CAMARO6 - View Single Post - Houston Raceway 1/4 Mile Drag Strip in Baytown, TX Closing Permanently

cdrptrks · 07-14-2021, 01:21 PM

https://houstonraceway.com/news/2021...ational-event/

FYI...time to plan your final quarter mile run(s) before next April if you live in the area. I have only been there a few times but it is sad to see the facility closing. There are usually hundreds of people there on Friday nights for their legal street racing events.

I'm worried that this will cause more illegal street racing.

At least there is still an eighth mile drag strip on the Northeast side of the Houston metro area (HMP - Houston Motorsports Park: http://www.houstonmotorsportspark.com/wp/?page_id=1030) but I have never been since the shorter distance is less appealing to me.

There was also a quarter mile drag strip in Sealy, TX owned by Hennessey about an hour west of downtown Houston but it is now closed to the public and does not offer rentals according to the website. I have heard the surface was not nearly as good as the Houston Raceway surface anyways.

I guess NHRA and TX2K will not be coming to the Houston/Baytown area after next year unless a new drag strip is built.

07-14-2021, 01:21 PM	#1
cdrptrks Drives: 2017 Blue Camaro 1SS 1LE with PDR Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 967	Houston Raceway 1/4 Mile Drag Strip in Baytown, TX Closing Permanently - Now 3/2023? https://houstonraceway.com/news/2021...ational-event/ FYI...time to plan your final quarter mile run(s) before next April if you live in the area. I have only been there a few times but it is sad to see the facility closing. There are usually hundreds of people there on Friday nights for their legal street racing events. I'm worried that this will cause more illegal street racing. At least there is still an eighth mile drag strip on the Northeast side of the Houston metro area (HMP - Houston Motorsports Park: http://www.houstonmotorsportspark.com/wp/?page_id=1030) but I have never been since the shorter distance is less appealing to me. There was also a quarter mile drag strip in Sealy, TX owned by Hennessey about an hour west of downtown Houston but it is now closed to the public and does not offer rentals according to the website. I have heard the surface was not nearly as good as the Houston Raceway surface anyways. I guess NHRA and TX2K will not be coming to the Houston/Baytown area after next year unless a new drag strip is built. Last edited by cdrptrks; 03-22-2022 at 01:12 PM.