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NHRA event is all you've been told and more

By John Oreovicz

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

CLERMONT, Ind. -- I've been to something like 350 Indy car races in the past 30 years as a fan, reporter or PR man, and have witnessed many other forms of racing, from Figure 8s to Australian V8 Supercars. But I had never attended a professional drag racing event until this year's Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park. I can't say I experienced the same kind of joy I get from standing trackside at Road America, Toronto or Bathurst. Yet I can certainly see why drag racing has such a ...

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