NHRA Summernationals

The NHRA Summernationals are an annual drag racing event run by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).

"Dyno Don" Nicholson turned in Ford's first Pro Stock win in his Maverick in 1971.[1] That year, Ed "the Ace" McCulloch debuted his Plymouth Duster funny car, Revellution.[2]

"Dandy Dick" Landy made his second, and last, final round appearance at the 1972 event, losing to Grumpy Jenkins.[3]

In 1974, "Jungle Jim" Liberman's Vega funny car did a memorable wheelstand.[4] Liberman had his sole NHRA national event win at the 1975 Summernats.[5]

Nicholson finished second at the 1976 Summernats.[6]

The 1978 event at Englishtown, sponsored by Winston, was attended by top dragster drivers Don Prudhomme, Shirley Muldowney, reigning Top Fuel Dragster (TF/D) champion Dick Tharp (with the Candies and Hughes fueller), as well as funny car drivers, including Frank “Ace” Manzo (with a Monza BB/FC), Tom Prock (with the Detroit Tiger AA/FC), "TV Tommy" Ivo (the Rod Shop Dodge AA/FC), and R. C. Sherman (the Black Magic AA/FC), as well as Pro Stock champions including Grumpy Jenkins (with the Grumpy's Toy Monza).[7][8] Gordie Bonin drove the Bubble Up Pontiac Trans Am funny car,[9] while Kenny Bernstein appeared in the Chelsea King funny car.[10] Bob Glidden took Pro Stock in his Ford Fairmont.[11] Denny Savage claimed the TF/FC title that year, with Ed "The Ace" McCulloch runner-up.[12]

After Old Bridge Township Raceway Park ceased all drag racing operations in 2018, the Summernationals were moved to Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg, Virginia.[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Don Nicholson #18". Archived from the original on December 28, 2005. Retrieved 2008-03-27. , National Hot Rod Association; written in 2002; Retrieved March 11, 2008
  2. ↑ National Dragster online at NHRA.com (retrieved 14 September 2018)
  3. ↑ NHRA.com (retrieved 15 September 2018)
  4. ↑ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "'Jungle's' Vega: Who knows which nose?", written 16 December 2016, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
  5. ↑ "No. 17 'Jungle Jim'". National Hot Rod Association. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Don Nicholson #18". Archived from the original on December 28, 2005. Retrieved 2008-03-27. , National Hot Rod Association; written in 2002; Retrieved March 11, 2008
  7. ↑ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine", written 2 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
  8. ↑ No Top Fuel Funny Cars were recorded by National Dragster photographers.
  9. ↑ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine, Part 2", written 9 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
  10. ↑ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine, Part 2", written 9 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
  11. ↑ No. 4, Bob Glidden; National Hot Rod Association; Retrieved December 14, 2007
  12. ↑ Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018)
  13. ↑ BangShift.com, Bad News: Raceway Park Will Cease Drag Racing Operations – The End Of Englishtown Appears To Be Nigh by Brian Lohnes, January 16, 2018, Retrieved Jan. 30, 2018.
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