Drag racing t shirts by Quarter Mile Addiction that represent the 60’s & 70s era, known today as 
nostalgia drag racing. Drag racing from the 1960’s & 70’s era is more than likely bigger today in modern times, than it was back then.
Perhaps there isn’t quite the spectator attendance today as there was in the mid 1960’s & 1970’s across the country each and every weekend. Having said that, there is definitely more Stock, Super Stock, Pro Stock and Heads Up or Match Racing cars in attendance than ever before.
As the popularity of the sport continues to grow, more nostalgia drag racing cars are being built every year too. To represent or bring back the real cars that the factories made, that were raced on Sunday and sold to the public on Monday, this has been greatly missed today in modern drag racing.
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One of the first really popular drag racing classes in the mid 1960’s was the Super Stock drag racing class. This class really was about buying a car off the showroom floor, (usually a big block or big cubic inch v8 of 400 cubes or more), and installing a hot or wilder Racer Brown or Iskenderian camshaft for better fuel/air flow. Then removing the factory exhaust manifold in favor of free breathing and louder sounding headers, and swapping out the factory narrow 6 or 7 inch wide wheel/tire, in favor of an 8 to 10 inch wide wheel/tire combo for better traction on the drag strip. This usually resulted in the rear end of the car to sit way up higher than stock and gave the car a real mean looking stance or rake, and looked really cool. The car just looked fast, even when it was sitting still! We strive to capture the era of days gone by, with our line of Nostalgia Super Stock drag racing t shirts. Click on any image to view each design in detail. By the time 1970 rolled around, the popularity of drag racing across America, as well as around the world, really had exploded. It wasn’t just the racers that had acquired a Quarter Mile Addiction, it was the drag racing fans too. Crowd attendance had grown year on year, and so did the engineering prowess and excitement of the Pro Stock drag racing class. With even wider wheels and tires out back and skinny (front runner) tires of just 4.5 inches wide in the front, the cars started to look like the popular front engine’d or sling shot dragsters, accept, the cars still had a stock or factory looking body. Also notably, were the big air scoops on the hood. The goal was to try to ram as much air as possible into the engine to increase horsepower. Some other tricks were applied as such as a slightly laid back front windshield, to try to improve aerodynamics. Only the trained eye could spot such a sly modification. This in turn saw tube chassis being integrated into the cars as well. The cars sat lower to the ground as the decade progressed, and looked very similar to the funny cars of the 1970’s although not as stretched out or long looking. Many hidden engine tricks or mods were also tried and tested. Towards the mid end of the decade, some factory backed cars had weight restrictions and engine limitations put upon them to try to ‘even’ the field. We have managed to capture the look and indeed advertising slogans of the 1970’s drag racing era, on our drag racing t shirts too. This in turn lead to the idea of track owners/promoters offering a healthy winner takes all cash prize pool, to many well known drag racers across the country. This in turn would bring in even bigger crowds each weekend, of putting ‘bums in seats’ as the catch phrase became known for. So more and more big name drag racers were drawn to the tracks with a big cash prize pool payout to be won. Usually in a best of 3 race event. This is often how 99% of drag racers of the day made a living. To not only fund the cost of travel, racing and parts, but for some it put food on the table. Thus heads up match bash drag racing was born. It was a case of ‘run watcha brung’. This wasn’t sanctioned or backed by any drag racing body or regulator, so there were practically no rules. Racers simply turned up with the best of what they had on the day or night, put on a bit of a show for the crowd, won the event, and often continued to travel to another drag racing sanctioned event the next day, or even that same night. This has now become arguably the most popular type of drag racing today, as seen on some TV shows over the last 10 years. We have put together a handful of heads up match bash drag racing t shirts we are sure you’ll love. We’ve saved the very best for last. Who can ever forget the old hot rod Gasser’s from the 1950’s & With their engines positioned high in the engine bay for better weight transfer/traction, straight front axle with leaf spring suspensions, nose up, back end down, and often wildly built drag racing engines that ran on methanol or hydra-zine if you were really game. They were really hairy rides to say the least. Then of course those really wild and crazy slingshot dragsters. Often wheel standing while smoking the rear tires at the same time, right off the starting line! All the while making such a noise, you could feel the sound vibrating in your body and rattling your clothes, and ear drums too if you weren’t too careful. This really was, the greatest, wildest, craziest, most exciting and fun times in motor sport history. (Arguably, we think so anyway). Click on any image for more details or visit the store front here https://www.quarter-mile-addiction.com/stores/quartermileaddiction for free shipping options. What do you think of our designs so far? Leave a comment in the comment box below. You’ll find more drag racing t shirt designs and drag racing history, on this website. Click on one of the links below for your viewing pleasure.Nostalgia Super Stock Drag Racing Tees
King of the 1970’s – Nostalgia Pro Stock Drag Racing
Heads Up – Match Bash, Grudge Drag Racing Shirts
From the early 1960’s it was not uncommon for some drag racing spectators or fans to casually wager bets among themselves, against their favorite drivers and cars. Whether it was a gentlemen’s hand shake, some pocket change, (sometimes a lot more) or simply a hot dog and soda, being the prize for picking the winner, this did not go unnoticed by savvy track owners and promoters.Top Fuel, Hot Rod Gasser & Funny Drag Racing T Shirts
60’s. The majority of these cars were built in the 1930’s & 40’s.
