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jimmyparker · 02-15-2016, 03:11 PM

Josh, Not sure when the track was built but the first time I ran there was in '66 or early '67. As far as I remember it always ran at a 1000' except in about '74 when they had an 1/8th mile IHRA Points race. Buck Todd and Jack Daniels ran it for quite awhile and had it when IHRA was there. They always paid good money for S/SS and I made the trip over there on Friday night many times.

In '68 Montgomery had a NHRA points race at an Industrial Park, seemed like it was inside the perimeter but can't remember where. I think it was held there because Capitol City couldn't run a full quarter due to shut down area.

Later there was a drag strip west of town on the same property as the round track and it ran for a few years, probably late seventies and early eighties.

02-15-2016, 03:11 PM	#4
jimmyparker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus, georgia Posts: 385 Likes: 65 Liked 309 Times in 88 Posts	Re: The first Montgomery,Ala dragstrip info? Josh, Not sure when the track was built but the first time I ran there was in '66 or early '67. As far as I remember it always ran at a 1000' except in about '74 when they had an 1/8th mile IHRA Points race. Buck Todd and Jack Daniels ran it for quite awhile and had it when IHRA was there. They always paid good money for S/SS and I made the trip over there on Friday night many times. In '68 Montgomery had a NHRA points race at an Industrial Park, seemed like it was inside the perimeter but can't remember where. I think it was held there because Capitol City couldn't run a full quarter due to shut down area. Later there was a drag strip west of town on the same property as the round track and it ran for a few years, probably late seventies and early eighties. Last edited by jimmyparker; 02-16-2016 at 12:25 PM.