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Listening To Dave McClelland Call A 1980s Stadium Off Road Race Will Make Your Day

Mickey Thompson’s Off Road Warriors was a film produced the 1980s to act as a promotional tool for short course off road racing, a sport that the man had himself invented and was promoting...

In 1995 Dave McClelland Raced A Pro Stocker For Fun! This Video Is Rad!

Well color us happy! Most hardcore NHRA drag racing fans know that Dave McClelland has been a racer for most of his life. He competed in his Tuna Tank Fiat altered for years and his kids, like Kevin,...

Dave McClelland Has Passed At 85. His Voice Will Forever Be Remembered, But His Soul Is What I’ll Miss.

I took Sunday off from Social Media this weekend and as a result, I missed the announcement that my friend Dave McClelland died. My heart goes out to all his family, friends, and fans. At 85 he lived...

Big On Big: This Video Featuring Seven Iconic Moments Involving Dave “Big Mac” McClelland and Big Daddy Don Garlits Is Fun

One of the most fun things about my work with NHRA is the access I have in the company’s digital archive, which continues to grow and more and more races are digitized. Anyway, as Don...

Historic Video: Watch Steve Evans And Dave McClelland Call The Finals At The 1978 NHRA US Nationals

Apologies to anyone who has been thinking that the summer has been speeding by. See, I have been looking forward to late August and early September like nobody’s business. Why? Three of my...

This Recap of The 1987 NHRA Winternationals With Dave McClelland and Steve Evans Is Great – 30 Years Ago!

We’re about a month away from the start of the NHRA season with the Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway Pomona. We’re going to take you on a trip back through time to the 1987 NHRA...

The Video Introduction To The Dave McClelland Motorsports Hall Of Fame Induction Is Amazing

So how to you create a video that encapsulates the truly great nature of a legend in just two minutes? You hand the project to someone who gets it. Les Mayhew is a guy who gets it and gets it to a...

Dave McClelland To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall of Fame Of America June 29th – Awesome!

The voice that defined the NHRA for generations and did so much more is finally getting the honor he is due. Dave McClelland will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall Of Fame of America on June...

Great Read: This Interview With Dave McClelland Is A Great Look At A Great Guy In His Own Words

For many of us, his voice does not define a generation, it defines a sport. Dave McClelland’s distinctive tone was just one part of a man who has lived a heck of a life and accomplished a heck...

Dave McClelland joins the Wally Parks Museum Board

Dave McClelland joins the Wally Parks Museum Board

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Dave McClelland joins the Wally Parks Museum Board

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum is one of the coolest must see hot rodding spots in the country, and now Dave McClelland and Tom McKernan, CEO of Automobile Club of Southern California, are...

Historic Drag Video: Judy Lilly and Dave McClelland at Bowling Green in 1978

Historic Drag Video: Judy Lilly and Dave McClelland at Bowling Green in 1978

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Historic Drag Video: Judy Lilly and Dave McClelland at Bowling Green in 1978

Judy Lilly enjoyed a long and successful career as a Super Stock drag racer campaigning for Mopar. Early in her career she was behind the wheel of rare, factory built Hemi racers, and along the way...

Watch Norm Day’s Insane Flaming Wreck At The 1986 NHRA Northstar Nationals In Brainerd, Minnesota

If there is a more nightmarish scenario than being in a burning funny car that’s upside down I don’t know what it is. As you will see in this 1986 video from the NHRA Northstar Nationals,...