1978 NHRA Summernationals
| National Hot Rod Association | |
|---|---|
| Location | Englishtown, New Jersey |
| Corporate sponsor | Winston |
The 1978 NHRA Summernationals (commonly known as the Summernats) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Englishtown, New Jersey, on 16 July.[1]
Sponsored by Winston, it was attended by top dragster drivers Don Prudhomme, Shirley Muldowney, reigning Top Fuel Dragster (TF/D) champion Dick Tharp (with the Candies and Hughes fueller), as well as funny car drivers, including Frank “Ace” Manzo (with a Monza BB/FC), Tom Prock (with the Detroit Tiger AA/FC), "TV Tommy" Ivo (the Rod Shop Dodge AA/FC), and R. C. Sherman (the Black Magic AA/FC), as well as Pro Stock champions including Grumpy Jenkins (with the Grumpy's Toy Monza).[2][3] Gordie Bonin drove the Bubble Up Pontiac Trans Am funny car,[4] while Kenny Bernstein appeared in the Chelsea King funny car.[4] Bob Glidden took Pro Stock in his Ford Fairmont.[5] Denny Savage claimed the TF/FC title that year, with Ed "The Ace" McCulloch runner-up.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018)
- ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine", written 2 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
- ^ No Top Fuel Funny Cars were recorded by National Dragster photographers.
- ^ a b Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine, Part 2", written 9 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
- ^ No. 4, Bob Glidden; National Hot Rod Association; Retrieved December 14, 2007
- ^ Motorsport.com Archived 2018-09-18 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 14 September 2018)