"Show us your struts," we cried, and Team Jenkins complied. Encouraged by our shouts of "take it all off,"Grumpy's crack crew pounced on their Pro Stock Camaro and peeled away nearly all its panels.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 1974, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins took the body shell of a Chevrolet Vega and built a race car inside of it.

NHRA Pro Stock racer Bill ''Grumpy'' Jenkins, one of drag racing's most influential stars, has died. He was 81. Jenkins died on March 29. NHRA president Tom Compton says Jenkins played an integral ...