Bret, some of those in Cali are closed, or closing. Irwindale land just got sold, and the smart money says the new owners have already greased the pockets of local government to have it rezoned by late next year for major retail development. In 2011 at the March Meet, Richey Pauly had a long conversation about the fate of Pomona, and a similar land/lease arrangement with NHRA that could have the Winters and the WF relocated to Famoso. All eyes are on Fontana now as we wait the fate of Irwindale.
But the real trigger of my thinking wasn't just SoCal, but drive-in movie closings across America, and racing in Florida. In the 20 some years I lived there, 2 new tracks opened while 4 closed, one re-opened (Lakeland). I took a look at the Miami Hollywood Dragway tribute page on FB and saw so many familiar names that have left the sport, or parked their cars for various reasons, including economics.
Another point has been the decline in weekly bracket participation as that of divisional and national events (I would attribute to the current economic climate).
I must admit I was dumbfounded to discover Samoa and Redding were still operating as of this year, although Redding hangs in the balance as well.....
http://reddingdragstrip.info/wordpre...3/11/RFP-1.jpg
It appears the "super track" era is on the decline...with no new facilities replacing those that have closed. But again, I wished I knew of compiled info.