Friday Pics From 2012 NHRA Finals At Pomona

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Here's some pics from Friday qualifying at the NHRA Finals at Pomona. A few of us from Inland Mopars went out to get our nitro fix...
Don't jump in too soon as there's a few pics to post.
Check out the vintage stuff at the end. NHRA put together what they called the "Rumble In The Junction", 40 vintage fuel dragsters, funny cars, and altereds they were showing in the Hot Rod Junction. After Friday qualifying was over they fired them all up at 4:00 for the ultimate cacklefest.
It was AWESOME! I don't know if it was the sound of 40 fuel motors cackling all around me or the nitro fumes in the air that brought tears to my eyes.
Enjoy...

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The dragstrip was renamed "Parker Ave" in 1971 to honor former City of Pomona Police Chief Ralph Parker who was the driving force behind NHRA getting the permanent home for the Winternationals at Pomona, and now also the Finals. Read more about it here: http://cms.nhra.com/50th/news/index.html?story=295. The return road runs up in front of the stands and then makes a right turn on "Wally Parks Blvd." to go back to the pits.

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And now here's the vintage stuff. Ya' gotta love the old cars. This is what I remember growing up here in SoCal with OCIR, Lions, Irwindale, and before that San Gabriel, Fontana, Riverside and all the others...
The front-motor rails still are the only ones that "look right" to me.


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That's "Fast Jack" Beckman heading to a radio interview...but don't forget to check out the dragster too

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Hope you enjoyed this little walk down Memory Lane. It was awesome standing in the middle of 40 cackling fuel motors!
 
Great pics Ken. The weather came thru perfectly for the finals.
 
Wow !!!!!!!! Thank you for this thread and some great times you had yesterday ocdart
I hope it's ok if I share a couple of these with friends ? You are a blest man for sure and we are for having you here at fabo, Thank you Ken.........:burnout: You Rock big time :cheers:
 

Thank you!

Just noticing, it looked like over half the field of prostock were Mopars, let alone the funny cars.

Wonder why it seems more teams have chosen Mopar in drag racing than in NASCAR?
 
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