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Motorsports Hall of Fame Wally Parks is the father of drag racing. A born hot rodder, Parks returned home after serving in the Pacific campaign in World War II to be elected president of the Southern California Timing Association, the organization that sanctioned racing on California's dry lake beds. The SEMA Man of the Year in 1973, Parks was also enshrined in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega in 1992. www.mshf.com /hof/parks_wally.htm   (480 words)

Drag Racing Online - "Martin Chronicles" - Vol. II No. 12 Wally Parks gave us all a scare this year and, although it thankfully turned out to be a false alarm, it did get us thinking . Wally Parks is as public as city hall. Wally Parks was drag racing's Bill France, its Abner Doubleday, its James Naismith. www.dragracingonline.com /martinchronicles/ii_12.html   (1779 words)

Drag Racing Online - Densmore Speaks Vol. III No. 5 May 2001 I am sad for Wally Parks, a wonderful, caring individual who apparently still is not aware of the scope of his impact not only on drag racing, but on motor sports as a whole. It's not how Wally Parks should be remembered. There's a statue of Wally Parks outside the NHRA Motorsports Museum in Southern California. www.dragracingonline.com /densmorespeaks/iii_5.html   (842 words)

Wally Parks - International Motorsports Hall of Fame Member Wally Parks was born in Goltry, OK, but spent most of his youth in California. Wally Parks - International Motorsports Hall of Fame Member Wally Parks will always be remembered as the founder of professional drag racing and the NHRA. www.motorsportshalloffame.com /halloffame/1992/Wally_Parks_main.htm   (485 words)

NHRA Media: NHRA Founder Wally Parks Wally and Barbara Parks reside in Glendale, Calif. Parks also was the first recipient of the Don Prudhomme Award, a perpetual trophy presented annually by NHRA to an individual who has made a profound impact on the growth and positive image of NHRA POWERade Drag Racing. Parks remains on the NHRA's board of director's and now dedicates the majority of his time to his personal involvement with the cultivation and expansion of the NHRA Motorsports Museum at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., home of the K & N Filters Winternationals and Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals. www.nhra.com /media/bios/parks.html   (798 words)

Wally Parks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wally Parks was an automobile writer and hobbyist, and editor of the magazine "Hot Rod", in the late 1940s and 1950s. He is currently Chairman of the Board of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, Calif. As editor he began to promote safety in organization of drag racing, both in the magazine and by organizing "safety safaris" which taught drag racing organization and safety at several tracks around the country. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wally_Parks   (125 words)

USATODAY.com - NHRA founder Parks hits 90, doesn't slow Depending on the day, Wally Parks is either as young as he feels or as old as his driver's license says he is. Parks soon found others who liked to build and race cars on the state's dry lake beds, writing about their exploits in the late 1930s and early '40s. Though Parks consults on NHRA matters, his focus is running its motor sports museum in Pomona, Calif. He hasn't decided how he'll celebrate his birthday. www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/nhra/2003-01-22-parks_x.htm   (512 words)

rpm.espn.com: Parks celebrates milestone birthday Ask any of the many friends and associates of NHRA founder Wally Parks how old he is and you may be surprised to know that, until recently, many of them weren't sure. Officially, Parks' birthday is Jan. 23, but the decision was made to schedule his birthday tribute as part of the Winternationals since many of the people hoping to attend the gala would be traveling to Pomona for the event. And through it all, Parks has remained one of the most beloved and respected figureheads in all of motorsports. espn.go.com /rpm/nhra/2003/0208/1506291.html   (735 words)

livinghere.dailybulletin.com - Good Times ‘‘Wally is the reason we are all here,’’ said NHRA President Tom Compton to the assembled invited guests that numbered more than 500 in attendance for Parks’ 90th birthday. ‘‘No one envisioned what might have happened with our so-called impossible dream,’’ said Wally Parks, the person who moved drag racing from its illegal street racing roots to one of the country’s top series. Parks’ work put him into the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Hall of Fame in 1979, the International Hall of Fame in 1993, the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 1994 and brought him the prestigious Robert E. Petersen Award in 2001. livinghere.dailybulletin.com /Stories/0,1413,280~28134~1401396,00.html   (851 words)

