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- Trophy at Langhorne Speedway Drag Races, 1960 - Langhorne Speedway, located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, usually hosted stock car and open-wheel races. But after an asphalt strip was added to the infield in 1958, Langhorne hosted 1/8-mile drag races too. Drag racing ended at Langhorne Speedway following the 1964 season. The speedway itself permanently closed in October 1971.
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Trophy at Langhorne Speedway Drag Races, 1960
Langhorne Speedway, located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, usually hosted stock car and open-wheel races. But after an asphalt strip was added to the infield in 1958, Langhorne hosted 1/8-mile drag races too. Drag racing ended at Langhorne Speedway following the 1964 season. The speedway itself permanently closed in October 1971.
- Bobby Unser Driving His Rislone Eagle Race Car, Langhorne 150 Race, Langhorne Speedway, Pennsylvania, 1968 - Bobby Unser crossed the finish line in second place behind Gordon Johncock at Langhorne Speedway on June 23, 1968. Unser's number three race car reveals several innovations adopted by a majority of Indy-style racers in the 1960s. The placement of the engine, mounted in the rear, and the type of engine used, a Ford V-8, were two key innovations.
- June 03, 1968
- Collections - Artifact
Bobby Unser Driving His Rislone Eagle Race Car, Langhorne 150 Race, Langhorne Speedway, Pennsylvania, 1968
Bobby Unser crossed the finish line in second place behind Gordon Johncock at Langhorne Speedway on June 23, 1968. Unser's number three race car reveals several innovations adopted by a majority of Indy-style racers in the 1960s. The placement of the engine, mounted in the rear, and the type of engine used, a Ford V-8, were two key innovations.
- Driver Seated in Dragster at Langhorne Speedway Drag Races, 1960 - Langhorne Speedway, located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, usually hosted stock car and open-wheel races. But after an asphalt strip was added to the infield in 1958, Langhorne hosted 1/8-mile drag races too. Drag racing ended at Langhorne Speedway following the 1964 season. The speedway itself permanently closed in October 1971.
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Driver Seated in Dragster at Langhorne Speedway Drag Races, 1960
Langhorne Speedway, located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, usually hosted stock car and open-wheel races. But after an asphalt strip was added to the infield in 1958, Langhorne hosted 1/8-mile drag races too. Drag racing ended at Langhorne Speedway following the 1964 season. The speedway itself permanently closed in October 1971.