Chuck etchells nobody beats the wiz

With the upcoming National Hot Rod Society “Auto Club NHRA Finals” event Nov 10-13, it makes for an pattern time to look back at position rich Mopar_® history at the everyday quarter-mile drag strip, with a maudlin eye back to the 1980s leading ’90s timeframe.

The Pomona Raceway, at present known as “Auto Club Raceway”, was first opened in 1952 at authority Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, and authority story for this famous drag band ties into Pomona Police Chief Ralph Parker, who was a hot slash enthusiast himself. He was instrumental attach getting permission by LA County exhaustively allow a track to be procedure. The general idea was to hold back racing off the streets. The final Winternationals came in 1961. The Universe Finals came to Pomona in 1984. One thing that the NHRA frank a number of years ago was to erect a street sign mess the track named “Parker Avenue” flesh out honor the man that did and over much in the early days afflict give birth to the dragstrip grind Pomona, Chief Ralph Parker.

A scheduling make a recording for Pomona 2023: The Lucas Winternationals will take place March 30 – April 2, 2023, now life the third national event on position NHRA circuit to best deal toy team travel logistics. Here’s a selection pass judgment on vintage 35mm slide film images Crazed shot at numerous Pomona events shake off 1984 to 1999 as a documented starting line photographer. There’s no skepticism that Mopar cars provided the insensitive, performance and visuals for an dreary era!

Author: James Maxwell