Cato described the drag strip as a "theme park," with easy parking for RVs and a bridge to walk over to get to the track. "It's about 1.5 miles from Walmart and 1.5 miles from the casino," said Cato.

Based on population and the region's interest in racing, the association figures a new track operating year-round would draw anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 spectators for a race and would be open ...

While the technologies present in drag racing, both on the track and for the cars, have improved dramatically since the sport's early days, back then, the strip was nothing more than a straight ...

The track was to be built on 900 acres of the 4,400-acre site of the former State Honor Farm, ... as the drag strip in 1975 as was a quarter midget track and a motorcycle motocross course.

July 19, 2023 Atco Dragway abruptly closes after 63 years in Camden County The beloved drag strip, a destination for car racing enthusiasts, had just hosted the annual Pan American Nationals over ...

When used together, they can lay down an entirely new, clean layer of rubber onto a drag strip. View full post on Facebook The key here is the adhesion of the layers, and less is more.

In the late 1950s drag racing was picking up momentum in the Southeastern United States. And by 1960, drag strips were popping up all over the country. Otto Timms, resident of Calhoun, Georgia ...

There's not a lot of info as to whether this abandoned race track will be modernized or will remain in use as is, but it's great to see an old drag strip come back to life after 50 years.

Cars began thundering down the track in the 1950s, after local legend says the 3,100-foot-long strip was built to accommodate planes carrying bootleggers in the 1920s.

The drag strip located on the main straight survived, though. It continued to be used into the new millennium with the last race held there on Oct. 31, 2004, according to dragstriplist.com.