Petersen's Drag Racing

OVERVIEW:
Drag Racing was published by Petersen Publishing. It started as a bi-monthly title after a series of annuals and pictorials on drag racing history. The magazine covered current racing events, drivers and vehicles, and brought a dose of nostalgia to the content. The editor was Dave Wallace Jr. The first publisher was Lee Kelley, but he was replaced by John Dianna as the Group Publisher in June 1988.

The pilot issue was Car Craft's Drag Racing annual published as part of the Car Craft Performance Series (CCPS). The Car Craft association ended quickly, and the magazine was attributed to Hot Rod staff.

With the May, 1991 issue, it was re-titled as Drag Racing USA.

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PUBLICATION DATA:
Petersen, EMAP and Primedia all provided net paid circulation data to Oxbridge Communication's The Standard Periodical Directory from 1988 through 2004. Average monthly print production started at 12,000 issues and grew to 64,000 issues by 2004. More information can be found in the print volume details section.

CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 62 issues was printed from May, 1984 through March, 1991. All images are complete.