What NHRA publication was founded in 1960 by Wally Parks?

The NHRA publication founded by Wally Parks in 1960 was National Dragster.

National Dragster is the official publication of the National Hot Rod Association. It began as a weekly newsprint newspaper and was distributed to NHRA members as part of their membership benefits. Wally Parks, the NHRA’s founder, also served as its first editor, linking the publication directly to the organization’s early effort to build an informed and organized drag-racing community.

The publication’s role went beyond race results. It covered event reports, technical developments, rules, driver news and championship competition, helping connect racers and fans across the association’s member tracks. It is now published monthly rather than weekly, reflecting changes in motorsport publishing and the wider media landscape.

The distractors are easy to confuse because Car Craft, Drag News and Hot Rod are all associated with automotive or hot-rodding culture. Hot Rod magazine was especially close to Parks: he was its co-founder and first editor before establishing the NHRA in 1951. But the NHRA’s own publication is National Dragster, not Hot Rod or the other magazines.