Three days after the IHRA’s announcement of a major format overhaul, their contingent of racers, 
track operators and race fans are digesting the news that the IHRA, for the first time since its 1971 debut, will run without qualifying and a traditional eliminations format.
Friday afternoon, the Norwalk, Ohio-based sanctioning body issued a release stating their 2010 format will essentially be based on a Chicago Style format where each professional eliminator will make two runs during a two-day Nitro Jam event and the final pair of the second session each day will represent the final round.
The IHRA events will no longer carry the designation of Nationals and will be limited to a three-hour window to complete the professional portion of the event.
Under new Federal Trade Commission guidelines drivers can still climb out of his or her race car spouting of about how their sponsor supported manufacturer product drove the quarter mile or the 1000 foot thanks to the wearing of a uniform that makes it obvious the driver is being paid for his comments.
Kentucky was a colorful blend of hot rods, vintage race cars, crisp fall weather and an enthusiastic crowd that witnessed a spectacular weekend of racing and hot rodding. In the end, the weather got warm and rods and race cars packed the quaint facility owned and operated by Dallas Jones and his family. The 2nd Nostalgia Nationals served as the third and final Goodguys Vintage Drag Race of the 2009 season.