Quarter Mile Addiction – Drag Racing History Printed On Tee Shirts
We have begun to capture the true essence of American car culture, life and history with our drag racing t shirts. From popular crowd drawing, drag racing classes printed on each shirt. To the many house hold drag racing slogans (also included on our drag racing t shirts). Which were used to advertise the big events in local news papers, radio, and TV adverts of the day. We’re sure you’ll agree. Long Live Nostalgia Drag Racing.More Drag Racing T Shirts For Sale
Thank you for your recommendation. I’m searching a gift for my uncle’s upcoming birthday and remember that he is a fan of drag racing. The design looks nice, especially the 1970’s design. I’m sure he will love it. Is it available for worldwide shipping? I also have an additional question. I plan to buy a cap for him as additional gift. Is there any nostalgic drag racing design cap too? Thank you
Hi Alblue thank you for your question. Yes we ship to most countries worldwide. I’m more than happy to create a design on a cap for your uncle. Let me know which design you want. I’ll put one together and get back to you when it’s available within the next 24 hours. Thanks again. Dave
This is a very good post because it comes at a time when I wanted to get a good gift for me and my finance who also loves drag racing like me. She just started watching recently though but I have been a fan for a while and I love the old nice shirts. We could get an identical shirt. Would be perfect.
Sounds like a great idea Payton!
For someone with a kind of muscular build body like mine, A premium t-shirt is a very good idea because it looks really good and fitted. This drag racing t-shirts is really a beautiful idea, I’m a very big fan of drag racing so having a couple of tees isn’t bad at all and it’s very good to hear that you deliver to most countries worldwide, I’ll definitely get some soon.
Glad you like drag racing t shirts. Let me know if you have any questions. More than happy to help.
I love T-shirts with good designs. When the design reflects real-life events and happenings, they become even more interesting to me. Often, the original events like the drag racing sport and the original 1/4mile races, are the best ones. Nothing can replace the experience and atmosphere.
The T-shirts represents the different areas of drag racing and has some radical designs 😃. The details you provide of the class of drag racing each t-shirt represents is great. It makes the t-shirt worth much more from my point of view.
Hi Roy,
Thank you for your kind words sir. I was hoping that my message was clear enough to be understood. Your feedback is much appreciated.
Dave
Hey Dave
It is truly impressive that you covered this subject so well in your post. I’ve learned a lot from reading your article and developed a lot of knowledge about the Drag Racing T-shirts. This drag racing t-shirt is really a beautiful idea, I’m a very big fan of drag racing. it’s very good to hear that you deliver to most countries worldwide, I’ll definitely get some soon.
Hey Holaric1
Thanks for your comment. Great to hear you got a lot out of the article.It’s always a good to read what fellow drag racing fans think of my content.
Thanks again
Dave
I’m a baby boomer. I graduated high school in 1970. Whether someone was a fan of drag racing or not, it was part of our culture back then. There were friends and classmates who did amazing things with “muscle cars”. There were just some things that were indicators as to how cool someone’s car was. What did the car do the 1/4 mile in? Horsepower? What were the cylinders bored out to? Hurst shifter? etc. I was not a drag racing ‘fan’ per say, but it was part of our culture. The reason I share all that is because I want to affirm the fact that your descriptions speak to the culture of back then. Baby boomers, whether they were fans or not will like that and many will buy your gear because of the nostalgic aspect. Most baby boomers I know are VERY nostalgic about the ’60s and ’70s.
Clearly you are passionate about those old drag racing days, as you should be. That’s just going to enhance the nostalgia of the boomers. And, they can afford your gear. For the reasons I’ve stated I think you’ve chosen a very cool niche.
Wishing you great success
Hi Glenn,
Wow thank you for your kind words. This has made my day.
I’m a drag racing fan myself and own a 1968 Dodge Coronet. Although I was born in 1973 and had obviously missed that era personally, I have been lucky enough to talk to many people that were ‘there’ at the time some of these major events took place.
I have read many books and met many people through social media, mainly Facebook that I have actually read about. This has helped me to learn and share what I have learn’t. This is part of the reason why I have created this website.
Nostalgia drag racing is probably bigger now that it was back then as far as the number of cars that have been built today. Hopefully the crowd numbers will grow again for these events. At least more than modern drag racing crowd attendance by comparison.
Thanks again for your comment it is very much appreciated.
Dave.
Hi, Dave.
Thanks for sharing your views on the best Drag Racing T-Shirts and presenting some of the cool designs for the Drag lover buddies. My Grandpa is a huge lover of big machines and he will definitely love the old hot rod Gassers from the 1950s. What an exciting mantra – Old Gassers never die, they just go faster!
Warm Regards,
Gaurav Gaur
Hi Gaurav,
Thanks for noticing the mantra, it’s a very old saying. There are many variations. I’m sure your grandpa would be delighted to see the designs being a big fan of the old drag racing machines. If there’s an item of clothing not currently listed, let me know here so I may add it for you.
Thanks again
Dave
Ah good good. Always been a big fan of drag racing but I have never owned a shirt. Seems like this old ones are even better than he ones that are worn now. Nothing as good as starting from the old ones. I will definitely buy this old shirts and rock them when I’m going out. I like your website as well. Good stuff here.
Thanks Jay I appreciate your kind words about the website. There will be more vintage drag racing designs coming very soon. Maybe on a white shirt as these ones will be hand drawn. Will have to look a the quality of the print once they arrive.
Thanks again
Dave
Hello there, l am really pleased to have come across this very nice article as I have learned some vital things about the racing which i’m completely new to, and I say thanks for the information. Coming back to these t shirts, I really like the designs that comes with it and the size of the prints are really good. I would love to own one of these shirts for myself. Cherrs
Hi Justin,
Thanks for your kind comment. Glad you like the designs and that you have learned something new. If there is anything I can help you with let me know.
Thanks again
Dave
These are some awesome looking t-shirts. I like the graphics and its good that there are design options to choose from. The different shirt colours and styles are definitely a plus. Also, the prices on your site are reasonable.
This article was also very informative. I learned a some new things concerning drag racing.
Thanks for your feedback Toni much appreciated