#CLASSICDRAGRACING

For the latest in drag racing news, please visit http://www.competitionplus.com.

Nothing says old school drag racing like a black and white presentation.

This 1963 broadcast of ABC's Wide World of Sports featured a star-studded field of AA-dragsters, and 38 tension laden races. Don Garlits in his "Swamp Rat V" emerged class winner and had the right to set-out a Top Eliminator preliminary event between the eight low elapsed times cars during class racing. The winner from the eight-car field to race Garlits for the National Mr. Eliminator title.

This system of determining Top Eliminator qualifiers was a new addition at this year's Nationals, and was so well received by everyone that it appears to be a permanent feature. If such a thing is possible after this year's fantastic racing, the AA/D class eliminations will be even greater from now on as each race involves not only class, but a shot at Top Eliminator.

Promptly at 10:35 a.m. Sunday Top Eliminator racing began with Garlits as an interested spectator near the starting line. Watch all of the action in this action-packed broadcast.

Be sure to download the CompetitionPlus.com mobile app; it's a free download at the Apple Store or Google Play.
http://www.competitionplus.com/downlo...