Raced this race did not see me.

Damn I miss Steve Evans! Alongside Dave MclLelland...they were the iconic voices of the diamond P coverage in the old days.

40:43 Wasn't it him that said at least once it was there but they didn't use it? rofl

I was there this day. I lived only about 2-miles from OCIR.

I was at the Golden Gate Nationals that year in Fremont. Billy Meyer had Tripp driving. And I got Kenny's autograph, with nitro fingerprints, lol

I used to love watching these as a kid. Now I’m 48 and I still love it. Lol

Billy Myer and nitrous oxide at half track, what a weasel.

Renault Alliance car of the year?

Goodbye Stranger By Super Tramp Instant Replay From The 80s And Early 90s ☺😎 NHRA Winston Drag Racing

What is song played during Shirley's incident? Thanks for posting and thanks ahead of time

I love the white pants that Shirley Muldowney wore.👍

Sure do miss hearing steve evans. Rip my friend.

Funny car spectacular,crazy Eddie's night of thrills,jet car nats .you could go there all summer long, I miss those days,the other side still sucks

English town wasn't just my home track it was my second home since 1979 R.I.P. 😭😇

Roy Harris shoulda been a sprint car driver

Back when California was an awesome place to live. Open land for many miles. Racetracks all over the place. No ridiculous safety culture laws.

makes me miss the "dry hop" that was fun to watch on the start line back then...

RIP Tripp Shumake. Great job here, buddy!

Classic!

Interesting to point out , Shirley Muldowney in 2017 was quoted on Brittany Force's 2017 performance Championship as "laughable" . ??? Shirley RED LIGHTED against Amato in the 2nd round! Brittany and her Monster team qualified #1 Won the Event and set Low E.T and top speed in the final round all while clenching the Top Fuel Title! I am a huge Muldowney fan and now I am a Brittany fan but Shirley can be a Bi#ch very unbecoming of a Champion meanwhile Brit is a true classy Champ!

Is there a reason burnouts were so impressive back then compared to now?

43:17 I love the case of beer. Miller time!

Tom Anderson went to became a crew chief for al Hoffman in the 90s they both passed away tom Anderson died in 2015 and al Hoffman died in 2008

Proves a motto we lived by. "Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while".

WHY IS STEVE EVANS DRESSED LIKE A FLASHER AT 45.35

Always liked the 'Ace' in that Super Shops car. That was a big win his career.

Back when independent racers could afford to race.

His banter with the drivers is unmatched and Steve with Shirley wad1 always great0

Before the days of RIGGED NHRA TEAM RACING> Thanks John and Don for ruining TOP FUEL MOTORSPORTS.

gotta love the single chutes in the fuel cars.. BALLS.. glad we didnt see any no pops

Bättre chassien åxå..

Så till 80,talet. då hände nåt mer !. Joo mer hp...

Did Dave Uwahara’s throttle stick? His slicks were about 6 feet tall at the 100’ ft mark and seemed like he kept his foot buried.

GREAT MEMORIES !

I hate the way the announcer always introduces Connie as Shirley’s Old crew chief

John force escapes death and He’s pissed off because he red lighted

@40:43 Dave said Armstrong was turning on the NOS bottle...???

Can't watch it--- too blurry. Extreme eyestrain. Thanks for posting though.

Same year i attended my first national event. Seattle Fall Nationals. Kept doing it with the Winternationals the following year and again three years later along with a good number of other events thru the mid 80's. A great time to be a dragracing fan. The waning years when anyone considered a "low bucker" could even campaign a car at all. Let alone having a realistic shot at winning.

Waaaaaay too many camera changes!!

18:18

longest burnout ever 35:45

I like the top fuel best

A Cinderella story of 1982..... Frank Hawley, the driver of the legendary Chi-Town Hustler funny car, applied for the driving job THROUGH THE MAIL! The Chi-Town team was primarily running match races and “booked in” shows.... however, the match race booking were becoming few and far between, and promoters were not offering the same money as some of the other names, like “Snake”, Beadle, and the like. I was surprised to see them at a match race at OCIR in mid January, however, they won the event easily, running 6.13, 6.11, and 6.14....and Hawley was clicking off at about 1100 feet out on each run. I said to her girl I was dating at the time… “These guys didn’t come all the way out from Chicago, to go match racing! Watch out for them at Pomona!” Sure enough, they made one qualifying run......one was all they needed. It ran a sizzling 5.86.... .03s under the national record. At that point there after, They were basically running from event to event. At one time they didn’t think they would have the funding.

Gary Beck dominated in 1983. As I remember it, they had a different fuel system than everyone else that was giving them more power. His consistency here was amazing. Qualified at 5.50 secs. then ran 5.58, 5.50, 5.50. Wonder what his first round et was.

1:25

Great race..i live 25 miles from the track.its a super fun day at Gatorville race track.

"...engines producing over 2,500 horse power..." @7:40 ain't it great how far we've come. I wonder if they could even fathom 11,000 hp 30 years later.

Damn, i was really hoping bill would win.

27.15 MORE OF THAT PLEASE