off the school librarian

when I decided to print the entire service manual on the school printer. I’m

excited for the future of this car and can’t wait to take it to the track.