Travel back to drag racing's formative years when Pro Stocker were
really the factory hot rods. This YouTube video features the legendary
Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins discussing this golden years of the Pro Stock
division. Classic video footage includes Ronnie Sox, "Dyno" Don
Nicholson, Frank Iaconio and Larry Lombardo. This video clip comes from
Diamond P video's Hot Rods From Detroit.

The final installment of the three-part 1979 NHRA World Finals features
the finals of the three professional divisions. Top Fuel features the
final round fo Don Garlits versus Rob Bruins while Gordie Bonin goes
for his third Funny Car title of the season against Tripp Shumake. Bob
Glidden meets Frank Iaconio in the final round.

This is the continuation of the 1979 NHRA World Finals with the
semi-finals. At this point, it's evident the Ontario Motor Speedway
racing surface has become a one-lane race track with the left lane
being the lane of choice. Some real names remain in competition such as
Don Garlits, Rob Bruins, Gordie Bonin, John Force and Trip Shumake.
Garlits is clearly in control.

Can you name the dejected John Force crew member? 

This classic video clip features a healthy sampling of nitro racing
filmed in Pomona, Ca. The videographer sneaks in a clip of Dick Landy's
Pro Stocker as well some sportsman action. The one piece of film which
leaves us scartching our head is about 1:20 into the clip, a
young man runs out following a Top Fuel burnout which bears a striking
resemblance to a young Larry Dixon Jr. 

Tommy Ivo had the misfortune of crashing his new rear-engine dragster
during his fourth run on the brand new dragster during the 1974 NHRA
Winternationals in Pomona, Ca. This classic YouTube.com video captures
a combination of classic home movie and tremendous photography. He was
uninjured in the accident.

Ivo said it best in an article published in Hemmings Motor News.

"It was a brand-spankin' new car on my fourth run in the 1974
Winternationals. The engine exploded so fiercely that it turned into a
fireball and punched a hole in the wing. I was running 240 (mph) upside
down, backwards--I hit the guardrail, and the car came apart like a
two-dollar watch. It was worth the price of admission. I thought it was
curtains, and when I felt that, I became euphoric--the scare went away.
I was mad at myself because I'd closed my eyes and missed the show." 

Detroit Dragway was a legend of another era.

When the strip closed in the 1990s, the facility ended a rich history
of drag racing that dated back to the 1950s when a fledgling sport was
just beginning to spread throughout the country.

The facility hosted national events but none like the premiere drag racing in the world.

Detroit Dragway hosted the NHRA U.S. Nationals in 1959 and 1960.

While that may prove quite the trump card in some circles, nothing will
ever invoke the Detroit Dragway legend like its famous radio
commercials did.

Simply put, the catchphrase became the tradition for drag racing advertising.

“Sunday Sunday Sunday at Detroit Dragway” began at Detroit Dragway and quickly spread throughout the drag racing world.

That fever was no doubt inspired by the YouTube Video we found of the 1959 NHRA U.S. Nationals at Detroit Dragway.

This video clip, we understand, came from a documentary titled "Ingenuity in Action".