The California Highway Patrol is getting millions of dollars to help squelch street racing and takeovers, through tickets, jail, car confiscations, and more. But what happened to local drag strips to help quell straat racing?
Some good news about closing dragstrips. The Lake Cumberland Dragway has opened after being abandoned in 2016 as a result of community volunteers, and had its first racing last week.
Drag strips are closing everywhere. But in Palm Beach, which lost its racing facility last year. Now, a county commissioner is pushing for a temporary strip at the local airport, while working behind the scenes for a permanent solution.
Since 2008, there has been nothing that has really shook drag racing. But this week, Top Fuel driver Mike Salinas hit 300 mph in 1/8th-mile. Drag racing is dying. Will 1/8th=mile drag racing save the sport?
Another drag strip has abruptly closed. Atco Dragway in South Jersey ended a weekend event, only to announce the next day it is closing for good. What's going on?
This weekend NHRA holds its last Mile High Nationals race at Bandimere Raceway in Denver, with Dodge ending event sponsorship. Another year, another drag strip and event are gone. What's going on?
The annual Houston Raceway "Texas 2K" drag racing ended up with spectators taking to the streets to street race. It resulted in over 200 arrests and 50 crashes.