UrbanRacer.Com - Import Tuning Cyberzine At 91, Wally Parks' name is still inseparable from any discussion about the early days of hot rodding or drag racing. And just as he has done for five decades, Wally Parks will be following closely — at home and on the sidelines. A little over five years ago, the NHRA assisted in the organization of the SEMA Auto Salon that was being held at the Pomona Fairgrounds (the site of Pomona Raceway and the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum). www.urbanracer.com /articles/anmviewer.asp?a=823&z=2   (910 words)

The Trouble With Drag Racing - Part 2 A few words from Wally Parks, President of the National Hot Rod Association. It may surprise some of his critics to learn that Wally Parks arrives for such meetings not in a chauffered limousine, but in the yellow 1965 Chevy El Camino that he purchased for $600 several years ago. Parks is driving a '74 Oldsmobile; but we saw little evidence of the billions of dollars this man has been accused of accumulating at drag racing's expense, and we encountered no resistance to discussing a whole boatload of sensitive subjects -- begining with the extremely high cost of professional drag racing. www.northernthunder.com /trouble2.html   (1909 words)

NHRA News: Happy 90th birthday to NHRA founder Wally Parks (1/23/2003) NHRA.com is offering fans and admirers a rare chance to tell Wally Parks much more than just "happy birthday," but to share with him your stories of what the fulfillment of his vision has meant to you and express your emotions for all he has done for drag racing. More than 50 years ago Wally Parks had a vision of drag racing. What Wally Parks has meant to drag racing and to the millions who have been involved in this incredible sport in the last 52 years scarcely can be put into words... www.nhra.com /2003/news/January/012301.html   (553 words)

Wally Parks One could argue that drag racing was born in Goltry, Okla., in 1913, with the birth of Wally Parks, who nearly four decades later would found one of the most successful and influential sanctioning bodies in all of motorsports. Now in its sixth decade, Wally Parks’ creation, the NHRA, is the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body with more than 70,000 members, 35,000 licensed competitors, and more than 4,000 racing events annually at 130-plus member tracks. The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. www.metalshapers.org /nitrogeezers/wally_parks.htm   (1186 words)

Cruise Night at the Wally Parks NHRA Museum The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California, is located at Fairplex Gate 1, 1101 W. McKinley Ave. The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California, houses the very roots of hot rodding. Continuing its fun-run of So-Cal car culture at its finest, the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California, played host to about 1,000 people and 400 cars at its fifth Twilight Cruise Night of the year. www.streetrodderweb.com /events/0408sr_nhracruise   (808 words)

More about Cruise Parks by Cruises... Twilight Cruise Nights Return To Wally Parks Nhra Motorsports Museum For Sixth Season Popular street rod event is first Wednesday of each month, April through December. Cruise of the Parks and the famous residences Duration 40 to 45 minutes Geneva is also internationally known for the calm and beauty of its public parks and gardens. Swissboat.com Cruise of the Parks Cruise of the Parks and the famous residences Duration 40 to 45 minutes Geneva is also internationally known for the calm and beauty of... www.cruisesecret.com /cruise/cruise_parks.html   (712 words)

Drag Racing Online- Dave Wallace Words Nevertheless, Wally Parks has always been a gentleman. Last month in Indianapolis, I found myself in the unusual position of actually agreeing with Wally Parks. Not until the1970s did I learn, from Parks himself, that San Fernando was among the group of Southern California tracks that had banded together in 1957 (following Cook and Bedwell’s unprecedented 167-mph pass) to ban fuel locally, then petition NHRA to adopt their policy nationwide. www.dragracingonline.com /davewallacewords/i_2.html   (1556 words)

