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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 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]
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.
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
Goodguys has been the leading promoter of vintage or nostalgia style drag racing competition since their first such vintage drag race, [citation needed] held in April 1989 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. From 1994 through 2006 Goodguys staged the West Coast Championship Series which at the time was America's premier points circuit ...
The television series The Munsters filmed most of the episode "Hot Rod Herman" (aired on May 27, 1965) at Lions Drag Strip. The track announcer for many races in the late 1960s and early 1970s was broadcast personality and motorsports announcer Larry Huffman, [1] whose frenetic announcing style was later spoofed by countless stand-up comedians.
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.
In 2000, the event was again renamed Matco Tools Spring Supernationals and was moved to the month of June. After a series of sponsor titling rights, Raceway Park once again recaptured the name Summernationals in 2013. Raceway Park continued to host the NHRA Summernationals event as well as other drag racing events each season until the end of 2017.