CLASSIC VIDEO - 1983 NHRA SUMMERNATIONALS

 

Travel back to a time when the NHRA made an annual trek to the hotbed of action in Englishtown, NJ.

In this two-part presentation by NBC's SportsWorld, Top Fuel is the first part focus of the action at Raceway Park. You'll see all the superstars of the NHRA, including the historic meltdown of Connie Kalitta both literally and figuratively.

The second part features Funny Car and Pro Stock where you'll see a young Mark Oswald drive to the top of the Funny Car in an attempt to unseat defending NHRA champion Frank Hawley. You'll also so a rapid Ken Veney as well as an up-and-coming John Force.

Over in Pro Stock, you will see a three-way titanic battle between then point leader Frank Iaconio, defending series champion Lee Shepherd and multi-time champion Bob Glidden. 

 

FUNNY CAR AND PRO STOCK