Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST DRAG RACE AT LIONS, December 1, 2012, NHRA Museum, Pomona, CA It was a damp, dreary, dark, chilly day:  December 2, 1972, the last drag race at Lions Drag Strip, Long Beach, CA. It was a damp, dreary, dark, chilly day:  December 1, 2012, the 40th Read More

LIONS LAST DRAG RACE REUNION, December 3, 2011 Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, Pomona, CA To only consider the infamous “Last Drag Race” at Lions is to miss the rich and colorful 17 year history of the drag strip.  The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum did an excellent job Read More