Fairmont (Eldora) Dragway in Fairmont WV

Jimbo17 · 01-30-2012, 08:41 AM

When did this drag strip close or is it still in operation?

One of the guys from the Pittsburgh area had an old decal that he wanted reproduced from Eldora

Thanks Jimbo

Mike Carr · 01-30-2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbo17

When did this drag strip close or is it still in operation?

One of the guys from the Pittsburgh area had an old decal that he wanted reproduced from Eldora

Thanks Jimbo

I think it closed in 2000 sometime. We did a S/SS race each year there from 1995 to 1999. 2000 we didn't have one. In December 2001, we stopped by on the way home from a race in Orlando FL. Took a few pics of the place. Weeds grown up several feet high, rubber almost totally peeled off the track surface, etc.

Run to Rund · 01-30-2012, 12:16 PM

I raced there a lot in the 1970s. They did have it listed as 1/4 mile before then, but the track was something like 15' short and they had to change it to 1000 ft. John Book ran it and still has scrapbooks on the cars that ran there.

01-30-2012, 08:41 AM	#1
Jimbo17 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: West Coast of Florida Posts: 52 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Fairmont (Eldora) Dragway in Fairmont WV When did this drag strip close or is it still in operation? One of the guys from the Pittsburgh area had an old decal that he wanted reproduced from Eldora Thanks Jimbo

01-30-2012, 12:16 PM	#3
Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 584 Likes: 9 Liked 54 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Fairmont (Eldora) Dragway in Fairmont WV I raced there a lot in the 1970s. They did have it listed as 1/4 mile before then, but the track was something like 15' short and they had to change it to 1000 ft. John Book ran it and still has scrapbooks on the cars that ran there.