1988's Headline News

Winston announces million-dollar points fund The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company USA announced Saturday evening of the Motorcraft Quality Parts Gatornationals the creation of a $1,000,000 points fund for competitors on the year-long NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series. Hill scores first win as Texans tame Gators Texans Eddie Hill, Kenny Bernstein, and Bruce Allen made it a Lone Star State sweep in the Professional categories at the Gatornationals. Hill won his first national event Top Fuel title by clocking the quickest and fastest times in history. Busy Memorial Day weekend for Bernstein Not only did Kenny Bernstein run his Funny Car Memorial Day weekend at the Cajun Nationals, but his Indy car drivers, Johnny Rutherford and Jim Crawford, competed the same weekend at the Indianapolis 500 and Ricky Rudd wheeled Bernstein's Quaker State/King Racing Buick at the NASCAR World 600. Snow, Hill star at Super Supernationals Gene Snow made the first four-second run in NHRA history but it was Eddie Hill who came back from the dead to run a national-record 4.93 to win a performance-filled inaugural Supernationals at Houston Raceway Park.

NHRA reorganizes for 'Leadership into the 21st Century' NHRA has historic meeting with OEMs Speed traps to be shortened in 1989 Gwynn's record-tying win highlights Finals Interval timing introduced at Winternationals Monthly Headlines