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It is located on Arkansas Highway 135, east of Paragould, with racing occurring (in season and weather permitting) every Sunday. Its facilities include a concrete racing strip 2,960 feet (900 m) long and 31 feet (9.4 m) wide, with bleachers along the sides and a spectator catwalk (an original feature dating to its early years). [2]
NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series: In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip (Pomona Raceway) Pomona: California: 1951: Concrete: 1/4 mile: NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series: Keystone Raceway Park: New Alexandria
With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanctioning body in the world. [1] The association was founded by Wally Parks in 1951 in California to provide a governing body to organize and promote the sport of drag racing. NHRA's first Nationals was held in 1955, in Great Bend, Kansas.
In 1961, NHRA held its first ever Winternationals at the Pomona Raceway. It became NHRA's second national event. The first NHRA national event was the U.S. Nationals, which was nicknamed the "Big-Go". Thus, the Winternationals got nicknamed the "Big-Go West". It has remained at this location ever since.
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is a drag racing series organized by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). It is the top competition series of the NHRA, comprising competition in four classes, including Top Fuel Dragster , Funny Car , Pro Stock , and Pro Stock Motorcycle .
The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season was announced on August 31, 2023. [1] It was the 69th season of the National Hot Rod Association's top drag racing competition. The NHRA will have 20 Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock events, marking the first time since 2018 that Pro Stock car will compete the full season. [2]
Drag Strip NHRA Top Fuel MPH* Brandon Bernstein: Hemi Powered Top Fuel: September 2008: 313.88 miles per hour (505.14 km/h) Drag Strip NHRA Funny Car ET* Tim Wilkerson: Ford Mustang: August 2016: 4.050: Drag Strip NHRA Funny Car MPH* Del Worsham: Toyota Camry: August 2016: 316.81 miles per hour (509.86 km/h) Drag Strip NHRA Pro Stock ET: Allen ...
When it opened in 1989, [1] Heartland Motorsports Park was the first new auto racing facility to be built in the United States for 20 years. Its facilities include a road-race course with 4 possible configurations (ranging from 1.8 to 2.5 miles or 2.9 to 4.0 kilometres in length), a 3 ⁄ 8 mi (0.6 km) clay oval, off-road course and a 1 ⁄ 4 mi (0.4 km) drag strip.