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- NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis Raceway Park, 1966--Item 5 - Tom McEwen drove in drag racing competitions for 45 years, winning five NHRA national events along the way. McEwen, nicknamed "The Mongoose," thrilled fans in the early 1970s through his friendly rivalry with Don "The Snake" Prudhomme. Both drivers, sponsored by Mattel, saw their fame spread with a series of popular Hot Wheels sets based on their cars.
- 1966
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NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis Raceway Park, 1966--Item 5
Tom McEwen drove in drag racing competitions for 45 years, winning five NHRA national events along the way. McEwen, nicknamed "The Mongoose," thrilled fans in the early 1970s through his friendly rivalry with Don "The Snake" Prudhomme. Both drivers, sponsored by Mattel, saw their fame spread with a series of popular Hot Wheels sets based on their cars.
- Riverside Drag Races, 1967--Item 6 - From 1961 through 1969, <em>Hot Rod</em> magazine hosted an annual drag racing championship at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. The first year's prizes totaled $37,000 -- much higher than the usual NHRA sums at the time. Each year, the three-day event drew top drivers in all classes. Top Fuel driver Mike Snively won the championship in 1967.
- April 12, 1967
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Riverside Drag Races, 1967--Item 6
From 1961 through 1969, Hot Rod magazine hosted an annual drag racing championship at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. The first year's prizes totaled $37,000 -- much higher than the usual NHRA sums at the time. Each year, the three-day event drew top drivers in all classes. Top Fuel driver Mike Snively won the championship in 1967.
- Riverside Drag Races, 1967--Item 7 - From 1961 through 1969, <em>Hot Rod</em> magazine hosted an annual drag racing championship at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. The first year's prizes totaled $37,000 -- much higher than the usual NHRA sums at the time. Each year, the three-day event drew top drivers in all classes. Top Fuel driver Mike Snively won the championship in 1967.
- April 12, 1967
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Riverside Drag Races, 1967--Item 7
From 1961 through 1969, Hot Rod magazine hosted an annual drag racing championship at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. The first year's prizes totaled $37,000 -- much higher than the usual NHRA sums at the time. Each year, the three-day event drew top drivers in all classes. Top Fuel driver Mike Snively won the championship in 1967.
- Riverside Drag Races, 1967--Item 5 - From 1961 through 1969, <em>Hot Rod</em> magazine hosted an annual drag racing championship at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. The first year's prizes totaled $37,000 -- much higher than the usual NHRA sums at the time. Each year, the three-day event drew top drivers in all classes. Top Fuel driver Mike Snively won the championship in 1967.
- April 12, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Riverside Drag Races, 1967--Item 5
From 1961 through 1969, Hot Rod magazine hosted an annual drag racing championship at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. The first year's prizes totaled $37,000 -- much higher than the usual NHRA sums at the time. Each year, the three-day event drew top drivers in all classes. Top Fuel driver Mike Snively won the championship in 1967.
- "How to Hop-Up Your Engine" Magazine, March 1962 - Specialty magazines, like this March 1962 issue of <em>How to Hop Up Your Engine</em>, helped rodders follow trends, understand technology and learn new techniques.
- March 01, 1962
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"How to Hop-Up Your Engine" Magazine, March 1962
Specialty magazines, like this March 1962 issue of How to Hop Up Your Engine, helped rodders follow trends, understand technology and learn new techniques.
- Ford Mustang Funny Car at NHRA Pre-Season Test Session, January 2000 - This Ford Mustang funny car was photographed while making a pre-season test run in January 2000. NHRA drag racing competitions feature more than 200 classes, but Funny Car is among the most popular. Funny cars use special supercharged engines that burn nitromethane fuel, but their bodies resemble regular production cars.
- January 01, 2000
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Ford Mustang Funny Car at NHRA Pre-Season Test Session, January 2000
This Ford Mustang funny car was photographed while making a pre-season test run in January 2000. NHRA drag racing competitions feature more than 200 classes, but Funny Car is among the most popular. Funny cars use special supercharged engines that burn nitromethane fuel, but their bodies resemble regular production cars.
- 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
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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 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.
- Bristol Dragway, 1965--Item 3 - Bristol Dragway opened next to Bristol Motor Speedway near Bristol, Tennessee, in 1965. Fans nicknamed the drag strip "Thunder Valley" to describe the way that engine noises echoed off the surrounding mountains. NHRA held its Spring Nationals at Bristol Dragway in June 1965, shortly after the facility opened.
- 1965
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Bristol Dragway, 1965--Item 3
Bristol Dragway opened next to Bristol Motor Speedway near Bristol, Tennessee, in 1965. Fans nicknamed the drag strip "Thunder Valley" to describe the way that engine noises echoed off the surrounding mountains. NHRA held its Spring Nationals at Bristol Dragway in June 1965, shortly after the facility opened.
- Bristol Dragway, 1965--Item 6 - Bristol Dragway opened next to Bristol Motor Speedway near Bristol, Tennessee, in 1965. Fans nicknamed the drag strip "Thunder Valley" to describe the way that engine noises echoed off the surrounding mountains. NHRA held its Spring Nationals at Bristol Dragway in June 1965, shortly after the facility opened.
- 1965
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Bristol Dragway, 1965--Item 6
Bristol Dragway opened next to Bristol Motor Speedway near Bristol, Tennessee, in 1965. Fans nicknamed the drag strip "Thunder Valley" to describe the way that engine noises echoed off the surrounding mountains. NHRA held its Spring Nationals at Bristol Dragway in June 1965, shortly after the facility opened.
- Bristol Dragway, 1965--Item 9 - Bristol Dragway opened next to Bristol Motor Speedway near Bristol, Tennessee, in 1965. Fans nicknamed the drag strip "Thunder Valley" to describe the way that engine noises echoed off the surrounding mountains. NHRA held its Spring Nationals at Bristol Dragway in June 1965, shortly after the facility opened.
- 1965
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Bristol Dragway, 1965--Item 9
Bristol Dragway opened next to Bristol Motor Speedway near Bristol, Tennessee, in 1965. Fans nicknamed the drag strip "Thunder Valley" to describe the way that engine noises echoed off the surrounding mountains. NHRA held its Spring Nationals at Bristol Dragway in June 1965, shortly after the facility opened.