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. 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:
The publisher did provided net paid circulation data to Oxbridge Communication's The Standard Periodical Directory from 1990 through 1992. Annual print volume was reported as 24,000.

CONTENT COMPLETENESS
A total of 64 issues was printed from May, 1984 through March, 1991. All images are complete.

1983 Petersen Drag Racing
1983 Vol 1 No 2
Petersen Drag Racing May 1984
May 1984
Petersen Drag Racing Jul July 1984
July 1984
Petersen Drag Racing Sept September 1984
Sept 1984
Petersen Drag Racing Nov November 1984
Nov 1984
Petersen Drag Racing Jan January 1985
Jan 1985
Petersen Drag Racing Mar March 1985
Mar 1985
Petersen Drag Racing May 1985
May 1985
Petersen Drag Racing Jul July 1985
July 1985
Petersen Drag Racing Sept September 1985
Sept 1985
Petersen Drag Racing Nov November 1985
Nov 1985
Petersen Drag Racing Jan January 1986
Jan 1986
Petersen Drag Racing Mar March 1986
Mar 1986
Petersen Drag Racing May 1986
May 1986
Petersen Drag Racing Jul July 1986
July 1986
Petersen Drag Racing Sept September 1986
Sept 1986
Petersen Drag Racing Nov November 1986
Nov 1986
Petersen Drag Racing Jan January 1987
Jan 1987
Petersen Drag Racing Mar March 1987
Mar 1987
Petersen Drag Racing May 1987
May 1987
Petersen Drag Racing Jul July 1987
July 1987
Petersen Drag Racing Aug August 1987
Aug 1987
Petersen Drag Racing Sept September 1987
Sept 1987
Petersen Drag Racing Oct October 1987
Oct 1987
Petersen Drag Racing Nov November 1987
Nov 1987
Petersen Drag Racing Jan January 1988
Jan 1988
Petersen Drag Racing Mar March 1988
Mar 1988
Petersen Drag Racing May 1988
May 1988
Petersen Drag Racing Jun June 1988
June 1988
Petersen Drag Racing Jul July 1988
July 1988
Petersen Drag Racing Aug August 1988
Aug 1988
Petersen Drag Racing Sept September 1988
Sept 1988
Petersen Drag Racing Oct October 1988
Oct 1988
Petersen Drag Racing Nov November 1988
Nov 1988
Petersen Drag Racing Dec December 1988
Dec 1988
Petersen Drag Racing Jan January 1989
Jan 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Feb February 1989
Feb 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Mar March 1989
Mar 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Apr April 1989
Apr 1989
Petersen Drag Racing May 1989
May 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Jun June 1989
June 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Jul July 1989
July 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Aug August 1989
Aug 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Sept September 1989
Sept 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Oct October 1989
Oct 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Nov November 1989
Nov 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Dec December 1989
Dec 1989
Petersen Drag Racing Jan January 1990
Jan 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Feb February 1990
Feb 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Mar March 1990
Mar 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Apr April 1990
Apr 1990
Petersen Drag Racing May 1990
May 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Jun June 1990
June 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Jul July 1990
July 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Aug August 1990
Aug 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Sept September 1990
Sept 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Oct October 1990
Oct 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Nov November 1990
Nov 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Dec December 1990
Dec 1990
Petersen Drag Racing Jan January 1991
Jan 1991
Petersen Drag Racing Feb February 1991
Feb 1991
Petersen Drag Racing Mar March 1991
Mar 1991
Last issue b/4 re-title