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Travel back 40 years to the days when NHRA's season-opener in Pomona, Ca., was presented annually on ABC's sports variety show Wide World of Sports.
You'll see all the greats of the era including Shirley Muldowney, Raymond Beadle, Don Prudhomme.
The violence of nitro racing was in full force as incidents with "Rapid" Roy Harris and Gordie Bonin remind us just how dangerous this style of racing is. Enjoy the trip back to the good old days as Chris Economacki presents all the action.
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