title: Herb McCandless
text: # Herb McCandless
  
  Herb McCandless is an American Pro Stock drag racer.
  
  With a long career in racing, McCandless won NHRA's Modified Eliminator title at the 1970 Gatornats in a Plymouth Barracuda.
  
  McCandless also won the 1970 NHRA US Nationals in Pro Stock driving a 1970 Plymouth Duster for Sox and Martin.
  
  From 1970 through 1974, McCandless drove a 426 cu in (6.98 L) hemi-powered Plymouth Duster for Sox and Martin
  
  After retiring from driving, McCandless became a respected engine builder.
  
  