Here's a section for drag racers that may not have been quite legends but had a big part of drag racing history none the less.  Check this area out. Do you know someone who was there during drag racing's gasser wars?  Are YOU that someone? Contribute your stories or pictures here by sending me an email and we will post it at our DRAG RACING MEMORIES page. This was 50 years ago in 1958 - From NHRA article on website "Little Eliminator, pitting the winners of the A through E Gas classes, was run the following day for the new Coca-Cola trophy, though, like in Top Eliminator, two winners in the slower classes conceded their chances, and only the A, B, C winners took part. Abilene, Texas' Carroll Howard, the A Gas winner, received the bye into the final, where he faced Junior Thompson and his South Gate, Calif.-based blown Chevy-powered '41 Studebaker. Thompson, the B winner, already had ousted C champ R.C. Jasper's '56 Chevy-powered '34 Ford coupe out of Grand Prairie, Texas. Thompson them trumped Howard's '58 Olds-powered '31 Ford with a 13.06 to become NHRA's first Little Eliminator winner." FOR SALE - A PART OF HISTORY CLICK HERE FOR THE DETAILS Ed Neumann of Bohica Grafix is shown here presenting Jr. the cartoon portrait painting he did for his Opel Kadett.  This was at the California Hot Reunion at Famoso Raceway Oct. 2007 Get favorite car turned into a painting.

PICTURES CLICK HERE TO SEE 'EM SIGN JR.'s GUESTBOOK Check out this Video Don Garlits & Jr. Thompson   JR.'s 41 Willys T-Shirt CLICK HERE to Buy Click Here To See Pictures of the Event

Looking for parts? For Companies that Jr. is Warehouse Distributor For Click Here BestGasket is one And EGGE Egge Machine is Your Complete Source for Obsolete Engine Parts!

NEW PICTURES ADDED CLICK HERE TO SEE 'EM

JRTHOMPSON.NET and JRTHOMPSONRACING.COM, online since 1998, is the most comprehensive GASSER LEGEND website in the world.  This is the only website sanctioned and authorized exclusively by the Gasser Legends themselves.  Check back often for updates.
CLICK HERE FOR GASSER LEGENDS PAGES ~ DOUG COOK ~ BIG JOHN MAZMANIAN ~ ~ BARB HAMILTON ~ SKIP HESS ~ BONES BALOGH ~ ~ JACK "THE BEAR" COONROD ~ THE HILL BROS. RED BARON ~ ~ OHIO GEORGE MONTGOMERY ~ CHUCK FINDERS ~
~ CLICK HERE ~ For our latest additions!! ~ ~ CHUCK FINDERS ~ Coming soon ~ Jim "Fireball" Shores ~ ~ The Mallicoat Bros. ~ ~ Hugh Tucker ~ AVAILABLE HERE AND NOW Design Studio Presents Jr's 41 Willys 1/18 SCALE LIMITED EDITION DIECAST ~ AUTOGRAPHED BY JR. CLICK HERE TO SEE AND PURCHASE IT LIMITED TO 750 and THEY ARE SELLING FAST ~ There aren't too many left ~ ORDER YOURS TODAY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT! NOW ONLY AVAILABLE FROM JR.THOMPSON Doyle Hatfield has contributed COOL PHOTOS TAKEN AT LION'S, POMONA AND IRWINDALE FROM THE 60'S & 70's

The Hemi Manual Sometimes called the Hemi Bible - On Sale Here

Tom Thompson's Career Bio

Only a few more Available! Jr's Video What you Need to Build Your Chrysler Hemi Engine

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These pages are dedicated to the past. . .  The past in drag racing.  And to the present.  Drag racing is as current as anything new, space travel, the Internet, even the nostalgia race cars and awesome street rods.  As the sport has evolved so has the spectator.  Ever demanding, speed the ultimate goal, racers have kept pace with the need for speed.  And having a really cool looking car doesn't hurt.

At a peak of a successful racing career Jr. was in a serious crash.  After several years of recovery Jr. again became involved in racing.

Enter these pages and check out the career of one of the legends of drag racing.   He was there when it started and he is still involved.  That's my dad.  I hope you enjoy these pages.  Check back often.

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From the January 2001 issue of Rod & Custom Magazine.	Jr. Thompson's Scrapbook Pages Check out the article on the Prefect restored and turned into a street rod by Jr. & Tom Thompson in the November issue of Drag Racer Magazine.

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CURRENT HAPPENINGS

The event at Thompson Drag Raceway, Ohio for the Gasser Reunion 2002 was one to be remembered. To See Pictures of the 2002 Event Click Here
Last year the event was held on June 1-3, 2007. Maybe We Will See you this June! Sanctioned/Sponsored by the Mid America Willys Club

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Pictures of Gateway Gasser Gathering This collector picture no longer available for purchase ~ SOLD OUT.

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