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Texas Motorplex grandstands. The Texas Motorplex is a quarter mile drag racing facility located in Ennis, Texas, United States, 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Dallas. Built in 1986 by former funny car driver Billy Meyer, [1] the Motorplex was the first National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) "super track." It annually hosts the Texas NHRA ...
Houston Raceway Park, formerly known as Royal Purple Raceway, is a quarter-mile dragstrip in Baytown, Texas, just outside Houston. Built in 1988, the Park is situated on 500 acres on the eastern edge of the greater Houston metropolitan area and is Houston's only major multi-purpose motorsports venue.
Texas Super Racing Series, Texas Pro Sedans, Dwarf Car Racing Series of Texas, Texas Thunders, Bombers, Super Streets, Sport Mods Thunder Road International SpeedBowl [54] Vermont Barre: 0.25 miles (0.40 km) High-banked oval (asphalt) American Canadian Tour, Pro All Stars Series, Late Models, Tiger Sportsman, Street Stocks, and Junkyard Warriors
The Texas race is the fourth race of six in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. After this weekend, the NHRA will travel to Las Vegas and finally to Pomona, Calif., for the championship finale.
Green Valley Raceway was a motorsports race track located in Smithfield, Texas, and was part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Designed and built by Bill McClure on his North Texas dairy farm, the facility opened in 1960, and was used for over 20 years until its closure in 1986. [2]
Another radical change came as a result of Meyer's ownership of the Texas Motorplex, considered then to be the premier drag racing facility in the world. The Motorplex had previously been the NHRA's flagship track but for 1988 it hosted two IHRA national events and was the site of Top Fuel's first 4 second run by Eddie Hill.
Later, a 2.5-mile road course was added, followed by a quarter-mile dirt course for motorcycle racing. The first event held at the Speedway was the 1969 NHRA Springnationals. The event was generally considered to be a successful debut for the new track with having the first all six second 32 car Top Fuel dragster field in history.
Drag Safari would lead to the 1955 US Nationals for drag racing. [2] Due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the NHRA cancelled its 2020 and 2021 editions of the Drag Racing Series at the Virginia Motorsports Park. Regular scheduling resumed in 2022, with the events taking place in May of that year. [4]