1983's Headline News

Muldowney movie opens to great reviews Heart Like a Wheel, a film based on the life of NHRA Winston Top Fuel champion Shirley Muldowney, was premiered in Indianapolis and was extremely well received by reviewers and theatre goers alike. Minor a reluctant winner over teammate Beck Team owner Larry Minor won Top Fuel at the Cajun Nationals, his first NHRA national event title, in just his fourth career start, but did it by beating his own number-one car, driven by Gary Beck, in an interesting coasting match of a final round. Amato, Oswald score first career victories Joe Amato scored his first career Top Fuel win and Mark Oswald, at the wheel of the Candies & Hughes Pontiac, scored his first career title in Funny Car at the 1983 Grandnational in Montreal. Bernstein sweeps Big Bud, Indy victories Kenny Bernstein had an incredible weekend at the 1983 U.S. nationals, winning his sponsor's race, the Big Bud Shootout, Sunday then tacking on a U.S. Nationals victory the next day for a clean sweep of Funny Car honors.

OCIR holds its Last Drag Race Muldowney wins Jerry Titus Award Muldowney, Hawley, Iaconio tops at Pomona Record-breaking Mile-High Nationals DiVita nabs Sportsman Cup title Monthly Headlines