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- 1933 Willys Drag Racer - When machinist George Montgomery started racing in 1953, all drag racers were amateurs with "real jobs" supporting their hobby. This car helped change all that. Montgomery bought an old Willys in 1958 and built a dragster so successful that promoters started paying him to run at drag strips nationwide. In 1966, Montgomery became one of drag racing's first full-time professional drivers.
- 1933
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1933 Willys Drag Racer
When machinist George Montgomery started racing in 1953, all drag racers were amateurs with "real jobs" supporting their hobby. This car helped change all that. Montgomery bought an old Willys in 1958 and built a dragster so successful that promoters started paying him to run at drag strips nationwide. In 1966, Montgomery became one of drag racing's first full-time professional drivers.
- NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis Raceway Park, 1966--Item 1 - NHRA held its 1966 U.S. Nationals competition over the Labor Day weekend at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The event drew more than 1,300 participants and 17,000 spectators. Class winners included Mike Snively in Top Fuel, Jim Minnick in Top Gas, and Jere Stahl in Top Stock.
- 1966
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NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis Raceway Park, 1966--Item 1
NHRA held its 1966 U.S. Nationals competition over the Labor Day weekend at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The event drew more than 1,300 participants and 17,000 spectators. Class winners included Mike Snively in Top Fuel, Jim Minnick in Top Gas, and Jere Stahl in Top Stock.
- NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis Raceway Park, 1966--Item 6 - NHRA held its 1966 U.S. Nationals competition over the Labor Day weekend at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The event drew more than 1,300 participants and 17,000 spectators. Class winners included Mike Snively in Top Fuel, Jim Minnick in Top Gas, and Jere Stahl in Top Stock.
- 1966
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NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis Raceway Park, 1966--Item 6
NHRA held its 1966 U.S. Nationals competition over the Labor Day weekend at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The event drew more than 1,300 participants and 17,000 spectators. Class winners included Mike Snively in Top Fuel, Jim Minnick in Top Gas, and Jere Stahl in Top Stock.
- NHRA Winter Nationals, 1963--Item 4 - The Winternationals, held each February at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California, kick off NHRA's drag racing season. The 1963 contest's class winners included Bob Muravez in Top Gas, Al Eckstrand in Stock, Tony Nancy in Competition Eliminator, and Don Garlits in Top Fuel. It was the first of 35 NHRA national event titles for "Big Daddy" Garlits.
- 1963
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NHRA Winter Nationals, 1963--Item 4
The Winternationals, held each February at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California, kick off NHRA's drag racing season. The 1963 contest's class winners included Bob Muravez in Top Gas, Al Eckstrand in Stock, Tony Nancy in Competition Eliminator, and Don Garlits in Top Fuel. It was the first of 35 NHRA national event titles for "Big Daddy" Garlits.
- NHRA Winter Nationals, 1967 - The Winternationals, held each February at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California, kick off NHRA's drag racing season. The 1967 contest's class winners included Gordon Collett in Top Gas and Connie Kalitta in Top Fuel. It was the first of "Bounty Hunter" Kalitta's ten NHRA national event Top Fuel titles.
- February 07, 1967
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NHRA Winter Nationals, 1967
The Winternationals, held each February at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California, kick off NHRA's drag racing season. The 1967 contest's class winners included Gordon Collett in Top Gas and Connie Kalitta in Top Fuel. It was the first of "Bounty Hunter" Kalitta's ten NHRA national event Top Fuel titles.
- 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
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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.
- 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.
- 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.