Entries Tagged as 'nhra'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

NHRA legend John Force injured in crash

Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Videos

The good news: he’s alive. The bad news: he’s a little busted up. John Force’s dragster (yeah, that John Force, the one with the Driving Force tv show about him and his hawt drag racing daughters) went out of control at the O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals in Texas on Sunday. In […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

NHRA founder Wally Parks passes at 94

Filed under: Motorsports
In our own little subsection of society, few men have had as much influence on our pistonhead way of life than Wally Parks. Over 94 years, he was a test driver for GM, founded the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), had a hand in starting Motor Trend in 1948, co-founded Hot Rod magazine […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

NHRA 2007 season ends in Pomona

Filed under: Motorsports
The 2007 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series ended this weekend at Pomona Raceway in California. It was a fitting end to a dramatic season marked with the passing of John Force Racing driver Eric Medlin and NHRA founder Wally Parks. There was also the spectacular crash in Texas between John Force and Kenny […]

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