Post by dragnews on Aug 28, 2008 6:12:38 GMT -5
In the 1950'a epidemic was sweeping Americia...The Nations
number one growing sport was Drag Racing. Led by a
young Oklahoma native transplanted to southern California,
Wally Parks led a crusade in the pages of Hot Rod magazine to
organize the new sport of drag racing...
On Aug.. 8 1955 Billy Smith the superintendent of Lake
Murry state park announced. The state planning and resources
board had approved construction of a drag strip, by the
Slow Poke car club at the downtown air strip.
September 11 1955 the first legal drag race is held in Ardmore
Oklahoma..The strip was all dirt at first but a few weeks later
a small concrete starting line was added and oil was packed on the remainder of the strip. It was a far away time for some to imagine today at 300 mph, but this is were drag racing began.
This is a photo from Ardmore's first drag race September 11 1955.........................Rob
number one growing sport was Drag Racing. Led by a
young Oklahoma native transplanted to southern California,
Wally Parks led a crusade in the pages of Hot Rod magazine to
organize the new sport of drag racing...
On Aug.. 8 1955 Billy Smith the superintendent of Lake
Murry state park announced. The state planning and resources
board had approved construction of a drag strip, by the
Slow Poke car club at the downtown air strip.
September 11 1955 the first legal drag race is held in Ardmore
Oklahoma..The strip was all dirt at first but a few weeks later
a small concrete starting line was added and oil was packed on the remainder of the strip. It was a far away time for some to imagine today at 300 mph, but this is were drag racing began.
This is a photo from Ardmore's first drag race September 11 1955.........................Rob