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The RAMCHARGERS raced at Detroit Dragway The RAMCCARGERS were one of the best known hot rods that raced at The Double D. Growing up in Allen Park I would go past their shops a few time a month and always loved seeing one of their race cars sitting outside the shop. The RAMCCARGERS came to be in 1959. A group of Chrysler engineers started with a 1 949 Plymouth business coupe, which they named “The High and Mighty”. The original High & Mighty is gone, but there is a great remake of it. Those of use that got to see…
Here are a few photos I took at the 2012 Detroit Dragway® reunion. Not all the hot rods at this event raced at the DD, but there were a few. Detroit was last open for racing in 1997. It was a good time and lots of good drag racing. See the photos from this event on our photo site -> CLICK HERE
Here are a few photos I took at the 2012 Detroit Dragway® reunion. Not all the hot rods at this event raced at the DD, but there were a few. Detroit was last open for racing in 1997. It was a good time and lots of good drag racing. See the 2012 Reunion photos on our photo site -> CLICK HERE
Della Woods raced at Detroit Dragway® Della Woods and her brother Bernie Woods were from Lake Orion,, MI They campaigned match races during the 1960s and early 1970s, with Bernie as crew chief and Della as driver. Woods qualified for an NHRA AA/FC license in 1968 signed by Rodger Lindamood, Don Garlits and Don Kohler, only to have the association revoke the license, saying it was too dangerous for a woman to run in that class. Losing the license caused the brother-sister team to lose several match racing engagements, provoking Woods to call the NHRA and inform them that if they took her license…
Pete Gentile’s INJECTICIDE raced at Detroit Dragway® I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A GUTTED SHELL FROM A FRIEND TEDDY Z WHO BOUGHT IT THAT WAY. HE WAS GOING TO BUILD IT AND RACE IT BUT DIDN’T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT ENGINES BUT WAS A REAL GOOD HOT ROD BUILDER A NEPHEW OF BILL HINES AKA THE LEAD SLINGER WHO TAUGHT HIM WELL AND WAS MY MENTOR. I WOULD RIDE MY BIKE TO HIS SHOP AND WATCH HIM PUT LEAD ON ALL HIS CREATIONS,HE LATER MOVED TO CA. AND WORKED WITH BARRIS FOR A WHILE AND IS STILL WORKING IN…
Connie Kalitta Raced at Detroit Dragway Legendary drag racer Conrad “Connie” Kalitta made many an appearance at Detroit Dragway. Kalitta, who has been racing since the late 1950s, will be took part in the nostalgia drag races at the track. This an opportunity to see one of the most accomplished racers in history compete on a Michigan track. If you’re a fan of drag racing, you have probably been to Detroit Dragway on a Saturday and Sunday to see Connie Kalitta in action! Connie Kalitta Early Years Connie Kalitta was born on February 24, 1938 in Mount Clemens, Michigan. He…
Paul Stefansky Raced At DD We will be adding a lot of the racers that raced at Detroit Dragway®. Information & more photos soon Click the photo for a larger image.
Dennett Bros. Raced AT DD
Perry Wyatt Raced At Detroit Dragway My Father, Perry Shannon Wyatt Sr. came to Michigan in 1959 with the dream of finding a better life. At just Sixteen years old when he arrived and moved in with his older brother, he immediately found a My Father, Perry Shannon Wyatt Sr. came to Michigan in 1959 with the dream of finding a better life. At just Sixteen years old when he arrived and moved in with his older brother, he immediately found a job at a Used Car Lot as a porter. Shortly after that he went to work at…
We are now in our second decade keeping the memory of one of the best drag strips in the history of drag racing alive, Detroit Dragway. Now while our main mission is keeping DD alive, we will start posting photos & events from other Michigan drag strips. We do not want to loose any more tracks. Anyone from the Detroit area has to remember the radio spots, Sunday, Sunday, Sunday at Detroit Dragway. Ben Christ is reported to have been the person that came up with this ad. Gil Kohen’s Detroit Dragway open in 1959 and it closed at the end…