Popular Mechanics - NHRA Celebrates 50 Years Of Smoke And Speed That structure came in 1951 when Wally Parks, then editor of Hot Rod Magazine, founded the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to unify these club racers and get them off the street and into safe, organized venues. The three amigos and legendary drag racing record-setters—Don Prudhomme, John Force and Kenny Bernstein—are on hand to help honor Wally Parks at the Jan. 29 ceremony. Parks was presented with this honor in recognition of his efforts half a century ago to help curb street racing. popularmechanics.com /automotive/motor_sports/1269196.html?page=2&c=y   (789 words)

Vox Pop History In 1939, Parks and Wally made frequent broadcasts from the New York World's Fair and that same year, moved from NBC to CBS. In February, Parks and Wally traveled to Hollywood, California to broadcast from the premiere of the Paramount Picture "Seventeen", the first of nineteen motion picture premieres Vox Pop would attend by 1948. Warren would continue with Parks until the final Vox Pop broadcast in 1948 and would later find fame as the host of the long-running television game show Strike It Rich. www.lib.umd.edu /LAB/COLLECTIONS/voxpophistory.html   (511 words)

Comments for Wally Hollyday Designs I have skated several parks that Wally and crew has either designed/built (like Charles County, MD) or poured(like Fontana, Upland, Duarte, etc). I've traveled thousands and thousands of miles to ride Wally's concrete parks. Wally is currently working with my community in Richmond, Indiana on a concrete skatepark. www.skatepark.org /cgi/sk8.cgi/item_view_comments?item_id=156   (173 words)

HotRod HotLine ~ The Edelbrock Family, Company Honored at Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum ~ December 2004 The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is a great place for all enthusiasts to visit and has a continuing program of fantastic exhibits in addition to the permanent exhibits. As Wally Parks carefully walked to the stage as the next speaker, the crowd got a sense of how historic this evening really was. Standing in front of a highly vocal group of more than 350 of his friends, family, employees, and industry associates at the podium in The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum’s Hall of Champions, a visibly emotional Vic Jr., looked upward and said, ‘My dad is watching this.” www.hotrodhotline.com /feature/special/04edelbr   (2259 words)

THE H.A.M.B. - Wally Parks & A-V8 roadster Wally Parks' picture used to appear in HRM sitting in a great-looking '28/'29 on deuce rails. John Good in Chatworth, California, is a friend of Wally's and he built his '29 as a copy of Parks' A-V8 roadster, which also looks an aweful lot like the car Tom Medley always drew Stroker McGurk driving around in. THE H.A.M.B. - Wally Parks and A-V8 roadster www.jalopyjournal.com /forum/showthread.php?t=473   (284 words)

National Dragster: NHRA honors Wally Parks by renaming Museum National Dragster: NHRA honors Wally Parks by renaming Museum A live auction of memorabilia helped generate more than $30,000 for The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, most of which - $23,000 - came from a bidding battle between Force and Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Richie Clyne for a firesuit worn by Parks. POMONA - In a fitting gesture to the man who founded NHRA more than 50 years ago, the NHRA Motorsports Museum has been renamed The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa4078/is_200302/ai_n9212303   (491 words)

NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series News: Toyota Performance Challenge Wally Parks may have cut his racing teeth with flatheads and dry-lakes roadsters, but 70 years later NHRA's venerable founder still knows a hot rod when he sees one, which goes a long way to explain his major involvement in the Toyota Performance Challenge, held Dec. 10-11 at Pomona Raceway, Toyota V.P. of Motorsports Jim Aust, left, presented NHRA founder Wally Parks with a $5,000 donation to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum from Toyota. Parks delivered the keynote speech at a welcome dinner at the NHRA Motorsports Museum named in his honor, drawing similarities between the social atmosphere during NHRA's founding in the early 1950s and today's climate. www.nhrasportcompact.com /2004/news/january/011301.html   (912 words)

