NHRA Drag Racing'87

[@MichaelVLang]

Love hearing Steve Evans and Dave McLelland's voices again, reminds me of the Saturday afternoons of my youth. Thanks for the upload. Classic.

[@kwantoon]

It really makes me miss my dad. Great memories never the less...

[@stevemccoy6744]

Dave McClelland and Steve Evans just sounded like drag racing.

[@Nike2141]

I was 6 years old at the Cajuns with my dad. What a great memory. I still have a picture with Kenny Bernstein.

[@bobbydavis2299]

Watching this was bittersweet, so many memories, wish we could go back to those days...

[@dmeemd7787]

yeah I feel ya.. hell, even the 90s or 2000's..

[@themopar426]

yep the nhra is dying!

[@JHATDRUMMER1976]

i was 11 in 87 loved watching drag racing with my dad back in the day

[@organicmechanic1662]

Yep, the good ol' days. I'm so glad I got to be a part of this era live. I was at the Sea-fair Nats in '87! Thanks f or posting this. God is good.

[@hankschrader149]

Nice I thought it was 88' first SeaFair nationals?! it was crazy seeing so many big show nitro cars at once

[@vincereynolds8977]

The Seafair Nationals started in 1988. Went to that inaugural race.

[@sherrigaskin5656]

TNN, The Nashville Network, channel 19 Comcast Indianapolis. Was on every Sunday. Loved it.

[@jimmartin7881]

I miss the 80s and 90s racing, won't give the NHRA a dime ever again. Once again money ruined something so enjoyable to so many.

[@TheCRTman]

My mom came up with it in the 70's & 80's. Her dad was a pro-stock mechanic and originally did some racing in the 50's & 60's around the AHRA days. She said pro-stock was like the most real drag racing there ever was and that the modern day stuff also really wasn't the same as you mentioned. I came up with it between 2002-2009 thanks to her and I feel like it really went down hill after 2008 (when Scott Kalitta died and the track runs were shortened to 1/8th mile).

[@donroberts2126]

I've said it before, and I'm going to say it again! Kim LaHaie is the most underrated talent in NHRA history.

[@jimmartin7881]

Amen to that and a hell of a nice person on top of all that.

[@MoxieMike66]

Call me what you will, but she was cute too. No denying her tuning talents, she was great. Never realized how attractive she was until I saw these videos. Her husband's a blessed man. I was in the Army from 84'-88' so I missed most of these races. Usually they focused on the attractive "women" drivers, not the talented Crew Chiefs. Pretty & brains. Awesome combo.

[@JReaLBiz86]

The fact that she was finding that success with a small block engine when everyone else was running 500ci is a testament to her talent. She hardly ever hurt equipment and whenever she found consistency the other competitors were in trouble. And yeah, she may not have been Lori Johns pretty, but she was definitely easy on the eyes. Of course in '87 by the end of this race season I wasn't even a year old, so I didn't get to see this championship run

[@edgarbeat2851]

Kim and Tim Richards make an amazing couple.

[@Boblib1970]

I was at the Gator, Spring, and Keystone Nationals that year. And as a 16 year old kid, was one of the faces along the fence in the staging lanes watching the finals @ 29:23. If they had high definition back then, I could probably pic myself out.

[@chitownhustler9522]

Can’t beat a classic from the NHRA On Christmas Eve🎄

[@big-jonte-laserhogtmedhumo2617]

Joe Amato broke the record of 280 mph at the U.S. Nationals.

[@theclassic6337]

John Force wins in Le Grandnationals and Big Bud Shootout finally, after 9 years in Funny Cars.

[@donaldfuller5041]

I was 17 years old for the Sanair event and enjoyed Laurentide beer for the 1st time. And French speaking Canadian women were Hot!!!

[@SimcikRacing]

For anyone who's curious, the theme song played during the season recap, Alan Hawkshaw's "Higher Level".

[@TheCRTman]

19:35.... holy shit I have NEVER seen anything like that in funny car. That is insanity and amazing he kept the car under that much control.

[@arthurmchugh5184]

Back when the fuel cars did REAL BURNOUT!!!!!😀😀😀😀🍺🍺

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Cool !!!!!!!! 👍👍👍

[@Mistertbones]

That Budweiser Buick was so controversial. Was a predecessor to the modern "Batmobile" funny cars.

[@Mistertbones]

@Matt Daugherty The Oswald body ended up on a mud bog racer's car.

[@jeffbrown1611]

I went to my very first event in 87 at the All Stars at the Texas Motoplex got to meet Bernstein, Glidden and John Force before he was a champion he was a totally different person back then because he hadn't won a race yet very humble I'll never forget that I was 7

[@Whateverfor101]

One of THE NICEST FAMILIES WE'D EVER WANT TO KNOW!

[@donaldfuller5041]

Wonder how much the fire tempered the chassis on The Bud funny car???

[@MrElPoderozo1]

Sad to see the sport slowly disappearing. Now when you go to the track is empty.

[@FINALSTRIKE94]

Awesome

[@donaldfuller5041]

Hard to believe that street cars are creeping up on these elapsed times now.

[@johnforce44]

I love these videos, thanks for uploading. Are you going to be uploading 88 season?

[@Sucksuphere]

I used to live and damn near die in pomona !!!! 😊😊😊😊

[@scottweatherman3266]

That was definetly a one lane race track for Nitro cars. The place flooding easily also hurt this speedway.

[@samdowdy8451]

How much is it to join.....

[@donaldfuller5041]

Kim LaHaie was a badass

[@samdowdy8451]

How much is it ....m

[@patrickharper9297]

$2

[@RandyDubin]

0:04-0:07.

[@donewald]

The year of the Ugly Cars

[@sunsetranch9780]

Life before DemocRats

[@recrdholdr]

How the hell do the Democrats have anything to do with drag racing in 1987?

[@scottweatherman3266]

Same as below. Not political .

[@sunsetranch9780]

@@recrdholdr look at the new green deal the sport we all love will be gone pretty soon

[@themopar426]

demonrats!

[@wesleyhayley3657]

boring....