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The popularity of the class evolved into a category of drag racing with hundreds of cars and drivers competing in Championship series, and large nostalgia drag racing events. The spirit of NSS drag racing has the same models of cars that raced Super Stock between 1959 and 1969—but with certain safety equipment updates. [1]
Nostalgia drag racing is a form of drag racing that uses cars from earlier eras of drag racing, as well as cars built to fit the guidelines of earlier eras using parts that would have been available in that era. The cars raced are a mixture between restored originals, while others are re-creations of older cars. [1]
The Famoso Bakersfield Raceway still hosts the March Meet but it is now strictly a "nostalgia drag racing" event. In the 2000s, "Saturday Nitro" events featured Fuel altereds then switched to nostalgia funny cars around 2010. After a driver died in an on-track hit on the guardrail, they stopped hosting these non-sanctioned events.
Race features bracket cars, jet cars and Nostalgia Funny Cars, however Bob Motz's jet truck steals the show. Four National records are set at the 28th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals: Antron Brown , Top Fuel E.T. 3.701; Jack Beckman , Funny Car E.T. 3.986 and miles-per-hour 320.58; Andrew Hines , Pro Stock Motorcycle E.T. 6.728.
NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series: Bradenton Motorsports Park: Bradenton: Florida: 1974: Concrete: 1/4 mile: Brainerd International Raceway: Brainerd: Minnesota: 1969: Asphalt: 1/4 mile: NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series: Bremerton Raceway
Aug. 24—BUNKER HILL — The Bunker Hill Dragstrip this week is marking 65 years in operation with an anniversary celebration today and Saturday. The track, which is the state's first drag strip ...
Drag Safari would lead to the 1955 US Nationals for drag racing. [2] Due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the NHRA cancelled its 2020 and 2021 editions of the Drag Racing Series at the Virginia Motorsports Park. Regular scheduling resumed in 2022, with the events taking place in May of that year. [4]
Tom McEwen (January 14, 1937 [1] – June 10, 2018) [2] [3] was an American drag racer who was a winner of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) U.S. Nationals. [clarification needed] His racing career spanned 45 years.