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Posted By: redbandana on November 10 2011 at 03:15:51 PM
Is that the Drag Strip that has the big National Drag Race every year......I know people that drive from Joplin every year to see that..That is a big lose to Drag Race fans east of Tulsa and the Tulsa area...I read somewhere that they said the atendance was down by half from the year before...I guess these younger people dont like what we all did when we were growing up....Or maybe they are to to broke and money less to afford to go....What a change one years can make...
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Tim yes that is the drag strip that was closed, right East o hgwy. 169. I was in the 8th grade when it opened in 1965, the NHRA held their final race of the season there in October of 1965. the newspapers had special inserts and it was all over the TV with all the top dogs here. I have a magazine that has the results in it, I am glad that I saved it. I have not heard about what is going to be done with all the equipment, i assume that there will be an auction.The power tour was very impressed with the place when they were here last summer and disappointed about the closing.
Ray
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