The total excitement generated by the quarter-mile sport comes from all angles, and the 22nd edition of the National Hot Rod Association's United States Nationals had 'em all covered. It was outstanding performances in all categories, crowd-pleasing upsets by the dozens and drag racing's own-style of drama (quite common to Indy) that made the premiere event of 1976 another epic in the traditional manner of the United States' true National Championship event.
This is the last big IHRA Spring Nationals event with Larry Carrier as president of the sanctioning body.
Travel back to a time when the drag strip was carved out of the middle of the Tennessee mountains, and was known as Thunder Valley.
You'll see fuel Funny Cars, including a speed frenzied Mike Dunn behind the wheel of Joe Pisano's beautiful Oldsmobile Funny Car. Plus there are the mountain motor Pro Stocks.
Now, this is a blast from the past! We've happened across in our extensive collection. This video appears more to be a documentary, much of which is shot at the last AHRA event hosted by Thunder Valley Dragway in Bristol, Tenn.
Much of the video follows the Mickey Thompson Mustang Funny Car driven by Danny Ongais in the formative years of the division. Travel back in time, because there's something for everybody in this old school visit.
Chicagoland drag racing is much different now than it was back in the 1970s.
A stadium-style facility, built in the late 1990s, plays host to a stop on the 23-race NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in Joliet, Ill. Up until 1984, a coliseum of sorts, located 30 miles east of Joliet, once served as the host to the nitro gladiators of yesteryear.
Don’t be confused, US 30 Drag Strip in Gary, Indiana was no Route 66 Raceway. However, it served a purpose for hundreds of thousands of drag racing fans in Chicago.
From the onset of this presentation of the annual pilgrimage to Baton Rouge, La., one could feel this wouldn't be the normal presentation of the NHRA Nationals.
The Ed McCulloch/John Collins Funny Car crash was one which hadn't been seen broadly in drag racing since the legendary Jeb Allen/John Weibe incident nearly a decade early.
There was all kinds of action featuring the legends Gary Beck, Mark Oswald, Joe Amato and a new Thunderbrid of Bob Glidden.
Take a trip back to the glory days of NHRA when Moose's weekend never presented a dull moment.
In as much as actor Morgan Freeman's voice epitomizes the perceived voice of God, there's no perceiving when it comes to the voice of drag racing.
No single voice has been more closely associated with NHRA Championship Drag Racing than that of Dave McClelland. For 42 years (1961-2003), “Big Mac” announced NHRA events, served as TV host on TNN, cut TV and radio commercials and served as emcee at countless NHRA functions from banquets to press conferences.
This is the last big IHRA Spring Nationals event with Larry Carrier as president of the sanctioning body.
Now, this is a blast from the past! We've happened across in our extensive collection. This video appears more to be a documentary, much of which is shot at the last AHRA event hosted by Thunder Valley Dragway in Bristol, Tenn.
Chicagoland drag racing is much different now than it was back in the 1970s.
From the onset of this presentation of the annual pilgrimage to Baton Rouge, La., one could feel this wouldn't be the normal presentation of the NHRA Nationals.
Watch Santa Pod Raceway's Main Event from the United Kingdom.
We invite you to take a trip down memory lane to the 1979 season.
In as much as actor Morgan Freeman's voice epitomizes the perceived voice of God, there's no perceiving when it comes to the voice of drag racing.
