History Hot Rod, Custom, Drag trophies...picture thread

Earl beat KS Pittman with the Corvette, don't know about Cookie. I think he did catch Pittman sleeping. Hot Rod has a picture of my car going up against Hayden Proffitt in Mickey's 421 Tempest. I don't know what round. I was just wondering if I could fill in the blanks, but I realize it's been almost 50 years!
Thanks

 

Was this a lamp before? If not this is a great idea.

Brian

 

...this is pair of the "Middle Eliminator" trophies from the 1962 NASCAR Winternationals in Daytona. (Yes, ...NASCAR had drag racing in Daytona) Races were held every day for a week and trophies were given out each day. These were two of the "daily" Middle Eliminator trophies and the overall cl*** winners received a much larger trophy. These are about 24 inches in height and are marble and solid cast toppers.

 

The trophies are long gone so now the picture is a trophy.
1972 Speed & Custom Show, Milwaukee, WI

 

My sedan won over 100 trophies in the 1950's and 60's . I have about 24 that made it to me with the car. I have 12 from 1957-1963 and the other 11 are from various Autoramas on the east coast in the mid 1960's .

Johnny

 

The guy I bought my Impala from still had these from back when he raced years ago.



















And this...



won in this...

 

Nice that is from the late 40s

 

I saw this Torque wrench award at the NHRA museum recently, and thought it was cool so snapped a pic.

 

like a dummy i sold some from Santa Ana Drags on egay about 2 yrs ago..........regret!

 

Vintage Pocono Drag Lodge trophies. The one on the left may be a "recreation." The one on the right has been autographed by PDL racers and staff including HAMBer Wally Bell. Left side top to bottom, Jim Amos, the late Ken Poffenberger, Wally, Bell, Jack Werst. Red Lang and the Dead End Kids, **** Belfatti, the late George Whalen, Lee Malkemes and Tim Richards.

 

a few i have collected

 

more...

 

hard to read read in the pictures, but one is from the orange county drags, another from the santa ana grags

 

at the NHRA Museum

 

Love those great trophies.......and the history they represent.

 

Some cool stuff there, thanx to all for contributing. ~sololobo~

 

Here's the only ones in my collection. The first is my Dad's drag racing trophy, won at the Chandler ***ociated Drag Strip ( CADS ) in 1958. He was racing a '53 Chevy with a 235 6-cyl out of a '54 Corvette. The others are just World of Wheels trophies won with my t-bucket.