Lots of people know about modern drag racing but very few people know about the strange roots of the sport and how things have evolved over the years. From the odd rules, classes, procedures, and practices of the old days to the cars and people that made them great.

In this deep dive into drag racing history we go back to the origins of the sport, the earliest rules, the earliest classes, and dispel some myth as well as explain the hows and whys of drag racing's chaotic first couple of decades. Multiple jump starts determined the winner of the first NHRA national event, Indy class winners got to sit out on Monday until the final. How expensive was nitro back then? All this and more...here!