A year earlier, Atlanta Dragway was one of the staples of the IHRA Winston Dragway. The track defected over to NHRA sanction in 1981, and with it came some of the traditions the IHRA had enjoyed. The most notable thing you will see about the first NHRA Southern Nationals were its up close and personal grandstands and the eight-car fields.

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VIDEO BROADCAST – ON THIS DAY IN 1981 THE NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS DEBUTED

A year earlier, Atlanta Dragway was one of the staples of the IHRA Winston Dragway. The track defected over to NHRA sanction in 1981, and with it came some of the traditions the IHRA had enjoyed. The most notable thing you will see about the first NHRA Southern Nationals were its up close and personal grandstands and the eight-car fields.

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