What "Pappy" Hart invented was the commercial drag strip, which he opened for business on June 19, 1950.

Drag racing had been a popular—and often illegal—sport in the US for years, but when the NHRA began organizing events in the second half of the 1950s, it elevated the sport to new levels. A ...

Lyon Air Museum Celebrates the Santa Ana Drags, America’s First Commercial Drag Strip Great hot rods and drag cars have their day in the sun at SoCal air museum.