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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 ...
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
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.
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.
Texas Motor Speedway (formerly known as Texas International Raceway from September to December 1996) is a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) quad-oval intermediate speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. It has hosted various major races since its inaugural season of racing in 1997, including NASCAR and IndyCar races.
Houston Raceway Park, formerly known as Royal Purple Raceway, was 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.
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]
An Arlington man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter in a 2022 drag-racing crash that killed two teens who were on their way to visit their grandmother ...