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AHRA MAJOR EVENTS

Winternationals
Bee-Line Dragway
Phoenix, Arizona
January 23 - 26

Grand Nationals
Detroit Dragway
Detroit, Michigan
May 23 - 25

Spring Nationals
Bristol International Raceway
Bristol, Tennessee
June 6 - 8

Summer Nationals
New York National Speedway
Center Moriches, New York
August 15 - 17

World Championships
Green Valley Raceway
Green Valley, Texas
August 20 - 24

Points Finals
Kansas City International Raceway
Kansas City, Missouri
October 3 - 6

World Finals
International Raceway
Tulsa, Oklahoma
October 18-20

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I still have photos in basement (I think) from both Beeline & KCIR that year.

We drove on black ice for over an hour on US 54 west of Pratt Kansas on our way to Beeline...... NEVER forget that night

Unk

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UNK,

I'm pretty sure the AHRA had '11' Big Events in 1969.

"7" Majors

Plus '4' Mid-Level Events
AHRA Super/Stock Nationals @ Fremont, California
May 18, 1969

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My Dad, a couple of friends and I went to Beeline that year. Drove all night from Kansas City to Phoenix, then down to Tucson where a friend had a house we stayed in, commuted every day from Tucson to Beeline.


The race in KC was a no brainer since the track is only about 17 miles from the house.

Miss Jim Tice and the old AHRA.

Unk

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UNK,

At the 1969 World Finals, did Stockers compete.
I know the top class of Super/Stockers ran in SS/E.

The AHRA did a good job back then, in getting out many events.

The NHRA only had '4' major events.
not come to exist in 1970.
Even the 69' Super/Stock Magazine Nationals (August 9-10) weren't
an NHRA sponsored event.

NHRA MAJOR EVENTS

Winternationals
Pomona, California
January 31 - February 2

Springnationals
Dallas, Texas
June 13 - 15

Super/Stock Magazine Nationals
York, Pennsylvania
August 9 - 10

Indy Nationals
Indianapolis, Indiana
September 6 - 8

World Finals
Dallas, Texas
October 11 - 13

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Was the "Sport" of drag racing better then or is it just the memories?

Then we had touring pros, regional pros, local funny cars, T/F,Pro Stocks, plus all the sportsman classes running at LOCAL tracks everywhere almost every weekend.

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Give it to the "memories". Drag racing is drag racing. Money, technology and electronics, not necessarily in that order have changed the way we race.

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Why did AHRA go out of business?

D

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Here's how it started:

http://www.dragracingonline.com/spec...story_1_1.html

And one description of the ending:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...od_Association