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- Official Start of First NHRA Drag Racing Meet, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955 - The National Hot Rod Association, established in 1951 to govern drag racing, held its first national championship meet in 1955. The event took place on an airport runway in Great Bend, Kansas. Drag races run like tournaments. Two cars at a time face off, the winner advances, and the loser is eliminated. The last remaining driver earns the grand prize.
- 1955
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Official Start of First NHRA Drag Racing Meet, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955
The National Hot Rod Association, established in 1951 to govern drag racing, held its first national championship meet in 1955. The event took place on an airport runway in Great Bend, Kansas. Drag races run like tournaments. Two cars at a time face off, the winner advances, and the loser is eliminated. The last remaining driver earns the grand prize.
- Sign for the SRCA Drag Strip, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955 - The Sunflower Rod and Custom Association -- named for its home state of Kansas, the Sunflower State -- was formed in 1954 and joined the National Hot Rod Association a year later. NHRA established competition rules and safety regulations for drag racing. It sanctioned races at its member drag strips, like SRCA's facility in Great Bend, Kansas.
- 1955
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Sign for the SRCA Drag Strip, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955
The Sunflower Rod and Custom Association -- named for its home state of Kansas, the Sunflower State -- was formed in 1954 and joined the National Hot Rod Association a year later. NHRA established competition rules and safety regulations for drag racing. It sanctioned races at its member drag strips, like SRCA's facility in Great Bend, Kansas.
- Sign for the SRCA Drag Strip, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955 - The Sunflower Rod and Custom Association -- named for its home state of Kansas, the Sunflower State -- was formed in 1954 and joined the National Hot Rod Association a year later. NHRA established competition rules and safety regulations for drag racing. It sanctioned races at its member drag strips, like SRCA's facility in Great Bend, Kansas.
- 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Sign for the SRCA Drag Strip, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955
The Sunflower Rod and Custom Association -- named for its home state of Kansas, the Sunflower State -- was formed in 1954 and joined the National Hot Rod Association a year later. NHRA established competition rules and safety regulations for drag racing. It sanctioned races at its member drag strips, like SRCA's facility in Great Bend, Kansas.
- Car at the Starting Line of the NHRA Nationals, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955 - Drag races are run like tournaments. Two cars face off in each race, with the pairings usually based on the cars' qualifying times. The winner advances to the next round while the loser is eliminated. The driver who wins each of her or his races wins the championship trophy and earns the title of Top Eliminator.
- 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Car at the Starting Line of the NHRA Nationals, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955
Drag races are run like tournaments. Two cars face off in each race, with the pairings usually based on the cars' qualifying times. The winner advances to the next round while the loser is eliminated. The driver who wins each of her or his races wins the championship trophy and earns the title of Top Eliminator.
- Recipe Booklet, "Pillsbury's Bake Off Cook Book: Prize Winning Recipes from the 21st Bake Off," 1970 -
- 1970
- Collections - Artifact
Recipe Booklet, "Pillsbury's Bake Off Cook Book: Prize Winning Recipes from the 21st Bake Off," 1970
- Cal Rice and Mickey Thompson at the Start of Their Heat, NHRA Nationals, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955 - Drag races are run like tournaments. Two cars face off in each race, with the pairings usually based on the cars' qualifying times. The winner advances to the next round while the loser is eliminated. The driver who wins each of her or his races wins the championship trophy and earns the title of Top Eliminator.
- 29 September 1955 - 02 October 1955
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Cal Rice and Mickey Thompson at the Start of Their Heat, NHRA Nationals, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955
Drag races are run like tournaments. Two cars face off in each race, with the pairings usually based on the cars' qualifying times. The winner advances to the next round while the loser is eliminated. The driver who wins each of her or his races wins the championship trophy and earns the title of Top Eliminator.
- A "Bean Bandit" Dragster at the NHRA Nationals, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955 - Drag races are run like tournaments. Two cars face off in each race, with the pairings usually based on the cars' qualifying times. The winner advances to the next round while the loser is eliminated. The driver who wins each of her or his races wins the championship trophy and earns the title of Top Eliminator.
- 1955
- Collections - Artifact
A "Bean Bandit" Dragster at the NHRA Nationals, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955
Drag races are run like tournaments. Two cars face off in each race, with the pairings usually based on the cars' qualifying times. The winner advances to the next round while the loser is eliminated. The driver who wins each of her or his races wins the championship trophy and earns the title of Top Eliminator.