YORK, PA – The York US30 Heritage Days event scheduled for July 20-21st at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing and the historic Latimore Valley Fairgrounds in York Springs, PA has been dedicated to Bruce Larson and his dynamic USA-1 race theme he has raced with during his very illustrious career.
Larson’s impact on the sport of drag racing carries forth from the 60’s and 70’sto this very day. Larson from Dauphin, PA has raced his very familiar USA-1 entries in Pro Stock and Funny Car and won the NHRA Funny Car NationalChampionship in 1989. He has been an avid supporter of Musclecar Madness at the York Reunion events, as well as, the York US 30 Heritage Days events. He took over “Big Daddy” Don Garlits’ top fuel car when Garlits retired due to a detached retina in 1992.
The total weekend is dedicated to his many racing accomplishments spanning over five decades. A special awards presentation will take place honoring Bruce Larson and USA-1 on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The annual York reunion will be presented for the seventeenth consecutive year and will also feature a Jungle Jim Liberman Day on Friday and a Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins/Larry Lombardo Day on Saturday. Legends attending the event include crowd favorites “Bunny” Burkett, Al Joniec, “Ohio George” Montgomery, Wally Bell, to name a few. The event has always had the most legends of drag racing to attend an event on a single weekend.
A Glory Days cruise-in is featured on Saturday from 10 a.,m. until 3 p.m. at the Latimore Valley Fairgrounds. All activities in the museum and at the fairgrounds are included.
Activities shift to Beaver Springs Dragway on Sunday, July 22nd for the presentation of the 15th annual York Nostalgia Nationals. Activities begin at 8 a.m.
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