Draft:1967 NHRA U.S. Nationals

The 1967 U.S. Nationals was a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) professional drag racing event held September 4, 1967 at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Clermont, Indiana.

Top Fuel Dragster
The Top Fuel Dragster field included Mike Snively (driving for Roland Leong), Don Garlits (qualifying #23 in Swamp Rat XI), Jim Warren, Jerry Dawson, Tom "Mongoo$e" McEwen, Mike Sorokin, and top qualifier Chuck Kurzawa (driving for the Ramchargers team).

Round One
Snively faced Garlits, and lost.

Round Two
Garlits defeated Sorokin.

Round Three
Dawson lined up against Garlits, who got to the traps first.

Round Four
In the semi-final, "Mongoose" McEwen faced "Big Daddy" Garlits, and the Mongoose lost.

Round Five
In the final, Warren and Garlits were matched. Garlits took the win.

Top Fuel Funny Car
In the Funny Car final, Doug Thorley (in a Corvair) faced Joe Lunati. Thorley would take the win.

Top Gas
The win in AA/G went to "Ohio George" Montgomery's 427 SOHC-powered 1933 Willys with a pass of 8.92 seconds at 134.32 mph.

The BB/G trophy went to Joe Airoso in a Chevrolet-powered 1941 Willys with a 10.48 second pass, hitting the traps at 133.92 mph.

Bob Riffle, in the class-dominating Chevrolet-powered Ford Anglia, took B/G with a 10.54 second pass at 128.22 mph.

In H/6, Dean Lowery's 1965 VW Type 1 took the win at 12.88 seconds and 96.35 mph.

Super Stock
In the Super Stock final, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins in a 1967 Chevrolet faced Bob Brown's 1965 Plymouth; Jenkins would take the win.