{"id":115597,"date":"2014-10-16T06:31:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T13:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=115597"},"modified":"2014-10-16T06:31:37","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T13:31:37","slug":"drag-gallery-atlanta-10000-nostalgia-race-packed-cool-drag-racing-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/drag-gallery-atlanta-10000-nostalgia-race-packed-cool-drag-racing-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Drag Gallery: The Atlanta $10,000 Nostalgia Race is Packed with Cool Drag Racing Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) –\u00a0<\/strong>Last week, we shared a gallery of photos from Tommy Lee Byrd, as he ventured to a historic drag strip in Georgia. This week, it\u2019s another Georgia drag strip, but it\u2019s quite a bit different than last week\u2019s venue. Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia hosted the Atlanta $10,000 Nostalgia Drag Race, which is a tribute to the big money races held at Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway in the \u201860s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though the Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway is now a neighborhood street (in Covington, Georgia), it left behind quite a legacy after its doors closed in 1991. Owners of Atlanta Speed Shop, Julius Hughes and family, revived this wildly popular event in 2012, and now it\u2019s one of the premier nostalgia drag racing events in the Southeast.<\/p>\n

We dropped by for a quick visit, but saw lots of action. The day started out a bit soggy, but by lunch time, the track was up and running. Along with the nostalgia action, Atlanta Dragway also had a regular bracket program running, so there was a wide variety of cars running down the track. The pits were packed with killer stuff, including Hubert Platt\u2019s \u201cThe Georgia Shaker\u201d, an altered wheelbase Ford Falcon, which is a true survivor. The wild-looking, FE-powered Falcon raced across the country, but made its mark in the state of Georgia, including hundreds of runs at Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Check out the link to see Tommy Lee Byrd\u2019s photo gallery from the Atlanta $10,000!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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