CLASSIC VIDEO - 1984 NHRA GATORNATIONALS

The 1984 NHRA Gatornationals was pivotal in the future of drag racing. Aerodynamics and corporate involvement began to push the sports to a new level. The race to the 260 mile per hour zone incorporated speed merchants in both dragsters and funny cars.

You'll see the legends of the sport such as Joe Amato, and Kenny Bernstein battle it out to be the fastest drag racer in NHRA competition. There's also a bit of controversy in Pro Stock with a Dodge Daytona, as well as the emergence of the Professor of Pro Stock Warren Johnson.

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