Wally Parks | |
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 Parks (left) and Art Chrisman, 2004 | |
| Born | Wallace Gordon Parks January 23, 1913 Goltry, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 2007 (aged 94) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, President, Chairman of NHRA; automobile writer, editor, and hobbyist. |
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Wallace Gordon Parks (January 23, 1913 – September 28, 2007) was an American writer. He was the founder, president, and chairman of the National Hot Rod Association, better known as NHRA. He was instrumental in establishing drag racing as a legitimate amateur and professional motorsport.