I was able to see the drag cars first hand when I was at a AMC meet in Kenosha ten or so years ago.
I had hoped the Trans-Am and NASCAR/USAC cars would be there but they were not; still a darn good show.
We stayed in Harvard , Ill. and it was nice drive to and from the show.
This is the toughest true stock car, with minor mods, in the world.
The Europeans were greatly impressed in how well the AMC cars did, especially with true street tires.
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/amc-invades-germanyI would love to have a 1968-69 Javelin, hop it up to a reasonable level; with alloy blocks and heads available now for AMC engines, you do not have to search for hard to find speed parts.