The Power and the Glory
Season 1 • Episode 6: Years of Thunder • Watch with subtitles
Episode 6: Years of Thunder
November 8, 1991
From zero to 300 mph in six seconds, nose-to-tail racing at 200 mph, ear-splitting exhausts, gigantic crowds - this is motor racing the American way. Both drag racing and stock-car racing started illegally on the streets of America and have become part of the country's popular culture. Today they are multi-million-dollar businesses. The stars of these sports explain how it happened
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