NHRA Salutes the Gwynn Family Championship Racecars as they tour in 2014

NHRA Salutes the Gwynn Family Championship Racecars as they tour during the 2014 NHRA Season  Restored championship racecars of Jerry & Darrell Gwynn, the first father/son NHRA world champions, tours several racetracks on the NHRA circuit in 2014, during the 50th anniversary of the iconic Hemi engine DAVIE, Fla. – The restored championship Hemi-powered racecars of Jerry and Darrell Gwynn will be on display at several NHRA racetracks during the 2014 season during the “Gwynn Family Championship Racecars Tour” saluted by the NHRA. The racecars commemorate two motorsports legends and the NHRA’s first ever father/son world champions. The racecars were returned to the Gwynn’s with the complete bodies and chassis intact and they underwent a period perfect restoration. Jerry and Darrell Gwynn became the first ever father/son NHRA world champions in drag racing when Darrell, won the 1983 Top Alcohol Championship. His father Jerry, a pioneer in drag racing, had previously been crowned the 1969 Super Eliminator Champion. The “Gwynn Family Championship Racecars Tour” will showcase the championship cars driven by the two legends during their championship seasons. Jerry Gwynn’s 1969 Hemi-powered AA/Altered Super Eliminator world championship racecar, and Darrell Gwynn’s 1983 Hemi-powered Top Alcohol world championship racecar, will be… Read More