1964 NHRA Winternationals

The 1964 NHRA Winternationals (commonly known as the Winternats) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, California on 16 February.

Round One
Don "Big Daddy" Garlits attended, but Swamp Rat VI-A failed to qualify; Garlits, however, took over the Weekly-Rivero-Fox-Holding dragster qualified by Norm Weekly. He eliminated Bobby Vodnik. Denny Milani lost to Chris "The Greek" Karamesines, while "TV Tommy" Ivo defeated Jim Warren.

Round Two
Garlits fell to Kenny Safford. Karamesines lost to Ivo.

Semi-final
Ivo defeated Safford.

Final
Ivo faced Jack Williams, and lost.

Top Gas
Danny Ongais, driving a Roland Leong-owned Chevrolet, defeated Mickey Thompson's Ford.

Altered
The Comp Eliminator (Altered) title went to Charlie Smith, in a Chevrolet-powered 1923 Model T, over the Chevrolet-powered 1932 Bantam of Ed Weddle.

Stock Experimental
Ronnie Sox took the S/X win over "Dyno Don" Nicholson, both driving 1964 Mercury Comets.

Top Stock
The T/S title went to Tommy Grove, who defeated Doug Lovegrove.

Street Eliminator
The Street Eliminator win went to Ron Rootyl in a 1963 Dodge, defeating Norman Armstrong in a Chevrolet-powered 1939 Willys.