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This is taken from a article that was written by Jeff Burk on DRO

So, the question is, what will be the result of these tragic accidents? And the answer apparently is that the NHRA is going to make their decision to shorten the track length to 1,000 feet for nitro cars permanently and, from what my sources tell me, they probably are going to make 1,000 feet the official distance for all classes competing in the NHRA. Whether you like this idea or not, at this point the NHRA has virtually no choice. They have to do something to show they are making an effort to make drag racing safer.
Consider what changes NASCAR went through after the death of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and then consider what they would have to do if they were to have three fatalities in one month resulting from crashes at Daytona, Charlotte, and Dover.
Make no mistake about it, after three fatalities the NHRA and all of the sanctioning bodies are going to be hearing from the insurance companies telling them they better do something permanent to make racing appear to be safer or their rates are going to skyrocket. And those increased rates will be passed on to every track and track owner and eventually to the competitors and fans.
From what I am told, the NHRA will soon announce that 1,000 feet is going to be the distance and that new records will be set starting at the Winternationals in Pomona in February 2009.