NHRA Winternationals

Richard Tharp drag racing Blue Max funny car, smoke pouring from rear tires at Pomona Raceway, 1972 Winternationals / Chevy Nova super stock drag racing from complete stop, hitting wheelstand / Top Fuel dragster peeling out, smoke pouring from tires (burnout) / funny car race, one called Ramchargers nearing spinning out / Dick Landy drag racing 1970 Hemi Super Stock Dodge Challenger / drivers donning protective boots, squeezing into dragster / crowd in spectator stands / mechanics working on dragster / two young women, one wearing floppy black leather hat, cleaning wheels and front end of dragster / young woman wearing red miniskirt and black kneehigh boots chasing after funny car on track, the car in reverse / mechanic working on Landy's Challenger / Seal for US Racing Team. NHRA Winternationals on February 18, 1972 in Pomona, California (Footage by Getty Images)