Archive for October 4th, 2007
NHRA Founder Passes
Wally Parks, the man who founded the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) in 1951, has passed away due to complications from pneumonia on September 28, 2007. He was 94.
Parks saw a need to legitimatize the dangerous and illegal hot rod races that were taking place on two-lane blacktops across southern California. Parks took action and […]
Posted: October 4th, 2007 under Classic Car News, Classic Car Clubs, Classic Car.
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