What can be finer than 3 days of gassers and nothing else newer than 1973? Well, I guess you could throw in some funny cars, a few front engined dragsters, more gassers and 11 rockabilly bands for good measure. That pretty aptly describes Rock N Race 2022 presented by Gasser Madness that was held at Dragway 42 last weekend. Let’s take a trip back to 1973 through the lens of Dave Oakes.
Congrats to the Junkyard Dog crew for their win in the AA/Gas class.
The Parts Peddler Cuda of Steve Timosek took home the Funny Car Shootout
Unfortunately, this beautiful Willys had an encounter with the wall shortly after this pic was taken.
Who doesn’t love gasser burnouts?
Larry Dixon took a couple of brave souls for a ride of a lifetime.
This young lady was crowned the winner of the flag starter contest.
A supercharged, straight axle GTO with the license plate “NARLEE” ran in Competition Gas
One of the few open wheel cars present was this 1962 Dragmaster
The Class Reunion 1953 Chevy filling up my viewfinder
