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The National Hot Rod Association first sanctioned a Winter Nationals in 1960 at Bunnell-Flagler Field (now the Flagler County Airport), the former NOLF Bunnell. The event was co-sanctioned with NASCAR (which was a member of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States when the NHRA was not at the time) in order to gain national sanction as at the time, NASCAR, USAC, and SCCA were ...
The 2022 NHRA Winternationals (known as the Lucas Oil Winternationals for sponsorship reasons) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California on February 20, 2022.
In 1961, NHRA held its first ever Winternationals at the Pomona Raceway. It became NHRA's second national event. The first NHRA national event was the U.S. Nationals, which was nicknamed the "Big-Go". Thus, the Winternationals got nicknamed the "Big-Go West". It has remained at this location ever since.
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals: In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Pomona, CA FS1 N/A [a] April 11–13 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NV FS1 N/A [a] April 25–27 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes: zMAX Dragway Concord, NC FS1 May 16–18 Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK ...
A plane crashed near the drag strip of the Pomona Fairplex during the NHRA Finals on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. ... Video obtained by Key News Network shows a small plane crashing next to a racetrack ...
The 1968 Winter Nationals Super Stock final was a match-up between Dave Wren driving his old school 1963 Plymouth Savoy vs. Al Joniec in his 1968 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet. When Dave Wren triggered the red light at the start, the Title went to Joniec and his Mustang, clocking an ET of 11.56 at 120.64 mph.
The 1978 NHRA Winternationals (commonly known as the Winternats) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California, on 5 February; rain halted eliminations after round one was complete. Racing resumed on 13 February, only to have an unusual snow storm interrupt again; the final was ...
The 1961 Pomona event was NHRA's second to be called Winter Nationals; the first was held in Florida in 1960, in conjunction with NASCAR, and was not a success. [1] It marked a return to NHRA's spiritual home: the association's rules had been written in Southern California, and LACF hosted NHRA's first ever national event, the Southern California Championships, in 1953.