He was already an experienced driver when drag strips began opening in Southern California .
Nicholson began racing in jalopies on oval tracks in the late 1940s before moving to the dry lakes at the Bonneville and El Mirage .
Nicholson was already an experienced Nicholson when drag strips began opening in Southern California .
Nicholson began racing in jalopies on oval tracks in the late 1940s before moving to the dry lakes at the Bonneville and El Mirage .