1964's Headline News

Williams takes Winternats Top Fuel title A raging snow storm, gale-force winds and the finest field of top name fuel dragsters ever assembled provided the competition for Jack Williams and the Crossley-Williams-Swan AA/Fuel Dragster at the 1964 Winternationals. Garlits scores his first Nationals title National record holder Don Garlits drove his Wynn's Jammer dragster to his first Nationals Top Fuel title, defeating world points leader Jack Williams in the final round at the Big Go at Indianapolis Raceway Park. World champs decided at final two races The 1964 NHRA World Points Champions -- Jack Williams (Top Fuel), Roy Davis (Top Gas), Gas Ronda (Top Stock) Charlie Smith (Competition), Bill Hoefer (Street), and Mike Schmitt (Junior Stock) -- were crowned at the season's final two events. Parks pens tribute NHRA pioneer Ryan NHRA president Wally Parks offers a tribute to the late Lee O. Ryan, who first proposed the formation of National Hot Rod Association, outlining its needs and objectives in a 1951 article published in Hot Rod Magazine, and later served on the NHRA board.

'Manufacturers Cup' to honor builders Williams, Ongais Hot Rod mag winners Buster Couch new NHRA Division Director New national driver license program Bristol Dragway will host Springnationals Monthly Headlines