1982's Headline News

Iaconio, Shepherd shine at 500 inches At the season-opening Winternationals, Frank Iaconio became the first Pro Stock winner under the new 500-cubic-inch rules and Lee Shepherd the first to record a seven-second pass Lee upsets Muldowney in historic final round Rookie Lucille Lee defeated Shirley Muldowney in the Top Fuel final round of the Bakersfield March Meet, marking the first time that two women had ever met in the final round of a major NHRA event. Oswald breaks Garlits' seven-year record Don Garlits' legendary 5.63-second Top Fuel run stood as the quickest ever e.t. for nearly seven years, from 1975 until Mark Oswald recorded a 5.61 during the record-setting 1982 Summernationals. 1981 Indy: Performance Race of the Decade The 1981 U.S. Nationals absolutely shattered the record books. The sport's first sub-5.5-second Top Fuel pass, the first 5.70 and 5.60 Funny Car run, the first all-seven-second Pro Stock show, and much more went into the record books Labor Day weekend.

Longtime NHRA supporter Chief Ralph Parker dies Partridge, Gibbs, Olson new NHRA VPs Big Bud Shootout program unveiled Garlits sidewinder loses to Shirley in OCIR go Kalitta breaks 15-year drought in Canada win Monthly Headlines