Fabulous 50s

Toby Ehrmantraut

ca. 1990-92

Toby Ehrmantraut drove a 1957 Chevy Bel Air convertible wheelstander powered by a supercharged big block Chevy. At Cordova Raceway on June 9, 1990, the body flew off the car during a run. 170 mph top speed. Click here to see video footage.

Heartbeat High

Danny O'Day

1991-93

Venerable Danny O'Day, of Brookfield, Massachusetts, campaigned this 1990 Chevy S-10 pickup wheelstander. 121 mph top speed on two wheels. He replaced the body with a 1992 Chevy S-10 for the 1993 season, powered by a 427 blown Chevy engine. Click here for video footage.

Flashback

George Tuers

1992-98

Hollywood showman George Tuers built and drove this wheelstanding '55 Chevy Nomad. Click here for video footage.

Jolly Rancher

Ed "The Outlaw" Jones

ca. 1993

Jolly Rancher sponsored Ed Jones's 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette wheelstanding van. Click here to see video footage.

Roy Trevino

1992-95

Roy Trevino, of Elkhart, Indiana, drove this stock-looking Chevy S-10 pickup wheelstander in the 1990s. It was powered by a 427 blown Chevy. Click here to see video footage of the truck taken at London Motorsports Park in 1992.

Bottoms Up

Billy Moffitt

1992-2007

The world's first wheelstanding dragster was built by Billy Moffitt and John Fretz. Click here to see video footage of the dragster taken at Toronto Motorsports Park.

The Peacemaker

Jim Brewer

1993-present

Jim Brewer has been campaigning this colorful 1933 Willys wheelstander for over 25 years. Click here to see video footage.

California Deuce

Richard Schroeder/Mark Watson

ca. 1994-95

Richard Schroeder built and drove this 1969 Nova wheelstander. Click here to see video footage.

Cool Bus

Ken Nelson

1998-2009

Ken Nelson, of Greenwich, Ohio, built this, his seventh wheelstander, when he was 58 years old. At twenty feet long, this 1/3rd-scale replica school bus was possibly the longest wheelstander ever made up to its time. It was powered by a 454 c.i. Chevy. He crashed it in 2009. Click here to see video footage.

High Roller/Ladder Truck No. 33

Jon Oswell

1999-2006

Jon Oswell entered the Guinness Book of World Records with a distance of 5,184 feet on two wheels in early 1999, driving this 1933 Willys Sedan delivery wheelstander. He later modified this sedan, turning it into a wheelstanding fire truck. Click here to see video footage showing the fire truck setup.

Superwinch

Danny O'Day

ca. 2000-2017

Danny O'Day, of Brookfield, Massachusetts, drove this 1934 Ford roadster wheelstander. He also drove a wheelstanding 1934 Ford coupe. Click here to see video footage.