USATODAY.com - NHRA's U.S. Nationals have come long way in 50 years Wally Parks is surprised at the NHRA U.S. Nationals reaching their 50th anniversary, though not as much as he is about being around to see how far his creation has evolved. Parks has been there every year except last year, and he still can't believe it. All those luxurious motor coaches are a huge leap from the early days, when racers either camped in tents or slept in their cars after pouring earnings into their cars. www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/nhra/2004-08-31-us-nationals-50th_x.htm   (959 words)

insider.speedtv.com :: View topic - Wally Parks Interview Tuesday, August 17 Wind Tunnel will be taping an interview with Wally Parks and needs help. Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 6:07 pm Post subject: Wally Parks Interview insider.speedtv.com :: View topic - Wally Parks Interview insider.speedtv.com /viewtopic.php?p=747957&highlight=   (114 words)

MOTOR RACING LEGENDS NOMINATED FOR EAGLE ONE-SHAV GLICK AWARD - RacingWest John Force, Parnelli Jones, Rick Mears, Wally Parks and Les Richter have been nominated for the second annual Eagle One-Shav Glick Award, presented by the appearance care products company for distinguished achievement in motor racing by a Californian. Parks founded the National Hot Rod Assn. and is a member of the Automotive Hall of Fame. The award, which honors the esteemed motor sports writer of the Los Angeles Times, will be presented at the NASCAR NAPA Auto Parts 500, at California Speedway on April 29, 2001. www.racingwest.com /news/story.php3/1801   (351 words)

AutoWeek: Wally Parks' 90th Birthday Party; An institution of a man The quote was stitched on a quilt presented to NHRA founder Wally Parks by Louise McClelland, wife of longtime NHRA announcer Dave McClelland. Wally Parks' 90th Birthday Party; An institution of a man AutoWeek: Wally Parks' 90th Birthday Party; An institution of a man www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_go1458/is_200303/ai_n7625711   (176 words)

Racing and Automotive Legends Hold Panel Discussion Such was the scene at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, Calif., where Wally Parks, Vic Edelbrock Jr., Alex Xydias, Ed Iskenderian and Ed Pink held court for 2-plus hours, keeping the past alive and an audience of about 150 thoroughly amused during a panel discussion aptly titled "Living Legends." Living Legends live up to billing during panel discussion at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum And when the legends are from the performance and racing industry and they share tales from their storied pasts, people laugh, cry and, more importantly, remember the early days. www.moparmusclemagazine.com /thehistoryof/155_0502w_nhra_legends_racing   (734 words)

Wally Parkes For example, a Wally Parkes who suggests you buy a Wally Parkes vehicle for hauling a trailer in effect is promising that the vehicle will be suitable for that purpose. Each abbreviation you use should be followed by the Wally Parkes it stands for, with the exception of B. If you have not yet completed one of your degrees, use the word expected before your graduation date. Individuals using a Wally Parkes-it-yourself program rely on their own judgment, group support, and products such as diet books for advice (Note: Not all diet books are reliable sources of weight-loss information). wally-parks.ask.dyndns.dk /Wally-Parkes   (350 words)

Celebrating the “Golden Age” – the Hot Rod Reunion Story During this time, in April of 1998, the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, long a dream of the NHRA founder, opened to the public after years of planning and months of hard work. Housed in a 28,500-square-foot building on the edge of the historic Los Angeles County Fairplex, the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum echoes NHRA's mission statement to preserve, protect, and perpetuate the sport of drag racing. From its earliest days of running on post-WWII airstrips and later the first purpose-built drag strips, the two-lane acceleration game came out of Southern California with a vengeance in the early 1950s, quickly spreading from coast to coast, thanks to National Hot Rod Association founder Wally Parks and enthusiastic hot-rodders around the country. www.competitionplus.com /07_15_2004/hot_rod_reunion.html   (1586 words)

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