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George Ray's Dragstrip is an automotive drag racing strip in Paragould, Arkansas. Built in 1961 by the famous George Ray, it is the oldest single-purpose drag racing facility in Arkansas. It is located on Arkansas Highway 135, east of Paragould, with racing occurring (in season and weather permitting) every Sunday.
George Ray's Dragstrip: Paragould ... Wildcats, Legends, Beetle Bugs, Mad Bombers, and Mighty Trucks Boyd Speedway: Tennessee Chattanooga: 0.333 miles (0.536 km) ...
As for the Deep South strip, you may be thinking of George Ray's Wildcat Hot Rod Dragstrip in Arkansas, not the oldest (opened 1961) but perhaps the most old-fashioned. Great Bend, KA hosted the first NHRA Nationals in '55 (same year Great Lakes) but I don't know if it has been continually operating. Cdh1984 15:43, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
A dragstrip is a facility for conducting automobile and motorcycle acceleration events such as drag racing. Although a quarter mile (1320 feet, 402 m) is the best known measure for a drag track, many tracks are eighth mile (201 m) tracks, and the premiere classes will run 1,000 foot (304.8 m) races.
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Drag performer George Ward, known by his stage name Cherry Valentine, has died at the age of 28, his family have announced. Ward, who died on Sunday, appeared on the second series of RuPaul’s ...
Russell James Liberman (September 12, 1945 [3] – September 9, 1977 [4]) was an American funny car drag racer, nicknamed "Jungle Jim." In 2001, he was named #17 on the list of the Top 50 NHRA drivers of all time. [5]