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- Art Arfons and Wally Parks with the Trophy for Top Speed, NHRA Nationals, Detroit Dragway, 1959 - Wally Parks organized some of the first hot rod shows, served as the first editor of <em>Hot Rod</em> magazine, and in 1951 founded the National Hot Rod Association. Illegal street racers gave hot rodding a bad reputation, but Parks's NHRA legitimized drag racing with competition rules, safety regulations, and off-street drag strips. Parks turned hot rod races into family entertainment.
- 1959
- Collections - Artifact
Art Arfons and Wally Parks with the Trophy for Top Speed, NHRA Nationals, Detroit Dragway, 1959
Wally Parks organized some of the first hot rod shows, served as the first editor of Hot Rod magazine, and in 1951 founded the National Hot Rod Association. Illegal street racers gave hot rodding a bad reputation, but Parks's NHRA legitimized drag racing with competition rules, safety regulations, and off-street drag strips. Parks turned hot rod races into family entertainment.
- Art Arfons and Pit Crew with the Trophy for Top Speed, NHRA Nationals, Detroit Dragway, 1959 - Detroit Dragway opened in Brownstone Charter Township, about 20 miles southwest of downtown Detroit, in 1959. The "Dirty D" -- its affectionate nickname -- hosted NHRA's U.S. Nationals in 1959 and 1960. Though it thrived in the 1960s and 1970s, by the 1990s Detroit Dragway suffered from declining crowds and aging facilities. The drag strip closed after the 1996 season.
- 1959
- Collections - Artifact
Art Arfons and Pit Crew with the Trophy for Top Speed, NHRA Nationals, Detroit Dragway, 1959
Detroit Dragway opened in Brownstone Charter Township, about 20 miles southwest of downtown Detroit, in 1959. The "Dirty D" -- its affectionate nickname -- hosted NHRA's U.S. Nationals in 1959 and 1960. Though it thrived in the 1960s and 1970s, by the 1990s Detroit Dragway suffered from declining crowds and aging facilities. The drag strip closed after the 1996 season.