Is Englishtown Raceway Park closing?

Now, its drag racing facilities are being shuttered. According to The Capital Sports Report, the drag racing operations at Raceway Park officially shut its doors as of Tuesday night, January 16th, 2017. The facilities will now reportedly be used as storage for Copart, an online vehicle auction site.

Why is Englishtown Raceway Park closing?

In January 2018, NHRA and Raceway Park officials announced that the venue will cease hosting all drag racing events due to rising costs.

Who owns Englishtown Raceway?

The Napp family
The Napp family, which has owned and operated the track since its opening in 1965, announced Tuesday a reorganization of the company’s business operations.

Why are so many drag strips closing?

Politics killed a lot of drag strips, and it’s one of the big reasons most tracks close today. Noise complaints are normal for drag strips, which has been true since the early days. The cars are naturally loud, because they have lots of compression, big camshafts, and very large headers.

Is Royal Purple Raceway closing down?

The venue and the NHRA jointly announced Wednesday afternoon that the home of its SpringNationals—a staple for the past 35 years—and host of two annual events from 1997-2000, will close following the April 22-24, 2022, race.

Why is Atco Raceway closing?

Atco Dragway owner says cops shut down under-capacity car show due to COVID rules. Updated: Apr. 19, 2021, 4:32 p.m. | Published: Apr.

Who bought Atco Raceway?

The 180-acre Atco Raceway was sold last year to Insurance Auto Auctions, an Illinois based company, which has presented proposals to the town to to turn the property into an auto auction site for used-car sales.

Is Maple Grove Raceway sold?

and current Pro Stock driver Kyle, have officially purchased Maple Grove Raceway, which is located just outside of Reading, Pa. The Koretsky family are now proud owners of a dragstrip, as veteran NHRA racer Kenny Koretsky and his family, which includes his sons Kenny Jr.

What happened to Houston Dragway?

The Houston Raceway Park in Baytown is closing after decades of providing fun. Memories have been made at this track, seen as a place for racing enthusiasts to gather, also seen as a second home for many over the years. The track was not just a place that hosted major national events.

Is Wild Horse Pass Raceway shutting down?

After four decades of racing thrills, Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park will be closed forever next year as the Gila River Indian Community’s development arm takes a giant step toward creating a 3,300-acre entertainment-retail-office complex.

Is drag racing losing popularity?

Participation has declined in some venues and sponsors are increasingly less enthralled by drag racing. And the generation of men and women who cultivated this sport and who lived through the era of muscle cars and American fascination with the automobile, are slowly fading away.

Who bought Royal Purple Raceway?

“This racetrack was built with one purpose in mind, and that is to take street racing and to put it where it belongs, and that is on the track between the walls of our racetrack,” said Angle. The land was purchased by a Belgium company, Katoen Natie, whose headquarters are located next door.

Has Route 66 Raceway been sold?

International Speedway Corp. (ISC) has completed its acquisition of Raceway Associates, LLC, owner and operator of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL. The combined purchase price for the transactions was $102.4 million in cash.

Did Atco Raceway sell?

After 16 months of negotiations, the historic drag strip has now changed ownership, it was announced this week. The track which is located in Atco, New Jersey, is now the new possession of The Capone Family, having purchased the raceway in its’ entirety from previous owner, Joe Sway.

Why did Atco Dragway close?

ATCO, New Jersey (WPVI) — A car show at Atco Dragway in Camden County, New Jersey quickly turned into a traffic mess on Sunday. Racetrack officials say they were told by police they had to shut their gates due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Who bought Maple Grove?

KENNY KORETSKY
BREAKING NEWS – KENNY KORETSKY COMPLETES PURCHASE OF MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY. One of the worst-kept secrets in drag racing is official now. Kenny Koretsky has finalized the purchase of Maple Grove Raceway, located just outside of Reading, Pa. Koretsky’s sons Kenny Jr.

Who is buying Maple Grove Raceway?

the Koretsky family
Last week, the Koretsky family of Bucks County purchased the 457-acre Maple Grove Raceway.

Is Houston Raceway shutting down?

So it was sad for me last week to watch the final races on TV at the Houston Raceway in Baytown. The track, which held the NHRA SpringNationals for the past 35 years, is closing. The 500-acre facility will be turned into an industrial business park.

What is going to happen to Houston Raceway Park?

Houston Raceway Park in Baytown hosting final event The Houston Raceway Park in Baytown is closing its doors after decades of creating memories. “35 years it’s been a long time, and we’ve had a lot of fun,” said Seth Angle.

Are drag strips closing?

In total, 18 dragstrips have closed nationwide since January 1, 2019. That’s the bad news.

What happened to Englishtown Raceway Park in New Jersey?

For decades, Englishtown Raceway Park in New Jersey has been home to the NHRA’s Summer Nationals. But today, the track announced it’s stopping drag racing, effective immediately. The reason for the closure of drag racing appears to come from the track leasing out that area to Insurance Auto Auctions to store cars.

What to do at Raceway Park Englishtown?

Get behind the wheel of an exotic car. Drive supercars like Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches and more on a world-class racetrack at Raceway Park Englishtown. No experience necessary.

Is this the end of drag racing at Englishtown?

But today, the track announced it’s stopping drag racing, effective immediately. Other activities at Englishtown will continue, notably Club Loose’s drift events, but this is an abrupt end to an era. All quarter and eighth mile events are coming to an end, while dirt bike, karting, road course and drift events will continue.

What happened to Raceway Park?

The storied drag strip, with its familiar radio ads that blared, “Racewaaaaay Park!” is is a nationally known track and longtime host of the National Hot Rod Association’s Summernationals, which will not be run at the raceway in 2018.