GLENDORA, Calif. (Sept. 6, 2011) – And then there were 10.
To commemorate its 60th anniversary season, NHRA announced the 60 Greatest Moments in its history back in January and then it asked its fans, throughout the course of the 2011 season, to select the Moment that they collectively felt was the greatest moment in NHRA history.
NHRA fans responded in huge numbers – more than 7.5 million impressions and more than 31,000 fan interactions – to pare the list down first to 20 Greatest Moments and now to a truly memorable Top 10.
As difficult as that must have been for NHRA fans – narrowing the original list of 60 Greatest Moments down to just 10 – consider the challenge that lies ahead for fans in selecting the single Moment that they believe is the greatest moment in NHRA History. How do you pick just one of these 10 remaining Greatest Moments in NHRA History?
Here are the Top 10 Greatest Moments (in chronological order):
- Founding of NHRA (1951)
- Don Garlits makes NHRA's First 200-mph Run (1964)
- Don Garlits debuts the rear-engine dragster — and wins (Pomona, 1971)
- Shirley Muldowney is first Women to Win in Top Fuel (1976)
- Shirley Muldowney is NHRA's First Female World Champ (1977)
- Kenny Bernstein makes NHRA's first 300-mph Run (1992)
- John Force is first to win 100 career races (2002)
- Tony Schumacher's "The Run" (2006)
- Ashley Force Hood is first Female Funny Car Winner (2008)
- John Force Completes Comeback, Wins 15th Championship (2010)
To participate, fans can go to NHRA’s Facebook page, easy to find at Facebook.com/NHRA, and click on the “Vote 4 Greatest Moment” tab. Once there, fans will be instructed to select just one (1) of the 10 Moments and click ‘Submit’ (after submitting their vote, fans will have the chance to enter to win one VIP package or one of five pairs of full-event tickets to the 2012 event of their choice).
Fans will be encouraged to check back often as the Moment with the fewest votes at the conclusion of every one of the first five races in the Countdown playoff will be eliminated. That will leave five Moments still in play entering the Auto Club NHRA Finals.
Voting will close on Wednesday, Nov. 9 and the fans’ selection for the Greatest Moment in NHRA History will be unveiled during pre-race at the Auto Club NHRA Finals on Sunday, Nov. 13.
Fans can visit the 60 Greatest Moments Web page for complete program details as well as to view historical photos and videos that retrace every step in NHRA’s rich and storied history. The page also includes links to view a preview of / purchase NHRA’s “60 Greatest Moments” DVD.
NHRA on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NHRA
NHRA 60 Greatest Moments Web page: http://www.NHRA.com/NHRA60
NHRA 60 Greatest Moments Highlight Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a-PDZZJX7ck
