the Christmas tree. In 1951, Wally Parks, editor of Hot Rod magazine, gathered together a handful of key personnel in the drag racing world to form the National Hot Rod Association, or NHRA.

To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's ...

Since 1984, the NHRA officially uses CompuLink timing systems at venues on the professional drag- racing circuit (including the Christmas Tree, control units, timing sensors, cables, program ...

The fifth annual Cleetus McFarland Christmas Tree Race at Bradenton Motorsports Park continues to be one of the best drag racing events of the year. This year marked the fifth annual running of ...

Drag racing today is high-tech. The Christmas tree tower at the start and the photosensors at the finish line time each run and generate the printed slips that each driver picks up on the way back ...