Bruce Larson Raced At DD

There is so much written about Bruce so we have posted a few of the best articles we found. We are proud to say that he raced at Detroit Dragway, and we are glad he did. At the height of drag racing in the 60’s & 70’s Detroit Dragway was one of the drag strips all the top drag racers wanted to race at. Detroit Dragway held it’s last race in 1997, but we are keeping it’s memory alive. Share your stories with us.

From Wikipedia: “became nationally known for his match races. He quit funny Car racing in 1972 after a bad fire and raced in the Pro Stock class for 2 years. He then returned to the Funny Car class and match racing until 1987 where he fought his way to the NHRA Funny Car Championship in 1989.He led the points chase from start to finish collecting 6 National Event wins, 5 runner ups and the Car Craft Funny Car Driver of the Year award. That championship car is now one of only 2 drag race cars in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution, the other being Don Garlits’ rear engine dragster. He was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 2006. Larson is remembered for his red, white, and blue USA-1Chevrolet Camaros”

See the full article here → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Larson

From The Eastern Motorsports Press Association: “ Larson was a 16-year-old hot-rodder in 1954 when raced his classic 3”-chopped and fenderless, flathead V-8-powered blue 1932 Ford coupe at the East’s first sanctioned drag races in Linden, New Jersey. But it was in 1965 when he gained considerable national attention while driving Jim Costilo’s 1963 Ford Cobra.” Read their full article here-> https://www.empaonline.org/bruce-larson.html

Here is another article about Bruce with a couple of photos. “Catching up with drag legend and Funny Car hero Article here -> https://jimdonnellyonwheels.com/2020/09/02/catching-up-with-drag-legend-and-funny-car-hero-bruce-larson/