1960's Headline News

NHRA adds second event: the Winternationals Planning is now under way at NHRA Headquarters for 1961's Winternationals, one of drag racing's biggest productions, ranking second only to NHRA's annual National Championship Drags in prominence and importance. Harris wins Nationals Top Eliminator title Leonard Harris, driving his Albertson Olds entry, won the year's cherished title as Mr. Eliminator by defeating the Tennessee Bo-Weevil A/Modified in the Top Eliminator final at the 1960 National Championship drag races in Detroit. NHRA's new publication: National DRAGSTER The NHRA unveiled in 1960 its new publication, National DRAGSTER, whose mission then as now was "to provide current, authentic, and interesting coverage of events conducted under NHRA sanction." First national records set at Inyokern Some of the southwest's finest machinery entered the Inyokern Calif., Airport dragstrip to compete for class honors and to make attempts at setting new National Records under the supervision of NHRA's Southwestern Record Certification Crew.

NHRA unveils new national points system Indy Raceway Park to open Sept. 11 No gal drivers at 'Big Go' First glimpse of 1961 drag rules New eliminator system developed Monthly Headlines