Vintage 1970s Blue Max Racing Tee (Medium) – Beadle & Schmidt NHRA Funny Car Shirt | Dallas Texas Drag Racing

Before the big sponsors…
before the polished teams…
there was chaos in the pits—and legends were built there.

If you were walking through a drag strip in the late 70s or early 80s, this is the kind of tee you saw. Worn, faded, and surrounded by the smell of fuel and burnt rubber.

The Blue Max wasn’t just a car—it was a force.

Driven by Raymond Beadle and backed by Harry Schmidt, the Blue Max Mustang dominated Funny Car racing at a time when the sport was raw, unpredictable, and growing fast. Three straight NHRA championships from 1979 to 1981 didn’t just make them winners—it made them icons.

And this shirt comes straight out of that era.

Front and center is the unmistakable Blue Max graphic, bold and detailed with that vintage racing aesthetic that doesn’t get recreated today. Flip it over and you’ve got sponsor hits—English Leather, Goodyear, Amalie, Moroso—a snapshot of what powered the scene back then.

This isn’t just merch.
This is what the crew wore.
This is what fans bought at the track.
This is what drag racing looked like when it was still being built.

You can see the miles in it—fading, wear, and character that only comes from time. The kind of wear that tells you it didn’t sit in a drawer.

From our Quarter Mile Memories collection—
this is one of those pieces that doesn’t just represent the track…
it represents an era.