Even more forgotten drag racing facilities from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s are showcased in this sequel to the best-selling book Lost Drag Strips: Ghosts of Quarter-Miles Past.Lost Drag Strips II: More Ghosts of Quarter-Miles Past picks up where the first volume left off, covering additional tracks with archival photos of racing in the tracks' heyday, the cars that ran there, and the tracks as they exist today. This volume also includes some of the tracks that survived, those that fought off the economic demons and the urban sprawl and continue to run today.Tracks in this volume include Fort Wainwright/Racing Lions Motorsports Park, Avenue G Drag Strip, Fremont/Baylands Drag Strip, San Fernando Drag Strip, Fontana Drag City, Inyokern Drag Strip, Kahuku Air Strip, Las Vegas Speedrome, Continental Divide Raceways, SRCA Drag Strip, Southwest Raceway, Willow Run Raceway, Minnesota Dragways, KCTA Drag Strip, Detroit Dragway, Niagara Airport Dragstrip, New York National Speedway, York US 30 Drag-O-Way, South Mountain Raceway, La Place Dragway, Yellow River Drag Strip, Thunderbolt Dragway, and more.In the first volume, the author examined the birth of drag racing and its subsequent popularity that invaded every city and community across America. Unfortunately, after the initial explosion of popularity, it waned, and various drag strips closed for a myriad of reasons. Financial pressure for the real estate they occupied, suburban sprawl, and waning participation were all reasons for the change in fortunes for the small, and even not-so-small, racetracks. The first volume was great, but readers demanded more!If you are an automotive history enthusiast, enjoyed Lost Drag Strips: Ghosts of Quarter-Miles Past, or are just a fan of racing in general, this is the perfect addition to your automotive library.

Dedication 

Acknowledgments 

Foreword by TV Tommy Ivo 

Introduction 

Chapter 1: West Coast 

Avenue G Drag Strip White City, Oregon 

Fort Wainwright/Racing Lions Motorsports Park Fairbanks, Alaska 

Fremont/Baylands Drag Strip Fremont, California 

Fontana Drag City Fontana, California 

San Fernando Drag Strip San Fernando, California 

Inyokern Drag Strip Ridgecrest, California 

Kahuku Air Strip Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii 

Chapter 2: Mountain West 

Las Vegas Speedrome Las Vegas, Nevada 

Continental Divide Raceways Castle Rock, Colorado 

Chapter 3: Midwest 

SRCA Drag Strip Great Bend, Kansas 

Southwest Raceway Tulsa, Oklahoma 

Willow Run Raceway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 

Minnesota Dragways Minneapolis, Minnesota 

KCTA Drag Strip Kansas City, Missouri 

Detroit Dragway Detroit, Michigan

Chapter 4: East Coast 

Niagara Airport Drag Strip Niagara Falls, New York 

New York National Speedway Center Moriches, Long Island, New York 

York US 30 Drag-O-Way York, Pennsylvania 

South Mountain Raceway Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania 

Chapter 5: Southeast 

La Place Dragway La Place, Louisiana

Yellow River Drag Strip Covington, Georgia

Thunderbolt Dragway Green Cove Springs, Florida

Epilogue

Pages: 176

Size: 8.5 X 11 (inches)

Format: Paperback

Publisher: CarTech

ISBN: 9781613252239

Product Code: CT550