"Night of the F/Xs " Bud Faubal vs. Bob Harrop.... Drag Racing Art

Limited-Edition Print of 500 (13x19) Signed and numbered by the Artist. In my opinion, the "Super Stock Nationals" race did for Funny Cars what the "U.S. Fuel and Gas Championships" at Bakersfield did for Dragsters. In 1965, the fledgling drag-rag "Super Stock & Drag Illustrated" magazine, thought it a good marketing idea, to stage an all out Drag Race, featuring nothing but the Super Stock and Factory Experimental Doorslammers. These Factory Experimentals (known as F/Xers to the Drag Race community), had not yet been recognized by the Drag Racing sanctioning bodies. These F/Xer's were billed as "Outlaw Cars," and were barnstorming and "Match Racing" across the country that year, much to the delight of thousands of attending fans. The "Super Stock Nationals," would be, the first all out "Funny Car" race. It was held as a 1 day event, August 7th, 1965, at "York, U.S. 30" drag strip, in "York" Pennsylvania.  Invited to event, were 80 of the "Hottest