Official Start of First NHRA Drag Racing Meet, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955
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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.
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.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1985
Subject Date
1955
Creators
Creator Notes
Photographed by Eric Rickman. Published by Petersen Publishing Company in Hot Rod magazine.
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2006.54.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Resin-coated paper
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 10 in
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