and the
The Drag Racing Heritage Foundation
Present

Best of Times Nostalgia Nationals

While they held a similar event last year this was the inaugural "Beat of Times" Nostalgia Nationals, and I must say one of the most "FUN" events that I have attended in quite sometime. Steve LeSueur, Doug Rice and the folks at Virginia Motorsports Park combined to put on a first rate show with a large field of race cars, some really cool historic cars as well as beautiful show cars. The fans were treated to good old "Southern Hospitality", which included a free cook out on Friday evening while "Voice of Drag Racing", Jon Lundburg regaled all in attendance with great stories of the Golden Years of Drag racing as he got a number of the veteran racers in the crowd to share their "Road Stories" in several of the "Bench Racing" sessions that took place when there was a break in the action on the track. Thanks to all who made this possible and I am looking forward to next year which I am positive will be even better.

George Crittenden, NitroGeezers.com

Jon and  of the "Pacers Automotive" Fuel Altered shares a story in the Friday evening "Bench Racing" Session

Virginia Motorsports Park is a 500 acre, state of the art multi-million dollar drag racing facility built in 1994 and is the largest facility of its kind on the East Coast.   Virginia Motorsports Park is located just south of Petersburg, VA off I-85, exit 63A.
This is a beautiful facility that NHRA chose to overlook in their schedule and were gracious host for this event. w

One of the highlights of the event was Brian Beattie's absolutely beautiful restoration of the Jim and Allison Lee "Great Expectations" AA/FD from 1969. Jim and Allison along with driver, Tom Raliey were in attendance with Allison taking the seat in the Saturday afternoon "Cackle" . Hats off to Brian for bringing this great car back to life for us to enjoy.

There was some great action on the track too, with lots of cool exhibition runs by a lot of the historic cars as well some close completion in the class racing that took place all weekend.

CLICK HERE for lots more great shots from Paul "Hutch" Hutchins as well as some from myself.