Ted Cyr won Top Eliminator at the National Championship Drag Races in 1958, held again in Oklahoma City, while Junior Thompson won the new Little Eliminator title.
‘INGENUITY IN ACTION’
The phrase “Ingenuity in Action” emerged as some of the sport’s wildest and most imaginative machines were built. Supercharged engines were the rage and streamlined and multi-engine entries were built across the country.
FIA RECORDS
Calvin Rice and Ed Cortopassi set new FIA international acceleration records in early February at March Air Force Base in California, breaking records that stood for more than 20 years.
FAMILIAR NAMES EMERGE
Many future top performers began to make themselves well-known, including Don and Ed Garlits, Tim Woods, Roger Coburn, Lyle Fisher, Bobby Langley, George Montgomery, Jack Moss, Johnny Loper, and Steve San Paolo.
