Photo Gallery: 2017 IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship at Dragway 42
WEST SALEM, OH — This past weekend was a special one for the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA). For starters, it was the 2017 IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship, the final stop of a 14-race series. Eight drivers took home IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship titles. See full race results here. The event also put
Ohio’s Dragway 42 Opens for Drag Racing May 26, Track Officials Say
After a two-year string of several construction- and weather-related delays that have postponed the reopening of Dragway 42, it appears the end is finally here. Racetrack officials said the brand-new, fully redesigned racing surface should be ready for safe drag racing on Friday, May 26. The nearly 60-year-old motorsports facility with a rich drag racing
Ohio’s Dragway 42 to Reopen This Summer After $10M+ Overhaul
WEST SALEM, OH. – This isn’t your father’s Dragway 42. Elyria, OH businessman and drag racer Ron Matcham bought the historic drag strip and a bunch of surrounding land in late 2013 with designs on creating a brand-new, world-class drag racing and entertainment complex in this rural town about 30 miles (as the crow flies)




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