1989's Headline News

Hill unhurt, undaunted by Pomona blowover Eddie Hill's heart-stopping Winternationals top-end blowover was a crash veteran observers described as the most spectacular in the 29-year history of the event. As horrendous a crash as this was, Hill returned to race on Sunday, something that most observers viewed as utterly impossible Friday afternoon. National records smashed at Chief Nationals In one of the great performance races ever, Gary Ormsby won Top Fuel and set both ends of the Top Fuel National Record at 4.91, Mike Brotherton the speed mark at 294.88, and Ed McCulloch a new 5.13 Funny Car record at the Chief Auto Parts Nationals in Dallas. 'Big' is back! Garlits drives Shirley's car More than two years after retiring after his 1987 blowover, Don Garlits drove Shirley Muldowney's pink dragster at Texas Motorplex in an attempt to gain membership in the Cragar Four-Second Club. NHRA in Japan: USA Drag Festival A team of NHRA racers, from Top Fuel to Pro Stock Bike, were part of NHRA's first trip to Japan, where they wowed a huge crowd a Fuji Speedway with American-style championship drag racing during the inaugural USA Drag Festival.

Newberry first TA/FC driver in the fives Kalitta first to exceed 290 mph in Pomona Bernstein, 'Snake' to race Top Fuel in 1990 Weekly television show to debut in 1990 Drag racing pioneer Jack Chrisman passes away Monthly Headlines