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It started in California on the beach. they moved to asphalt so they could go faster and get more traction. It started in about the late 20s or early 30s. The Sounthern California Timing Assoc started in 1947 and then the NHRA was founded in 1951. The first official drag race event was in 1953. It may have begun in southern California. The drag racing car can not be attributed to one individual. "Big Daddy" Don Garlits is considered the "father of modern racing."

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This question was asked to several top fuel drivers. They could not come up with a definitive answer. Some said that before there were cars people would have contests between horses to see how far they could drag a log. But they all agreed that drag racing as we know it today started in Southern California.

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Drag racing cars were not invented. They developed.

People were "DRAG" racing cars before the word "DRAGRACE" was invented.

Acceleration racing of cars was done in the early 1900's and became a sport much later.

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It may have begun in southern California. The drag racing car can not be attributed to one individual. "Big Daddy" Don Garlits is considered the "father of modern racing."

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There were many speculations on when it was invented but it was invented around 1949

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the 1950's.

Drag racing became popular in 1950's.

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it has recently been around for about 50 to 60 years.

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210 BC

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