[3] Hot Rod publisher Ray Brock and editor Bob Greene worked with NHRA to arrange a summer event that would not create a scheduling conflict.
[5] At the insistence of Wally Parks, a full slate of Sportsman classes was also offered.
[6] The 1964 winner in Top Stock Eliminator was Gas Ronda, in his 427 cu in (7,000 cc)-powered Thunderbolt, taking home a Plymouth Barracuda as part of the prize package.
[10] At the 1966 championship, McEwen would win the Top Fuel title, while Mike Snively did (in Roland Leong's Hawaiian, with a 7.07 second pass at 221.66 mph (356.73 km/h)) in 1967.
The final year the event was held, Larry Dixon, Sr. won TFE in Rattler (sponsored by Howard Cams).