Ted McCord

Southwest Heritage Racing Association at Denton, Texas

SHRA Makes Debut at Spring Nostalgia Nationals

Words by Chris Graves
Photos by Max Cackle Photography

The MalloryPrint.com Southwest Heritage Racing Association held its debut event at North Star Dragway's "Spring Nostalgia Nationals" in Denton, Texas, on Saturday, April 6. There was great anticipation for the debut of the SHRA series for both the staff and racers, and with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 70s the first event of the 2013 season was nothing short of a success.

In just four months, the SHRA put together a five-class program that provides grassroots racers an affordable and fun place to race in the southwest. With sponsorship support from Mallory Screen Print & Embroidery, Robinson Restoration and Service and Meyer Enterprises, and bonus programs from Good Vibrations Motorsports, Harry's Hot Rod & Truck Accessories, Triple C Agency, North Texas Diesel, Competition Sales of Dallas and Alky Diggers, the call went out to bring the first SHRA classes up to the lanes and time trials got underway.

The Hot Rod and Nostalgia Bracket racers laid down big burnouts and wheelstanding action throughout their time trial rounds and got their cars dialed in and ready for eliminations. Mickey Smith qualified number one in the Nostalgia Eliminator 3 (5.30 index class) after making the tow from Little Rock, Arkansas. Johnnie Laird put his Oklahoma-based injected front engine dragster at the top of the qualifying chart in the (4.90 index) Nostalgia Eliminator 2 and fellow "Okie" Ted McCord took the top spot in the (4.65 index) Nostalgia Eliminator 1 class qualifying.