1988 NHRA Chief Auto Parts Winternationals

[@budspaulding7121]

This was a great Era, the cars sounded better too, IMHO.

[@jimnfl7134]

9:24 If that sounds familiar, it was on TV during the Movie, Harry and the Hendersons.

[@gtrdriver27]

7:59 Joe Amato's old car??

[@rickatchley9394]

Butch Blair did buy Joe Amato's old car. Joe Amato only ran that particular set up at 1 race at Brainerd in 1986.

[@MrMcKane]

I always found it strange how quite a few Top Fuel teams tried different aerodynamic solutions on their cars, then got abandoned almost immediately because they didn't get instant performance benefits.

[@gtrdriver27]

@@MrMcKane well some top fuel cars in modern day are using canopies and if i remember correctly back than they ve abandon it because it makes the car 100 pounds heavier (or 45 kilograms)

[@rickatchley9394]

@@gtrdriver27 @Deano John's Yep. The extra 100 pounds or so negated the aero benefits

[@Slinger43]

I was there, track was in terrible shape & the racing really suffered for it, fuel car's up in smoke everywhere, even the Pro Stock's & Alcohol car's were slipin & slidin all over the place! With that said, it was really cool to see Paulde win FC, place went nuts, as Dale & the "IN & Out" car were very popular throughout the entire Southwestern United States, especially in So-Cal, where there is nothing that compares to Pomona at dusk with the Fuel car final's 😎👍